The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-11-21
JAtgcsIIaueals.
From tho Charleston Courier.

SratlHeu 10 see our views, on this sub
ject, cordially, indorsod by our friend of
the Columbia telegraph. United as
We are, in the great object now to be
accomplished, he must pardon our al
lusion to what we honestly deem the
honest errors of the past. In making
that allusion, we had no intention Of re.
viying buried feud. nor any other
sinister purpose, whatsoever.-We
merely desired to explain our position
and put ourselves rectus IN curia. In
the tariff controversy, We opposed sep
arate State action, and went for South
ern Convention, or joint Southern ac-
ton, because We really believed it would
at once restore harmony and insure per
petuity to the Union, by sccuringjustice
to the South. So, too, we 60 for South,
ern Convention, orjoint Southern action,
now, in relation to the Wilmot Proviso,
because we really believe it will at once
restore harmony and insure perpetuity
to the Union, by securing justice and
constitutional equality to the South.
! The Telegraph mistakes, if it suppo-
ses we have just walked up on this sub
ject. 1t has long engaged our anxious
attention, although we thought it pru-
dent and to.clamor about it and even to
let others, and particularly others out
of our own State, take the lead in the
matter. Early in May last, however,
when Delegates, for the several Dis
tricts and Parishes Of the State, were
about to meet, at Columbia, on the sub.
lect, we discussed the question of the
Wilmot Proviso, in several of its bear
ings, over the signature Of "Carolin-
ians," (sce Courier of May last, J and
concluded with the following views ana
recommendations as to the specific re-
mcdy for the threatened evil:
in the next place, we would earn
estly counsel that action on our part
should be in concert with our sister
Southern States. Let US make no at
tempt to take the lead and thus awaken
suspicion or jealousy--nor to isolate
ourselves by separate action. and thus
ncutralizc our influence and defeat our
own purpose. This is q matter of com.
mon, rs we'll as vital concern to the en-.
tire South, and on it the South, should
be united, both in sentiment and action,
as one man. We are engaged in a
conflict of section against section, and
in union only can efficiency and safety
be secured; if divided here, complete
lar, may be toucned in this way.
and disastrous must be our failure and
our fall. Let the South. but present an
united front, and victory, the peaceful
victory of constitutional right and equal
justice, will, and must crown her righ.
teous cause. Whatever, then, may be
the plan of action, let it be one of COM
munion, Of fellowship, Of complete and
harmonious concert with the South.
Let the watchword, and, if necessary
the war cry be, not Carolinians, but
"Southrons to the rescuc'' all
will yet DO well.
"Lastly, as to the specific plan of
present action, we would, with defer
cncc, and yet with confidence in its
propricty and efficiency, propose a
Southern Conventional Convention of
the Southern States-not mere as.
scmblage Of delegates, appointed by
popular mcctings--but convention of
delegates, appointed by, or under the
authority Of the legislatures of the re-
spectivo Statcs-to meet in the capital
of Virginia, or somo othci leading
Southern State--other than in our own
IN case the INlmot propiso, or arg 9TH
er kindred measure, shall become la,o
clothed with full power to deprive the
mode and measure of redress, proper
for the assertion of Southern rights and !,
the vindication Of Southern honor. To
this digniiod and imposing assemblagc,
we would commit, untrammelled, the
whole field of action, reserving, only,
to the respective States, the right Of
concurrence or dissent, as an insepara.
bic incident Of State Sovereignty. Let
such an asscmblagc meet-nay, let it
but be resolved ON by the United South
and, our life on it, the issue, the
happy, the glorious issue, will be, at
once, Perpctuity to the Rights Of the
South, and Pcrpetuity to the Union OF
the States"
We repeat these recommendations
now, strongly and earncstly--and the
moro especially, as rumors have reach
cd us, which we are 10th to credit, that
separate State action may meet coun
tenanco in high quarter. If SO
against it, we enter our rcmonstrance
and protest. 1t will SOW division and
discord, whcro all is now concert and
harmony--nay, it will prove absolutely
suicidal, and work the complctcst posi-