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

his pdpef--lnc Only OBS III the StatC-
wiicl, at first favored the compromise
measures of Mr.. Clay, and which for some
months past, has been silent upon the sub.
ject of national politics, has at length been
driven to the conclusion, that the course Of
legislation in Congress, and the aggrrssions
OF tho North upon Southern rights and in
lcres,s render a dissolution of lheaAlIutvn
inevitable, lis remarks are as ~follnN4seS
Oar ncigllnH OF the San, IN Their pa
per of yesterday, take exceptions Ia our re
lnarh, That TO 'ahsolutc demonstration" OF
resistance had a. yet been made 10 the OK
ccut,on of the fugitive law. We would
have supposed that any one, reading our
article, would have seen thai our meaning
was that 10 actual Eorcc had been usrl OF
such n character us to authorize The u. S.
Marshal To call Oh the military arm Tor as
sIstanCc.
We are not so blind as not 10 SEQ and feel
that ADMINISTRATORS have been made.
are in progress, and vii, doubtless be con-
%tinuel, tn interrupt, and proven THE exccu-
ton OF THIS law. al such Il character as to
compel every citizen Of the South TO bring
800 ''''.ah ~ wv va siliE TIC 'lltE-
ton must be brought To n speedy issue.
The editors of the SIN need no b.. 10 the
least alarmed as "a our position. The CJu-
rier knows lis duty to the State, aud II The
South, and, when the people, either in their
Legislative Or Conventional character, shall
decide on the no,lc To he adopted, To relieve
themselves from the insults and aggrcs-
sions Of n reckless majority, it Will be
En,,,nt ~, Is-r> ,,t ,,,,.lt: -.
rs f its columns had tccmed for years viii,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS such unjus,iiiablc
assaults. Al;ilpugiitl the Courier KISS known
70 Ihetwialo. csaisiry Dc an nneoDlpronlising
ChlDirpakci, ta.I!pg inc prriiuuS tiIres III
nalliiica,inn-and, wcrc tho same battle 10
be ngain fought. would still wear the Union
lag al It's tnast hcn"!-slill we will not al
low it to be inferred on ,ha, account tl,a;
we are disposed To submit 10 every insult
and wrong. because il nay be pcrpetratcd
IN the nauic al the "Union."
We hold the aspect OF public affairs to be
entirely changed, and to he such, in view
OF Northern aggression un Southern rights
and interests, as 10 call Tor decisive action,
on the part OF the South, ard a new and
the full measure OF duty an the part of her
sons. We fully admit the righ, of the
State To Scccde, when the guarantees al
The Constitution are violated, aud in such
event, to comiland the exclusive al,cri-
nnCc Of her sons.
In truth, and III plain terms, a careful
and anxious observation of the progress OF
! events has brought us To the conviction that
IA dissolution otihe rnion is me, iiab,c, un-
less The course u Legislation III Congress,
and the NurthrrA States. should be retro
grcSsivc, Of winch we hive little or no
hope.
We have said thus much in order that
those who are not blind may know where
wc are. While cor columns are, as they
ever have been, open To AIRY temperate dis.
cuSS!"n 81 his subject, NO do not ourselves
n"w intend dcs ant upon Il, ia o,hc. man
ncr tiItn To keep our readers informed OF
passing events.
We truly consider the "aryunent cx-
hri,icd' and the TINE for "aciiun" at hand.
|, Is the province and the duty OF our Leg
l~Sia'"rS 10 polns "at the course 10 b" pur-
sued. TIN, Once done, The People vii!
carry out their bcEcsts.