The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-31
Soens in tho sanata.

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tho Y, S. Scnae, of Monday tho 22l inst,
we take the following extract
The Compromise Bill was tnken up and
Mr.. CLAY addressed the Senate at length,
occupying ncahy thrpn hours in delivering
his remarks. ! y n
| lie described the nature and probable
result OF the var between Texas and the
Union, and alluded, in conncxion with the
subject, to a speech lately delivered in
Charlcs'on, by Il delegate to the Nashville
Convention. h that speech the spcake
was reported MS saying that it no other
state, under certain circumstances, would
move IN disuniuu, South Carolina would do
SO; and that i! m,nc would, he, the speaker
would un'nrl the banner himself. EIc de-
| Precatcd such sentiments coming from any
! quarter, and was sorry that the idea Of dis.
union was becoming such a familiar sub.
ject. Y
Mr. BlrnwcR replied to that portion OF
ar. C's remarks commenting upon speech
! lately delivcrcdin Charleston. Ii the iudi
! vldual alluded 'o--who was known i'm the
| Senate and i'll tie llousc-bclicvcs the Will
mot provIso to be an aggression upon the
constitutional rights Of tho South, which
should be rc4!stcL; and if he believed that
! the admission os California would be vir-
| tuai enactment by Congress Of that proviso,
because the prohibition OF slavery by Cali
iornla will be d.ad and defeated unless il,
receives vitality from Curgrcss-,Icu he
was no; alone il saying, as several States
had SAID, Tat it siioutlbc resisted.
lie saIh that the ,crm tlisunionist was
hccoInng ono which would rot be the nicl.
est opprotriu'n. The term rebel had been
/ applied in The times of The revolution, when
/ liberty was baptized in tho blood OF Warren
| at Bunker Ilil. and illustrated by the
bravery Of Jasper at Fort Moulrric.
lie then defended South Carolina and
iinr devotion TO constitutional liberty; and
alluded TO the apirtt OF her sons, which
/ would never submit to degradation or wan.
ton aggrc ;sion. lie commented upun the
/ cn"g.um passed few DAYS since upon
/ massachusetts hy Mr.. Webster.
! Mr.. Clay did moi intend to dispararc Mr..
iihcu. IIc knew hun and had some re-
/ spec, for Inn. Bat he had made use of
/ The declarations imputed 10 him, at the
( ncc'ing III Charleston, he was a traitor
am: hope, said Mr. Clay, he will meet with
the fate oi traitor! cloud applause |
( Mr.. Clay hoped that the sentiments of dis.
1 Union were confined to South Carolina.
There were mon in o;har States as rallan,
/ rs the people OF South Carolina, and he
would answer for Kentucky tina, thousands
and tens of thousands of I,cr noble sons
I would rush 70 arms IN support OF the STAN
. dar% OF the Union against the rebels.
/ Mr.. Barnwcl! said there were two ends
! to rope. y rebel might die honor;,lIv in
defence OF The right lie did not doubt the
/ rnIiantrr OF other States, but Sou.I Caro-.
!'nl would defend justice a, the hazard of
safety.
IN relation 10 the same srcne II CORES.
ponlcnt of the Charleston Mercury writes
as follows.
WASHINGTON Cry, Luly 23, 1850.
The Senate was quite The theatre OF n
scene Yesterday, and Mr.. Clay was li,,,Inrs-
tlonably the Roscius. IIcrna,lc what was
called the closing speech on the Compro.
| mise debate, bnt some persons regarded il
as rather It's funeral Eulouiuns Il, the
course oil his remarks, he inlulgcd in an on.
-in ..t--,rnlr tIorolina, not in tho hest
Judgement, considering tha, he is the very
PonliicN Maymus OF icacc.y ana also an
assault on Mr.. Rhct,, in far worse taste.
Nnur Senator, Mr.. BarnweiI, rcncllcJ
I both those attacks with becoming spirit and
dignity IN few remarks characterized at
once by that Si"rii.r ia mDi!o aud j,yiiicr in
re which belongs 10 this alnahlc, accom-.
7 p'iS!i"H, and truc-hnartcd South Carolrian.
II !hr galleries, filled rs thcv are fo. the
most part, with The Treasury Crurnl-fccd-
r ui ihS ID Ds'r,ct were IN raptnrnus SYN.
pa'hy w!;h Mr.. Clay i'll al that he was
pleased ~ say OF the treason oi South, Car.
".."a and OF Mr.. l;!iri'. every impari!alman