The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-02-27

,ognizeJbi, two soyereignties to whom ne
wed allegiance! one was the. Unlon-the
rhoie Unidn;the other was the State OF Ken
ain proposing his resolutions, he had
lought tbf, il they were acted on afhrma,
vely bydle Senate, he would them referred
appropriate committees, where, upon such
) reauiiirtd action, bills might be reported.
lrrynn out ,nir object. II one measure
as reported little sooner than another, he
ould take il up aud pass it, trusting that, al
y the adoption Of the resolutions, they might
ust each other so far as not to require ST.
utaneous action on each particular bill
rrying ont those resolutions. So il was
ith the admission OF CALIFORNIA;: let the sub.
ct be referred; let it be reported by the COM
ittee; let it be acted upon by tho Senate
the meantime the other points could he
h,urcd, and, as one was disposed OF, take up
,tiler."
To.day, Mr., Butler led off in very clear
: concise statement of the objections to the |
! iss On Of California rs State, (Which !
Z: YOU will rc-pnbish,) and was followed
| or Badger, of North Carolina, who also
: .sted his own constitutional objections
Il procedure in very luminous manner.
! u,lie House, Mr. FIilliarl made all able
! sjfi in behalf Of Southern rights in Com
Nee of the Whole, and Mcssrs. Stanton OF
| tsncssc, and lngc, of Alabama, also foll' W.
c"i,hc same track The spirit of their
Fet,es (l,ah of which were strongly South
60 can lc Judged OF by the following cx-
! t., frua, an Editorial in the Republic of this
II pg, which gives them the following
~ rate notice." The words have itall-
IciAarc worthy of note they mean more
thftt.re,s the eye, for they Indicate the idea
H"t upon witt, much zeal by Mrssrs. Roo,
nEgann in their speeches Of to-day, To which
idN recur.
Ttc"By Authority" Organ begins:
sIrvSr .ESpisM AND DIsUNIoN, We have
dptcd timo that might have been better
sit To the pcrusal OF the late speeches OF
hTngc, OF Alabama, and MIR. Stanton, Of
H., upon The policy OF The administration
ihgard to California ana New Mexico.
'iOhject Of these speeches seems to be to
Prtrc the hearts OF the Southern States for
rlo'un or REGULATION. Ii is right to call
tir2tY their right names. When men tall;
oft.,fioa a,nd dissolution, they talk Of fren-
s"i' s,o'tty less or different. This is the
1 'fl,hnd !, IL quite time that tho truth were
,,nRc
ansldcmv:,orc to the same effect, winding
up witihe iwo following extracts, as very
shockt! the tirs, from Mr.. Stanton:
"Btt, may be possible that the dominant
n'aJprhi in the TWO Houses Of Congress wi
have isNstrcnglh, to secure the admission o'
Cal.ior,, and that they Will blindIy exercise
the pow they possess. hope that may
ncrcr Ethat fatal day! Ba, should-'t come
IN, ,spit!pf my feeble dcprccations, shall he
ready -,nce, il with whatcver sacrifices may
be neGsary 10 defend the interests OF the
people The whole South inry not immediate
ly undetand the iull cxlcn, oi their danger
II is peble tho evil day OF separation ma,
he poshned yc, while longer Bat ] sol
emnlyclicvc thnt day must come, as the in
sitatl9onscquencc OF the act il is proposc'
70 accSplish. = But if Cal'tnrnl
/. DC itfreh ueon us, without such all adjust
! snemttthc questions involved in that mea
II sure, 3EkdH bs ready Ia make the final sir"g
t,.1, AZ this rsry ygrou'd-l shall bo prepare
: Ita W'',liie southern ncnpie in whatever the
nay. is 3arn,ine-- even Il ough 1t be I" aba,
Ion tls Union, when the rights o! the Sou,l
ern SIZES cannot be ollGTF'se projected
IhSkpSseslIsrsl,se says " ,, n, ,h,s a "'ea, q,
words 1sbei!ion.a .ar revolution, Il tiie rigntIt
authorizes SEQ fit 10 admit California as
Stale. Aud what says Mr.. lnge, OF Ala
bana"
"Ihe Meeting Of the convention will b
urs ,dth Nv rnpular elections for dcicratc.
OCCURRING about the same time ihrounho,
3h, 49, tSsu,h. In this canvass all thos
I i1nestio!s Which tend ,u The cstran::uincn, ,
the people from The Union will necessarily b
introduced, and augment, wi,huu, meas,lr.
the present excitement. With these cause
o! aggrnvaton, who can estimate The force
the pressure from withou, upon this conve,
ci.on!
The Continental Congress Of '7G wcr
swept on hy the storm Of popular cNciicmcr
to the declaration oi American independence
whch forever dissolved our union w,lh Grci
Britain. The acts oi insult and injury who
kindled the fires oi the revolution where tr
vial, III comparison, with those which nor IL
flame the public mind OF the South lIav
our people iorgol,on the memorable de- lara
ton, that when long Train OF abuses an
uSurpations, pursuing invariably the same ot
JccI, cvinccs design To reduce them undC
absolute dcspotisn, It is their right. II is the
duty, 10 throw oil such government, and I