The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-30

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From the Southern Standard.
G ol.UMnIA, Sept. g, 1851.
Ed tor J, fe meeting Of the aSou,l,.g
I 5serlt itights Association,'of Richlanl Dis.
Which was held III this city ON Friday
last eyh bjtcd ono OF The most cx,raordina.
spcct acles ercrWitncsse,i in a BODY pro.
4ttgss.Iig TO be free and lelbera,iyo. liza
justly challenge par.
'u.el tile whole history of political s,rate
twas the Annual meeting OF the Asso.
sctatioiis on Which occasion, the Constitution
3 SPrescTibes lie electinn Of officers. |, was
sil6t kt,oYi, that my so,llcr business would
4clnim The attention OF those who werc
y members, inajOrity of whom are the
R 2friendsl0 of Cooperation. The Committee
Sot sSalei Wis charged with the aiaiy OF origin.
satiDg and preparing business for each meet.
6 6 M. i.s nf lilo Association, md, inasmuch s,s
sliTs Committee had not been convened by
sits ehairmaIttor otherwise, Il was yery mai.
sarally Inferred that nothing OF an important
character be presented. Hence, but
.i..o.,lstS .i.o at'endca. IS
...:,, oo.a',,eu ciicuiatlon and
- asa;s., wv, .la: .he Immaculate
1, s:ss *Wou'a sc,zc he OCCASION
.as au ~. tass iisoluttons afhrm'ng
ICY ,nc constituted Con.
ss. w. - s.iaIiessoh ~ May last, or
5..s'.s I'm a'o" Ra'.'.; exclusive Scces-
Ea.plsss ~ - pus'Ss 10 uhe southern Con-
7 >''s''' '" " 'ctr"'h"d by
= ',ss''.hci,, however As
,..4a; ss1as .,.,i''Ee S.;,, .cicftet 70,
1 az paS.i III I, '.eus :" tooperat"n
{ f'r, s -, asu .''ete was ~ ie"s;
49, W" ~ i.o'u'eta''ohrar'y on
.n.s ieis' WNa credited
: M.o ,, p,.ehueo Tue
!: ss, sfs ID is, n
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10 q IN ,ssn,,, ~, ;y,,p',,, " '''oi'
SI,Ier sproncrIv reasy.Is;,, ,I,a
I, t;s., - oil - sec,,ra s ~. ..ss9c'a'
s;o,, 4, a o,Js ~ n.,., y, W.
gnna MA nIn,i,ye No = s;nnlo dan,a.s ns"",
5f;isSi,w ~ ths Si,,a ,vh.royos .I' "
s ,,,,, tI,s,,n,, iar LaoU,, onn,,;.,,sS "..s:'
s;,,,S ir;nnds ,r o. 49,, h.,;s ueu 1'san'
f,,,, t,,irndnc,o,, of rnsoIn,;o,a s.a 80 ,rS a'
/ :. al ,.n,,'I ha =. 'i,e ..al.
trn,n liz r,,Ia'n, ,n,;on aeoa .'a'o'
3Sern 4 bn,Ir sn c,ns,;,,,,nI ] u ,.;iS'.f sos-
sion Of the institution from i,s ,r,,c nn,no.
ses. an nuninstifiable invasion oC tho r;nb,y
anti spriyileges Of o,hars-..in fine m, 49, s'
Ituatio,, and exercise 81 a function ,o,,i,u nm
ssui,pported}by authority. and nnsanc, ;ouea nod
%hy aiv ,nccsssi;y
TGa Immediate Scccss;on,s,s ,,,,.oa
:siniko:r full strength. and. 40 ,Ia uouJ souro,
8proycd, were welI ins,r,,c,eI IN ,,.o elas. iar,
ihevlwcrc expected TO nerfnrm ~ ,ha
; nitsr anla lazeinent of all but ,hnmso,v.s ano no
or thcir leaders rose. and aftar .,mi;o,;
i forensic cxordinm. pre[crred n ..h;l, JnJ;",
4metlts apait,s, Col. John = pr..,n, ,,.I.;.t
= lie ATTEMPTED ,D sustain With NH ,Io 49," ;nno
Snuity of Tic lawycr, and All ,he srh,l.,Hof
Tie sat,l,st. Never were ch,rnes 100
gs.unninG,y devised, or more artfutiv ,,,.un
Bpli,ilie sbll'' and the speech lad hoan
! ,iit,st studionsly elaborated. giyino mpn,;s'
takeablc5 evidence, il,at whole savs md
nights, perhaps weeks, had been consumed
in pcriscting tho work of proscripton. rhc
su,inuild substance of this bill Of Indic,.
4 ,nentnnd 3attainlcr were, that Col. prcston
had ;changea his p,sitior," forue,t,,l nl,s
shit .itM9s they, (ihc prosecutors) who had
changed, anu not Col. Preston. Tlcv
seemed TO have either overlooked or ,jisrc.
garded lie fact, so apparent TO all other.
Iiat by prescribing a new, nud until recent
1 ,nnheard Of testef political orthodoxy aud
istiaeiii they themselves had violated their
ss,syr Voluntary pledge whilst a,,enp,ns to
crialipate athcrs--l lad broken lie bond Of
sslhior, and Illus made fatal breach in Tho
very walls 81 the citadel, which bv anle,nn. nm
setDyeuaits illey i,aa sworn 10 defend aat ~.
ef. hazard aud io t,,e last cxtromi,y ~
k.eiss ,seston, and Cf,esi,,l,. md all tho
friends Of Go.oi,efat.on, arc s,iII willnn To n
redeem tic pledge tIcy made whom ibey
sitgstcd Tic Constitution of Tho so,,,hcIn
RgI,,s associatioa; tl,ey ara s,ill ;yilIinr ~ q
stdieats iiic rights and The l,pnur of if,cir
8fura ,aI, M. i, s ,sa;r m,s uoa anu VA
tosslailS hy ,i,e.r s;,a,a :. =, osa.r s Mns h.snr
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