The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-01-16
The Austrian Mission.


The speech Of Gen. Cass in support of his
resolution to Withdraw diplomatic intercourse
with Austria, was an able effort, one worthy
Of the distinguished Senator and although he
cannot coincide with him in his measure, we
arc forced TO speak we'll of his eiftrt Tho
true doctrine which should WELD it's influence
over the dcstines of our country is not to in
termedilc with affirs foreign to our contin.
ent, and if the course proposed be adopted in
reference to Austria, what shall we also do
towards Great Britain, in consequence Of her
IRISH difficulties, France for interfering with
Italian independence, Russia for her barbara
ties in Caucasus, her interference with the
Magyar insurection, Holland for her cruel
Ties in the East Indies; and in fact all the
civilized powers Of the Earth! 1t is bad
precedent, one that has tendency to cause
our interference with matters totally foreign
to our government and policy, and one which
should be universally deprecated, and stfled
at once. A calm and cu,lsderate lookcr-on
chastised for attempting to break from the par
cnts charge. The principles which actuated
that revolution may have been worthy the
struggle, but what right have we to suppose
SO! Had our forefathcrs been unsuccessful
n their cffor S % obtain liberty, at this distant
day we perhaps would hive deprcated that
revolution. BY thy fruits shalt thol be
known. The very result OF the II iugarian
campaign should satisfy the world TINT thcrc
were tw" currents at work, hidden one di-
rectly opposite to the ostensible one. Then
why should we do battle for them, B-o;hcr
Johnath,n, we fear will never le1rn prudence
until he burns his fingers. We see the i'll
effects Of such supervisory powers in Great
Britain at tho present day, continually inter
meddiing with private court matters, intcrlcr-
ing with foreign states weaker than herself
and graspmg every inch Of .and in any of the
four quarters OF the globe, on which she can
plant her avarcrous il,g. Ii this doctrine is
carried out we shall be continually pickering
with foreign powers and have foreign powers
continually interfering with our relations, on
minor SUBJECTS Of individual policy. How We
ry strange woald be the position Of his coun-
try seem ii the Emperor Of China should not
allow any diplomatic intercourse or trade
with Us because, we raise cotonby slave
labor, and manufacture goals by temporary
s?siarMg white people in our factories,
bondage, the yoke Of which is ,cnfoli ,arshcr
than lilat o.. African slavery! And yet the
principle OF lis &C! is exactly on the same loo'-
ing with that embu lied in Gen. Cass' rcsolu-
lion. Congress cannot justify itself locarry the
resolution through. and confidence in it's wis.
dom should cause the country 10 rest assured
Of our neutrality in the affairs of European
Kitchen Cabinets.
Wilmington g. Manchester R. Es.
The annexed letter ilom our correspond.
ent conveys the grateful intelligence that the
people Of Wilmington N. c. have nobly and
generously aided this important Rail Road
cnterprize by subscribing ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DU1.LARs to the stock Of the COM
pany. Due credit for this important ncgotia-
| ton must be rendered 10 its indetatipable
| President and hs associates, and it cvinces
the zeal and determination with which the
Board Of direction are prosecuting the work.
tSum,cr has done muck for this enterprise
and she will yet Go more, aud it is necessary
that she should:
Wilmington Jan. 8, 1850.
Dear Bum,er:-I have just time TO say to
you that tonight the people of this glorious
little town finished their subscription OF $780,
600, commenced on Saturday night last =
Their pledge TO us OF $;300,00O therefor
stands redeemed! We must do our part, al
so, as wc have promised, and old SUMTER
especially, for aliho' she should be in advance,
ii ] am not mistaken, she is behind both her
sister districts, allowing for their capabilities
Then the company will stand forth, at its
meeting OF stockholders with capital of over
81 600 600 including The State subscription,
and we can well cry "onwird." One d.f-
fcully is over. The amount necessary to
secure the subscription of our state is exceed
cd, by the spirit and energy of a people who
| have done much more according to their
means than we have. Ii is The expcr.enc
benefit of The past operating on them. should
we no. take heart for the future and do what
we can! Ii.
| Q-r The New York Herald, which last
summer sen, out an agent, ostensibly to pro-
cure correct views on Southern affairs, but
whose true mission was that Of soliciting sub
scrihers; and which agent, in writing TO the
paper, expressed himself almost Southerncr.
so well did he keep up the "bIind game" of
proving slaunch to the rights of the South,
! has at last thrown off its fc,uD DOru,u u supnor,
and come out, not boil'y, for the paper is new
or bold in any measure, but sneekingly IN
the opposite direct on, as if feeling its way
At the time the Heraids agent was canvas.
sing the State, we publicly stated that no
reliance was TO be placed OH the sincerity of
his paper, and we bolicve he attacked the
| Banner through the columns of some of the