The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-07-05
Cen. Thomas Sumter ora State
Rights.

$50 Rights.
The following letter, the original Of
which is in our possession. wns ad
dressedSby Gen. Sumter when in Con
press, to- his friend William MurrelI,
.essYtthSSa a reauee to have it circulated
! among his friends, as he had not time
sat, @rito them individually. 1T will
sS9beffead with much interest by all the
;sadvocates of States Fights and strict
3sssconstruction, us evidence OF prudent
$storosight in council as well rs military
& prowess, of the Game Coc,, of the
RevoTation.- ColaSoebia Banner.
"NEw YoRK. 24th Aur't. 1850
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to be satisfied, this however, is hardly
e &practicablc: but the best means in my
power 4 herewith send you, to wit, the
outnals of the Legislature, the public.
papers and the Congressional registers;
ssand notwithstanding they don't furnish
precise view of all the deliberations
land regulations Of Congress, yet, it
must be acknowledged, that few indi-
ssviduals have leisure (if they assessed
i the ability to go SO copiously into thc
& subject. Here, you sec the public
L mind pretty fully developed, but not
with that candor or fairness as it ought
Ito 8be, as great part of the objections
made in debate, to the Constitution and
certain laws, are suppressed, Il conduct
Il highly reprehensible. as it dcprivcs the
people Of that light they have right
Ito have into the conduct of those they
I'm trust. This right and advantage they
deprived OF, while the presses
i! are are under partial, combined influence,
as they now are. ! dontsmean. BY
( any any thing i,aye said to criminate the
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IN 55ps.,ro,,ob 10 bo lon,ortoI hat nan,,a ~
lS,n t;on vlen an;nm ~ nnoIa ~ p ,inrn,;t ~
nbsnges and INNOVATIONS - ho ,ndo in
Thar ;sovernmonts orn moi nnro 1 a,,a =
ss,ad on.l e 3sn,,,nnlon, nf 10 r.rhtse ,ho,,
s;sWsl;nn,,;sh" and tha no,ors ,Sov arani
tpoyyar const;t,,tos , ,nooL;no ~ sHnL,lo Ho'
s,5:;nlnt;n;to ana d;0ns;vo tLa+ nau;n,'
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who are about 70 ;nst;tntc ~ oltor ,md
organ;ze rovarnment shnnlJ h,vo y
sslsnr daf;n;te C,onst;,rt;on a"G ,n ;nt,
srtal5 share of thc rcnrrsnnt,,ion With
81 and nrccisc drlinc,t;n, nf tho
Z s,ower &c tho First Mag;stra,n ona So
3 ;,ata Tb;s would nrovnnt h,.o r.
3 lltions imnlications and concentrations
which once admitted soon assnmn y
/ thousand shapes s,id 70 he const;,n.
sstionallv sanctioned Tins Tho crcat
cbortor i ncrvnrtnd and u,o ri,,, nc
,ssthe neonlc Icft Aoatino mon Tho rn
n 4etnhfo insoouro oonon of nr;,;ons o;,.
Zen bv intercstcd on1 nortial mon -
Hon. ;n;nstico Troud onJ rioInnco
5Ssnnr;na IN and ;,roIn tho notrrol anJ
i - as,ma,l;ennbIo rioh,s nf tho nnn,la =,
S5}aroo and thns ,bosn ,rno. f.r,,on,,
sSapd concu.s;ors 90 fa,, - son;n,,, aro
Ss3SE3bf3rod,ccd Unon th.. whole nn,),in,,
iSyssan no moro li..ross;na a. o,,b,rrnn7,
10 8 STATE or Nation tban an ohscnre
sand mysterious form Of coyern,nont
ss8I)id we then su(;ricntIv cyntnrn I,c
5si;i,I Utmost rcccs cs of thc form wn bnvn
lately acknowledgements will decide !
.snrdently wish we may not have been
4 deficient. The adjournment of G !.
gress is to take place on the a2d of