The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-01-20
cCorrcspon.lenre OF the son,h .rn s,aniarl.
WAslIlNGrox, Jan. ~, 1852.


Tho Democratic festival w.ch came
off on tho evening Of The Si!,, was the
largest and most brilliant supper ever
Wilncssej in Wash;nglnn. There was
seatea at the table upwards Of five l,u 1drca
persons, among whom wrr, ore hundred
!. ladics, from the grave malron In the gay
!. belle. The Democratic Association which
4 ia composed alone Of residents within The
! city, IN one Of their sentiments avov C the
udctrne Of Intervention very explicitly
Kossuth was there and responded to
+ a complimentary sentiment iii the n st
6.ouuent rf all his speeches. He is an
Intellectual pso'iey, and is entitled TO rank
> with the gfcHieS, men Of tn century. Iii.
GENIUS and cloqucnce will give tho cnrl-
scryutvc pait Of our population much
trouble, for his cause appeals tn the sym
poth IS ofthe heart, and ongcnders an en-.
ihu@iasm which is at war with Judgment
mud discretion He intends Ia make the
most 0f his position and proscytc all lie
can. His ioctrii es here are more popular
than OH his first arrival, ana we have
! intelligence from many ol iI,c State leg
islaalrcs, North and East, inviting him to
+ visit Their respective capitals and become
thcaguest of their respective States. He
3ocs en- tIonday to Annapolis, thence tn
& Harrisburg, pi'tsbnrg, Cincinnati, Co
Mnlbus, Ird.anapelis Springfield, ST. Louis,
and l.perhaps Ncw-Oflcans. He will also
visit Boston, Providence Albany and New
Haven, while the legislatures arc in scsson.
5 lie mlde lung speech yesterday to-
States in the Union, nuw IN this city
I. Speeches were also made 1T the Democratic
s festival hy Cass, Douglas and lane. They
..,,.- if, mn III, poiifica
y Gen. Cnss, in revising his speech made
5, at The Congressional dinner, has greatly
modified The wild positions he took upon
- that occGS on.
The question of ''interventon" is
destined TO overthrow some Of the Pres
idential asprants. | am now incil.ed to
81 tho opinion that it will be one Of the
issues in the ex, election. The incorporate
Excitement which ktssulh has produced
5t,s7n the North, compared With the calm
sind difference of the South, is the highest
evidence OF the essential difference in the
character and feelings Of the two sections,
and philosopher who would scrutinize the
diversity closck and trace it 10 this eau. G.
swiil be driYe1lto w" conclusion that the
g sss IN H; NJ y
& : EuTif'rro.l the cLi @ordf VIII eventually
/S]ead 10 permanent cs,rangement, AMI
IS sc erarate ua,unal;ics. Their vote III the
2 North Fast and North West is colnp'''','
rs 81, q or 7op am s.',; it," arc with
tt1N0ssnth and his mission, and hence pres
s1dcnlial aspran;s are bidIng to secure
that vote.
The insoance of Of the Hnngar:ans
IN New York proposing to establish IL
newspaper there whose columns are to he
devoted to a repeal of The fugitive save
Nlaw, and 70 give away the public land to
&Inw aad Ganti'e citizen, is unparalleled
when it is rG,rcmbcfed that they were
,prisnncrs in The doninions of the Sultan vi
Turkey. und were transferred here by
vessel belonging 10 this Government
IA nati0nal reSS.l, owned by the Soul,
-equciiy with tie North, cDnreying iAcen-
diGrieS from the shores OF tho .Ncdiierran
can tn our own borders, TO fan The flame OF
fara,icisin against the South and her in.
stituiions! THIS is our reward for our
sympathy for Hungarian Independence!
We'll, i. is perhaps what we deserve, and
may teach ns that with nations, as indivilu-
,a!s, The true rule is. according to the
l'nneiy adagc, 10 attend to our own Affairs,
regardless whether the Magyars shaI; rule
The Scaves, or whether Austria and Russia
rule them both.
The Senate and House, on Yesterday,
were engaged ali day on private b lis.
it5t The House adjourned ovcrlll Monday.
+ ts The SENATE was in session to-day To
hear the speech of Senator Downs OF
Foote's Compromise Resolution. He was
in a hurry to make the speech and get
4 back To Louisiana, to look after his Ic.
election. His Legislature is now in session.
The Wings have majority of fifteen on
Joint ia!!o', ana the impression is that he
! will 10 defeated. Heaven send such
e.re suit! HIS speech to-day was dry and
I. dull, and distinguished by nothing save The
:; high Federal doctrines he ay"wed
OBSERVER.