The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-24
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ts. from Inc missfsspWan, July, Sth.
Reaistance-Th absurd poaition Of the
Submissionists = New aggreBsions =
New Mexico following the load OF
California.
The submission 10 Northern political
power are evidently the men who are
ready TO support the compromise Of Mr..
. Clay. against th, platform Of the South.
ern Convention. sss Whatever prof, may
letlsue, Il is to cnure 10 the North, und
toad dvance the prospects of thu, class Of
politicians whose scules are ulravs
struck iT favor OF Il fIor'h.rn balance.
I'VE Of the South have very lille now
gain by Presidential elections.
Very few Of our citizens reach any EN-.
inence in federal Offices, while the grca,
mass Of official patronage is in the hands
of the large cities of the North. New
Orleans is probably the only exception,
and there we find an evident betrayal
Of the South TO free. .solism; and it is in
view Of the next Presidential election,
sss:id the plumber Of the Offices, that we
Snall expec, TO see the Clay compromise
supported in that city. No impulse
sways moro strongly the mind Of a ma
jority ofi,s politicians. 1t is upon the
people Of the country, however, lha, the
safety OF our slave institutions rest.
The great political principle Of the
day-the only one which can make pub
lie life 10 ourselves and to our fellow CHI.
zens suppor,able, is the EoUALIrY OF
STATE RIGnrs. That is what lies a,
the bottom Of the California issue.
The Compromise bill of Mr.. Clay in the
language Of Mr.. Berrien, procurcs for
the North an extension Of free soil terri
tory, which they had sought to obtain
by q palpable violation ofthc cons,i.u-
tion. 1t tuccomplishes what the w .proviso
aimed to attain. The territorial bill de-
prives the territorial legislatures of the
\, power to protcc, slave property. The
for consideration, Of Texas
sssSrrilory directly passes slave territory
Ss31ssl the hands Of the free States. Then
ssS ave trade is abolished in the Dis
51,f Columbia, and fugitive slave
q y'3fered rs which is burlesque
Son the nature and spirit of our consti-
tu,ioral right 10 the aid Of free States in
recovering our property.
The.men who are prepared TO swal-
lowthis dose, will be ready for all kinds
of aggression on Southern rights, and
they are truly and empha,icalIy SUB
MIssIoNIsTs. The first new aggression
is the proclamation of Col. John Nun.
roe, the military commandant of New
Mexico. Following in the footsteps of
Col. Riley, he sets forth, 81, John Nun.
roe, commanding the military force, and
governor of the territory" &C., and
goes on TO call convention Of part Of
the people together for the purpose of
establishing State constitution prepa-
ratory 10 asking admission into the Un.
ion. Here, then, is u territory without
any defined boundaries, without any
census ofPopulation, without any ini,a.
tory steps having been taken by Con.
gross, at once loaping into the position
and standing Of a sovereign State
doubtless with free soil constitution
nt the bidding of an army officer acting
as the subordinate Of the President Of
the United States! i, is an outrage SO
gross, SO palpably directed against the
South, that we feel humiliutcd in its re-
cord.4as
What IS orr Union coming to, when
such reckless disregard Of State rights
figures IN the foreground of an admins.
tra.ion whose head is Southern man?
New Mexico viii present herself for
admission, and not man who supports
the Clay compromise can refuse 10 re.
ceiye her with tho same open arms
which he is now extending to California.
Is tnot time for the sober and rcflccling
pisihc South TO take lleir stand against