The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-08-17
POL I TICAL.
SPEECH
OF the
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so'S o"uthSih NiSnts convention, lie
made the following points in support
Of tho minority report, tho question
eeins upon the amendment offered
by Colonel Williams:
lie yielded his assent to the amend.
ment, because tho lengthy and heated
debate of the day previous, had con-
vinc,d him that it was only upon
some such ground that the members
Of the Convention could ever harmo.
nike, and preserve tho integrity of the
Southern Rights party.
There were objections to the
amendment but III his opinion, thcv
were Of LEES importance than thos,.
which existed against a continuation
of such contest as had taken place
between the friends of the minority
and minority reports, respectively.
The course which tho debate upon
the minority report had taken, how.
: ever, rendered it almost imperitive
upon him, that he should ofFt r to the
convention. and through it to the
Southern Rights party and the coun.
try, the reasons which had operated
upon him in .r:akiny that report, in
conjunction with the delegates from
Coosa, J Jefferson, Chambers and Rus
sell.
,g,yzsahe rcpast recommended co.opc-
not an anaIgamation, with
fSsS Democratic party, in support Of
sSiencral Pierce for the office of Pre-
ssident. /: recognized the necessity
Of continued independent organiza-
tion of the Southern Rights party,
and suggested the policy of a sup.
port of General Pierce as a party,
upon certain specified grounds
neither accepting nor rejecting him
as tho nominee of another party
nor in any way endorsing the plat.
firm Of that party, which brought
him before tho country.
The position which this policy
would give to the Southern Rights
party, daring this election, might BE-
compared to that held BY the French
army, which co.operated with the
American troops during the r,volu
tionary war-strugYling against :.
coiiimon enemy, with purpose some
what different in detail thou IN ha
wing the common object Of freei,=
the country of power, which ha.l
used its power but to opprcss.
Like the French army, too, the
Southern Rights party, in this con.
test, would he governed ty a scpa-
rate and distinct organizations acting
under its own "ticers-occupvin.
distinct camp.gr"und-anl rail-. be.
meath its own flag; and at til, close
of the campaign, diss"Iving lis TEN
porary alliance, without i'll the least
degree having its integrity affected.
The general objection urged a.ains,
this policy is, that we have ever de-
nounced the national party oryaniza
tons as unsafe and nnsound upon
the great slavery question. and that
we should therefore repudiate all con.
ncction with them I; and, therefore,
the proposed policy has been dc.
noaRced as little less than trcaspl to
one of the great principles Of our
organization.
Mr.. Y. said that this is not an
open question. The Southern Rights
convention of the 4th of March last,
contemplated such action as has been
proposed by the minority report.
Mr.. Y. quoted in support of this
position, the following resolutions Of
that convention
Is. Resolped, That believing both
the old national parties are sensitive
to the majority sentiment, and, there
fore, in effect antagonistic to our
sectional interests, we will preserve
our separate organization, and coal.
esce with neither, but shall leave
ourselves free to oppose both, or co.
operate, from time to time, with eth.
er, according as their doctrines may,
more or less coincide with our own.
Is. RssoIved, That for a more
perfect organization, and to consider
our course in the coming Presidential
election, it is hereby recommended
that convention of the Southern
Rights party Of this State assemble
at this place, at such time as the
contral committee, hereafter named,
shall designate.
1t being clear then that a co.opc-
ration with either Of the national
parties is within the scope and aim of
the Southern Rights party, Mr., Y.
said that the only remaining ques-
Sions were:
LIST. Is the policy indicated corsis.