The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-08-01
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politieal 6
letter From eaela. Gass. l3'

Wy aSeeh'ioH W tHe IenlaIkBa OF some SO1s ApB,
whg papers upona letter from the editor &c
ed in that Journal short time since, and III
which an effort is made by those papers It'd
convict me of iBsincefity. am sure YOU
will bear witness that have been heretofore
pretty phtient under similar attacks, some OF
them ns remarkable for their y;rhlence as for
their falsehood -remarka able even in this
country, where political Investigations are sd
prone to degenerate into personal abuse;and
bad supposed, as the motive had passed
away with the occasion, that j should be al
lowed q reasonable measure Of justice by our
sopponets, even i my opinions or course should
result shows ihat hat have Been a deceived; and md
as no considefat ,ons Of propriety connected
with my position now forbu. me from defend.
ing my consistency, choose to do so in the
present instance. not only because the charge
Il specionsly preferred, but because ii is cal.
cnlatad late! 70 place me in false position before
the public.
I have delayed writing you FOR some DAYS,
awaiting the return OF Col. Wcbh, who has
gone on an excursion 10 the Upper Lakes, as
did not wish TO refer 10 him thus public
", without previous conversation with hun;
but he has moi yet returned nor do / RnUfF
when he will; and as an unwilling to be
the proper corrective have determined 10
delay this answer no longer have kno9ts
Col. Webb from his hoyhood, and have never
ceased 10 esteem him. Our personal re!a-
| tons have always been kind Divided in pol
Itica, we have mol ceased 10 bo lrieD3s and he
Will be as much surprised as WAS at the dis
ngcnuous efforts 10 convert his letter into
the proctor my inconsitency--an idea, ana
| sure, that never occurred TO him. Nothing
/ state IL this letter "ill be called in question:
( hy Col Webb; and may add, that MIR. Gree
/ 10y rgiHarKs are written in no unjust spirit
I al'd though cannot commend bis care to as
certain the truill do not condemn the spir.
4 \ othe ar'lcie. Whatever his brethren OF
lae Wing press may DO, believe he s dispos-
. ud t0 d1 NE justice.
/ SIN accused o! inconsistency, amounting
,o dishonesty III my opinions concerning p
ifH'octEc tariffs Internal improvements, and
'aeaE.enslon ot slavery. The first shalE
aanlss very briefly, but very explicitly. The
ba.lNure resolutions contain my sentiments
a3 .-e subject 0t a tariff Ard neither TO Col
"Nuh nor to any other man have uttered n
aard Inconsistent w!ththcu. voted for the
a1nu l-ld: aud though there we're some
aWgf Should have been glad 10 see otsef-
se, .hnd where there not in such coHphcn-
ia4 0ueauonsD yet gave il my hearty sup
WYE, "cE@F e%CIa'ised ""ta Hth GoI,
'So" q" me S"1lecl oi Protecuye Aril
"i ~! "S' NOT GOES ne say aio' Hhy ne
sufl"Scu i"'oFeu IL hho" hot, is
"" 70 say ne IS ~ erfor' as are ai' VINO
form similar conclusion
Ia the course o! conversation between CeE,
/ Webb and myself, referred 10 the iaat pres
dental contest, and TO the palpable injustice
which kUd been done me by the whjg press
%.iN p"'S,C'a 10 holu'nS up my !etleF t9 me
NI"rAs" $" St"I'e"l'"h as "'l eyWehCeo' my nos
'a', 20 al improvements hoWe'ef sshefat
| aug "eGGeTafl'' ny Co''gfeSS' ana 70 r'g ,elteF
70 Hs', N'e'o,SoR a. eEi"eAge ol my aeS1fe
l'."' s-N,,'2 S"'"'H " s>'H''7,'|o !" ny
I I,.oE'es cf'1u oi :! MeHeo y I0s ol,.e"
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| ye, have written tbnt IcItrr with per(ect CON.
sistcncy. s,mply because all il does Is 10 de-
cline bcinr present on that occasion, The
| letter 10 Ar Nirbolson examines and dnnies
tho po,ycr al ConGrnss 10 rsss tho ,v;i5nog
proylso, and endcayors 10 show that that.
measure would be ipexoedient and ,ynueces-
sary. even # we're cons,i,mt;onal This le
rs extent There i no, in il from bee;nn;nr
10 end. one word qoinc 10 show INV on;nin55
was thai slavery would be established there.
or nv wish thntit should be established there,
All ,i,;s Viii s,lrur,s,. m,,,y ,o,,I ,,,.,, Mn, p,
retain the impressions they re,eiyed duringy.
n neriod of exciieu ent. and " hicb they gained
from the press, too often pursuing its object
wnhout regard to the higher consideratioaa
of Justice. LIE, him Who doubts what say
on the subject oI these j, err, turn to them;
and read ior himself. r'orac law and to the.