The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-11-13

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The principal reason, given by i'm IS, Thai
tho people IRE moi ready Tor astionA-tbat
though al en,ertai1 The purpose 10 resist ag-
erosion 81 the Federal Legislature upon
the great Southern institution, yetthat pub.
lie opinion Is MT agreed as to tlletiao md
occasion when resistance should 10 inter
posed, nor rs Q the mode or reason or it-
He thinks that Efforts should DO made 10
unite The South and that opposition sm,istbe
fowerless until the Southern S.ates; j the;
greater number Of them shall consent to
act nnitcdly md in harmony. IIo further
thinks thai, eyenEif tho people of his State
Were ready Tor action, us a measure of dis
cretiotI it would be proper 70 delay the call
ofthe Legislature unit! after tho re-asscm-
bling oftho Nashville Convention, and until
tho Conventions of Georgia and Tcxas and
tho Legislatures Of the Southern S,atss, cs
pecially Yirginiu, have actea.
. We have not room for the whole of lfis
address,. It ccnc udes us follows.
In our present position tho South nay do
.muchto!make the North feel that we are
not powerlcss. lot us absolya ourselves
as soon as possible from all depanaence
upon our; Northern brelhren-tIcir respact'
ior us ls tho dictate OF interest and n6tfeei..
Ing. Our resources. agricultural, indus
trial, and commercial, arc almost incalcu-
liable. Our cotton. raw and manufactured.
would give us as much OF the commerce OF
the world as interest or aYnrice couid de-
sire. We can grow and manufacture
wool to. an unlimited cStcnt-anht our; IRON.
coal, marble and lime is quite suficicnfsto
supply the demand OF tho Western Hemi-
sphere. Lot us avail ourselves or our OK.
ilaGstless resources. To this end, we
should abstain as far as possible iron, tire
use OF Northern manufactures. Let IFS
have U own carriaac-makcgs, shoe.
makers. cloth!ers, hatiers, &c. Let us piyeF
q preference tolour merchants who arc i'm
p.oEters, or who purchase their goods in our our
Southern cities Of tho Importers Let our
merchants become exporters and importers,
and our people discourage the employment
OF Northern shipping. TO carry out these
suggestions, we should cndeavnr To- effect
such notifications of the reventea and 6avi-
CATION laws as make discrimination pre;u.
d'c'al tn tho South; and the Legislation OF
this stale, 30 lar as the Constitution will
permit. must favor the enterprise. ~
In addition 10 this lct us improve our
agriculture. open our rivers, extend our
Flank Roads and Rail R,ads, so as TO
cheaper and facilitate transportation and
travel. All these things being done, AMI
faithful school masters dispersed through
ont The land offering a business education
at the lowest practicable price. and we shall
become a most powerful, happy, indepen-
dent, and If mistake rot, a unilcj penpIc.
Let us h%enceiorth esteem it a duty. 10
withdraw our patronage from northern,
schools and colleges. We who have taken
the tronble TO intern ourselves, ali know
that the South furnishes equal fhtcilitics for
n thorough training both of the head and
heart, ntmucb less cost.
Why should our people 60 North in
search OF pleasure; and health! Win, that
has visited the n,nun,ain regions i Ala.
bama, Georgia, the Garolinas. and Yifainia:
or The sen board t The Ssnuth aud Sot,flt.
sssst, nsssss=saa$ ssadhaGsbamsgli
mineral waters I'M abundance, Of tis,irhis.
sfsi variety and eficacy-deiigitfui ar.
~rangements for yea bathing and soeieiy.
scenery and eenifort equal 10 any in The.
United States! Does not self resncct and
Just appreciation OF the Soulh, rclu,re that
we should expcnd our money az our ow
resorts OF fashion, pleasure and health!
1t Is really strange that the South should
have been so long in awakinu To her inter.
9s!; that she should not have fond out hcr
resources and consequent power, until She
had enriched the North, and The North. bv
a spirit OF a~ntagonism, forced her to adob,
conntervailing measures for sell. protection,
The consummation Of The measures
winch thcf fanatic OF the North have been
pressing Tor years upon Congress, and
which are not sufficiently resisted by ,hn
vast majority OF uur brethren there. wbo
pruiess 10 differ with them, would dcs,l,to
the South. She would re,royrade incai,.u.
labiy IN morals and religion, and instead ri
he'nS The richest country in The world in
agricuitnral productions, would become
poor 'ndeeh.' No class Of Tie communi.
~ would suffer so much by such a state ot
things rs tho people who arc dependen,
alone upon their daily manual labor for thr
support Of themselves and families. They
would be forced to remain in tho
country with the two races placed upon n
footing OF equality. without any ade0uate
protection for their persons or Tie earninus
OF their Industry. il has been most truly
sad that "tlse acquisition of wealth Nv tbr
few affords more abundant employment ,s
many" The assistance which persons Of
more limited means obtain directly from the
wealthy. rs we'll as from the large amour,
OF monay now realized and expended in the
country, would, in the event supposed, be
entirely lost To the former, and the bur,hen
OF supporting a nominal government, un.
worthy OF preservation, would be thrown
upon them. While those having tho means
10 enlov would leave a country in which
virtue found no protection and social life
could not be enjoyed, Thisi is not a fit oc.
cas;on to emplify our conclusions uuon this
most interesting branch OF the subject
The well-ba!anccd, practical mind, requires
no reasoning to persuade il they are just.
In speaking OF Northern measures as in.
furious to Southern rights and offensive 10
Southern feeling, it will be understood tina,
my remarks are not intended to apply 10 nj
who mny chance to reside Horti, uf .,Aiason'.
and Dixon's line" There are many ey.
ceptions who true to the instinct Of Justice
arc ever ready TO Iorego all political pu,cfcr.
ment' II such must be the consequence o
| supporting measures whi,b cop,c;,n,, -,