The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-14

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spectres, yet ihut shall be able 6erorc |,
close, to shed so much ligh, OIL tho subject,
that they will tjf themselves fade away;
and THAI yny Mr.. Editor Will regret the
general tone and ;spirit of tho article am
Responding 10, and especially tho charge of
insiuccrity aud fraudulent Disguise, which
you make, hope inconsideratesy, but Ger.
tniny very inirepidly.
In relation to this charge, and as proof of
~ jushce, you ask, "why is it that Messrs.
Barnwell aud SVithcrs arc The only
persons named as invited and expected 10
address tho meeting. Was It not well
known TINT these gentlemen would not
attend, and were not their names inserted
as a mere bina9" have not the card an,
nouncng the meeting before me, and from
my own memory would not undertake TO
say whether tI'"se are tho only gentlemen
named. | tsHa it for granted it is as
you sny; but il not named, there were
others. as clearly designated as If named,
to wit. out Senators and Representatives
III Congress, (a minority OF whom arc
known to be cooperation mcn,) oil the gen
tlcmcn who have been nominated as Gun.
dldatcs for the Southern Congress (bolh
sdes,) the gentlemen named, and
in all forty distinguished men from difIercn,
parts Of tho S,ate-equal numbers from
DO h partics-nil of whom were invited, and
it they had attended, it was impossible that
The cooperation party could have been
more strongly represented. That all who
were invited wouItattcnd, certainly, was
expected; but as certainly, it was no,
expected that not one Ct that party from
abroad would come. Why, it was so, me
Ca A..
nowlcdged their invitations, do justice to
the courtesy, etc, extended 10 them. But
where do you find that the gentlemen
named by you were the only ones of your
party expected to address The meeting!
unfortunate that you had not more carefully
ascertained the facts, before you made
them the ground Of so serious n charge
| will now cndcavor to give uh account
OF my stewardship as President Of the
Southern Rights Association for CIaremon,.
The tlrst question put TO me is, why the
Association has not been called together
since May last! will cndcavor 10 answer
tlils question as fully as is necessary. land
without evasion, The Southern Rights
Association is an organization intended for
the defence o. Southern Rights. framed on
general principles in which the State rio his
men OF both our present parties profess to,
and l believe do concur, and Of which
almost every man i'll the country is a
member. 1t is therefore !. bond Of union
which, although not strong enough to
prevent its members from breaking into
parties, may hereafter help to bring them
together again. II is impossible to forcsec
with certainty what is in the future, and
upon what ground VIC may not be driven
by events which are pressing upon us,
III defence OF our rights. there fore
think that though al this tine. powcricss OF
good, because il il wcro to attempt 10 act,
II would immediately be taken possession
OF by the strongest party as party engine,
and all the dlssrntcnts would immediately
withdraw from II, yet II is worth preserving
as ground on which the true hearted OF
both parties may hereafter be glad 10 rallv.
Those members who attended the las,
meeting viii remember the deep excite
mcnt, and almost hostile collision which
Strung up i'll the discussion of the
principal matter then under debate Il
wasmanilcst that the two present parties
-wcse ,...i. tie" fs.",s, a,l .!las on tho next
occasion OH which matter involving the
grounds Of difference between them should
bc brought into discussion, there would be
Il rupture; the stronger, whichever It might
be, taking the name, aud the others with
drawing. This, so far as il depends on
nc, for the reasons already given, would
avoid; and il is the reason and not any
supposed orders from the Central Com
mi,,cc, why have not called the Asso-
citation together. Ii there is any good
end to be attained by calling The Asso-
citation together under present circum.
stances, il may be done wlh or without my
concnrrcncc--l hope however, it may he
+"oi scruln.
"a yci .tun 20 INC oilr qucs .Hn~ pa, 10
me, SO lar as they arc not ansWc..- Iuyvc,
further answer
That IN fact, have received no circular
that | have any recollection Of, from the
Central Committee. il is true that ] saw n
circular, dated May Goth, which was shown
to me by gentleman now acting with the
cooperation pnrty--nnd which since your
call, has been put into my hands by another
gentleman with authority TO use it--As
that circular contains all that have seen
from the Central Committee, or any organ
of the sec >sson party, which could possibly
give colour, to the charge against them,
that they desired To sttle discussion, have
transcrbc all that it contains on that
subject, and ask you as all act OF justice
to publish it.
I'm the meeting lately held in Charles
ton, while entire unaniunty prevailed as 10
the great object of vindiratmg our rights by
adopting the most etfcclnal measures Of re-
sistance, there was some diversity of opn
ion ns to the question:, what mode of resist.
ance will be most cffectIal.
'Tlc vast majority OF the delegates who
composed the meeting concurred in the
proprioty and necessity of those resolutions
with regard to tho policy OF the Stale
which were adopted.
a minority, highly respectable for intel.
ligcnce and devotion to the common cause,
regarded the action OF the meeting as im-
prudent and impolitc. But happily this
difference ofopinon was not permi led to
lead 70 csirangcment Of feeling; and there
is now every reason TO hope, that the sons
OF South Carolina will move forward in do
fence oflhcirrehts with an unbroken front
and unexamplcd nnanimi,y.
p To effect ihis GREAT ohiect Tho Ir,c,s. -,