The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-01-20
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J from South, Carolina through me, iirn
i thetmanner3tsI have described, Sps vas.
wiling to send delegates tp . South
crn Convention. l Will add, though.
! that was doubtless one of our OBJ.
jcntsip3this moFelncnt, 10 SECURE aurt ,,l;t
long-withhela right to an efficient
congressional enactment proy,diniiiss
J for the rc-capture aud Restoration Z Of
ingltives from service. But j reiter.s !.
ate, that We didanot$ commit Il ,5tli our.
selves to secession.s nor dit. we insist
.!Fl,in:rp On, amending the Federal Constitu,
lion, Y ~ y ts,.s3 ~
/ will say furthcr5to the honorable
gentleman that the.i State sof Mis-
sissipri, as SHE was justified in doing,
came to tho conclusion, grayely aid
deliberatcl lv-and i believe all dis lli!ss
passionate men will admit thasi.
she acted wisely in coming to
that conclusion that the plan cf
c9mprolnilae effcctually guarded d
sallst every single danger withwhich
the South had been antecedently
lnenaccd, and secured to her the
fugitive slave law, to Which she Wassi
entitled by the Constitution, in in al adj,
dition, together With certain other!in.s7
eidcntal advantages, some Of which
endeavorcd to point ont the other
day Now if, in the opinion Of the
State of Mississippi, the compromise
has operated in manner 50 COM com
prehensiyely beneficial, howean it Be
contendcd that the State Of South,
Carolina, when she undertook, WITH
out just reason, to manifest dissat-
isfaction with the acts Of adjustments.
and proposed a Southern Congress
Tor the purpose. Of arraying the s
Southern States against them, was
LED into that attitude blythe State Of
Mississippi? have heard that
sad before. and baYe denied IT,.
W. 9as lglsss isa 5II1 81
iii5cd by The Nashville Conyention. aRosl tho
South would have had no further
Atron6le. i,bclievc this ad8ice would
but for Gcitaln intfig,ifiEsspontr
who attempted, in my opinion, in balI
fuith-of which | shall give HE
| proofs hcreaftcr--to WELD the
machinery Of the National Cons
yc.tion, gotten up for very different
purposes, for the overtliroY Of the.
! Union; a very ingenious plan having
been adopted, under the ADVICE Sf
certain persons Who have openly
avowed themselves subsequently, 10.
lIave been secret disunionists in henrt
and design at that time, indempna.
ing terms Of settlement SO cxtravagank
anl unreasonable as to make
tull hope OF their ultimate adoption
utterly absurd. esaes
One Of the leaders Of South Caro-.
lima, gentleman who is reputed to
be the author of the Nashville ad,
dress, declared, as well recolIect, in
a speech delivered in Charleston,
immediately after his return from tho
Nashville Convention, thar he had
entertained no expectation when the
celebrated demand Of 38 deg. sc
was made on the part of the Con.
ycntion, that it would be acceded to;
but that be for many years past, had
1 been tired Of the pnion and anxious
to break it up. and expected, through
| the agency OF The Nashville Con.
yention, and by demanding terms Of
adjustment which not be aceeded Eto
by Congress and the Northern
States, to accomplish his long
cherished object. This noted avoWal,
| say, vas made in Charleston after
the session of the Convention had
drawn to a close; but hatgentleman
cannot deny deny that he had been
tquito particular In not declaring such
views and objects in the Nashyille
Convention. All will perceive from
| this statement that the honorable.
Senator Mr.. Butler has entirely
misunderstood the true position pf
the State Of Mississippi, and !
/ hope not hereafter to bear les nc.
cuscd Of being instigatcd by any,por.
ton of the extrayagaet moyements 3of
certain factiomsts in South Carolina,
II. Mr.. Butler. hare only said that
Soptll,Carolina, TO some extent,
shaped her course according TO the
| plan marked out by tho Stataee
Mississippi, The Senator has inad.ai n:as3.i
illusions which cannot be mistaken,
FIJI must, therefore, in justice TO my
/; colleague, yield the floor, ttea!lqs
) him an opportunity of sreaklirg,
although there's much more which
II l-fIwoald have said, but for The FREE
rhaucnt interruptions with whiel, the
J course Of my remarks has beena
5 .tbrolsen in upon, and the illusions to
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