The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-08-17

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provision of the Constitution, cannot,
with fidelity thereto, be repealed Or
go changed as to destroy or impair
its efficacy.
Resolved, That the Democratic
party will resist all attempts at re.
renewing, in Congress or out Of it,
the agitation on the slavery question,
undor whatever shape cr color the
attempt may bo made.
! llo insisted thar this resolution did
not endorse or condemn the late com.
promise; on the contrary, it appeared
to him to he studied avoidance of
opinion IN the policy of that COM
promise. It simply pledged that
party to faithful execution Of the
laws. If this had been stricken out
Of this platform, and it contained no
allusion to those acts whatever, still
Gen. Pierce, if elected, would have
been bound in the very firse act he
performed as President yea, in be-
ing made tho President have ia.
ken oath to adhere to and abide by
the faithful execution Of those laws
And, said Mr.. y, even if we were
now to nominate Gen. Qui,man, and
should elect him to the office, that
would, cr necessitate rel, be also his
first official act
MIR. Yancy, after further notice
of the Baltimore Democratic plat
form, passed OH to consider the last,
or second question, viz: Was not
separate nomination necessary to
preserve the integrity of the South
ern Rights party? He contended,
on the contrary, that such course
would etfectually destroy it. He
said that it were in vain that we
should close our eyes to the circum-
stances which surrounded us. When
the Indian chief fell mortally wound.
ed, and on recognizing, in the shouts
of the victorious band, tho voice of
his friend, and exclaimed, tho voice
Of Nlinarroa in the midst Of my toes!'
he but uttered q melancholy and |
soul-subduing fact, which is too true
as to the position we occupy in the
midst of our countryncn. Contend
lnS singly and at every sacrifice for
Southern, Rights, we have eyer been
but small minority, even among
Southrons; only preserved from con-
tempt, OH account of the paucity of
our numbers by reason Of our earn.
est faith and self sacrificing devotion
to principles.
No longer seeking dissolution of
the Unlon-on account Of The past
we are seeking to bring about such
an administration of the affairs of the
country as will vindicatc and defend
cur rights, as well rs the rights of
all When forced to fall back upon
this policy by overwhelming ma jori.
ties of our own section, we held out
ind 'ccInents to the national parties
to suppose that our support might !
be obtained, if their Nomination was
influenced by our claims and just de-
nnands. Al that time, who hoped or
eXi icc.2u sucil nomination as that
OF General PIERCE? None. Buch-
anan "as IN nca!r>t APPROACH to us,
and how tar, yer. la, be, ond Buch-
anan Is Gen. PicIcr, whether cunsid.
cred as a State Rights man or foe
to trecsolilsln! he Southern Rights
wing ot the Democracy, after Sc
we're contest, succeeded III originating
and making the Nomination OF Gen.
Pierce. 1t vas made contessedly
upon the ruin ot Tie hopes of every
prominent can'ldatc who had been
instrumental i'll imposing the compro.
mise upon the country, and had
made it "a hobby horse for political
pretermcnt. 1t was the death knell
to the aims and hopes and schemes
OF the Foote and Cobb factions in the
South.
MI. Y. said, i speak but the
voice "fa fixed fact, when | say, tins
question was decided for us before
we assembled More than ono half
the members of our party-recos sniz-
lng the good faith i'll which the nomi.
nation was made-lo looking upon it as
signal triumph over corrupt Presi.
dental aspirants and schcmers, and
a rebuke to Southern traitors, and as
peace offering to the distracted
South-have already enlisted in the
support Of Pierce. The debate you
have listened to already, has reveal
ed the fact, that large party in this
very body, arc determined to sup.
port that nomination, and have only
held back from previous avowal of
that fact out of respect to Tho decis-
ION that the party should come to in
tins session Of the convention upon
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