The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-04-21

y IN - .t"'''' F'"PeEky. ihens shall
South Carolina, nm whose al,ars snncrifirss
I'f4Es,he gnod OF our rcofnmun{coun,Tv have
never ceased 10: :he freely offered. whos,.
honor has never been ssmIlied d,SsLrink ~
this energencY7 Will her pro,ul5Sspns
sul',nissisely wear lie yokel Let The M.
i1li'cu' principle, she has invariably incul.
Gated and sustained, bear 10 The wnrld "a,
answer. The aleitcrEof The cons,i,ution.
she maintains, is the STANDARD nfobetliente.
and.ltn' 'Trsservingi il unsuliietl. tests all her
nope. When in this contest, she is as.
salletlson the one hand by power l,irs,inp
i"r political aggrandizemrmt% %sinciled bv.
nvarice; she on the other is impriled bv
honest amhiti"n, II is the ambition 10
preserve uniini,nired The rights and
privileges, which were practically en-.
j"ycd byseVery citizen of The State.
But again, in This attempt. her efInrts
are sol,slruclcd bysa fanatical display
lni seif.interrst. directed by false phl1n-
thr"phy The insaiia,e monster lies a,
!heSp.'lars ~ the 3cGnstiIn,inn, with com.
h'nalo OF imp"rtunatr, fartinus Iisurgan.
'zrrs, wli1.5tn secure II hateful n,ononoly.
w"uld leyflstl.c fair fabric 10 the dust
iheI deer I" fatal assumptions of pnwer
on the part ofsthe Federal Government.
[wi,l,nu, limitations, is already opened, ,.and
would leave us in the end no alternative.
pnt I" submit I" IL. IL is now mo,nrious.
,hGa1,snn every question Of principle, there
is an rn. welding majority lin Cpngrpss
against the free trade party. against the
party who would sustain the consti,n,ion
and nni"n of the republe, The ground.
on WHICH this Staie now proudly stands. is.
NOT tina, millions are ennnuallyswresled from
hrr; bul lis, that her sovereignty is invo.
ded. The sanctuary Of her private inter
cs, is assailetl. and she denies, in the sniff,
"fSthe compact tn which SHE hns relpinus.
) adhered. any such righ. To Congress.
With#thc devoted feeling Of Rome in
The days Of her pride anh glory, Carolina
can proudly say she has never, in ,hs, re-,
't.oles, degree. designed ,a plumber anoth.
ers State. "rsSto nsurp q right, ,legilima, ,ely
theirs. But in times af difficulty and per-
u. she Inns been ever foremost 10 co.ope.
rate,iand Ia strengthen the sacred bnnd nrI
c"nfrderaii"n, Now. on tho olhrr hnnd
how has i, been! Shall s,up to tell Won
i her wrpngs. and Of freeman. duty
N":s he poisonous grasp Of usurpn,ion,
weali have felt. Andther we would ask.
mai u he e"l"nies were jus ,iliable in re-
sis''ne the parliamentary nggrcssinns ofl
Great Britain. are not the Suites now call.
cd on I" snsnin the sacred charter u, their
Union! Are they not ndn.nnishcd hy The
'"prr'shnhle dictates sel(preserva,inn
!" !" avert tue career OF nsurpalinnssso dis
gracefully nnkennrlled and let loose upon
"s' III the late C"ng,ess. 10 cry down the
peace. security md liberty Of ,hc govern.
""n', tha. would glm its appetite on the
sacred tns'iiut'"ns achieved withjso much
h'""!--a train Of usurI'n ti"ns. whose every
ipR tha s,.,1,
i'"'istn on the Snu,h, fastened wi,hou,
rcmctly.-in IA word, a. despn,ism ,bn,
w"nld crush the praudest q achievements nfl
her rratri"tic wistlom,-a us,,rra,ion. which
has already hung on the altar ar corrca.
rraii"n The banner Of false pLilun,hropv
mi ling IL, acts of horror and darkncss.
Shall we lierc'speak Of it's corrupl,nu in.
f"encea upon the policy und institutions nrl
our Stale? No. Her lofty bearing dis.
dnins I" stnop 10 the humiin,ny spcctucle
ltsw""l.' preseml. But sir, her lust in.Iiy,
naii"n has nntSbcen concealed. The cri-
sis is nor,cntons. On the people depcnds
the snlriy Of South Carolina, In their
hands are her honor, her charae,er. her
liberty. Pause; and fear i, will be The
pause Of death. Seize the moment then
with nvidi'y end firmncss; for i. NAV be
lost never ln be rPgained,
Bu, sir, If oil have said, in reference 70
the impending danger to The Snnth, be re.
gard"d asEerrGnrnms, we arc aGmnnishptIl
by The acts Of the late congress, hyils dis.
tnrhrI and raining ebullilions, ave. and
might we not say. hy astotaI abantI"n-
Enent OF the ardent pntri"lism that orce
characterized il, TO conclude. thai anxious
care for the safety aud harmony Of III.
states, aud cnrncsl soliciiuIe for The lar-
m"ny of The union, are totally disregard
ed. a%3
How then from such source can YOU
'lrnw the consultation Of some future gnnd!
DisPel the illuson. Tile vuilure, ,hal
prcys upon The vitnls of The republic, will
'evcr relax its grasp. until there is nnlh
ing more OIL which il cnn feed.
What was it lila, plunged Rome in SER
rinde and degrndsion 1t was rcnonn.
ing her ancient marims ard principics.
WhatbImted her "nt from amony The ma
tons Of the world? 1t ,oas her departure
from the chartered rights and pripilegcs
of the ancient republic. Bu. ere Rome
irll, shesiretched the 'eagIc" wings from
the Euphrntcs 10 the rs her. and extended
her dominion over three quarters Of the |
globe. t#,
Your engle has stretched her pinions
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and would !
sill extend them R1E