The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-30
in the same strain. He is the success

in the same strain. lie is the success
sor Of Root. am of opinion, how.
ever, they will be long while in con-
summating their purpose. There Gun
be no doubt to any unprejudiced OBJ
server here that Northern. sentiment
on the subject of slavery is much more
conservative than it has been for
years past, and there is fixed pur-
pose on tho minds of q large majority
Of the Representatives and Senators
here to have the law faithfully ex-
ecuted. This may surprise you, but it
is nevertheless true, and the highest
evidence of its reality is to be found in
the open declarations of many, now
favorable to it's execution, who origin
ally opposed and voted against it. ]
will venture another opinion, which
may surprise you. The doctrine Of
State Rights is stronger to-day than it
has been since the days of Gen.
Jackson's proclamation, and the Wash
ington Union has weakened its in
fiuencc with every section ofthe Dem
ocracy, (save the Union party,) by
its cordial endorsements of the high fed
eral doctrines which that celebrated
State paper avows, and which was
explained and modified through the
columns of the Globe, some time after
it was issued, scmi-officially rcpudi-
ating it's most Objectionable features.
1t is very probable that the Union will
not get the census printing on account
ofits continued warfare upon State
Rights.
| The House was to-day entertained
| by two rather remarkable speeches.
Mr.. Smith, of Alabama, Union Dem
ocrat, discussed the Census printing
and the Presidency. According to
his calculation, if the resolution offered
some two months since from the Com.
mittce on Printing, to give the job to
Donclson s. Armstrong, of the Union
had passed, those gentlemen would
have made nett profit on the job OF
eight hundred thousand dollars-the
whole cost reaching Sl,400:O00. Tha,
would have been quite handsome
operation. Tho Committee on Prin-
ting is composed of three member.
two Democrats, and one Wings
The Democrats are German, of III.
diana, and Stanton, of kentucky; the
Wing, Mr.. Haven, of New York. hfr
German has not elevated his position
by the avowal he made, on introducing
the resolution, that they had given in
tho resolution the job to the editors OF
the Union, because they were Dem
ocrats. MIR. Smith said it sounded
very nearly like an unfortunate cx-
preston of Gov. Marcy, of New York
which had been reproach for years
upon the party, that ''to the victors
belong the spoils.'
! Mr.. Smith pitched into Cass and
Butler. lie said that it was due to
the country, and to Gen. Cass' own
personal dignity, that he should decline
voluntarily. and not force his friends
to reject him, which they would do
He went for Young America, but
! -uTr1r.ceil-;e ur,der-toed that Il ,vea s...t
u Douglas speech he was making.
| Mr.. Nabers, safs Mississippi, followed
him; he was oPPnsed to Young Am
erica. lie spoke of Mississippi poll.
tics, the duty Of tho Democracy, &c.
lie is the most perfect original in
the House. His gesticulation reminds
one of a theatrical performance; but
he is certainly well tempered man,
and is doubtless. invincblc on the
stump. He kept the House in a
perfect uproar OF laughter during
his hour.
Marshall, of Kentucky followed him,
and entered into an elaborate defence
of Fillmore and his Administration.
filimore's prospects for the nomin-
alton arc improving. Douglass friends
are confident, against the world i'll
arms"
Gov. Cobb, of Georgia, is here, but
it is very likely his mission| will not
result as happily for him or. his as
sociates as he anticipated on I leaving
Georgia. The Northwestern Dem.
ocracy are determined to take no
step, the effect OF which would be to
draw off the Southern State Je6ssshts
men from the party, for they
that the strength OF tho party SGsstSi Is
i'll that organization.
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