The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-03-06

together, You might force, by shedding some
blood, single Stale to oreniain tho Union.
+ You csnnot forcesa whole lesoction of States,
Iscomprising eight fmillidns oF Southerners, to
remain in a Union, whichsis acting worse
than any tyrant OF "a natoucould nct, t,withont
the shedding of oceans OF blood, of which the
tree States would be aptsto bleed quite as
freely as ihose,of the South. Are you prcpar-
ed for this! n you are; not, then be not
deceived as to tho peril in which you have
placed not only the Union, but yourselves
and the South. The crisis has como. There
is but onq alternative left. ,rhere will bono
compromise. The South are firm. Before
June they must have action that will satisfy
them tlias. their rights. are respected. They
must haze such action, by the people OF the
NORTH aid Joy Congress, as will give To the
| slavery QUESTION til,aliy! The Sontht rn
people aresck OF being necessarily harrasscd,
insu'tcd And t"rmented, through their mem
E.bcre, at the seat OF tho General Gvernmcn,. at
,Nafih dalnn,. cas being monsters aud cold
piooued lYrah;s over the poor African, the
colored bP;hcr, by such cold d-booicd scoun-
drcls, hylbcritcs, and unprircpcd wrc,chcs
as are sent to either House oI Com krcss, from
Ihsome constituencies. What do such men as
Seward, Hale, Chssc, in the Scnaic, or Gid
dlngs, King, and Others. ol similar kidney,
care for the great interests OF The Union!
Nothing. -Hha!l such mon, miserable and
contemplate as they are, both in intellect
and influence, be pcmi,tcd To plunge these
.hirty mighty States into all the horrors and
carnage OF a civil var! God IN mercy for
bid it! teaa
There mnst he, settlement Of Tic slave
question before June arrives. The South
oppose The admission Of California. Why do
they this! Because they arc determined not
to allow one hove TO be made which. directly
or indirectly affects the slavery question,
until thor demands of non-intcrlercnce bv
the free States arc guaranteed TO ,lrcrn. Thi:.;
done, and they wil vote to admit California,
provided all the Territories are framed with
out any Kind OF restriction in regard to slavery
ny the Gcncra Government, nr by the peo-
pie oi the Territory, while it is yet a Terri
tory leaving II them TO exclude nr allow sa-
very when they adont a Constitution and
form State Government Ca this there
VIII he but one opinion through lc South
Finally, every Statc which allows African
slavery, (wiih but ono exception, pcrhaps,)
will be represented at The Southern CGnvcn-
ern to bo held in June at Nasty lie,
tennessee, unless the savorv question
Is settled by Congress, previously. J. il *
not, ono of the results OF tho assembling of
that Convention u':,.,, be the ins,uu, separation
OF inc South from tho North, and the latter
Will have. in after days, only the miserable
consciousness left to them that it has tccn
brought about by their own wrong. headed
ness, IN lnc'ldling and mixing with what con-
cerncd them not, and III voatjnl! The Cousti-
tuition OF the Federal Union, which was irnm-
cd more 10 protect the minority than the ma
jnrity, for the latter can protect themselves
without It, pATElcK nGNRY.