The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-06-11

One scattering vote for Wilinm Rettick,
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Correspondence oflhe Columbia Telegraph.
NORTH MISSISSIPPI, May 25, 1851,
The Canvass which is 10 seal the fate
OF Mississippi having now fully opened.
propose to renew my correspondence.
which has been suspended for few
months.
Southern Rights Associations have
been formed in nearly every county in
the State. Efficient public speakers
have been actively engaged in meeting
the people, and discussing the question
involved in the existing relations be.
tween the Federal and State Govern
Inents. More or less speeches have
been made in every County in the State
during the Spring Terms oflhe Circuit
Court. Nor have the efforts thus nude
to awaken the people to true sense Of
heircondition been made in vain. The
masses are becoming aroused to a sense
ofthe injuries inflicted upon them by
the Federal Government-.theI Free Soil
Parliament at Washington.
The first great effort that was made
in Mississippi TO vindcate The rights OF
The South hus signally failed, Iallude
.ste The effort 1bnt was rn1de 10 unite the
two great political partiesin the State,
and throughout the South, In ono or
.ganized and common system of vindi-
eating the rights and avenging the
wrongs oflhe South. rs indicated by the
proceedings Of the October Convention,
*.and which led to the meeting OF the
NASHVILLE Convention say thn,
effort has proven 10 be failure? The
Wings as n party-parlicuIarly in
Mississippi, hive proven traitors 10
their then pledges, and 10 tho country.
The zeal Of the lenders to sustain and
,perpetuate their party triumph, which
they had, ia an evil hour achieved, in
the election OF Free Soil Prcsiden, and
Cabinet has triumphed over their Judge
ment and honesty, and their devotion TO
the rights of tho Sou,h-if any they
had: and this good hour in the opinion
Of your, correspondent, two.thirds OF the
Wings ii Missippi are Filmorci,es, and
vile Submissoniss. Under the mask
of"Union" r"Union Party they have
sought 10 re-orgunizc and so TO recruit
their party from the Democratic ranks,
as to enable them to control our entire
State elections. They have already
held their State "Union" (alius Wing
Conven,ion,) to nominate candidates
for the various State Offices: and as
bribery is familiar game with them
as party, they have exercised much
aiberality in that way towards their
newly converted brethren. They have
nominated the little traitor, Foote, for
Governor, and Gen. Clark for Treasur.
er; both Of whom have stuffed from the
Democratic party.
But no fears should be entertained
by our friends Of the South elsewhere,
in reference 10 Southern Rights in this
Statein'ihe coming contest. The South.
ern Rights ticke, will certainly prevail,
and The State will as certainly pursue
an honorable course of resistance 10
Free Soil aggression.
The gallant jeff Davis, or the un.
finching Quilman, will be the standard
bearer Of tho Southern Rights party for
Governor. Should the State filter
should she back out from her present
position by the election Of majority Of
Submissionists to the Convention, the
salvation Of the South will fall solely
upon South Carolina. But n result so
calamitous, n destiny SO degraded and
ruinous!tn Mississippi is scarcely posi-.
mot at all probable. The people are
becoming aroused, and whenever inves.
tigation is hnd by the masses, their con-
viclions arc favorable 10 patriotic and
manly resistance to the usurpalions and
rnal>ndministration of the Federal Gov
ernment. Suitable resistance tickets
are being formed in every County in
the State, rs we'll for the Convention us
for the Legislature; and that the South
arn Rights party will have large ma.
jprity in each of these bodies we have
no doubt.
But have said that In the event that
Mississippi shall falier in this struggle
BILE thing scarcely possible-il is true
tho salvation ofihe South will fall upon
South Carolina. Twill here SO far di.
gress, as 10 give the reasons why. | |
have 80 said. The result Of your late
election for members Of your pending
and The demonstrations Of
the> fss3i,tar will in yhNlr Stafe. rnade