The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-08-17
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provision of the Constitution, cannot,
with fidelity thereto, be repealed Or
80 changed as to destroy or impair
its efficacy.
Resolved, That the Democratic
party will resist all attempts at re.
renewing, in Congress or out Of it,
the agitation on the slavery question,
undor whatever shape cr color the
attempt may bo made.
lilo insisted thar this resolution did
not endorse or condemn the late com.
promise; on the contrary, it appeared
to him to be q studied avoidance of
opinion upon the policy of that COM
promise. 1t simply pledged that
party to faithful execution of the
laws. If this had boen stricken out
of this platform, and it contained no
alluSion to those acts whatever, still
Gen. Pierce, if elected, would have
been bound in the very firse act he
performed as President yea, in be-
ing made tho President Ito have ta
ken oath to adhere to and abide by
the faithful execution Of those laws |!
And, said Mr.. ", even if we were
now to nominate Gen. Qui,man, and
should elect him to the office. that
would, &c necessitate rel, be also his
first official act !!
Mr.. Yancv, after further notice
of the Baltimore Democratic plat
form, passed OH to consider the last,
or second question, viz: Was not
separate nomination necessary to
preserve the integrity of the South
ern Rights party? He contended,
on the contrary, that sucll course
would etfectual!y destroy it. He
said that it were in vain that we
should close our eyes to the circum.
stances which surrounded US. When
the Indian chief fell mortally wound.
ed, and on recognizing, in the shouts
of the victorious band, the voice of
his friend, and exclaimed, tho voice
of Alinarroa in the midst Of my foes!'
he but uttered o melancholy and
soul,subduing fact, which is too true
as to the position we occupy in the
midst of our countryIncn. Contend.
ing sngly and at every sacrifice for
Southern Rights, we have eyer been
but small minority, even among
Southrons; only preserved from con.
tempt, OH account OF the paucity Of
our numbers by reason of our earn.
est fuith and self sacriicin. devotion
to principles.
No longer seeking dissolution of
the Unioh-on account Of The past
We are seeking 10 bring about such
all administration of the affairs of the
country as will vintlicatc and defend
cur rights, as well as the rights of
all When forced to fall back upon
this policy by overwhelming ina iori.
ties of oar own section, we held out
ind elements t. the national parties
to suppose that our support might
be obtained, ii their nomination was
influenced by ouI claims and just de.
lnanis. Al that time, who hoped or
eXlcr.IG sncl nomination as that
OF G.nr.al PIERCE? None. Buch
anau "as IN nca.r>t ai.p,oach to us,
anu how tar, yer, Iar hcy ond Buch-
anan Is Gen. Piece, whether g, nsid-
cred as a State Rights man or a foe
TO trecsol'lsln! he Southern Rights
wing Of the Democracy, after a Sc
we're contest, succeeded i'll originating
aud making the nomination OF Cen.
Pierce. 1t was made confessedly
upon the ruin Of tic hopes Of every
prominent candidate who had been
Instrumental i'll imposing the compro.
mise upon the country, and had
made it a hobby.horse for political
pretermcnt. 1t was the death knell
to the aims and hopes and schemes
of the foolc and Cobb factions in the
South.
MI. Y. said, Il speak but the
voice "f fixed fact, when | say, tins
question vas dccidrl for US before
we assembled More than one half
the members of our party-rccosniz.
ing the good faith i'll Which the nomi.
nation was looking upon it as
a signal triumph over corrupt Prcsi.
dentlal aspirants and schemors, and
q rebuke to Southern traitors, and as
a peace offering to the distracted
South-have already enlisted in the
support Of Pierce. The debate You
have listened to already, has reveal
ed the fact, that a large party in this
very body, are determined to sup.
port that nomination, and have only
held back from previous avowal of
that fact out Of respect to The decis.
ION that the party should come to in
this session Of the convention upon
its course. A separate nomination
apart from all moral and politica
c?na;Acra.i?Hs, would bo tl: q 4?