The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-24
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From the Mississippian, July, 5,h.

Renistance-The absurd position Of the
Submissionists- New a5sressions -
New Mexico following the lead of
California.
The submission 10 Northern political
power are evidently the men who are
ready to&supporl tic compromise Of Mr..
: Clay, against the platform Of the South.
ern Convention. III Whatever prof, may
ae,,sue, lis 10 cnure 10 the Norli,, und
advance the prospects Of ,ha, clnss Of
politicians whose scales arc always
struck fTY ieYor OF Ii Ner,h.'n balance.
We OF The South have very little now
fgnin by Presidential elections.
Very few or our citizens reach any EN-.
inence in federal Offices, while the great
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 10 free. soiism; and it is in
view Of the next Presidential election,
5sS,d the plumber Of the offices, that we
Shall expect to see the Clay compromise
supported in that city. No impulse
sways moro strongly the mind Of Il ma.
jority Of its politicians. 1t is upon the
people Of the country, however, that the
safety Of our slave institutions rest.
The great political principle Of tho
day-the only one which can make pub
lie life 10 ourselves md to our fellow CHI.
zens supportable, is the EouALlrY OF
STATE RIGHTS. That is what lies u,
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 a palpable violation Of the constilu-
tion. 1t nccomplishes what the w. provso
aimed to attain. The territorial bill de-
prives the territorial legislatures Of the
:, powersto protect slave property. The
,ss9issrsansfer, for consideration, Of Texas
sSss5rritcry directly passes slave territory
the hands OF the free States. Then
lave trade is abolished in the Dis
iof Columbia, and n fugitive slave
Stared us which is burlesque
si5on the nature and spirit Of our consti-
tu.ional right 10 the aid Of free States in
recovering our property.
Theme who nre prepared TO swal.
lowthis dose, will be ready f5- all kinds
of aggression on Southern lights, and
they are truly and empha,ically SUB
MIssIoN!sTs. 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 o 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 a territory without
any defined boundaries, without any
census Of population, without any inilia.
tory steps having been taken by Con-
gress, at once leaping into the position
and standing Of sovereign State
doubtless with free soil constitution
ut ttlle bidding of an army officer acting
as the subordinate Of the President Of
the United States! IT is an outrage so
gross, SO palpably directed against the
South, that we feel humliatcd in its re-
cord. s
What is our Union coming TO, when
such reckless disregard Of State rights
figures 10 the foreground of an admins.
tration whose head is Southern man?
New Mexico will present herself for
admission, and not man who supports
the Clay compromise can refuse 10 re-
ceive her with the same open arms
which ne is now extending to California.
lsitnot time for The sober and rcflcciing
piihe sontl, to take lhcir stand against