The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-24
July 1850.
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.7 Communicated.

NR. Eriroa IL have Just rnrii and ex-
atpsysd lie Editorial OF Lins Bitcss ieirer.
'fs.s Of tho 18th Inst, ir replr to
my coIani,iiiEatiolla in the RGnper Of tho
iQth instant. have been a little surprised
at the lofty tone of provocation assumed BY
the Editor, in his comments OH the .:.style Of
his (my) production" as well as by wha,
ne is pleased 10 term, s.thc false impression
he has lal,orcd TO produce on tho public
mind, in reference TO The position Of our
paper" @This (ie adis) ia tAe cliaracteris-
tic which has provoked our notice. ~ Now.
Sir, il the g Editor Of the BiIck Riter.
PatcI man" can find nothing in onr COM
municaiion 10 cavil about, but The single
expression he has dwelt upon here, we will
cndeavor 10 satisfy him and the public, that
we mean him no injustice, and arc far from
cndcavoring, or desiring to cndcavor to leave
a"fnIse impression on the public mind in
reference to i.e position of his plper."--
The facts are these, received, with mnny
others, Circular from the office Of the
"Biuck Rircr IVntchman." calling a meet
ing on last Sale Day, of An,-Bank men 10
nominate Anil Bank candidates for tho Lc-
gislature. attended, bu, could see or hear
Of but very few persons in the streets dis
posed TO participate insuch proceeding. /
several times saw u little knot OF 5 or G per-
SONS, the leading Editor oil tho Watchman'
one OF them, caucussing on the street side
The day past off. and no public meeting
was held. Tho few gentlemen saw ac-
tive in the street, known as anti Bank men
retired most of them, think,) with The
Editor of the Watchman,' to las Office
Late in tho afternoon, it was given out, by
whom know not, and care not, that the
anti Bank party had declined holding pub
lie meeting, but would announce that wccl;
through the press, Mcssrs. SPAiN and KEN
sEDY as the anti-Bank candidates. Now,
sir, | did infer and suppose tha, the paper
would be tho Black Rirer IVatchman,'
for the following reasons: When that paper
was first spoken OF, runor got afloat that j,
was started in opposition TO certain persons
and to certain principles, and tlat il would
attack tho Bank of the State The leading
editor" was asked by several gentlemen
whether this was true, and his reply was
that" the paper wouldnot sustain the Bank
as far as others did" The paper was pub
lshcd, and in some few months was filet
with anti Bank communications under anon
ymous, and rs it has well been said BY
writer styling himself Pembroke" ire
sponsible names. Some ten days before !,
meeting was called to nominate candidates
publicly, (Which as already stated prove'
such signal failure) an anti Bank tickc
was nominated in the" IFatchman,n com
posed Of DENNIS, KNOX and SpAGs, all o
whom declined an acceptance. Immediate
ly this public meeting was called, hroug
The same paper orJrom IFS eBicc. The lend
ing Editor" was certainly consulted with
as much that day, as any other man; he j
nm avowed anti. Bank man himself, and hi
paper still teens with anonymous commu
nications on the subject OF tho Bank, con
tanning dark insinuations, implications ar
intimntions against this time.honorelins,i,,
ton, whichl,as heretofore been rcgar,od q