The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-06-26

q aeii.1,e hSsuhuary, flxes, liV. and fixed for
eyer, between the territory OF New Mexico
ana aexn5, or the limits OF New Mexico and
the limits OF Texas. Hero the Question
lies. II gentlemen wish to act efficiently
Tor their own purposes, hereit is, II, NV raoy
judgment, that they arc called ,,n.,,, Is ,,sf '
And the thing to DC done, d nd tli,ile nj onen
is 70 fix the boundaries OF New Mcxieo
Mr.. President, when I see pent ls,,,.,,
from my own part Of the country. !nf, do,,ht
from motives the highest chasaet t,r. ami
for most part conscientious purposes. not
corcurng in any of these great sduestiofs
with myself, ain aware That am takito
on myself an uncommon degses of respon,
.sIblity The fact that gentlemen with
whom have been accustomed 10 net in az
Senate took different view oi their own
duties IN the same case, naturally led me
TO reconsider my own course, and Il, p.
examine my own opinions, 10 fes;udpetmv
own judgement And, now, sir, ibatssi
have gone through this proces without
prejudice, as hope--and Certainly llaye
done so under the greatest fceiirs. ~. S.
gret, at heing called upon by a f. .ssss. of iln- II
ty to take course which may i siksatisfv
some TO ,vhomI slioHld always. ba desss. ]
Gus OF rendering my public eoi,rss. q ia Ssfe Z
ry event and action of tIss ssf,iie i;ya ;,f..
ceptabie--yet cannot depart frosIs nv
own settled opinions. leave co,isaaus,i-
ces TO themselves. It is a great sfsiergen-
cy' great ex'gency that this country is
placed m shall endearor To preserve
proper regard TO my own consistency. And
mere let me say, that neither here nor else. \
where has any thing been advanced to glIo,y,
tisat on this subject have said or doi,a any
thing inconsistent, in tbe slightest degres.
WIN any speech, or sentiment, or letter Ri is;s s
deciaration that have ever delivers eilf
my HE; and all would be convinced of iifs y
IL men would stop TO consider, and Ieok at
real differences and distinctions, But
where all is general depunciation, where
NIL is2clamor, where all is idle and EMMY
defamation, where there is no search ai,er
exact truth, no honest disposition 10 h.
qnirc whether one opinion is different from
the other, why every body, in that way Of
proceeding, may be proclaimed to be- in II
consistent .4ls - ~ n, s,ei.
Now, sir, do not take the,roubie TO an.
sWcr things of this sort that appear ID, the
public press. know it would he useless.
Those who are of an unfricndly disposition
would not publish my explanations or dis.
tnctIons, II lssere 10 stnake them. Bat
sir, II any gentleman here has any sthiDcto to
say3on this subiect--tfougltI 4 throw out no
challenge--ye,. il any gentleman here
chooses TO undertake theStas and many
there possibly are, who thias n easy task
to show IN what rcspettany thing that
said in debate here on the Nh OF March,
or any thing contained in my letter to ,Ie
gentleman OF Ncwburyport, or any where
else is inconsistent with any recorded ppir-88
(lonof mine, since the subject OF the annex
alton OF Texas began ifls 1897, I will GER
@ s.sMer @ Iassf srsa. respect s md
e4si.esy, a;,a snali. eenselit 70
o.; vi. Juusien' Vi .he country tni airy !.
ny n''si 70 p.aee, la ,g
a'ie onsa son ~, purpose ,s,s9s g ilaase Z
r.. . 'se a ~ ~ .ue isofsi,, q ~ 81
continue useless and irritating cssi
sses. - 4 am against agitatoTs, aisl
anJ so,,h M al iss ~, lsofii
caI cnn,as,s as ,se :. am
M ,nr,I;tv ;, '.iiu
con,trv Nv. haar. 10 - 'nal . hos
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s,n sncb .n,,rso ~, ui".i sl'aiis " Pur. ais
rorp3 and Tho la I r. st.ps. st.le
Tho wbolo co,,ntr,, ,It:, rN.,:.tI r,, "a
,v;,,;nr ,,, ,ho ,,j :, ~ .tss',s' w. @ Nioa
Tho honorable Ssna.r. rr.st,sssSts., ~. -
amidst GENERAL ann,,'ss. ~
The Yeas and pavs la v;nr, 49,, s tss,55 s..5
ed and ordered nm i,a an,an5roas,. n..,.i.,
as follows - ~ ''t''Ss
y,as-Ncssrs a,cy,;sor n M,
Benton. Berr;cn. nr,ght P,,,ia. :. :. es,'sl
Clav. Clemens I,onnas D,w;s ~ ,,;.a' a',
sipi5i. Dawson. Dodg. ~ In,,'. y naas
Downs Foo,n Hous,n, l. H.. - Ss1E..a'i
Kipn. Mason. Mortn, Wn..;s' -
Pratt. Rusk. Sebastian Sh;a,Ss i $50
Spruance. S,nraeon yrnrpa,. Iin5aa,s.itJp .tIJp
Wales. Webster. Wb,comS ynIaa .ss,
Navs--liessrs RaiJ,r;n - I,,.-Y'
Davis, OF Massocbuse,ts D,v,nr ef n,,nr,. SA
Wisconsin, Greene. uaie Sf;iinr Ss,;,, =
Upham. Walker-Io .''Hi .'''''i'f ~
-, I&sa
Inc Charleston Evening News has the
following remarks upon the amendment.
We have alrea1v alluded 10 ,,o .o,anI
mont Of Mr. Soule TO the Co,nprorn;sa R;I
in the Senate, as tcstino The f;nal vo,a nf
that body on the bin itself 7, has Ssasn
carried by a large yote-3s 10 10 Wa
find. in hooking af ,he dob.,, .,,,i,,.h 49,. IS