The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-01-20
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thc. N'a''llci 4 nave dcScfiped, Was
willing to send delegates to d South
crn Convention. l will add, though,
that it was doubtless one Of our OBJ.
jcc!s-in this movement. 10 SECURE onp
long.witlhcll right to an sfiicieps
congressional enactment providing
for the rc.capture and restoration os
fugitives from service. But ] reiiter.
ate, that VIC did not commit our. our
selves to secession. nor dit. we insist
on amending the Federal Constitu;
ton, f..' Nt'st..-.fss 9. ~
| will say further to the honorable
gentleman that thcs State of Mis-.
sissippi, as she was justified in doing,
came to he conclusion, grayely and
deliberatcly-and ! believe all dis.
passionate men will admit that
she acted wisely in coming to
that concluSion---that the plan ef
compromise cfcctually guarded L.
5ainst every single danger with which
the South had been anteccdently
lnenaccd, and secured to her the
fugitive slave law, to Which she was
entitled by the Constitution, in 'p;d, al.
''ition, together with certain other in
c'dental advantages, some Of which
| endeavored to point out tile other
day Now if, III the opinion Of the
State of Mississippi, the compromise
has operated iii manner SO com 4
prchensivcly beneficial, how can it be-
contendcd that the State Of South.
Carolina, when she undertook, With.
out just reason, to manifest dissat-
isfaction with the acts Of adjustment,
and proposed a Southern Congress-
for the purpose, Of arraying the
Southern States against them, was
led into that attitude by the State of h
Mississippi? | have heard that
SAID before, aud ! haye denied it.
i ltiaaa The .Mises 8 81 Ss9 isis; parent 4
cd by The Nashville Convention, tho fln,
South would have had no further
tronG!e. believe this ad+ice would
but For ccitdnl lntirguIl}g pori'lcra1sisss,, =
who attempted, in my o!inion, in bad
fuith-of which l shall give tie
proofs hcreaitcr--to WELD ths
machinery Of the National Con-
! vcntion, gotten un for very different
| purposes, for the ovcrtliroW Of the
Union; a very ingenious plan having
been adopted, under the ADVICE Of
/ certain persons who have openly
ayowcd themselves subsequently t9
lave been secret disunionists in heart
and design at that time, in dempnd:
ing terms Of settlement so cxtravagapt
ami unreasonable as to make
/ all hope OF their ultimate adoption
utterly absurd. fsse @
Ono Of the leaders Of South. Caro-.
lima, gentleman Who is reputed to
( be the author Of the Nashville ad-
dress, declared, as well recollect, in
a speech delivered in Charleston,
Immediately after his return from the
Nashville Convention, that he had
entertained no expectation when the
celebrated demand of 80 deg. 80
was made on the part of the Con.
vcntion, that it would be acceded to;
but that be for many years past, had
been tired Of the Union and anxious
to break it up. and expected, through
the agency Of the Nashville Con-
vention, and by demanding terms Of
adj dilst:"cnt which not be acceded to
BY Congress and the Northern
States, to accomplish his long
cherished object. THIS noted avowa1,
| say, vas made in Charleston after
the session OF the Convention had
| drawn to a close; but that gentleman
cannot deny deny that he had been
quite particular i'll not declaring such
views and objects in the Nashville
Convention. All will perceive from
this statement that the honorable.
Senator Mr.. Dut!er,] has entirely
misunderstood the true position of
the State Of Mississippi, and I
hope Tot hereafter to hear her 9c:
crscd Of being instigatcd by any por.
ton of the cxtravagaRt movements Of
certain factionists in South Carolina,
Mr.. Butler. haze only said that
South Carolina, to some extent,
, shaped her course according 70 the
plan marked out by tho State of
5 Mississippi. The Senator has made
allusions which cannot be mistaken:
f | must, therefore, in justice to my
c" eague, yield the floor, toa!la@&
!, III. an opportunity of speaking,
although there IS much more which
/. l would have said. but for the Ire.
r1auent interruptions with which the
: course Of my remarks has besa
broken in upon, and the allusions to
myscolleague which it is but Justice
r. lici should have an opportunity ttS
Eo!ice.