The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-11-13
Alabama.

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Tho principal reason, given by |, im,i is, that
tho people are not readyS fer action-ttnt
though oil entertain the purpose TO resist ag-
grcssion BY tho Federal Legislature upon
tho great Southern Institution, yotthat pub
Tic opinion is not agreed as 10 the time and
occasion when resistance should Jc inter
posed, nor as to the mode or reason Oft
Ito thinks that efforts should be made 10
unite the South AID that opposition must be
poweriess until The Southern States, or the
greater number Of thcm shall consent To-
act unitedIy and in harmony. lie further
thinks that, oven it the people of his State
were ready for action, us n measure of dis
crct'on it wouldbe proper no delay tho call
9th Legislature until after the rc-nsscm.
bling of the Nashville Convention, and until
the Conventions of Georgia and Texas, and
the Legislatures of the Southern S;.ares, cs
pecIaIly Virginia, have acted.
We have not room for tho whole Of his
address. 1t concludes us follows:
In U present position tho South nav do
much to make the North feel that we arc
hot po"eTiess. Let uS absolve ourselves
as soon as possible from all dependence
upoll our Northern breihren-thctr resprcl
Tor us IL the dictate OF ~intercs, ana notiecl.
ling. Our resources. agricultural, indus
trial, and commercial, are almost incaIcu-
liable. Our cotton. raw and manufactured,
would give us as much Of the OF
tic world as interest or avarice could de-
SIRE. We can gmw and manufacture
o to an unlimited cxtcn,--and our IRON.
coal, marble aud lime is quite sufficient to
supply the demand OF the Western tIcmi.
sphere. Let us avail ourselves of our OK.
haust'ess RESOURCES. TO this end, we
should abstain as far as possible from tI,e
use of Northern manufactures. La, rs
have our own carriarc-naknrs. shoe.
makers. c!oth:crs, h1ttcrs, SC. Let; u. rivo
a preference TO Il merchants who arc in
p"orters, or who purchase their goods in our
Southern cities OF the importers. Lei our
merchants become exporters and importers,
anu our people discourage the cInp!nyn,cn,
OF Northern Shipping. To carry OUT these
suggestions, We should cnGeay0r to ciitc,
such qualifications OF the revenue and navi.
eation laws as make discrimination prcin.
d'ciai to the South; and the lcrisiatinn Of
THIS State, go lar as the Cunstiin,i on will
permit. must favor the enterprise.
In addition TO This !ct us Improve our
agriculture, open our rivers, extend orr
Plank Roads and Rail Roads, so AS Ia
cheapen and facilitate transportation and
travel. All these things being done. and
faithful school masters dispersed tI,rnurh.
OH The land Offering a business educ alton
al the lowest practicable price, and we shall
become a most powerful, happy, indepen.
dent, and # | mistake rot, a united pcfnIc
Let US hence!or,h esteem II a duty to
Withdraw our patronage from northern
schools and colleges. We wi,o have taken
he tronblc 10 Intern ourselves, all know
that the South furnishes equal fncili,ics for
n thorough training bu.h ui the head nnI
heart, n, much less cost.
Why should our people go North in
search oil pleasure and health! WHO that
has v!sLle.! The mrnntain regions OF Ala.
bam', Georgia, the Carolinas, and yirrinis.
or the sea bnard OF the South and South'
west, dses no rsnaw .ihat- he-maplfn find
mineral waters ia abundance, or iInsIrn9s.
s.d variety and eficacy-lclipL,ful mr..
engagements lar sea bathing AMI s,-ie,v
scenery and comfort equal to any in m,
United States! Does no, self res,u,i AMI
Just appreciation Of the South, REQUIRE ,bat
we should eXpend our money a. our own
resorts OF fashion, pleasure and health,
II Is really strange that the Soul, should
have been 81 long IN awaking to her inter.
o!!; iiLat she should not have ,pund out hcr
resources and consequent power, until she
had enriched the North, and the North. he
a spirit oi anllgonIsm, forced her 10 adnn,
countcrva''ing measures for sell. protection
me contamination of the measures
winch tho fanatic, OF The North have been
pressing Tor years upon Congress-, and
when are not sufficiently resisted by the
vast majority OF our brethren there, who
profess to differ with them, would dcs,l,,o
inc South. She would ~rcl-orradc i%ncal,u.
iabIy IN morals and religion, and instead Of
being tie richest country in the world in
agricultural productions, would become
poor rndccIl.' No class of the com,nun;
y would snicr SO much hv such a state al
things a. the people who are dcpenicu,
alone upon their daily manual labor for ,br
supper, OF themselves and lAlni,ies. Jhc,.
would be forced To remain in Tho
country WIN u. two races placed lpon n
footing OF equality. without any adequate
!" 'HS'i lcFsbIS or Tic EARNINGS
OF their industry. 1t has been most truly
said lhai "'iin acquisition OF wealth hy the
icw affords more ahunIau, cmuloymcn, 70
many. The assistance wIici, persons Of
more Hunted means obtain directly from the
wealthy. rs well as from the iarrc amount
OF money NOW realized and expended in The
country. would, in the event supposed, be
entirely lost In the former, and lie hur,bcn
OF supporting a noiniua! go un-
worthy OF preservation, would be thrown
upon them. While those having Inc means
To remove would leave Il country in which
virtue found no protection and social life
could not be enjoyed. This is not n ii; oc-
cas'on 10 enpllIy our conclusions upon this
most interesting branch of the subject.
The cl!-ha!anccd. practical mind, requires
no reasoning to persuade II they are lust.
In speaking Of Northern measures as IN
furious to Southern rights and offensive To
Southern iecitng, II Will be understood that
my remarks are not intended Ia apply To all
who may chance To reside north ut "Mason's
AMI DlNon's line" Ihcrc are many ey.
ccptioHs who rue tn the instinct OF Justice.
are ever ready to iorcgo all political peter
l''ch'' u such must be I'll, consequence of
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