The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-24


this insidious compromise, and seek to
avert its threatened succession Of evils.
Texas protests against this act. The
following is the letter Of her command
er, then ia the country Of New Mexico,
addressed to Col. Munroe.
SANTA FE, April II, 1850.
Sir--Having seen during the day,
notices posted up, both in Spanish and
English, inviting the citizens of this
place to convene on Saturday next, 90
take into consideration The propriety of
making State movement, and 10 petit
ton, you. the head Of this government,
to call conven,ion." ETC.. deem it
my duty, as commissioner Of Texas,
sent here TO effect an organization under
her laws ofthis portion Of her Territory.
TO call your attention to the fact, Us we'll
us to the Sd Art, 4th section Of The
United States.
deem it the more necessary thus
solcmnly 10 protest against any coun-
tenance of aid being given to this move
ment by the present head Of the Gov
nent, in consequence OF the published
orders which have emanated from the
United States War Department, and
the result Of on interview between us
few days since. The Government
which have the homo, to represent,
has declared her determination to mains
tain inviolatc all the territory within her
boundarics-such boundaries as were
guaranteed 10 her by her compact Of
union; aud would take this opporluni.
the "Joint Resolution for annexiny Tex.
as 10 the United Sta,cs," and the pres
nmbie OF the constitution OF the Stale Of
Tcxns, by which the terms Of said Joint
Resolution are accepted. And also 10
the "Joint Resolution for the admission
Of the State Of Texas into the Unon,"
approved 29lh December, l5+5. All
Of which, in my opinion, would be vios
lated by cons,immulion of The objects
OF said Stale movement. And further
10 state, tha, now most solcmnly pro-
test aEains, any movements in fAvorlof
State course, until Texas has eSten.sed
her jurShirtinu uyer this 90 E2 - !; s4Ss
Tertiary, or until thoA viii \, Ills I'm :,
oi Texas can be known in this ma!lf:,,
MS guaranteed to her by the cnuclments
referred to above.
have the honor 10 be, very respect
fully, your obedicnt servant,
RopERT S. NEIGnnoRs,
Commissioner State Of Texas.
To Colonel J. MuNRoE,
C,u,',r OH Diy II g S,,,, IT,
The submssionists will involve them.
selves in the absurd position Of ndvocu-
ting the admission Of New Mexico will,
free soil constitution, and immediate.
ly thereafter, Of Utah The catalogue
OF our shame will then be complete.
We shall have acknowledged the righ,
Of the North to the whole territory ac.
quircd from Mexico, and strengthened
her arms in supper, Of her declaration
that "no more slave territory shall be
added 10 the Union" What glorious
compromisc.-Wha, culogics shall We
be prepared to bestow upon its authors!
We shall have acknowledged too, The
power Of Congress to abolish the slave
trade in our territories. We shall have
acknowledged TO Congress the right
to interfere with slavery wherever the
rights Of the South can be stultifcd,
while when slave property is to be pro-
tectcd and placed upon an equality with
all other species Of property, our consh-
tntional scrnpies will have been SO re.
fined that needles point Of difference
will have been sufficient TO reject all
protection, and place ourselves and
property at the mercy OF any little eli
que of free soilcrs who nigh, have the
favor of n Col. Riley, or Col. Munroc,
10 usurp the whole territory to them
selves.
We are not of this breed. The pco.
pie of Mississippi will stand up 10 the
Missouri compromise, but they will not
recede step behind it. Those men
arc not Soulherners who tell the North
we are prepared to yield up every thing
rather than endangcr the Union. We
have feelings and sympa,hics which
cannot be outraged with impunily. We
have country teeming with every
thing that can contribute to our happi
ness and wealth. The men Of the
North have already dissolved the Union.
Their epi,hcts against us; the odium
they desire to fix upon us; the dissolu-
tion OF the national religious societies;
their rePugnance to worship at the same
altar with Soulhcrners; their love orpo.
lltical power over us; their desire to
make The national treasury a conduit by
which the resources Of the government
can be drawn off to build up gigantic
systems Of internal improvement; their
desire for banks and high ,ariis--every
thing in the North socially and
politically, is opposed to union with
the South. Her cant about union is
like the hymn Of mercy in q pas, age
sung before the victim at the stake
We are despiscd, and our ruin dclibc-
ratcly sought, while this word "Union"
is rung upon our ears.
We are only for one Union, and that
is the Union that brought together the
States which formed the present cons,.
tuition. We sec no evils in secession
when that union is at on end. Tho
.SOuth will find ,o pn,,n ,vb;io a., 49,.