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For tho Sumter Banner.
Philip S. White again.

lnr. Banner: Under this caption
permit me to say word to commu-
nication signed "Truth" lin the Black
Rirer IYatchman Of the 22d ult., from
Bishopville; hut before | do SO, let
me say something as regards the i'm
preston made upon my own mind
during the time that Mr.. WHITE has
been lecturing in South Carolina, and
especially in Sumter District. 1t
seems tonme, Sir, that there exists
somewhere an abiding, dcep-scated,
prejudice against the Temperance
cause, and against the Sons of Tenn
perance in particular this opposition
hath manifested itself by invcctive
spleen, and SANDER Of each and every
Of the whole fry of lille run,ocrats in
the land, and it has been echoed again
by those from whom we expected bet
ter things, and all this ill-will to Tenn
pcrance has poured out the walls of its
pcnt up indignation against the said
MIR. WHITE. He came to our State
n comparative stranger, and the rumo-
Gratis took the occasion from that fact
to yell out the cry of Abolitionist,"
thinking, no doubt, that he was some
poor drifting Yankee itinerant jack-ass
Of lecturer, and that they could de-
molish him at once, but they soon
found that they had waked mp the
wrong passenger, for they. soon dis
covered that WHITE was anything but
what they supposed, and found out
that no man in the United States was
better or moro fivorably known than
PmLrp S. WHITE. But 10, and behold,
just about this state Of the case, oppo-
sition from another source springs up,
the church people are aroused, WHITE
says they drink liquor, (some of them
at least, and then the whole church
starts on perfect stampede, and my
good friend Truth" from Bishopville,
| apprehend belongs to this class---he
seems perfectly indignant at the idea,
that member of the church should
be accused of dram-drinkmg, Or being
thick-headed, and insinuates that the
Sons about Bishopville informed
WnI~E Of the whereabouts Of the op-
position to the Order there very com.
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these occupy the attention Of the DEL
egates, u number Of whom are already
in this city for purposes ofconsultation
and conference. Every hotel swarms
with men bent OH saving the country;
every bar room is rcdolent with
the praises ofCass Buchanan, Douglas,
Lane, Stockton, Rusk, Or talc fifty
four other prominent caadidates. AS
Tim Tappertit says: Something must
come Of this; may it not be human
gore?" The general average of i'm
tellgence among The delegates is
very good. they seem, most of
tlrem, TO DO sharp fellows, and in
point of ability, the Convention will
probably be a superior body to
the House Of Representatives. 1t
certainly is able to exert q more
controlling influence over the policy of
the country for some time to come,
which is rather an anomaly in our
institutions. These Conventions are
most dangerous bodies, because so
irresponsible, and so irregularly con-
stituted. They constitute the ;mpc-
RUM tn imperio, and make partisans
more potent than legislators. The
first are the masters, the latter the
servants, though it often happens that
both functions are combined in the
same individual. Then they arc like
two>edged swords, and cut both ways.
The time is rapidly approaching,
when he who is the most adroit
intriguer, will be regarded as the
ablcst statesman. Look at Cass for
instance. In fact, to. listen to the
conversations here. one would suppose
that the one thing needful, was a.
Variability in candidate and nothing
else-the rest 'all leather and pru-
nella." OF course, pending the meet
ing of the Conventions no important
public matters will be mcddled with
in either House. The consequence is
that private claims and formal bu
siness now have some showing. So
little has been done in this way, how
ever, since the opening of the Session,
that a very intelligent member
seriously said to me yesterday that
he saw no possibility of an ad-
journment until September, unless
some greater headway was made.
The sessions are becoming perpetual,
for narrow isth1nus Of recess il
now left between tho adjournment and
the succeeding session. it is lucky
circumstance that the quantity of
new legislation do snot keep pace with
the extension of the time Of sitting.
The growth of the country and tue
extension of the 'arca Of freedom" of
course, must take the responsibility,
not the menabers themselves, who,
poor fellows, are always anxious to
get hoGg$y disdaintillly disregarding
81 tSi.,, .,a,cg;fEN" dollars per diem, which
i.;ai5{ Earish's restaurant absorbs
y{ipi;9s DrOportiIn of
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Conversational.

In the Senate, May 24th, 1852, Mr..
BUTLER presented the credentials of
the Hon. WM.. i. DKSAUssUnE, ap-
pointed Senator by the Executive OF
the State Of South Carolina to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the rcsignati, IL
Of the Hon. r. BAREwELL RIErr.
The credentials were read. and the
oath prescribed by law having been
administered to Mr.. DESAussunE, he
took his seat in the Senate.
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WE are indebted to E. BElLlNaER,
Jr., of Barnwell, fora copy Of his letter
addressed to the citizens Of DArnwell,
whom he represented in the Conven.
tion in relation to the action Of said
Convention, after considering what the
Convention did not do and what the
Convention did do, he finds himselfnot.
only perfectly satisfied, but proud of
the result. In speaking Of that part of
the resolution unanimously adopted,
which declares it inexpedient for South
Carolina to secede, he says, ''no doubt
our cooperation friends considered it
inexpcdient to sccede, because they
could not get cooperation, and our Sc
cession friends considered it incxpedi-
cnt because majority of the people
had expressed clearly though Indirectly
a decided unwillingness to secedo." y
1t is enough for him that the resolution
makes mot co-operation) but eXpedl-
ency only an essential clement in the
exercise or non-cxercise of the right Of
secession. Why play upon words, af-
ter asking the coiopcration party why
they did not !sccedc, ask the same ques-
ton Of the secession party and when
they answer that it is because majori-
ty of the people are against it; go
step further, and ask the people why
they did not, instruct their delegates i'll
Convention to sccedc, what would be
their answer ? they will tell you that
it was incxpcdicnt because neither
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi or any
other Southern State would cooperate
with this State in resistance, they
have never pretended to give any 9th
er reason, there can be no difference
about the true meaning of tho term ex-
pcdient as found in the resolution
Suppose that South Carolina could
have controlled the action of the other
Southern States-that she could have
decided for them as she did for herself,
who can doubt but before this time
these United States would have been
divided. Who can doubt that the
glory of this Union (which is subject
upon which many large and small men
Of late delight to dwcih upon) would
have faded away. We do not desire
that there shall be any ambiguity in
the resolution passed by the Convcn-
ton, but we desire that all the South
ern States should distinctly understand
why South Carolina considered it in
cxpedicnt to seccde. 1t was because
they chose to settle down i'll submits
sion, and i'll our Judgment necessity
compelled her to declare that it was
inexpcdicnt to secedc alone.
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The WAY AN EMPERoR AND EmPREss.
TRAvEL.-We have already state j that
the Emperor and Empress Of Ri sic.
had arrived at Warsaw on the Cd in.
slant, and on the 9th, the King and
Queen Of Prussia left Berlin to meet
them at the frontier. The Emperor
goes to Vienna, thence to Prague to
visit the Ex-Emperor of Austria, and.
afterward preparations were made on.
the road from st. Petersburg to War
saw for the journey of tho Empress
and her numerous suite. When the
Emperor travels alone he generally
does SO in more simple manner. A
gentleman who came a little IN adj
vance of the Imperial train, describes
the spectacle along the whole linE as
extraordinary. The road for 400
English miles was repaired and swept
by hand, every stone being removed,
and at every stone being removed, and
at every post station l76 horses were
kept ready harnesscd, that not an in
stant might be lost.
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TIE RANDOLPH NEaROEs.-A writer
in the Baltimore Patriot, who is trav-
elling in Ohio, gives this account Of the
Randolph negroes, who, it viii! be re-
membcrcd, were driven from their
homes which had been procured for
them by the whites:
"Troy, about twenty miles from
Dayton, is a small and rather dilapi-
dated town between this place and
Piqur. Along the canal are MAORI
ty Of the Randolph negroes. 1t was
in the adjoining county of Mercer,
that the large tract Of land was pur-
chased for their settlement from which
they were forcibly elected by the
white inhabitants. The condition of
these poor creatures is had commcn-
tary on the miserable policy of eman-
cipating negroes, and allowing them
to remain in this country. The majo-
rity of these once valuable. servants,
are now worthless beasts upon the
community among whom they are To-
Gated, and often want for the common
necessaries Of life. heard several
express an ardent wish to return to
the shores Of Roanoke again, where
they had plenty, and did not know
what it was to suffer for want" -
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THE SUMTER BANNER.
Sumterville, So. Ca.
JOHN II. GREEN, Ep1ToR.
TUESDAY, JUNE, 1, 1852.
Our Friaaciples.

-" There ~ one point on which there can be no
dtrers,fy Of opinion in the South among those
tcho are true TO her, or uho hnpc made ,:p their
nt'nds not TO De stdres; that is If ue should be
Jorced to choose betoeen resistance and
,se should take resistance at all hascrds."-
CALHOUN.
10 do that, concert of action must be necessu-
ry, not TO saue the Uaion; for II ,rouId then Be
TOO tate, buf to ourseocs. Thus in ,nu uie,o,
concert. rs the one thing necdful.."
What IS the remedy7 I ans,rer secession,
unned secession Of the slatcholding States, or a
large humber Of them. Nothing else ,psu be wisa-
nothing else tDiH be practicable.
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VACANCY FOR a DocroR--Greincr.
the Indian Agent in New Mexico,
wrote home on 31st Of March, that he
knew of an opening for an enterprising
physician, vacancy had happened and
he told how. One of the Eutaws, on
the San Juan River was taken sick, had
an Indian doctor from the Rio Verde,
was called in to attend him. Owing
to the strength of the disease, or. tho
weakness of the prescription Of. the
doctor, the patient died and was rburi-
ed. After the funeral was taken by
the friends Of the deceased, tied up,
shot and scalped; his wite's hair was.
cut off; his house burned, containing all
his property; and all his animals killed.
This is tho law among these Indians,
regulating doctors. The vacancy is
yet untitled.
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From the Charleston Mercury.
Presidential Convention.

In a recent lc,,tsrsraffs one OF the
regular correspondents of the Bal
tilnore Sun, there occurs the follow
ing passage:
''South Carolina will not be repre-
sented by any regularly appointed
delegate in either of the Conventions,
but | know that Gen. Commander will
certainly attend the Democratic Con-
vention, and assume to represent the
State. His vote may be decisive in
the selection of the nominee-thus
exercising himself the whole power of
the Convention. If it is quite certain
he will 60 for Gen. Cass, then the
question as to the nomination may be
considered as already settled. Mr..
Calhoun gave his support to the
election of Gen. Cass, and, therefore,
some support from tho same quarter
may be expected, especially nfier the
explanation given at this session, by
Gen. Cass, of the Nicholson letter. It
is understood, however, that South
Carolina would prefer, among the
Northern men, Mr.. Dickinson or
Mr.. Dallas"
We know nothing of the authority
for the declaration so confidently
made, that Gen. Commander will
attend the Democratic Convention
''nnd assume to represent the State"
We have heard no intimation of such
an intention. 1t is certainly true, as
he says, that South Carolina will
appoint no delegate, unless every
Indication Of public sentiment thus
far, has been delusivc.
But there is very material error in
the above, which we desire to correct.
Mr.. Calhoun never did support Gen.
Cass for the Presidency, but no.
toriously and warmly opposed his
election. The State voted for Gen.
Cass against his opinions and wishes.
And it must further be remembered
that she voted for him, not as her
choice, but as choice Of evils; and
because it was thought he would be
compelled to choose counsellors more
safe for the South than we had any
right to hope for from his antagonist.
There was neither partiality for Gen.
Cass, nor much confidence in his
principles. There is vastly less now;
or rather the last remains of both have
been utterly swept away.
Reference is made to Gen. Cass' 3
recent explanation of his then famous
Nicholson letter. How the writer
can imagine that this explanation will
make him friends in the South, we are
ut loss to conjecture. If he had
put the construction on that letter
four years ago, which he has recently
done in the Senate, he could not have
got Southern vote. Every where in
the South it was contcndcd, and he
was careful not to contradict it, that
his assumption Of power on the part
Of the people of tie Territories to
establish fundamental laws on the
subject of Slavery, was fasrant only
for the people in the act Of legally
forming themselves into State. He
now assumes for his letter, the con-
struction which his enemies in the
South put upon it.
But Gen. Cass's subsequent career
in the Senate has been so marked with
demagogueism, equally silly in the
form Of its manifestations and reckless
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Exhibition mt the Court House

WILL be exhibited this evening (in
the Court House,) DUNLAp's original
Painting Of Christ rejected on the trial
before Pontius Plate on $50 square
feet. of canvass. :,
The Picture represents the important
moment, when PLATE having brought
forth Jesus bound, and decorated with
agorgeous robe and crown Of thorns,
asks the question" Shall | release
unto you this man or Barabbas 2" and
the people answer, "Not this man, but
Barabbas."
For particulars see hand-bills. Doors
open at 8 o'clock.
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The Jennings estate in England,
has been claimed by Mr.. S. Jennings,
OF Mobile, as the rightful heir. He
says that not one single link is wanting
in his lineage, from Charles, of 1851,
down to the day Of his birth; that he is
the eldest male lincal descendcnt Of
Charles and Mary Jennings, who came
from England, and was clerk of the
court of Elizabeth city county, in the
town Of Hampton, Va, in 1851.
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"A MONSTER Boil OF CoTToN.--We
have now lying on our editorial table
huge boil Of cotton, measuring six
inches in length, and eight inches in
diameter. 1t isa sample from the cot.
fee estate named de Guerra, and situa-
ted in San Antonio de los Banos.-
The texture is of the finest and softcst
character, and admirably suited for
manufacture
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eY Messrs. A. WHITE g. Co., are
Agents for the Banner in Sumterville.

gW@ Communications intended for
the Banner must be handed in on or
before Saturday morning, and those
favoring us with advertisements will.
please let us have them at least by
Q o'clock on Monday.
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HON. Josiah u. Evans.

The Marion Star states that rumor
says that the friends Of Judge EVANS
have nominated him, as u candidate
before the. next Legislature, for the
position Of United States Senator to
represent this State, for the six years
next after the'4th of March, 1853.
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folly: We trust now that tho Union is
safe, now the apprehensions of the Pa
triot are quieted on that score, it will
devote itself to suggesting and keeping
before the people these many impor-
portant reforms needed in our State
Government which the ability and cx-
pcrience Of it editors renders it most
competent to do.
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POWER OF DEscRrPTIoN.-A wes-
tern man in describing the remarkable
richness of the soil, said that o few
hours after planting cucumber seeds,
the dirt began to fly and the vines
came up like streak; and although no
s.arted off at tho top of his spe 'Ea,
vines overlook agaS aScoyee1 phim. On
taking out his knife tSds cut the darned
things, he found large o.eun.6er, gone
.-,-eoed in has pocket! , .fS
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Public Lecture.

AT the request of several gentlemen
Mr.. WHITAKER will deliver a public
lecture on. Monday night next at the
Court House, on the life and writings
of Sweedcnbourg. The lecture to
commence at half past seven o'clock.
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HANNEaAN AND DuNcAN,--Ex.Scn,
ator Hannegan, of Indispa, has de-
livered up to the proper authorities for
an examination into the circumstances
resulting in the death Of Captain Dun
can, his hrother-in-law, gg3
Captain Duncan is said to have
admitted frequently that he slapped
Mr., Hannegan in the face previous
to be stabbed. He died fofgiving
him, without b rNlrmur or complaint,
only rcgrctting, as hc;said, that hcshad
not died in Mexico, r
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A Southern Trade Meeting is to be
held in Baltimore MS soon as tho tur-
moil of the political conventions IS
over. The object is to promote the
city's trade with the Southern States.
Baltimore is always alive to her inter-
csts.
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BALTIMORE CoNvENrIoN.-Thc Con-
vention excitement is commencing,
and caucusses are being held. a coali-
ton between General Cass and Mr..
Buchanan is talked of. A large mum
bcr Of delegates have arrived.
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We would call attention to an arti.
Gle taken from the Unionville Journal
upon the subject of education.
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Declaration of GEac HDcnn Ocrae tic
Candidates for tHse Esrcsidlcla-
CIV for llRR Conn lni annnliSn

The Hon. Robert. G. Scott, of
Richmond, Va. the Democratic Elect
or for President in that district, q
few days ago, addressed letter to
all the Democratic candidates spoken
of for the Presidency, asking their
opinion on the Compromise measures,
particularly tho Fugitive Slave law.
Several answers have been returned,
the substance of which is thus fiji, n :shcd
in the New York Herald of Tuesday.
Gen. Houston replied, under date of
tho 2lst inst. that he voted for
all the measures embraced in the
Compromise bill, sevcrally, and he
has since seen no cause to change his
views. Efeadeclarcs that he would
not hesitatest6. veto any bill:impairing
the law f0fithe protection Of the con
stitutional rights which guarantees to
the people of the South the possession
and enjoyment of their slave property.
Gen. Cass writes, under date of the
24th instant declaring his acquiesoence
in all the Compromise measures. He
expresses the opinion that it would be
the duty of the President to veto any
bill that weakened or impaired the
fulfilmcnt of the constitutional OBJ
legation to deliver up fugitive slaves,
rs enforced by the Fugitive Slave
law. IIe declares the sacrifices of
individual opinion, in opposition to
any Of the Compromise measures, to
be duty every good citizen owes his
country and the preservation Of
the Union.
Judge Douglass also writes under
the same date. He adverts to
his past public career, as showing
his opinions as to the compromise
measures, and says his views have
undergone no change. Hc does not
hesitate to state expressly, that it is
the duty of every true American to
oppose the repeal or modification of
the fugitive slave law, that would
impair tho fulfillment Of the Con-
,SStiNti,na! obligation on that subject.
Yet he would not yield the patronage
of the government to influence tho
Legislature on that or any other sub
ject.
Col. w. R. King, of Alabama,
writes that he acQuiesces in the
Compromise. He regards the fi,-
gitive slave law, not in tho light of
ordinary legislation, but that it is
to carry out q constitutional guar
antee, and the President ought to
negative any act the effect of which
would be to impair or weaken its
efficminacy.
Daniel s.. Dickinson, of New York,
has replied that he acquiesces in
all the Compromise measures; but
that he is not candidate for the
Presidency, having long since ex-
pressed preference for distinguished
statesman, (Gen. Cass.) Ic considers
it, the. duty of the President to
veto any measure which in any
way would impair the efficiency Of
the fugitive slave law. ''"
Gen. Rusk has replied, by taking
the same decided stand with the
foregoing, but disclaims any as
pirations for the Presidency: He
avows his preference for General
Houston overall others.
Several other replies have been
written. =, -
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FEMALE SoclErY.-He who speaks
lightly OF female society, is numsknll
or q knave, the former not having
sense enough to discern its benefits,
and the latter hating the restraint it
lays OH his vice. va 9f't,.a
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A London correspondents ofthe New
York Commercial Advertiser says that
y statement by Lord Palmerston,I in
the House Of Commons, q few nights
since, has excited u lively feeling OF
surprise, although it is merely Of IS
piece with circumstance which was
said to have occurred in lS4S. 1t was
that Louis Philippe, during his visit to
England, after the settlement Of the
Tahiti question, which had threatened
to involve the two countries in war,
told q friend that his generals had as
sured him, if the apprehended rupture
should take place, they would be in
London within week. This gives ad-'
ditional probability to the truth Of the
rumor which prevailed after the, last
revolution, that General Changernier
hal offered Lcdru Rollin to invade
England, and reach the metropolis
with an army Of 1900 men, G
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ExrRAoRDINARY TEtEop .pAIc FEAT.
MIR. Webster's greSe>rspeech, de-
livered in Faneuil Hall, Boston,
on Saturday evening, was tclegraphed
to the Herald, over BassIS Merchants
Line, in the short SuSssce of three
hours and forty minutes. Those
familiar with the business oftelegraph-
ingrwil] appreciate the feat when
we state that the speech is composed
of about five thousand words, and
was furnished to US an exact fac sinsiie
Of the original copy, with every
mark of punctuation correctly in
serted.-Ncw-York Herald, Oath.