The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-06-27
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aro9sed tie eople Of filtntnew and ya1ua.
bic county lilo necessity Of estaslisti6g
onefor themselves, md We perceive tliat,
meetings have been held and preliminary
steps taken 10 organise d Convention and
probably adopt q state conslitntiop.
thougih as q matter 81 strict iuslics and
constitntionalsri right, no provision ought 10
be ndopted 70 prevent the south enaigra.
ting 70 California with their property al
though that territory has been acquired
by the blood and .rensurs Of Tho South as
well astbe North, and, although no emil
grafton from the slaye-siates TO anysextents
may be anticipated in that district region,
.yeta principle is involved lnsibis question
which the South has a deep interest in
guarding, and TINT is, while submitting To-
any constitutional act which the sovereign
.11,,eoPie n,a y adoPt that atnte on The SUBJ
ject however nnjustito the rights of the
South, 70 resist at al and epsry Hazard
any attempt on. The part of Cong gfcss 10 ex-
erciss any power moi clearly and undeni,
ally conferred by the Constitution in rela.
tion 10 oursrights. It is moi because The
abolition press ofthe country and its allies
in Congress declare that Congress has
the powerito exclude slavery in new
territories, that such empty assuinp-
tions are TO be considered valid. The
South will resis. every attempt to
pass that odions wilmot proviso by Con-
gress, md the attempt will be daringly
made, because outrage TO the rights and
insult 10 The character of the South are
contemplated as the direct object in Wow,
and not even remotely the excinsiyeness
of slavery. This has been from tho time
of tho old Hartford Convention 10 the
present day a liticaz question, and has
only organised force from the fic,nious
sympathies added 10 it by desiging men,
If it had not been for Southern votes not
an inch ofierritory would have been ad.;
ded Ito the country wesl of tho Mississippi
fromthe adoption ofthe Constitution until
the present day. The original British
party in this country never intended that,
the republic should extend beyond the;
old Thirteen Colonies and they nre now
attempting to;punish the South for having
sewelled the number thirty states. We!
shall see whether they Gun finally sue
coed.
CENsus.-Cupt. ISAAC KEELs has furn.
ished US with returns Of. Sumter District,
(2oth and 44,h Regiments which, we will
commence publication Of in our next, and
as they arc of considerable utility and
importance, we would beg leave 10 remind
our readers 10 preserve their copies ofthe
Banner. Capt. Keels will please accept
GUS thanks tor his attention.
CoTToN BLooM.-We wore presented
onthe goth inst with bloom of cotton.
which had been gathered the previous day
from Col. WIIpER's plantation in the
neighborhood ofl!is village. This is as
early, if not the first, bloom as any in
the state. 81
Sons OF TEarERANoE-A Division, styled
the WEENEE DIVISION No. -, was instituted
on Thursday night last at Kingstree by D.
VIC P. MONTGOMERY MosEs, assisted by,
Brothers Graham, w. F. b. Haynesworth, N.
Lewis, ]. Green and M. NJ. Noah, Jr. Of SUN
TER Division. and Bro. Conyers of CoKEsnuRY
Division. The Division opens under the
brightest prospects and bids fair to be cease
less co-worker in tho cause. Over twenty
members were initiated, and the following
Bros. chosen officers:
N. G. Rich, w. p.
H. Thorn, w. a,
Il. J. Porter, r. g.
A. l. Mcknight, AIRS.
James E. Fulton, T.
p. s. Boone, C..
w Q. Bradley, a. C.
s. E. Fulton, is.
J. H. Salters, o. s.
The Rev. Jas. A. Wallace wns apponted
+. W.P. From the earnes,ness with which,
the members went 10 work, we trust soon to
bo able to chronicle some of tho benefits re-
suit'ng from the establishment Of the Weenee
Division Weenee is a very appropriate
name, being the Indian appellation of the