The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-12-18

the extremes Of society hostile coils.
ion, and atheism, in its bitter hatred of
God and his law. saw and seized the
Propitious moment. Christianity could
only develope itself visibly in the dis.
charge OF those duties which arise irom
the relations and the inequalities of or
ganized society. It's diagram is found
in the mutual obligations Of parent and
chitd, brother and sister, husband and
wife, master and slave, rich and poor,
learned and unlearned, and their vari
Gus combinations ultimately developed
in the State and the subject. At all
these infidelity strikes with relentless
hand, we'll knowing that with them
would fall all spiritual life, and in the
dead level of a perfect equality, would
be found that field in which could bes,
be resisted the authority and the power
Of God.
What has been the history of this fell
movement The two principles have
indicated by their combined power pre-
cipitated in France that awful scene Of
blood and violence which we coll the
first revolution. Tho sluices once
opened the rushing tnrrent sweeps away
oil ranks, oil ages--thc rich aud The
poor, the guilty movers and The innocent
victims, oil that we hold dear, oil that
is reverend, until in very desperation
capital rallied around a soldier who with
iron hand restrained the rabid monsters
for time and then used its diseased
energies for his own power and personal
nggrnndizement and plunged again
wearied Europe in sea of blood. The
nations rallied and subducd for time
this new development. Blu, for time
I'VE have seen again and again the
,hroes and struggles of the monster
thrice since has Franco and all Europe
been convulsed until now we have the
absurd anomaly of Republican France,
governed by, ON armrd soldierY control
led by q SO cniied popular President.
In all Europe the sole ruling power is
the hayonot and even England .eonylal-
sed and shaken by the same busy spirits
owes hef essil Temp porary safety 10 the
pressure os IAN enefTfiois pHhlir debi
:slilifa,iy 1is,ribnsed ed a,is he iTaf,sses
f lssF mid sslssssios., sI,s g suIIsfiSsa ii
increases ttfisng,h of her working class
aha She viii soon have TO solve the last
question in the problem.
In our own country the thousand evils
and difficulties have sketched arc nov
exhibiting Themselves. Our northern
brethren as they call themselves, have
by their own act abolished the only sub
s,itute for feudalism and have volun,ar.
lily encountered the dangers and tho
difficulties resulting from the conflict OF
labour and capital--wi,h them the law.
less spirit Of infdcli.y is full Of energy
and life, and has taken the most dan
gcrous form it can assume, that of a
simulated and corrupt christianity
Not only do we hear the cry Of aboli.
lionism, but there agrarianism demands
farm for every man--womcn claim 10
leave the sphere that God assigned them
TO seek in The political arena The public
recognition of equal rights, and are en-.
tering into the pursuits and callings Of
masculine life. The boy is no longer u
boy but protests against the arbitrary
rule Of law, and would take his place in
life as soon as he can lisp the language
Of u vicious demagogueism. There is
nothing to present as barrier 10 this
stream of corruption, no human ins,ilu-
ton like feudalism or its kindred system
Of domestic slavery presents bulwark
christianity is vitiatcd and perverted
by a plausible infdelity, and the evils
we now protest against and deplore are
but the beginning Of the end. The
polluted fountain pours its fostering cur.
rent towards us--.thc good, the honest
and the true are being contaminated by
the plausible forms Of light in which
Satan garbs himself, and our own halls
Of Legislation are invaded by clamours
for change based upon reasoning s,ri-
king al tho vital doctrines Of living
Christianity and "a robust mora!i,y.'
Look at the earnest calls for penicn.
tiary system based on objections 10 capi-
tai punishment, and say if at the bottom
turks not hatred Of the grca, truth OF
penal Justice, principle pervading all
Gods law and cssentialto oil govern.
mcnt human and divine. 1t is time 10
cut loose from ihe diseased body lest The
gnngrcncd cancer cut into our own
vitals.
1t is vain to look for safety, but in our
own action. The North is rotten to ,he
core--u',erly and thoroughly opposed 10
us. Even now, while the gentleman
from Barnwell was on the floor, the
news reached this town that The legisla.
ture Of Vermont has nulllied the fugi.
tive slave bill. It's vain to wait for our
Southern sisters-all tho indications
from them show that they are not ready
TO lead. 1t devolves on us. Lot us
prepare TO meet this great responsibility
The providence of God has marked us
out for the conilict-He has committed
TO our guardianship the las, great bul
wark Of conservatism the last human
device regulated liberty; on us rest.
tho preservation and protection ofthi
institution. We dare not, as men, a.
no riots nc christian. ho.rny on = ,r,,,,.,