The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-07-25

made by the South as an ffernpon the altar
OF peace, put stop to them. The Missouri
compromise only, rayedi the way for ltlie3w vii
mot proviso and tho. consequences which
followed, and are likely still to follow
out of that act of Injustice. It is not
however at the more public and fragrant
wrongs which have been done lis that vour
Committee wish to direct public attention.
Those Of more private and insidious nature
Shall briefly come under review
l. School books and pictorial publca-
tions for children, are made the organs of car
feature and abuse of slavery at the South
True these are not very common among us
| Cat leost in their offensive forns) from the
fact that it is hazardous for publishers and
book sellers to expose to sale such wares as
far from Masons and DiXoDs line as tho re-
| gions we occupy. And yet many struggling
publications OF this sort find their way even
into South Carolina. Go however,, TO the
border states, and you will find many such
publications. From these pass over into the
free states and there scarcely anything else
will meet your eye in the hands Of Children.
2. Account Of the meetings of AboIitionists,
and of their doings which they manage 10 get
circulated among us, and which are often
! copied 1--WE think injudiciously, into southern
| papers) is another wrong we endure. These
| are read here and there byH colored people,
| and their contents doled out to others. rg
J Now it is enough for all the purposes of
mischief foniy few have access to them;
for the history of Instructions, and of all at
temps made in that way, most conclusively
proves that few ring leaders cause all the
mischief; the mass are mere tools.
| In this connection your committee would
| remark that even the colonization society to
those only professed object is to remove all free
persons OF color who are willing 10 go their
Fatherland (Which would certainly be great
blessing to the South> has become incidentally
a source OF danger to the South. For in
| ject of tho society, written upon the very face
Of the Constitution, its supporters in great
mary instances, are hostile to the institution
of slavery, and fondly hope by this instrument
ality to sap its foundation in this country. 1t
| is not however at their SUI esses i'll getting
Southern men 10 send off their slaves, that
we complain so much; but at the tendency of
their efforts, and in some cases their direct
aims To brilg this institution into disreputc.
| This moreover has an injurious influence up
OH our slaves They hear Liberia spoken Of
i'll such glowing coors,-its growing prosper
| ity and increasing rcsourccs,-the case of ob-
tanning support, and the freedom enjoyed
| BY its citizens, that their heads become ad-
died. They wish for such state of things,
and the wish, very naturally, becomes father
TO the thought.
| 3. Another wrong is the sending 10 South
ern men, through the pnblIc mail, pamphlets
and Notwithstanding negro slavery, and
in many cases Of a grossly abusive character.
No man has the right to wound the feelings
and excite the passions OF another, needlcssly.
| 1t is an act of wantonness which no system
OF morals can justify; and especially is this
true alter fair notice has llccn given oil the cf-
iccls produced by such a course of conduct.
Some OF your Colnmittcc have been rccciv-
ing such communications for years past,
without knowing either the source from
whence they came or being able to devise any
plan to defend themselves.
How long this may continue, or how much
more annoying it may become, they are una
bic to conjecture. Perhaps if law were
cnac cd by Congress requiring every post
master TO stamp the name of his Office upon
all newspapers mailed there Gas in the case
OF lcttcrs) it might enable lis 10 determine
in part the wacrcaboutS Of those who are thus
assailing us.
i. Still another evil to be dcplorel is the
existence Of class among ourselves sprung
up it seems OF late, who arc advocating cman-
clpation. We will 10, suffer ourselves to
| canvass, either their character or either mo-
tiVcs. Our lnaginatlons shall not picture
them before lis, as disappointed statcsmcn,-
| men OF shattered tOrtunes.-mOre vislonarics
| or reckless revOlutionist in their feelings
| We know not who thay are, either "Brutus''
or true "Caro!inian"! but we do know; that
with such views feelings and aims as they
have, it would be wise in them, to refrain
from publishing and scattering broad cast their
| plans; or II they cannot contain TO go north
OF Mason's and Dixon's line before they stop
to proclaim them Above all men upon the
face OF the earth, they come with the worst
grace from "A True Caronian'" or from
"Brutus," who Processes to have common in
terest with the mass OF our citizens.
Having now considered our rights, and the
wrongs which have been, and arc still doing
us, i'll the enjoyment oithcsc rights; before
dlsnlsslng tins part OF the subject, we feel
called upon to declare, that, with those OF
our brethren at the North, who have carefully
rc!rained from disturbing us in any manner
upon this point, we have no quarrel and to-
wards those who have stood by us, and noby
defended us, entertain the very kindcst feel
Ings, which heaven grant, may long continue.
| 3. Our duty i'll the premises.
| llcre your Committee, as you may readily
| suppose. feel much embarrassed both as to
the matter and manner OF their Recommended
tons. They would however, venture to
make the following suggestions.
l. We should make ourselves familiar with
the nature ana extent Of our rights, as an in
tegrcl portion OF this Coniederacy. Knowl-
edge is ever favorable to liberty. The sound
est cxposuists OF Constitutional law should
be carefully studied, and urged upon our
children, as worthy OF their highest attention.
Even classical and mathematical knowledge,
must yield in point of Importance 10 this.
Above all the Constitution itself must be car
fully studied.
2. We should never allow ourselves to be
thrown off our guard, by the excitement
of passion. Men under the excitement of
passion, are not wise in council or very form