The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-07-13
~ From the Southern Press.
t8iP 8iPeraGnll Explanation.

Southern Press on the subject of the
] Democratic, nominations, That 81
lenee has been protractcd. far longer
than iYas agreeable to either of us,
since we .neyer have been accustomed
B to conceal our opinions on amy subject
ofpublic interest. In this case VIC
Shaye only consented to waive their cx.
preston, for time, in order to allow
Sparties interested to relieve us, and
themselves, from most painful and
embarrassing position. Self respect
will not admit of our keeping silence
longer. 1t is our right and our duty
now to speak
8 For two years past, since the cstab-
Iishment of this paper, it has been ,,n-
! der the conduct and control of Mr..
fisher and myself; and during the
whole, of our connection no serious
difference Of sentiment has ever before
arisen between us. Our difference
now, (as | regard it, turns on a ques
ton OF policy, not ofprinciples; for the
principles we have ever avowcd and
maintained are still entertained by us
both. Those principles neither Of us
] chm or would change; and We can look
back with equal pride and pleasure on
the record of our iubors which the
Southern Press bears and will perpetu-
I ate as the fruit Of two years earnest
labor.
j The question which divides us now
sjs, whether the Southern Press should
\ lend its aid and influence to the support
ct Pierce and King, Or stand neutral
in the j residential contest? Ny col
league is: in favor of the latter course
i. -7,,lpy. own Judgment has led me to
prefer the former. But am free to
confess that events which have recently
! tTanspired have created doubts in my
own mind as to the good faith of a
Portion OF that party, and bclicd the
professions of Cancellation and harmo-
ny on their lips. A voice supposed to
have come from higher quarter, has
Illuminated accommodation on the
Southern Press. its friends and sup
,porters, orally g sHS1 nj through one of it's
eelites tl4& press If # ts5OuiIIcIn
/ IifSea aS'c to be denounced and pro-
,scribed before the necessity for their
\ did is over, what have they to expect
after that necessity has past? If cold
Fogies" Of the party are to be indulg-
ed in "feeding fat the ancient grudge
they bear" those who have thwartcd
u their views Of personal aggrandizc-
1#sinent, n how can they expect their Demo.
3 cratic brethren to dwell in unity In
: solent and unprovokcd as the assaults
lave been, they are not without a mo-
4 tive; for the kiss of Judas is often not
more treachcrous than the noisy vapor-
ing of the stabbcr, seeking to provoke
arhrawl. The mettlc of the Southern
\ men has been much ovcrratcd, if they
will meekly endure such butlcttngs,
I or consent to sit at the Democratic
board as ''prodigal sons," even with
aremote, prospect of n slice Of the fat
! ted calf OF party.
1t is well known that, previous to
the reorganization, Of the Democratic
party, we strenuously insisted on the
Preservation. of. the separate organiza-
tion of the Southern Rights party un-
til the Conventions had acted, believ-
Z ing that our friends. would have more
i power outside than inside of those
Conventions. In that policy we were
$overrufed;, the. reorganization was ct:
fected on certain conditions, and the
next question was, how best to secure
the interests of the party and of the
s $$Sputh, within the pale of the Demo
cratic party. My colleague was una
voidably absent for some weeks pre-
#ceding the session Of the Democratic
Convention, and feeling the necessity
3Sot taking position, took the response
5bility of indicating the course which
3 was, in my Judgment, proper for the
party to pursue. In II carefully con
8sidered editorial, which appeared on
the Friday preceding the session of
that Convention, those views were in
dicatcd. On its appearance it met the
approval Of those friends in whose
opinions | place the host reliance
For that editorial neither Mr.. Fisher
nor any of my political friends should
be held responsible, for none of them
were either consulted or coynzant Of
st.before it appeared in print Subsc-
quent reflection and examination have
only convinced me the more firmly of
the correctness Of the views set forth
IN that editorial. ! still adhere to
them as right and judicious, aid in
perfect harmony with our antcccdcnts
and those of our party. 1t would be
y y needless for me here to rcitcratc the
7 re reasons and the arguments then SO fully
4 set forth, 1t is sufficient to refer to
them, and TO reaflirm my conviction of
their truth. Those who carefully
weighed and considered the language
sofI that editorial must admit that its
acquisitions We're not fully met by the
action Of the Convention, especially in
relation to the platform. But they
ssEfer the action of the Wing Con
8vention, for tic nominees were select
ed by the South, and have proved
7Iaore acceptable to the Southern than
B the Northern wing of the party.