The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-05-07
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cratic Iarty cf euesy Southern State
i'll the Union. Why, cyehsthe tsYir-
ginia Democracy. whiclIlateIy capit.
ulated to the Wings ii, theslegiislaturo
OF tlat State on this question, and
agreed with them; On a joint DECLARE
tion,a would 20 nnlyrto far sas to say
that the peollc Of Virginia differed
about the justice, constitutiosdlity,
and eslediency Of that measure
The MARYLAND Convention OF Wings
and Democrats, in a S,atcnot deeply
interested in s'avery, conla not @en.
dprse the justice Of the, compromise.
The Georgia nvcntion,s whose
members were opposed by a large
majority tf the Democrats Of that
State. rs too submissive, and who
framed Il platform. which is consider
ed tie most orthodox among South
ern conirou,isers, a!sD expressly
assert and lament the Injustice oftl,e
compromise although they ageed to
abide by it--not to sustain it cordial-
ly. They intimate l,rctty distinctly
that It was the very utmost agrees
ion thcv could stand without asfdis-
ruption of the -honds of the Union.
The Democracy Of no Southern
State has approved the Compromise.
AS for the whole Southern Dcmoc-
racy, SO far as we can judge by. its
representation in Congress, when this
towering monument of patriotism was
constructed. a majority in both hous-
cs opposed every important Iiast oft
the California, Texas, ,,aa aud the
Districts Of Columbia bills. And the
only measure which the Southern
Democrats did rFort--the5 Fugitive
slave law-rcceivcd the vote of Just
two Northern Democrats in tic Sem
ate, and q in the House,
81 lf,thwr the COT is. q tn,3~
..4,,ssaals ! sssi ]
I Suuthe', sSseEFa : u}24nGs ,.,.sea.
ing patriots at all. They don't US
rire TO any such distinction Trey
don't understand The glory Of degra-
dation. by voting themselves out Of
the common territory Of the Union,
as unfit for its occuranc,-as obsta-
cles to its rrogress-as odinns to its
character. ~
In one respect, it seems to'us the
present editor Of the Union is more
reasonable than the rest Of the South
ern compro:nisers. .S.,me Of them
have tried 10 vindicatc themselves by
saying that the Coml lromise was the
best they could get, (witnout doing
anything to get better) have
desperately attempted to claim that
measure as Southern victory. But
the Union now admits tla, the South
has sacrificed the most and on that
gr"uni claims the glory claims "a
moral victory over Abolitiunism. -
Well, this is a ncw kind of glory and
victo'y-lhc glory and victory ofre-
treat, aud Of surrender. Ii this is
the way the Southern Democracy is
to 20 OH acquiring victory under the
tactics Of the new leader, it will not
he long before. like old PusnTE.MA-
ia, it will have nothing left to ask
bn, TO be buried at the capitol, and
10 have the big guns fred over its
The Union objects to orr demand
that part Of California sborestorcd to
the South, and ten millio,,s voted to.
buy her consent. This, he tlinns,
unconstitutional. and therefore i'm.
practicable, hut even if rracticablc,it
ought to be. rejected, because sineon-
sis;ent with our national Union and
general prosperity We'll, as The
same thing was done with Texas, ,se
don't understand how that can be
unconstitutional now, Which Mas "a
case of such owerinspatrio.issn then.
But does the editor think the advance
Of Southern, institutions into Caiifari-
ia, inconsistent With onr national Tn
ion and general pr,sprrity?--liow-
belt he SAYS, that 'ti,ne viii euNn
bring round' that very measure if
Mcssrs. CnEvEs and RHE9T will
keep qnlcG ,a
Such however, are tho consradic.
tons into which conrromiscrs habita-
ally fal: when they attempt to defend
the measures of Southern sieliation.
[.Southean Press.
The number of dresses in the
wardrobe Of Her Niaissty's Theatre,
is FIVE thousand three hundrcfi and
eiylty,two, pertaining to every ago
aid nation. The costumes are all
made Mt the theatre, There aro
thirty tailors, dress-Nakc,s, Ieilliners.
&c. The outlay for materials for
dresses alone, was G1,d00, while the
gold lace c,st sf2O0. There ia d,
Firc Brigade attached to tl.e thsasre.
BY tur'ins a screw,4a ilondnf water
can be directed TO any part of tho
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