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


Tie scenrp at ia O'clock Inst night,
was q very striking one. About half tf Tbs
seats were yarnnt--s!ic nicitibnts ciftlcraI9ent
or s,rctcliedo, at full lcng,h on tho sefas o,,s.
si,lo of the bar, taking short tiaps until waled
upfn ,te-or griicrcd in groups ..oI iii,
diif.rani ai.Ics discussing the ways and Inrans
of escaping from their du,nnce- with !
commcndnhle good ten,pT and others very
grimly. The Hall isliglned from ab,,ya ly
large Chandelicr, which throws d bright light
over tic whole aImfiment--so that II was al.
most us bright as day witlin-wllilc tie night
was black and stormy without --typicai 81 The
storm brewing within. 4 v4 49,
Some OF the members were stalkiip nbont
viii segirs (ulI|iD in their nioutlIs-26 26fhers
stretched off on twoor three rlnirs. Scyen
fct Of John Wcntworli, and four feet square
of David Wilmot, kept circulating about, ex- 4
citing their allies TO pcrscycre III this utholy
crusade. Preston King. whose figure ismofe
like ln'rrcl-car set on legs ihan any thing eise,e
seemed To enjoy tho lhing hugely All The
amusement Was on the Northern sidc--ilc
Southern men looked grave and resolnie, like,
men determined tostn,td by their rights. Tbs
Souih Carolina Delegation were ali there--not !,
nan ilinchiug FROM this foriorn hope of tho
band who would stand or fall within the Cor :
stniion. At onc seat might nsnen iln, caiia
and thoughtful connlcnance Of iYooDwaED--;
tbs steady eye and erect port OF CoIeocK- and
the grave aud massive fcsillrs. DfBu,.T.
A itil. in advance, si,lc Ly side, sat Waliscf. :
and McQuccn--butI, looking as though tIsfY
meant no child's play, but were i,npatirn. Sf
the restraints their position Imposed. s,S5s u.
Orr, ton, was thcre-wntchful ands wild,
awakc--and Holmes, gliding over ditEereit
parts of the Hall, butalways coming upfo tls
rol-cal in due time. ~
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| tn" House, and on tho Wig side tho t,hit
marked faces wrre t!,os. OF Toolnbs--SSsSsaE- H."
rabcau of the House, [wlio nily now be said %
occupy the same position III TINT CfEtsnber ss 1
did the French Orator in the Nat:o;a! Assari-
bly-and Ciingnan, its Danton. rs far as III,
prnciiva Of his fa,noHs motto entities him Il
tho ralna: FOR lie believes That -randdceA,
Fdmiacr. Ell ;os5"nrs raudace" Ito dare, aiii
again TO darcy is the true secret Of success
There. too, WIS Stephens, whose fragiiG irirna
concru!s NOS, daun,,rs. spirit;--Cabnil, coll
and pa~sionlnss, but 'ai"niin,sl--O Oweiis az
Georgia. Il e II iGe Southern man. with n fra.
fearless Marshall OF Rctltmeiv and som,
two or three others, standing, like Millions
Abrl ~
.'Ami:l unnuIncrabir false ,,nu,nycf--- Sss5
Unslmkrn-unsctlucei-- ~ ~,
True to their scction--snd paving tl,af s:allef-
, ancc 10 the South" which the .,arctt coininsi-
or" OF Kentucky rcpuiiatet!. ~
on uf o,''cr sf!r OF tiieS House among tiia
southern DS'nocnifs the " ranks were nptt
"''FoSrf-u'cs came up to tlie work p,st
, naniu,.y-',minnrcd by any fear OF einltt,s-'
sing Ven. IaTlnr Administration, w1c.f
, ,ainrc,l the nror Of soina Southern yyhiti-
| ana cooperating cordially witt, tho noble Sliy
sects'ers, 10 whom thay7c!ierrful!y accorded
the lra,l ip this net of siitirhle rcsisttaca IL
an arrogant ,na;ori!y. blinded BY power din
Soii', IN AZ 'hs eo'isi'sfc,, o inmaf'ciil sifsgth
ii "'"''t
9i ''' i'Sost1's s,s VII U, m .s s'istiIn
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,.'a. -, ,''s atn' ~!
'a'u ~ '''i @ o,s5 iiai sssh az =, I, oi
foia una riptlt'ai 0t ,s2
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ttaiists, ti lE,
A II fs s s;i
4 known Il, il,ss l4F#
records! III zion. a,aI sis i,. "a
to postnritv as tl,oss. s,t IN an lyl,, IA sh if
lnur oi National peril s,os ly aisl
tho Constitution. ~ - = Is 8
Bv common consent among HE Dcraocrafs
who constitute the ,naori,y St' III, Southern
Delraaiou prece.it.nc, in this atr,,ecss, has
been given to The few Southern w KssSs who
7. have spurncd tire bianiis.,men, Of power a;ld
the tics Of parry organizations and tak,,i, pos,.
,ion along side of tbs opponents of the n.,asnres
and the policy OF tho present A,lInirris. ration.
rhcy are il is ,rie few in nutnh,r, but like the
hooks ot In. Sy;l ,,pis value is cnllanche,l 70.
that very reason !.
i. s. From the papers Of this morning, won
= will perceive that the House aielrneil last
night little after 2 o'clock, leaving the quSs.
s lion still opcn--a triumph TO the Southern rfsh
who so stauus,hly contested every inch Of tie