The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-01-20


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Imp the comRrnnlee But | have net
| er undertaken toseondemn; 9afigsfna
or set ofmen, fSr2decent .ztalo,ts, pa
j triotic opppsitioIi 10 any Of thu as
nrcs, of aaipslmant, Yhich9 they then,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rs.rld
| is, and always has been my atlitad,
on that subject. ssss sss 5s
Mr.. Butler. THAT may be-. ,.hu
tho, gentlerpans knows as well,us an,
one here, that sno5onca lad grpatcrsin
hiiencc reiliars3 ] ,imag say that 9hc
/ had uncomulon ,irHuenc IN ge.tiill
Iup, The Southern Address. lie was tlie
primo mover oftit.ekAndS Z tliuktths
T schtlenianzmust, to some extent, as
Slime the n5hsibility of tho Nash
vile Convention. 4 say tliatnafter
the position which ,liat gentleman
has occupiedsij Justice, iflnot8genc0si.
Is, rcqnlres that lie should, at least.
look to:tlIc motives, which I hope he
will. of otherSrersoHs WHO are dis
roscdsto,stand up.to the propositions
Which they avowed satstlle timein the
'Soblliern Address. [ supposed il
was2a matter Of historical Interest toa, q,
the gentleman. And now I will say
here. .6fof the firstatime, ,uhatsI have
heretofore said for my friends, tllRt
the, Nashville Convention vas rrema. Iisii;,
tprc. My Ifriendssknpwjt that lIlis,was
my opinion. IL there is ono gcntle-
man intliis hall who llaseconhibutcd
fuel o%thes fires. Of Southern resistance
andindigrlati1n, the honorable Sena..
torlhassfed atletnsas lfreelYsas anyi
other.A I amfnotlnow making any.
acca9sati8ns against lin for mere
change Of oliipion and position. L
have said nothing fall.norawillS|I j
say anytlIing, ,inirciercncei TO aman's
course when. he changes it, but
wien 5stlie. Senator from NIississippi
tllocsltgght&Sf,re lcsgg RSrs!tot speak of. South
d fy offii5h,
that te'ieaqy 81 propJiety conl,l re.
CURE OF him, was ,,toe forbear suukind
illusions to hcrcoursc, ,eana -; eein'sg
to abstain from availing OF his own
change of doctrine aud POSITION to
give point to those illusions. The
mass ofthose who, in3Sonth Carolina,
were for putting hcrin advance Of
.what / regarded the position Sic
should occupy, arc persons Whesc
motives and designs would place
them before the tribunal OF history
in point of view. far above reach Of
the genilcman's arrow. They are as
high in spi,it, as pure III motive, aud
would be as. brave IN action, as any
men who ever adorned the rages of
history. l differed. from friends in
South Carolina, but here, / cannot
allow that difference to rrcgcnt my
doing them justice, if they required
it at my hands.
r hIr. Foote, Of Mississippi. If the
honorable gentleman had read my
speech as reported, or if he distinctly
rccolcctcd Mat | said the other day,
he wonld certainly find Unsolicited.
ually relieved from the necessity Of
making the remarks wl,ich lie. has Just
made. / stated distinctly that en-.
teriaincd high respect fol, the reo.
! lle of the State of South Carolina
expressed the high gratihcationwhicll
felt, that the real people of Sontll
Carolina had como. nobly to the res
cue Of tie honor of the State III the
| contest lately in progress there be
tween them aud certain demagognes
I.hoped that The people there, ,em,de,
the leadecf tire honorable gentleman
and such as lie, would vanquish the
dcmagogncs in that struggle. That
is what / said. I,did not dcnounct
the Legislature of South Carolina.
did not dcnouncc any orsaiiizedE body
ofmen there, Legislature or Conycn
tion. If have any nartlcnlar.senlti
ments unfavorablo TO such bolies,i
| withheld them; butI did ,1lchonhcc
| and Shall continite to dlnonnce my
| man on set mcniill South Carolina
who dared TO urge il,eapeopletof tllN
State attacisltlie forts Of tho Unite,
! States within her liniss---to llakt
IswalHppon thesGeneraI GoYernment-
and who dared to say4 perrerting th,
| Language dfftEe Immortal Henry, -"
! say We must tigRlr.' | did not dc
nounce such persons, and not those
| wllowere ainelinca to nrm: the aStat,
| for her own defence against the gen
/ eral Governments. in the, eveiit Of al
| unjust attack pciiher nenaced no
expected. | did dcnouncc persons
who, as ] am prepared tonprove b.
| their spcccheH,S attempted, s,wltllon
i,any,arrre ssioIi on tlir2rar ofthe Gen