The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-04-21
P 0 LITICAL.
Fur the Banner.


Wr. Edit0r:-Atnup pcrind OF tie world
Perh"os, nave men been more active in llei
pursuits !l'nnn"w In every dcparlmen.
! ". we IN" the utmost energy sntEztal. In
literature, comprising the discoveries and
inventions resulting from mechanic arts,
IN Iti'"s"phy, religion ami politics, ali
pea" The impress Of something momentous
IN prospect. The presen, npe is unr nf
excitement. That This remark is mos,
Sir'k'ngiy true III p"litics will M, br de.
me-" ny any one. Every party is s,rug.
S!hs' rs !. were, for vic,"ry; as, thong h
'h's casipn being lost, the loss is Viii,
mate, and the object must be ubanIoncil
hr%mnalen."ns 3lrsl.FN controvcrsY$imposctI
upon ihpfs''n' hrrn section nf tho rt,t,nilic.
NE ir'cmrr"arhmn"ts.up her, dear, str. hts.
""" '"u attempted ihh"ra,i"ns upon her
i"stilitil"hs. with the consequent, rrsui,
Mh'rh must grow "nl If il, cannot fail IT,
M me 'nin'l "ievrry pnlrin, with deep
serious impressinns.
Ihrprtncirlr involved in on, rcvoluti,.n
d. struggle, which VAS one. The pnlnr star
os leg slaiivr arli"n. has lost is influenza,
low altered is. our cnnhitinn! How
changed lie scenes. where once the eve Of
th's change! Because the beacon iyh. of
9S IS eHtingashed. Power unchecked
ana irresistible NOW rri2ns. Tha. sacred
hcques! Of The pnlrin,s al the rpvnln,ion-
The sanctuary nf then sconstilu,inn-has
hern villa ed. Drfeat7i,; RIB il off n sin.
gle line; and it were better, hatlSihc "Un.
ion" never existed,
Greece, the cradle Of science and nfar,,
q r,f
statesmen, sunk under sicspntis,n. which:
~ me lapse ut two thousand years, nearly
"bllieratcd the rec"llrctinn Of her former
g'"r'es, aud cxlinguisheu The "r.rr.. which
III" mention of early achievements once
produced. Is here no lcssnn r,r The Ame.
rIc"n pairi"l2 Can he hehnld, unmnycd.
Tue Sun "t our prosperity sinking to ohIi-
won! Can 1t Hn,i"r, whalclitnc may have
gwen him birIhe or in what pursuits His
Interests may be inv"Ive,l! The occasion
Is ONE, iranght with the dearcs, interests
OF The land. The call is loud. hong and
general. The land Of sSoIon and Lycur-
gus fell beneath The weight Of oppression.
Dcspo''sm aud anarchy, the inscparabIe
attendants ON nsurpation, sealed its dcs.i
my, and extingnished forever tho spirit ol
irre'lom. The far.famed "Ilrlos" borne
down by oppressive tribute. passed With.
ONT struggle under the iron yoke of the
crescent. Can The sons Of CuroIinn, the
descendants ola lis, IF patriots and Of wor.
tines. whose acts in the cabinet and ON ,lhe
field have stamped in living Iigh, their
proud and lofty bearing. submit To en-.
crpacfm"hIs on thrir liberty and laws
whichblight every prosper Of their future.
greatness! Unfortunate CarnIina! Un
happy and c"nfi.ling stnre! Whrre will
you find rrmejy? Think vnu, il is i,
tame submission1
Carthage. once the abode Of luxury ami
wealth, the centre Of commerce, lhe gar.
ner house Of the riches Of nations, ha.
passed to the lnnh Of oblivion. It's ruins
arc no more. Her allnrs are lcvelIcd tn
The dust. Her three hundred cities are
annihiiatrd. Aud tho celebrated ten Die, in
which CarIhagenian malron offered her.
self and children as a sacrifice To the in.
Jured honor of her country, lives only liz
the fabulous recolIsciions nf the past. Is
here no warning, no imposing simililude {?
What is the struggle in which S,mh Caro-,
linais now engaged! Is 1t not n mobiles "a
patriotic effort for the preservation of the
CONSTITUTION i'seli. he preservation Of her.
sell md "f the peace, honor and lmppi.
ness OF her people? i more momcnlous