The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-12-25
Gov. Floyd,s Message.

'of. FLOYD Inns communicate an c1tn mes.
snge to the Legislature of virginin, in which
he solcmnly AYERS, TINT il the Fugitive Slave Inv
be repealed, or is not carried out in all of i,s pro.
visions, or ifagilntion IS again renewed in Con.
gross, upon the subject of slavery, that it will re-
suit in n dissolution Of the Union.
Alter commenting upon the action If the
Legislatures of Vermont and Indiana. the one of
Which annuls aud the other confirms TIM, ,c, ho
proceeds 10 make the following novel proposition.
mat the General Assembly Of Virginia do re-.
to tho people of the several Stn,es.
mat compose the Union, 10 elect Delegates to n
convention, to be held at7soIne central point.
with the view of deciding this one question:
shall agitation cease, or shall tho Union be dis.
solved
This proposition, coming. rs it docs, from so
high n source, is entitled 10 all due respect, and,
yet, we eanIot hut regard i, us proposterous.
;nthe first place, it comes TOO lite. Good and
perfect reasons already exist why this Union
should be be dissolved ; and there is no neccssi.
~, now, for the creation of others, which would
he IL: c.'Ee we're we 10 bind our niles by new
treaties, only 10 bc broken, when it shall suit
their conve nience. We want no more broken
words, or violated faiths. Ifthcy do not consid-
or that venerable compact Of their fathers. the
constitution, rs binding upon them, they would
scarcely regard one of their own making in that
light. No! The spoiler has already been hero,
and let lis not now treat with him for the quiet
possession Of the poor remnant that he has left
us-Tathcr let us wrcst from his ruthless hands
his i%ll-gnttcn wealth.
In The second place, il is imprncticnblc. Agi-
tntion is to be attributed TO the Eanntic,srn of, Ls
P'opr OF The North, and not to thu, ola frp con-
frmpfihlr drmuSo.ncs-thc assertion of ,ubn,is.
SION prints, I" The contrary, Notwithstanding
Those, VIII" are termed the leaders of Northern
sentiment, are borne away, despite their every
effort, hy the tide Of public opinion and have no
control III lis direction. So powerfully has this
nee sci against the South, that we may look in
VAN Tor its cbb. This fact is evidenced by the
result OF The late elections at the North, where,
men, who were disposed to bc Just 10 the South
ami who Were inclined to show some respect, ut
least, for the Constitution, have been either com.
Pciich To come ont more strongly in favor of
abolition, or To yield their places 10 others of n
-'liioN an IJodro oM uro uaUI MoJI .u,InI Iaroo
ern people, who have become welded to the hope
of cxiinguishing slavery in the United States, to
consent {" have themselves represented in Til.
Convention, where hut The one or the other al
Tentative is presented 10 thcm-etcnal silence,
or disnnionl They bcli.ve-and, indeed our
acts, heretofore, have been but TOO we'll c~alcula-
teal 10 encourage tina; lrlicf--that the extinction
OF slavery hy no means involves the necessity or
ssolving the Union. Few of the states, north OF
Mason and DiHon's line, if any, are willing to
make choice Of either alternative.
But, even were "A majority Of them, to make
so great n demonstration Of self denial, rs to
send delegates 10 such II Convention, who should
pledge their several states To an eternal silence
upon the subject; wha, is to be done with those
Slnies which stand nloof,
Are We |" reject them and form n union with
the o!ticrs' Even Were they all represented, what
guarantees could be given us, that they wonld
keep their part Of the compact, in which we
could place any degree of reliance!
lie recommends that every State in the Union
he represented in the Convention. What bust.
ness would Southern men have iheru, TO vote
%nilIup"e question, shall we stop agitation! The
South has, ut least no sin o fthis complexion To
answer for. Gov. FLOYD evidently means we'll
and his intentions are evidently patriotic; but he
Is decidedly behind The age. Sucln suggestion
might have done very well twenty years ago.
But, now, we of the South have but few rights
left MS, and let us not hazard their loss, by u
longer connection with n Government, whose
tore for ns, is like that, which the bon bcars TO
The prey in his embrace. Let us sever these too
binding links! Let us dissolve this .'glorious
Union into the elements that compose it! Let
the Sonl!' net together rs they ought and form a
Union, whose object and scope shall bo the Sc
curity of the rights Of the respective States--in.
stead OF the principle under which we nro now
governed "that they may take who have the
power and they may keep who can"
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SOUTHERN CoNGRESs.-On Joint ballot
of both Houscs Of ihc Conceal Asseuhlv