The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-08-17

'"Ss sahu succeeded III eftccting this
policy. AIr. Y. conteuded that d
review his entire carerr showed that
it had been that it had been the aim
of General Pierce, not only to keep
himself above all suspicion of favor
ing Freesoilism, but to keep, as far
as he could, the New Hampshire
democracy i'll like sound condition.
| MIR. Y. also reviewed the past life
Of General Pierce with reference to
tho State Rights doctrines, and pro-
nounced him as pure State Rights
man as Is to be found out of South
Carolina. He insisted, slso, that it
was q matter worthy Of consideration,
that Gen. Pierce had not been in.
volved, for years, in a corrupt and
corrupting struggle for the Presidcn-
cy. The office had sought him--ho
had not sought the Office. Ilo had
not sold himself nor bought others by
a sacrifice Of tho independence Of
himself, and the rights OF any section,
IN order to secure his elevation to
ihis high office. His past life was in
perfect accordance with gratifying
tact--hc having repeatedly declined
high stations for the peaceful pursuits
of private life.
Such a man, A1r. Yancy went on
to say, must personally be acceptable
to the State Rights men Of the whole
country. There was one personal
objection urged against him, howcv-
er, and but one. 1t is charged that
he has said that he ''dcplorcd the ex-
istence Of slavery" MIR. Y. said
that he did not regard it as a part Of
the Southern Rights creed that we
rcjoiced at the existence Of slavery;
or. that If one "dcplorcd" its exist
encc, he WAS thereby an enemy to
Southern Rights. On the contrary,
there we're thousands ui true hearted
S"nth",ners in our midst, who, while
relieving that the State alone has
control over the question, and that
the institution is too intricately inter.
woven III our social and political sys-
ten to be now destroyed, would vet
gladly set rid Of it if it were practi-
| cable.
The convention Of February, 1851
had this question before it-at the
N 't!"n Of Mr.. De Yampcrt, Of Mo.
~ -"nd refused to adopt a declara.
- ;!'at slavery was moral and
u, !ica blessing. Mr.. Y, from this,
.r'iuccl that the mere fact that Cen
Pierce dcplorcd slavery, threw no
bs,aclc i'll the way Of his being SUP.
i."r1cd ~ any Southern Rights man.
| When the circumstances under which
he made the remark are cuns!,,cle,
the declaration was divcstcd .. q,
the seeming of an objection h.
remark was alledged to w Drvm
used i'll speech made j. uear.al
Pierce III his war upon l. sod, ior
having winkcd too ia, .-,u upon
Frecsoillsm; and in tina, .e. speech,
he told the people tha, their iuiiviI.
ual views, as to the good or evil Of
slavery, must give way to the consli-
| tutionai protection n.ich the institu-
ton enj"y,H.
IL was oA!", however, II you sup.
port Pierce ,oI end dJrsc the ccmpro.
mise, which we have 81 often de-
nounced, and the Baltimore platform
is relied upon as authority for this
assertion. Mr.. Y. here read the re.
solutions of the late Democratic ma.
tional convention on compromise,
which are in these words:
8. That Congress has no power
under the Constitution to interfere
with or control the domestic institu.
tions Of the several States, and that
such States are the sole and proper
Judges of everything appertaininy to
their own affairs, not prohibited by
the Constitution; that all efforts Of
the Abolitionists or others made to
induce Congress to interfere with
questions of slavery, or to take inciyi
ent steps in relation thereto, are cal
cula.ed to lead to the most alarming
and dangerous consequences: and
that all such efforts have an inevitable
tendency to diminish the happiness
of the people and endangcr the sta.
bility and pcrmanency of the Union,
and ought not to be countenanced by
any friend Of our pa;itical institu.
tions.
Resolued, That the foregoing pro.
position covers and was intended to
embrace the whole subject of the
slavery agitation in Congress-; and,
therefore, the Democratic party OF
the Union. standing on this national
platform, will abide and adhere to
tho faithful execution of the acts
known as the compromise measures
settled by the last Congress--tho &C,
for returning fugitivcs from scrY;c.