The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-01-13
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I may also cldfayor to indicate my. my:
self from ,somo; aftthe. alasiens.andl
remark s7s (which .were .intemledsato
reach me. When L saSy theegcn.i
tleman, With so' mNck delibcyatiloon,,,,,::
draw from his. quiyer, arrows that
had debeen laid aside,for- ascontest for,
which was not prepared II confess
that | then looked with. siirprise aSssS, as,
wclla.as CONCERN, upon u the, course.
whichnthe debate MAS ,likelyto takc.e
"!Ifthc gentleman had satisfied HIM
self With simFly' aYowing that lie IN
tended to put tlietseal Of appreciation
upon the compromise measures,
might not have had cause to complaIh
50 much. If he lad contcn!cd him,
self With being entirely silent as re-
CARDS tic effect which his resolution
would have upon those who opposed
it, might not, perhaps, have been
altogether satisfied, but | would not
have taken material exceptions. But
hc went much further, and not only
bestowed applause and commenelation
upon the cherished compromise meas
nrcs, bnt turned round and fred on
the camp Of Lis, former comrades.
My duty to that camp, deserted as it
has been, requires me to rimdic;ttGits
history and the conduct Of those who
are connected with it,. Under the
cover Of the propusiiion now before
the Senate, there seems to be
double aim make new platform
for the security OF some, and to cx-
pose others who,are hot willing torbe
forced from their original position;
ani this, too. in n manner unpre-
ccdented in the legislative history Of
this country, or any other. : 1t. is q
mode of ratification Of what is re-
sardcd as i popular measure BY
certain politicians of course not SO
much Tor their own advantage as for
The e-Is0ora- good OF the ,rhotc eountrs-not
to give up to a,9&s,,w'.at IS meant for
mankind. 1 may take "a >a!4se rent
s'ew;. est ho Instead
qnietlng agitation anu I, isfS.
mony, this proceeding WILSON tlc
seeds Of discorl among those who
have Il common interest to defend the
rights OF the States, especially the
Southern States, WHICH arc alone
in danger, aud which must be
doomed ii their true friends suffer
party organizations to divide and
destroy ,lc:n. This measure is to
be an ark ior the elect Of the land
10 be saved from the great deluge
that may BIC coming over us. |
suppose politicians will 80 into it by
pairs, Of different kinds, to make an
Improvement by ANAL algamation-as
Mr.. Burke said Of similar class, a
Mosaic work, here a black piece,
and there red one &c. The
bencrolc2st plan is to put to the
sword all who arc to be excluded
from the ark, or who cannot be
admitted into it By party passport.
| know that the honorable Senator
said that his resolution originated
in IN ENLARGED ,at,io,ism hoy;nr no
reference to nortv tactics SIT
lave always remarked ,haf vlcn
patriotism becomes So ,j;Eusrl onI
enlarged it becomes rather wcolcr
than stronger. i did not know
What the honorable Senator VAS
aiming at b,t as | said thcn I
knew what tie effect would be
Now. before alldc to or notice
somc remarks which special claim nv
attention, I will dispose, by way Of
explanation, of sony OF The char"cs
BY or Complaints perhaps / should
say, which he made against those
who had cAar.e of the fueitiYc
slave bill. Ila intinatcd that they
did not do thci, duty to it. GAP erlars
the charge was no. made so strongly