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

arc not alone 10 be seen IN the misery
caused TO the STAKEHOLDER, by stripping
him Of his property bought and honest
" paid for by a life Of industry not
in the starvation ard ruin of the mcr-
chant and mechanic by tho prostration
of those who buy his merchandise,
or pay him for his labor--not in de-
serted fields and dccaying towns and
villages, but in the still moro dircful
consequences resulting from the com.
mingling together Of two races so en-
,irely distinct in their genius and cha
ractcr upon terms OF political equality.
One or the other of them mus, be an
initiated, and that too, amid scenes Of
terror, Of anarchy and blood, greater
than which my history records upon her
darkest and bloodies, page.
But even laying aside this question,
we have sufficient reason for dissatis.
faction with the Federal Government.
The whole tenor and complexion of its
acts show that the Constitution so far
as the rights Of The South arc concern
cd, afford not the sligh,cs. protection.
The will Of the majority irrespective Of
lis checks and balances is the law Of
the land.
Our Liberties, u property, orr char
actcrS, are TO be submitted TO the tender
mcrcics Of II majority, whose every
thought feeling and emotion, is conccn-
tra'eI in ono burning focus Of hatred
against us and our institutions. Under
these circumstances, what are we to look
tor, or what are we TO expect. Through
The dim vista of,ho dark and gloomy flu.
ray OF hope that u condition will be
bcltcrcd, but, on tho contrary, u sad Wis
ion Of the gradual ruin and decay Of our
State, until we AFRO reduced TO q oondi.
ton Of colonial vnssalagc, far worse
than that from which our fathers rescued
lhcm.-Snd experience has proved that
the safeguards placed over tho rights of
u country in the form Of parchment,
is but parchment nj last that the only
cllcclual bulwark winch onn be thrown
around them, is IL bulwark Of men, who
know their rights and have tho courage
to maintain them.
Finally we arc dissatisfied with The
federal government because it has n.
,crly failed in accomplishing .:e ends
for which it was created. The char
mony and good feeling it was designed
10 promote between The States. the in.
justice the fnnalicism, The impcrlincncc
of the North has entirely DESTROYED.
The general welfare" i, was intended
to promote has resulted in building up
II section upon the ruin of the other.
TIE domestic peace and ,ranquilily''
II was attended 10 secure we have never
known, for under lis protection those are
actually Supported and encouraged who
are setting measures on foot amongst us
the fatal termination Of which can alone
be Sccn amid %ll the tcrrorS Of blood and
burnIngs. Aud yet we are even called
upon 10 %vcncralc such a government,
which would stamp the brand OF infer
iprily and degradation upon u.s., which
IKE II fell malaria is scattering lis
b!ighling and whitening influence all
aruund-which by the conSulnma,ion OF
lis measures. would light up The dark
future before us hv the blaze Of our own
happy homes. We are called upon TO
shout h%osannus 10 Il union which has
been entirely perverted from lis original
purposes into an engine of fraud, cor
inp'ion nnl oppression, or incur the
od!um Of reckless 1iSorgani>crs who for
ambitious or wicked purposes would
pull down II glorious fabric ccncnlcd
by the blood of our fathers.
The history Of our State, from the first
lawning OF our revolution to The prcscn,
time, brands the foul dispersion as false.
Whenever and wherever the star
Spangicl banner has been raised, her
patriot sons have been among the frs,
TO rally 10 It's support, and The bloody
tracks over which they have trod, testify
that they did their duty.
\ few vcnrs back, when il frs. be.
came manifest that corruption bad crcpi
into our system, that The powers Of the
federal government were about To be
used 10 opprcSs and plumber lis citizens,
HAT the constitution was in danger,
South Carolina. prompted by her arden,
love Of the Union, threw herself soil.
tnry and alone into the breath, by the
in~tcrnoSilion Of her State sovereignty, to
save both the Constitution and The Onion.
ct tor tins generous, this SclEsacriii-
eng act. all the power, patronage and
Influence of the federal government, has
been used To brand the actors in that
scene, rs di>unI0niSts, and cover their
name with all the iuiainy which should
attach itself to Hartford convcnlionis,s.
But how different are the circumstances
under which they nclcd-how different
their motives. The Hartford conven
tlonisis attacked the government, when
ii was weak, when it was engaged
in q war with n foreign power,
ana when Il generous patriotism called
upon them TO forget their private gric!s
and rusl, TO tho standard Of their com.
mon country. South Carolina bearded
the "lion in his dcn," the douglass in
his hall" We would have established
upon a firm and lasting basis, the prin'
cIplcs Of liberty and equality, upon
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