The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-02-07
THE AGITATION Ar wAsHINGTo,

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THE AGITATION AT WASHINGTON.
The Correspondent OF the B,l;in,orc Sun
throws out the following suggestions in rela.
ton To the safe of things at present prevail
ing at Washington.
The addresses; OF Mr.. Calhoun and Mr..
Icrr;en, respectively, are now before the co,in
Try, and will lie var:u,,s!y commented upon in
different sect ons oil the U.I!oa. The bon,
Ede address, emhodying tic thoughts of lis
originator, Is, no doubt, Mr. Calhoun's; MIR,
Bcrricn's was intended as au cnollicnt, MIR
Ca!houn's as specific Mr.. BARREN treated the
case as chronic. NJ. Calhoun decided ;ha.
it was il.flaman,lcry; orc trusts to The robust
constitution ofthr patient, th, ol,cr points al
ready to tho surgical Instruments, and TO the
possible call for an operation.
1t appears that about fnrty five or forty-sy
Democrats have signed the address Of Mr.
Calhoun, or less than one half Of the whole
southern representation; while the ba 'aacc
were partly III favor OF signing no address a,
all, and opposed the whnle movement. They
d:tl not consider the present time prupitiols
for it, and tr!ei, as much asst was in lh ,ir
power, TO arrest it.
One oi,ha reasons why from 2O.o 26 Dem.
ocra.ic members have refused to sim Mr. Cal
haul ad. r-:s is, that in re i in z "t.n aygres.
SONS and insults" the South h1s rec. .vcd
from the North. Mr.. Calhoun makes NJ dis
tinction between Democrats or Whies-n,ay
sensible Democrats conten.ling that, without
the history o! parties in the North ana South,
DIR. Calhoun's statement of facts may be Il
statement Of what the Scotch call If Use facts,
or at !cast lead TO wholesale, and thereby or
roneous, conclusions.
Bat blr. Calhoun evidently el leavor5 in his
address TO ohiterate the distinction between
Democrats and Wings, and to organize parties
anew, according to geographical divisions
lie states distinctly, at the conclus'or, that
they must show TO tho North thai N prize
!asir Southern rights higher than any t,rs oJ
parties, though hey mly entertain a lscemt re-
sfect tor these.
Mr. Calhoun fo-eseas great difficulty as to
slavery in this District, hut TO moYement
against it will he made at this session. Ihaye
TO duubt--he is blessed who canno; see-tllat
the next Congress. under the appor,ionment
will insist upon the tatol removal from this
city and District, OF the private prisons for
keeping harbored slaves until they can he
sold or removea--erroneous!y called tie
slave pens. These pieces are not tolerated
by the laws either OF Maryland or Virginia.
Congress will undoubtedly sweep away every
vcstge Of slavery in this District, or remove
the seat Of government. The thirty-second
Congress will do all that. They may, to save
the union,r the seat Of government, Mr.
Cahoun's anticipations as to the progress OF
opinion on this subject are not il-!ountcd.
II slavery should be abolished here, this Dis
trict viii bccoma receptacle for runaway
slaves. The people, of the District will have to
runaway next. TO lyeahere will be impossible.
The abolition ofslavery, and the removal Of
the seat of government, will be frau9ht with
nearly equal mischief to this city AMI District
Is retrncession the proper alienation Many
think so, 1t is matter worthy 10 be consid-
cred.
Southern Aadrcsses.--The Washin Jton pa
pers failed to come through yesterday. From
the Baltimore American we learn that both
Mr.. Calhoun's Address and Mr., Barrcn's
substitute are published. The latter is simp-
ly headed address to the People Of the Uni.
ted States," while tho first is entitled "'rhe
Address ofSou,hern Delegates in Congress to
their Constituents" Our Washington cores
| pondent states that there are no names apper-
dcd to the Address OF Mr.. Calhoun, published
in the Union.
The Board Of Directors of the VIII nineton
and Manchester Rail Road Company have
separated the Office Of General Agent and
Secretary and Treasurer, and have elected
]. NJ. Timmons, OF Darlington districc,, SC,
General Agent, and John Nc Rea, ,Jr., of Will
mington, Secretary and Treasurer. S
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