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

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Ton ore this 20 trust every Ilsn
syittsih Tho fines afs our state has read
tihe mus ssarl yin5fca ioli, q NNis g AIuoua
against tbe yiliheatt ions Of lie pssaii iafis OF
ihe Southern q ddrsss Tie calm, ytlher.
Edng Eidng and: ami nibilating - sapops, history and
truth, winch sare used throughout the let
ter crush; ssss,s
the assertions and mad theories of Benton:
and, altho; the force of oorE IS wanting,
yet, the whole tenor is quiet and fmper-;
sonal being directed more tc,Wards the
Senator: r:thans Tho man. Copious indeed
were Gen. Foote's authorities, but still3
! more 1s SO are MI Calhoun' ), esinciDg the
Immense research and labor attending
The publication Of q letter full Il eanal tol
take q position At the side Of his Southern
Address. Mr.. Calhoun's repIyis Of some
lengih 50 grea. d lengtll shat ii is with
regret we .nre unable 10 publish 1t entire
forsuch an IMPORTANT appeal looses weight
on the public mind dosed out in Weekly In
statinel mis-. AS we cannon publish all!
we flage underworld 70 render d correct
synopsis, as follows. 9;fs B
# Mr.. g. states in the; commencement
his enlire Indifference 10 any Of Mr.. Ben.
ton personal attneks, asihe has long re-
jgarded him,in q different light than tha,
With which MI. B. has regarded him, in
conceiying Mr.. }. lis continually engaged
in some scheme TO put him down, whereas
ne never for moment though. Of raising
him to the Sleyels ofsa competitor; but his
attack att was a blow aimed equally at him
self and the Southern people, TO aid his
abolition friends and paralizesthe efforts
oftliose true 10 the cause he has abandon.
ed, such is the reason Of. his reply. Mr.,
@. quotes his resolutions Of I 9th Februa-5
iry 1s47, against which Benton opened
hiz5 his battery by charging that they were
introduced for the purpose Of disunion,
an and il, few paragraphs he. completely!
reiutes the charge, proving themito refer
only The assertion Of fundamental. pro-
positions which y have not 4and cannot
be denied. The assumptions Of Mr..
Benton TINT such was the motive, that
they are the prototype of the Missouri re-
solutions, that The difference between them
IS only the disunion. aim of Mr.. C's reso-
lutions, that they are identical with the
Aeccommac resolutions, and Mr.. BIS.
own opposition 10 the only compromise,
(Mr. Clayton's Bill) that had my chance
ofPassing Congress, arc commented upon
with severity. His still more frivolous
and audacious assumption that Mr.. Cal.
houn 3Was the author OF the, Promise, and
its identity with the Missouri compromise
are 11s.la as easily set aside and proved un-
founded, founded Mr.. Benton's charge that Mr..
G. while member of Mr.. MuNRoE's s Cab
incl admitted the constitulionality OF The
compromise, is also falsiied, Mr.. C. shows
the utter unreliabiity of Mr.. Benton's
proofs. Mr.. c, recapiiulates the action of
Congress, and his own and Mr.. BIS course
respectively on the different questions that
have arisen in Congress involving the
rights of the slnveholding states, their res.
pective positions on the Florida treaty and
Texas annexation and the Indian claims
and settlements. The Comet, Ecomium,
Enterprise and Creole cases are also ex-
planned aud Mr.. Benton's assertions dis.
proved by facts on record. After dispo.
sing Of Mr.. Ben,on's falIacies, he then
assails him in his position of renegade in
astyle eyincing the most consummate abil.
ity,. and proves that his alliance is worth
as little as his opposition.
In conclusion Mr.. Calhoun exposes the
quasi patriotism Of those pretended loy.
ers ofthe Union who are now endeavor.
ing to prevent the consolidation Of the
South for Southern rights. He says in
reference to the attacks on the South,
that "the South has been on the defensive
throughout, and borne indignities and en-.
croachments on its rights and safety with
a patience unexampled, and yet she is
charged with dsunion, and the North
lauded as its advocate. We must learn
to disregard such unfounded and unjust
charges, and manfully do our duty, TO
save bo'h,the Union and ourselves, if it
can be dono consistently with our equali.
ty and our safety; and il not, to save our
selves at all events, In doing so we
should but follow the example Of our
Washington in the great struggle, which
severed the union between The colonies and