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

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questions from any adversary.
Mr.. Butler. The honorable Sen
ator i'll his speech referred to th
resolutions Of the Mississippi Con
vcntion. | wish to ask him a question
and | 10 not Wis! lisqnisitio,
| in reply. | observe that til.
Mississippi Convention have received
! that there is no other remedy fnl
abuse Of the Constitution but rcvo
| ln;ionary resistance; that there is M
right in any one Of the members d
the ConIcdcracy to resist the Gov
cu.mcnt and form 4 new govcrnmcn,
except they incur the penalties oi
treason and rebellion against the
Federal Constitution. The gen.
tlclnan has chosen to denouncc. III no
measured lansua.c tic State of
South Carolina. Now, think he
will find himself III dilemma from
| WHICH lie cannot escape if lie answer
the question | now PROFOUND. The
Mississippi Convention has said that
For an interference with slavery in the
States interference with the com
ice in slaves between States the
abolition Of slavery within the Dis.
:rict OF CoIumbia-the rcrcal Of Tie
fugitive slave law-thc abolition of
slavery i'll the Territories, would
constitute a ground for the dis.
solution of their connection with The
Federal Government; and that for
these causes Which they have as
Sisucd, they would dissolve by rcvo.
iutionary resistance their Connection
with this Government. Now, the
gentleman must be placed in this
situations: SUPP oso Mississippi, for
any Of these Causes, CT all Of them,
should determine uHon quitting this
Cnl"n, or assume a position in which
Hsr ee1peeti2n sen een'll, !, no @ ,ge ,2gagerbsI
zc5ntiNTcd, afitl the gentleman was
called ul~m % l.~c sides WITT
Mississippi or the Federal Coy,
cruncnt, which would he prefer!
Mr.. Footc. Shall relly i'll due
season if the gcntlcma,. will 1--WE me
An opportunity, bat III the first place
| must tell lin tha. | consider it
insulting to tic State which l repre-
sent here, which las always proved
true to the Constitution, to Eut her
in any such prcdlcamcut as that
described. Never will the State Of
Mississippi, i'll my opinion. be III such
position as to call Oh amy Of hr,
sons to make war upon the Federal
Government; and when she shall do
90, l Shall deliberate the question and
decide according to my sense Of pro
pricty. | acknowledge my respect,
my profound respect, ior What |
deem The supreme law Of the land, ,
and those who do not, in my opinion
arc traitors wherever found.
Mr.. Butler. Well, then, the gen
tle,uan, III contest between Mis-
sissippi and the Federal Government,
would consider himself traitor if he
were to fight AGAINST the Federal
banner.
Mr.. I'oo:c. The gentleman may
make his own commentary; | shall
state my views in full hereafter.
Mr.. Butler. Mississippi here
meant something or she meant no.
thing. Ii these causes were ap.
pended to the gcntlcman's s resolution
| presume he would 20 fer them OF
against them. What is the supreme
law of tho land Of which lie speaks:
| say the settled doctrine Of Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina, amt
| believe Of Georgia and # Alabama
would be, that this contcderacy O
sovereign States, and not a con
sohdatcd Government, which has tho
exclusive right to decide upon th,
duty Of its members. | know thcr,
are questions Of vcrplexity, and til,
gentleman light take time t,
consider; but | know where my
allegiance will be in contest Of tina
kind. | would not stop to chop ogi!
on the construction of papers whci
my hearth and iiresilc are invaded
and | am called upon to defend them
II my blood is to be split in a contcs
between my State and the Fedora
Government, | would not take time t
deliberate, as the gentleman says Ii,
would, where my allegiance was due
Tho impulse Of my heart, and til,
4 dictates Of a Judgment long and dc
u libcratcly formed, would mark out n
tvath Of duty.
Another OF the topics uron whcl
!. the Senator from Mississippi dwclt
} lie said he would never consent t,
have the Constitution of the Unite,
j States alnended-he said he wantc,
no amendment to the Constitution o
Washington. Why. sir, tho Con
situation itself, viii. she wisdom lha