The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-10-16
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The Convention.

The Proclamation of Governor Towns.
calling Convention Of the people il,
pursuance Of an aci Of The last Lcgisla.
tnre, passed by an almost unanimous
vote. The occasion which has made j,
necessary for the Governor 10 issue this
Proclamation. is one that comes home
10 every Southern man, il affects his
honor. his life, his equality, his proper
t!'--i touches n'.--r-...oa .nnd afe,v of
his friends, and the happiness OF ms M
family and home. We viii therefore
state some good reasons why the object
for which tho Convention meets should
be fully and ccrdinlly responded 10 byg
every Georgian, whether native or adop.
ted. assli
1t is now more ,hnn thirty years since
spirit Of hostility 10 the institutions
and power ofihe South has heen openly
manifested nmongs, The Northern peo.
pie. A, first, no larger than a nuns
hand, it has continued 10 spread and
widen, until now the whole horizoff, il
overcast. Under its influence The
hottest ties have been severed, lit has
entered the temples Of the most high,
and attempted in The holy name Of re-
lIgIon to prp"tratc The most revolving
frauds. With lis increase Of power and
inhnrncc,--wi,h its growth in wealth
and numbers, il has displayed new zea!
in wrong doing, until now ilihrea,cns
to destroy our Liberty, and overthrow
The very bnsis of society itself. The
Constitution of the United States which
was formed for he protection Of The
rights OF the people Of all the States has
been disregarf!cd by a.majority. OF The
representatives in Congress, and serves
now only cover from which areckless
md irresponsible majority design 10
make new assaults oniife Jighisof Tie
5rnlnorIty Judging from laie aci ION tit,n
of5 Congress, we can only ioot ysafsiIs
81, resisia To- tIlc akol lion d f sare
ry SO amer Inter, thru ..sntt he Sati,l
These sare the nltarnatlse ist,yesss.1r,
which sIfle ssplitls fs,lsi clloose
Int choice Is 10 de- ii, as
and tlie silt, is Ii III sa slo
st.,e day
delegates in co rgin Will have ses.s,
sssllltsl z i'd
81
ever dfveF 81 q e az
Tho peaplesWith rega 10 illa III
OF redress, the Conyen,inn should 9nsioY,ssss
wo apprehcnd lha, there is but lille
dissent among them, either with regard
10 The wrongs perpetra,ed, Or the neces-
sIty for some resistance, whatever il
may be. What this resistance should
be, as we have said before, the Legisla.
'ure has wisely submitted to The people
10 determine. And If The State will no, :
adopt the only remedy, VIC regard as
adequate 10 reform the government, NC
will go for any thing That her sons in
their sovereign capacity. in Convention
may recommend, always excepting
tame and cowardly submission.
For our own part we believe the is
sue is resistance Of some sort, or aboli-
ton. Disguise i, as we may, this SOL
cmn question We cannot evade. ALEX.
P'r'encc gocs 10 show that acouescence
in "ggrcssions but leads 10 new de.
mands. The South may fairly aserits
The difficulties by which she is a, prc.
sent hcsel, to such measures uslhc yield.
ing in The formation nf the Constitution.
her proper numerical ratio, and The sub
srqueni concessions contained in the or.
d'nancc Of 81, and The Missouri Com.
promise. She has been yielding mill
she has but lille left 10 part
with. She has been dearly taught.
that nothing is as absorbing us
power. mare is given more will he
required Other. and lie, every man have
II we'll impressed on his mind ,ha, ro
oppose resistance now will be but 10 in
vl'e new aggrcssions. Who is really TO
counsel State which has teficd iede.al
aggrcss'ons in every form. and iefen.
died her honor, as with walls nfsrmsk, l,v
Southern hearts and Sou,kernGarms. Ia
alter in this emergency and vanish I'M
breathe Is there an old man or vounp
man, native or adopted, with tho spirit
Of man in him who is ready for ia
God forbid!
hnd now people of Georgia, where
are you. and what arc you going to dol
Tho Legislature and tho Executive
have done their duty. and wiIiyon
hesitate to do yonrs9 Will YOU back
them IN their ondcnvors 10 check The
ngG'cssions of your foes, or shall
voice GO up from your borders, which,
while il records Your wrongs, viii be
deep and lasting memorial OF vonr dis.
grace. This solemn responsibility sft,
cannot eynde. Georgia must eiiher ort,
or lack out and plunge in utter, dark
ness Grorgia Telegraph.
ONE OF MARIoS's MEN.
The Greenviiie (Tcnnesses) Spy IN.
forms Us that Azarah Doty, who resides
nlne miles north OF Grsenvlic. isone hun.
dred and FIVE years oiS. He served in Tho
revolutionary war under General Marion,
and is the oldest relic OF those immortal
times IN East Tennessee He enjoys fina
health and rc,narkabie dngfsn og sMrits