The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-23
d siic Person who signs s:i,us
self "S;,ntannu."

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first article which bore this signature, was
gcncraIiyaitribntcd TO a rcry dear friend,
and 7lc0r relative Of the author Of the article
signed WESLEY" The proof of this, was
uron the very face of your article, and all
the praise and adulOtion you SO unbccon.
ingiy spucd. forth upon the article of vour
very dear friend, did not add the lcas, to
the attempted disguise. In fact il was
one OF the unInjstaiab!c characteristics hv
which ii was 40 generally recognized. and
your last article, when it is read, will but
add confirmation TO this hcIicf. II any
thing were wanted 10 render THIS doulIv
sure it would DC obtained by an inspection
OF the manuscript sent 10 us. For apart
from the undisgniscd fact that tho style is
an assumed style, it must be plain 10 cy.
err one that the horcSt, tho illiicratc man.
" ho you have made 4 tool OF, and whose
nalnc accompanies the article, is not The
author OF the %niccc. p!ai;i, because he is
not able to write such a piece, disguised
and botchcd as j; is: plain because he
would not conceive much less entertain
such sentiments. lie has no a~c for them.
And plain because h. nnver would 4llnw so
plainly an attempt 20 disguise his W
productions, when his maine accompanied
the art iclc. For instance, he would not
write the word "knam" properly and then
erase the =" :" and make it !. mr. " or
The name June " aud then change il, 10
" Gunc " OF yet the rTonotr him
where it is proper 10 put I" him F" and
then change it to sit" 10 make il sound
iiiiicrair. NO SIT" the manuscript is even
stronger testimony than the articles them
selves, and they. i'll al! conscience, arc
strong enough TO fix up n the right author.
You are then, generally known, and VIC
are relieved from The unpleasant necessity
OF writing against a concealed loc--IIav
in" Informed You OF this, lei Us luol: al
your article.
You say il the outset of your article
Il sees you goes agin Ciariudon.'' You
are as widely mistaken here rs You ere
in surprising that you are c~onccaIed I'M
der the name yen have borrow cd. Ii We
could be made to believe that CiqycnIy9
desired Z division OF the District, or that a
division would he beneficial 10 The PEA
pie OF Clarendon, we would advocate
your calSe with al our mi"ht and name,
blu; when we reflect that this desire for
a division has sprung into cxiStancc with
III the last .hre years, ANA has originated,
not in the discomfort and dissatisfaction
OF The pc"ph Of your County, bu, in your
own prejudiccd mind, and III lie minds OF
a few DISCONTINUED an! dissatisfied, if not
lhwaltcd CounSei!ors and %. adju,ors, we
can sec no just reason Tor adding iu.l To- 4
pestiirrous flame which haS been famed
into existence by the ch .tiing thr0hs OF a
diseased nNHd, and kept alive aud diSscm-
mated by the rantor and hatred ui a re-
vcngciul few.
Convince ILL.,, Sir, lhat a divi> ion would
be for The rnod OF Clarendon or that the
desire for Il division is the tpon:Aneo!ls
and general wish d the j~opis OF Ciarcn-
don and you shall have az warm an alvo-
cate for your cause as you yourself. are.
and Il much more nInn and diSin'crcStci
one.
We have no doubt Of the iru'i. oi the
assertion that "you went for the Banner
last spring because you thought it went
for Wesley and yoW Co"r, house." Tor a
higher sentiment than this sordcu friend
ship is not compatible with your nature I,
but you grossly, II net wIiiiilIy misrcprc-
sent Us. when you add '' but nov yar las
turned your cote and changed your brich-
cs." This, Sir, is fuiSc, ana You know it
We inserted The ar,ic!c Signed '.IVcs-
ley and may have called attention 10 it
in some t1attering remarks the record
viii show, bat the clause We @cm ";:joSc
we opposed then and even ciui{cn@ci con.
trovcrsary upon H.. 1t was beyond dis.
gniso hen and Is perfectly apparent Mom,
that the whole OF that part OF Wcslcy'r
TX III IN''tSiitS. w IL it" SJlIt
House" and "eXorlilani fees" was a tic.
signed aud direct attack upon the Bar OF
this District, and VIC showed OR dissent
and even opposition 10 such sentiments
then in a plain and unyurnishcd manner,
and we dosi.n 10 do nothing more now.
We would b. justified in lsinr much
stronger !auguaac tl'an We do. n N
painting yon N muci, brighter ana more
mmnistaliabc cn'ors ,naa wa nave lor,.
FweFc wa snrc ,n@t the,opn - "l'@'lnr :
t2A:y. sla3ay .
sn~,."'rr"aya 'iaf ne 50 %
si&3 tue ,f7e,a ,, ~ ii nrc.
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