The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-12-20


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usntiy 11Sls ssass,
sa .e ahlelds tlisf sof
The politisa Ss stha teds StataHf
plalal with iiiat admomiiioti !tos the
4 friends of constr i6Ilal dom. hue, as
3a:s pledsrqs PR ress has been .onas Of
xanipleds pros To itsS con-
sSsll.pspt sgsnhers has lleens equall datri.
aphical lings and he 81 ,lib.
are soni sectton III Il enjoyed. & Incited
! Hinlster iniil ilieBces TO enlafpa the b0unda.
VOLTS Jlflsdict ion, thes Contra Authority,
4 has repeatedly assai led the ndep dsnca and
e s0yeretgnty OF the States, and arraYed tlian,
\ injfenrlil oppositionit To Ii and each nothor RyJ
subss sitnting the, edict OF an abso lutte jIniorfs
tysfos theEsWilf Of the people, as5 scertained
s and gfdedS by: the foun dsra at the Replb-
iic, the federative principles of the 8 govern
ant hapa in effect been subj yerted. Power
4 restrained by no limits but it's own discre,,
tioniis nov; panep.ly lodged d'in the hands
b ot an agency nting co-part1 1ers, whose,
ry disposal Of tho hts and interests Of their
minority associate d Dissatisfied with it's
Y success: in ling hpn,iliating tribute from
3 one, portion of the American family, and ex-
Is pending il among another. in order, by this
two. fold, operations the better to level the
distinct ions whisl, int heir physical resolr-
L ces. mature had wisely created, it is now no.
\ only preparing to renew site acts of oppress-
liand injury. but to furnish higher, and to-
u the South more alling J, evidence sof the
& omnipot5Bce of it's dominion. lille the Ia
matte and ithe 4 demagogne have fraternized
8 for tho; purpose: of pulling down some of the
pillars ofthe Federal ifce, which they as
IL sort to be unnecessary to its preservation, it
isl superf rfnons TO remind you, gentlemen, that
fSog the entirety of the structure depends it's
value to ono half the Confedaracy When
ever the citizens Of the slayeholding States,
ehall firmly believe that. the Compact to
which their fathers subscribed secures Ine-;
I ther liberty nor prosperity 10 them or their
Nposterity, It will be idle to waste time in con-
lectnripg concerning =, The future The result
the patriot proclaim IT, That period. in the
+ solemn judgement of him who addresses you,
is rapidly approaching. To be ready to meet
y it is duty you owe to the State, the Union,
Is and tho cause of constitutional liberty.
OF the two geographical parties to which
the crisis has given birth, we already behold
the one enthusiastically resolving to execute
It's nefarious purpose: the other, calmly await
i ing the progress of events, without an orga-
nized effort to dispersc the portentous clouds
that oyershadow the political horizon. Rely
ing on the justice of their principles; the
express provisions and moral power of tho
Constitution; the enactments of Congress-;
4 on the glorious recollections Of the past, and
the bright nnt;cipntions Of the future; our
citizens are reluctant to admit, that disrup-
ton of the Ito which unites the States is pos
shlG from any supposed cause of internal dis-
cord. ID earnestly entreat you to consider
this expectation a fatal delusion The de-
cree, itnay be-, is ready registered, that no
Southern freeman shall hereafter sit secure
and hsppy under his own vine and fig tree.
i In this gloomy condition of affairs, the course
Of the Plantation States is plain. Constitu-
ting, from necessity, the conservative portion
Of the republic, they are admonis,ed to cult.
vate among each other Tirit of comfy and
Kindness; to discard all iealousies, MS at once
unnatural as they are mschevous; TO contend
= with one another in moral, intellectual and
physical developments: but, above all, to re-
double their vigilance in guarding from pol
luton the precious heritage Of common an
cestry TO their apathy and mprovidence
are ascribable the bold and reckless attempts
nov, in operation to annihlate the Federal
partnership, by converting sovereign COM
mpnities into .menial dependencies. !. So rap
id has been the career Of usurpation and Of
submission to it, that the South no longer
aims I'd recover rights that it has lost, but 10
retain privileges which it yet enjoys.
There is still hope, however, that God, in
his mercY,will nvertthe donm which impends
] over our beloved country. Until the hour of
trial, then, shall come, let her constitutional
cblg tons be faithfully discharged by South
Carolina.
In the meantime, prepare for every emcr-
gency. The traitor is rot he who resists US
& nrpation, but he who tamcly submits to its
demands. In Your resolves, he temperate
and discreet; but firm, resolIte and united
Willie enlistipg the cooperation and advice
Of your oppressed co-partners, be it your care
to have the conviction seriously impressed on
y the public mind Of the Union, that South Car
oiinaf never will consent to meet in Federal
council, except ms sovereign and an equal.
Let it be known, that you count all DANCE
Lightly when compared with the hazard Of pol
i,lcal degradation.
Aud now, Mr.. Speaker, in invoking the
protecting arm Of Him who penetrates The in
most recesses of the human heart, that may
fearlcsslys but truly, perfom tile seryices Of
the station j. have been invited to fill, say
to you, sir that am ready to take the oath
prescribed by the Constitution.
MARRIED-On o the l7tli inst, blythe Rev
N. Graham, A. a.. NETTLEs, ESQ. to Mrs
w. 1If,cS n.