The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-05-22

mere we must stop Tor O-day. We shall
resume these sketches at our leisure
Pcnnsyirnnian
Concessions of the South.
During the Revolutionary war and nI-
ter it's close, the Western Indians in the
pay OF the British, and insligated by her,
necessarily attacked the frontier settle.
mcnls Of Virginia, in the present limits of
that State, and III what now constitutes
Kentucky and Ohio. In It's, Virginia
sent on, an army under Glen. Clarke, sub
dncd the Indians, and conquered the whole
territory east OF the Mississippi, and north
west OF the Ohio river. When the union
was about 10 be formed, il was objected
that the power of Virginia, in icw :cars,
Wheh her immense territory came tn BE-
occupied, would ovcrsliadow every other
STATE, and that there could he no equality
IN such union. Ever patriotic, regard
less 81 herself but m,iiliul of others, Vir-
y'nla voluntarily ccde,l the whole of that
territory TO the United States, out of which
OHIO, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wlscon-
SIN and Minnesota. have since been carve.l.
She did more: To appcasc The early jealousy
OF the Northern Sta'cs-thcn Industrious
" cngagcd in the slave trade, she consent
ed to the celebrated Ordinance of 1877, bv
winch slavery WAS abolished in that terri
tory. She gave this consent, however, on
condition that no more than five States
Should ever be formed ont of the territory
ccded. This however, has been viola.
ted, by setting apart a territory Of over
22|5}6 square miles TO form The future
Stale of Minnesota,
The ncNl great concession made by the
South for the sake of the Union, was when
The present Constitution was in process of
formation The North, IN adopting the ra.
ito OF representation, insisted that three of
her free negroes should count as muc. MS
five Ill our slaves. This was mani,cstly
unjust. As an able writer observes, "thc
Federal Government had no concern with
relations between blacks and whites, the
different classes of population in The South"
II has 10 right 10 inquire whether the ne
gro was sIavc or free. The slaves werc
then, and arc now a better population than
Tie tree negroes, aud if the latter were TO
be counted al their fuil numbers IN the
! aPporiionment oi representation, so ought
the former The right could no, be rein.
Scd, because tho slaves weIc naturally or
legally unequal 10 The whites, for so are
, - N"uid moi BE- refused because they have
no polilichl rights, Tor neither have free nr
efoes' criminals women or children. SInvcs
are al essential part OF population il alscn,
'icir places must be TILED by other laborcrs.
ana u ihcy are property rs wei Us popuIa-
uoii. II Is an additional reason for giving their
owners lhc security OF full representation
Tor them But for the sake OF union nud
compromise, tho South Yielded this cunitv
ana agreed that five slaves should count no
more Than three free negroes This a, once
produce! and will keep mp disparity in re-.
presentation III favor OF the North. Our
population increases only from natural
causes. Theirs not only from natural
causes, and multiplied Immigration, bI,t tLrv
steal our slaves and add them TO The number
o' 'lc'r Tree negroes. thus lcloniously aup.
mcnilng their representation at every nn-
porlonmcn But not satisfied viii, ,;,;s
great concession OH the part of the South
and with the patience with which ", .uL'
mit TO robbery. the North now make, it y
question OF conscience TINT no new State. mo
matter how far South, i, may lie. shall IL,
admitted into the union. without lhc proLi.
'"'''i. OF Sinvcry- thus openly avowing re-
solution 10 keep that South. which volun,u-
rily surrendered so much, in urrnr,,,ni
minority and vasslamr
When the South made this surrender or
save representation She stipulated frs,
thai, direct taxes should be LEVIED or oput,r-
TONED to the states in the ratio OF ,bcIr re-.
presentation. II this had been conioruci
TO- we ought now TO pay bat little over
ohc-thIrd OF the national taxes: we actually
pay over three fourths. lis estimated ibo,
since The establishment OF The government,
ten hundred and forty seven millions Of
doliars have been cXactcd in compliance
with the constitutional stipulation. yc
would have paid four hundred and orry.two
millions, the North six hundred and tiv.
millions. But urdcr the tariff svs,cm
'crtcd upon us by the North, wc have boon
completely ch'scIcd, and have paid iutn,hn
national ircasury niue hundred and ,,ipc,y.
e'Ght millions, while the North, VIII. lis
greater representation, has only paid two
hundred aud forty nine millions.
Ihcsc are matters worthy OF grave con.
sidcra,lnn. Let those who pcrpetuaIIv Grl
innlt with The South, and brand us as dis.
unonIsts, ponder over the sclf-sacrificiur
and generous spirit that dictated these con.
cc>sons, and let them show, il ,Icv can
a sii!I'Iiar SpIrl on The port OF the North.
LOHiSiana Statesman,
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