The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-03-06

"A ttsss consent TO be thus degraded md
cnslayed, pstead ef tlies pity, thsy would
f0eet the scorn and contcmpt OF the universe
n The men OF this generatla who would lbsre-
hponsibte, ought to be whipped through their
fields by their own negroes. / thanh God
that there is no one in my distties thai & think
SO meanly of, as to behave thai he would no,
readily come into whatever movement. nigh,
s. ne necessary Tor the protection of our rights
and liberty. I tell SMdrth hefil gentleman, Who
are in hopes That the South will be divided
y that we shail not have ha)fae many traitors
to lang asI we did Tories IN tie Revolution
is gentlemen mean that the Union, upon
the principles the Constitution, is desirable
81 will not coatroyert, that opinion. But the
ss Union never could have 'beelI formed Withou,
IS the written Constitution. So, III you now. by
Your aciienl practically destroy the Con.
stitution, those injured, ssif able to resist
will snot submit, That instrument was or.
aainsed, !lqli IN it's own language, to Establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, and
secure tlies blessings of Iibertyvest to all
parties to ;t----nameIy, the freetnen of the
tJnioIE q Il, therefore, under it's form
6 gross uyRsti Ice is done, Instructions excited
and the citizens of part of the States political.
ensla wed, / then the Union ought not to
sfati5, as an Instrument Of wrong a,.d oEpteol
sion. ss 5f., 49,, ,i.y,sg,@ f,7,,t.-
There is Throughout the South a strong at
& teehmaht 10 the Union Of lilo States. This
sentiment rests not SO much upon any calcu-
4 cations ofintercst rs on historic associations
:y:slndi the recollectons of common ancestral
L struggles and trumphs Our people take. n
!, pride In tho name of the United States, and
tFilii being Inenibers ofsa great republic that
n FURNISHES a cheering example TO the world.
q But the events Of the last few years are rap
idly weakening this feeling. Seeing, that
4 there appeared to be a settled purpose in the
North to put them. 10 the wall, many, Of our
\ s9pepRle, egaraing dissolution of the Union
\ as tl,el inevitable result of this aggression,
have looked forward to the consequences OF
8 ssiclis a state OF things 's-al
Ss3ss s. will tel northern gentlemen, in the hope
that many oil them: are not yet past the point
ssGf reason, whatis the view presented in pros.
poet to many ofjt!le highest inteIlects in the
South. It. is, well known that the existing
fegelne system operates hardly on the South
annd the West. The Government raises up.
wards of thirty millions annually by duty or
4 TAX upon imports sButthis system acts very
snnequally on the different. sections Of the
sc6untry. For illustration Of the mode of op-
Ssration, / will take d, single article Railroad
Iron is produced inf England at so cheapoa
p5te. HAT it5can be iafohghtF 10 this country
and sold, we may Say, for sssd0 per ton.# This
q Inllch cheaper than our people can afford
sfomalse itat They therefore ask the Gov.
= fsernment to require hetpayncnt of 500 per
fan sby way of duty. The importer, there.
81 fore, yinsteai of sellhg for $40 per ton,
mus ask: 500, to reimburse himself for
/ wbat lie has paid out abroad, and TO the
isf,orernpent.a ~ Every person, therefore. in
1 sthe Urted States, who purchases railroad
i sitat,. ils TO. pay $40 more for each ton
are, however, some advantages, to
scounterbalance this loss. In the first place,
Saome our people, finding Tint they can make
~ prof't ny selling railroad iron at $50 per ton,
engage ~ TIE smanulactnre, and thus find enl-
ri>lloeynlelni.3 While SO engaged, these persons
osunc ihe produce 81 the farmers and 9th
Saeffs, f and thus make ahome market for aEri-
gfaltutat, prouncttoils. we see, however,
.t,sS me ioss OF saS5 psf ton iaiis on all those
4 1 Y any fatsoi the sss5nttel states who may
Esegsatpe me IRON. isat tlle benefit is con-
~; o 70 tiiose persons are engaged IN
and these who live so near tlIcm
can l9heir produce
jltslnc p ftis. sort Of manu-
fTania, and perhaps a few other localities.
/ But my cbnstitnehs sf elsY no iilSre nay the
inaonfa acturers OF PENNEY ylyania for iron in the
$ptoiiuctss OF their farms, than they could the
Al3ritish iron-lnasters., 1t is therefore .a our
aadsantage,Tos W. must pay Tor it in cash,
$tp; get the iron at the lowest rate. This -is
7Irue OF the southern and western people gem
sesally This illustrates the effect Of our rev,
venue and protective system. The burden is
adiilhscd oyer the whole country, hut the
8baneft is limited to the manufacturers and to
ashosc persons who reside SO near as to have
alhetebyla better market; very little more
SsthRnsone.t third of the Union gets the benefit
||RRpS the system, in exclusion mainly OF the
Il S3Sssonili and West.
8 IS ii Is noteasyto measure tile precisc extont
aoftliis burden. Ithas been estimated that
1.-Two thirds Of all The articles which would, if
2sininortfS, be subject to nav a duty,. are pro-
Ndueea in'the United States. To return, for
Sfready Illustration, to the case Of railroad iron.
III r two az every three tons of iron consumed