The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-30

in the same strain. He is the success
sor OF Root. am of opinion, how
ever, they will be long while in con-
summating their purpose. There can
be no doubt to any unpreiudiced ob.
server here that Northern sentiment
on the subject of slavery is much more
conservative than it has been for
years past, and there is fixed pur-
pose on the minds off large majority
of the Representatives and Senators
here to have the law faithfully ex-
ecuted. This may surprise you, but it
is nevertheless true, and the highest
evidence of its reality is to be found in
the open declarations Of many, now
favorable to its execution, who origin
ally opposed and voted against it. I
will venture another opinion, which
may surprise you. The doctrine of
Suite Rights is stronger to-day than it
has been since the days of Gen..
Jackson's proclamation, and the Wash
ington Union has weakened its in
| flucncc with every section ofthe Dom
ocracy, (save the Union party,) by
its cordial endorsement of the high fed
eral doctrines which that celebrated
State paper avows, and which was
explained and modified through the
columns of the Globe, some time after
it was issued, scmi-officially repudi-
ating its most Objectionable features.
1t is very probable that the Union will
not get the census printing on account
Of its continued warfare upon State
Rights.
The House was to-day entertained
by two rather remarkable speeches.
Mr.. Smith, of ofAlabama, Union Dem
ocrat, discussed the Census printing
and the Presidency. According to
his calculation, if the resolution offered
some two months since from the Com
mittce on Printing, to give the job to
Donclson g. Armstrong, of the Union,
had passed, those gentlemen would
have made nett profit on the job of
eight hundred thousand dollars-the
whole cost reaching Sl.4O0,O00. That
would have been quite q handsome
operation. The Committee on Prin-
ting is composed of three member.
two Democrats, and one Wings
The Democrats are German, of H.
diana, and Stanton, of Kentucky; the
Wing, Mr.. Haven, oC New York. Mr..
German has not elevated his position
by the avowal he made, on Introducing
the resolution, that they had given in
the resolution the job to the editors of
the Union, because they were Dem.
ocrats. MIR. Smith said it sounded
very nearly like an unfortunate cx-
preston of Gov. Marcy, of New York,
which had been reproach for years
upon the party, that ''to the victors
belong the spoils."
Mr.. Smith pitched into Cass and
Butler. lie said that it was due to
the country, and to Gen. Cass' own
personal dignity, that he should decline
voluntarily. and not force his friends
to reject him, which they would do.
He went for Young America, but
w1rntca-is u,,der-toed that It weo ,,e,t
II Douglas speech he was making.
Mr.. Nabcrs, saf Mississippi, followed
him; he was opposed to Young Am
erica. lie spoke OF Mississippi poll
tics, the duty of tho Democracy, &c.
He is the most perfect original in
the House. His gesticulation reminds
one of n theatrical performance; but
he is certainly well tempered man,
and is doubtless. invincible on tho
stump. He kept, the House in a
perfect uproar OF laughter during
his hour.
Marshall, of kentucky followed him,
and entered into an elaborate defence
of Fillmore and his Administration.
EilImore's prospects for the nomin-
alton arc improving. Douglass friends
are confident, against the world in
arms"
Gov. Cobb, of Georgia, is here, but
it is very likely his mission will not
result as happily for him or his as
sociatcs as he anticipated on ( leaving
Georgia. The Northwestern, Dem
ocracy arc determined to take no
step, the effect of which would tbc to
draw off the Southern State EissSshts
men from the party, for they
that the strength of the party So'ssga So'si Is
in that organization.
OBSERVER.
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Correspondence of the Southern Standard.
WAsnuSoToN, March 20, 1852.
The speech of Gov. Jones against
Intervention has taken remarkable well,
and his assault upon Gen. Cass is not
regarded rs at all misplaced. The
old General had to explain, and now
his non-intcrvcntinn is the most harm
less and inoffensive thing in all nature.
He read speech on Friday rs a com
mentary upon the late letter of Jcflcr-
son Davis. He thanked Davis for
saying that he did not deceive the
South in his Nicholson lcttcr. You know