The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-07-25

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BANNER must be directed Post Paid toithe
present EpITOR 4. 5.,s .sy
5.N Sd cotton.
Charleston Prices from z 3-4 to
10 cents per pound.
Track washed Away.
300'yards Of the track of the Isl. @.
Rail Road a few miles below Columbia
was washed away on Monday, prevent
ing all communication per Rail Road
with Columbia. ~ 5 - 81 ;,sia
9J The transactions of the meeting at
Piedmont Church should be- read BY every
man. not that they differ in principle from
those already published, but because they
exhibit the universal unanimity of opinion ex-
isting throughout the whole State. The
Report is a clear and manly statement Of the
position of the5 Union, the South in particus
lar, and thepeculiar independent spirit breath
ing throughout the whole document is well
worthy of imitation. Read Sit--ponder over
it--weighit well in your mind needs no
further comment. s,, AZ
Who has betrayed tic South.
very able leading article from the Wash
ington Union Of the 9th inst. will be found
in another column, which peculiarly com.
mends itselfto the consideration ofthe South,
and at this crisis, should be read and circtula-
ted far and wide. It charges the betrayal Of
the South on Southern wings, and establish.
es the charge beyond the possibility Of loub,
or denial A great change, the Uniicn con.
tends, has aiken place in the free.states, rel.
atIye to the political action of those states,
| among the fnasses on the subject of slavery
and abolition, once in acontemptible minority
and treated with insigniicance and neglect
ls now assuming a most formidable appear,
ance, and united action, not only out but in
Congress- The South, which in Congress,
coaid sustain its constitutional rights and
present an unbroken front in the councils OF
the naticn, now finds enlisted against herthe
old, firm Democratic friends which were al
ways found at herside, and through the fidel-
lty of those firm friends. the approach Of 4po-
lltIcal fanatcsm had always been arrested
The Union contends, that it is only attribute.
BILE to our course, riz: Alhe alliance of Souih-
ern 'ohtgs 'oih Northern rohigs, for ,ohich
the 'oh'g leaders of The Soult are alone respon-
s'ble;;" and the charge is sustained by mul.
titude of facts and votes in Congress, leaving
not loop to hang doubt upon; Southern
wings, exulted with Northern wings, upon
every victory obtained. over the South in
Congress, and even CLAYroN's compromise
bill, which every. Northern Whig gvoted against
which Northern Democrats voted for, was de-
feated by tho votes of eight Southern wings,
including Stephens of Georgia and pendle-
ton OF Virginia. The Union has hit the ripht
nail on the head; it is what we I. have long
known and often said:-the South has been
betrayed by Southern wings, and the South,
by its balance-of-power vote, has assisted to
elect President who has removed every
friend of the South from office. We must
be true to ourselves, or our friends will not
be true to us:--onr reform should commence
at home, and every true friend OF the South
should buckle on his armor, repair to the
polls at the ensuing elections, and warn the
people against electing enemies to Congress
in the gu se of friends. This alone is our
shield and political guide. When Southern
wings are defeated in their elections, the
North will know where to find us.
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FATHER MArTnEw.-The advent of this
worthy disciple of Temperance in New York
las ,een quite triumph to the cause. He
has been received with open arms by all clas-
ses, and has mildly and with good sense and
discretion SO managed and conducted himself
as to make friends Tor himself and proslytes
for the cause in every direction. It's credit
able to the principles ofthe people, and the
sober second thought of many, that they
have SO warmly welcomed this worthy Mis-.
sionary who has SO long labored for the good
ofthe great family OF mankind. The .muni-
cipal authorities of the twin sisters New
York and Brooklyn have nobly endorsed the
great and good mission of tho worthy Father
He has commenced administering the pledge
and over 1000 had zone day embraced it
THE REIGN OF THE RAIN-KING.-The ad-
vent of Father Matthew, and the prevalence
OF the rainy season seem to be the only topics
OF conversation and the ONE being so nearly
as fin co-parinership. We have everything everything
to dread from this weather-sickness and
loss of crop--for since our last issue we have
had a succession ofrainy, murkey days, That
this weather is the herald of the plague, chol-
era, cannot be doubted, but, we have every
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