The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-04-04
. From tho Camden Journ,,E
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES M 81 !l'5;

4. 5ss MINT ERC OI y
Editors IA tfila neetihg recently
held by the people Of Ilershaw, tie system II
OF bsolnte non. terconrse with our aboli.
tion Nneigbkcrs Was sug ggested, as d tnea.
sure full efficacy and suited the elrier. 1
geney. be sugg ggestionH presents an n i'm. inn
'portant enquiry, in the consideration of
which, several material points arise. Is
such q anieasuret iacticable? Ifpractica.
Bile, would ii be effectunl2 And'if both.
should It be adopted under the circIm.
stances of our condition2 .,stsss;7s,s =.
In the present confederated condition
OF the States of force, fisuch a5imeasure
could not be, adopted by any authority of
the, States in their corporate capacities
Upon The cill ofthe People, therefore, un.
supported by legislative enactment, the
Practical bility;o Of such measure must en-.
tirely depend; and surely alllwiIl agree
that there is nothing in tho measure itself,
which renders it i,nprac,icable. Ii cun
be SO considered only whenthose concern.
ed are indisposed TORY it,. / 1t would seem
that one would announce silly PROPOSE.
tion TO affirm that farmer, or any mum.
ber Of farmers, having need 10 buy boots.
hats, or any olher articles, r.would find Il,
lmPractIcable TO decline 10 buy from par
sicular merchants, who were hostile. and
with whom the farmer has no desire to
deal, when there are five hundred others.
who are just ns able, ready and anxious
to sell, who are his friends, and with whom
he prefers 10 deal. Yet, such is pre- ecisely
the proposition advanced by those who
maintain that il is impracticnble for us to
discontinue our commercial, dealings with
the North, and to turn our trade into other
channels at least as wide, profitable and
desirable. '., 49,
1t may be said however, that our pre.
existing commercials have SO entangled us
with the non slave holding States, that we
cannot now, without great Inconvenience
and sacrifice, cease 10 trade with them.
Grant it--but does it follow, that because
twill require some sacrifice, and put us
to Inconvenience, that therefore il is i'm.
practicable? Then oil acts of any inn.
port would. upon such reason, be imprac.
tlcable--wlich 10 say, is absurd. At a
future time, we will undertake to show
that the sacrifice and inconvenience ne.
cessary TO be encountered, will DO ,riling
in comparison will, the great ends to be
attained. il cannot be that the impractical.
bility is the objection to such measure.
Ihere is something beyond, which time
perhaps, will olose-forit it is most mani.
fest that the people Of the South have bu,
TO sayfhat they will not buy from the North,
and no power on earth can compel them.
Among the more prominent causes of oh.
lection will be found, as we'll wan, of
energy and forttude to face the issue as
the fact that there exists loo strong re.
presentation Of the enemy in our midst.
We arc not forced 10 resort to reasoning
merely, TO show that non-intercourse viii
those in hostility with us can be adopted.
and that effectually; but our history and
experience as colonies will, in some men.
sure, afford illustration. The motives too.
for action now, on our part, are q thou
sand fold stronger than in the colonial
time, while our present condition is great.
~ move favorable.---The patriots Of the
former time were moved to resistance bv
trivial causcs-a trifling tnx
on stamped paper, or three pence pcr
pound on tea, were amongst the apparent
causes, while in fact, they were moved
entirely by principle, the Importance Of
which we do not intend to underra,e. We
have reason 10 be moved although we are
not,) as well by the same high principle,
as ny the most bareiaocd nggriessions, in.
suit and oppression Of every ip,ion-
by the necessity of saving ourselves from
utter ruin and disgrace. They were fec.
bic, and to great extent, necessarily dc.
pendant, while We are strong, if not un.
manned by terror, wholly independent or
our enemies, if we dared to assert il.
Many, while they condemn this measure
as 'mpracticable, say that disunion, moth.
ing short OF dsunion is practicable. There
IS something inconsistent in such posi-.
lions. Can it be supposed that those who
cannot be brought up to the lesser require.
ment, will dare to face the greutcr? And
yet one or other is admitted on all sides to
be necessary.
There may be some purpose in This TO
render us 10 naction-brineinp our pco.
pie TO the condition ofa COLLAPSED wind
bag, all buster and no action-ssound and
fury signifying nothing"
BESIDES is the Union to be dissolved
and our trade and commerce with the
Abolltionists to continued undiminished.
arr are we still to feed and clothe, and build
them up in their pride and insolence, by
wearing TO the end the shameful woke Of
commercial dependence? What then be.
comes OF the great Southern Republic, SO
saudlly pictured-opening its exhaus,less
treasures, pouring out its countless wealth,
unfolding its mighty powers, if we must
$ sun suiter bowling hypocrites, and fana.
t,cai |, money worshippers to top and drain
tlle fountains of her life2 Tf trade o,J