The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-07-09

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taken counsel, and we would suppose the as
sociates Of Col. ORR to. be the same, as they
entertain the same views. Some of them
it appears, would be for pulling South Car
DINA down at the point of the bayonet, if
she dared to resist We wish the Colonel
had told US who those cut-throats were whom
he has been in intercourse, we would then
have known who we have to deal with. The
Honorable gentleman would terrify US from
State resistance by holding forth that the
South would be against US and help to dis
appoint US in our movements. No doubt.
there are many against US in the South,
among whom are Messrs. BUTLER, Burr,
and Orr, and many others; but no true
man will quail under these frightful images.
But after all this, what do we hear from the
South West, $50 on South Carolina, don't
succumb-your cause is, ours-we will sus-
tain you at every hazard" And mark it
to carry out these declarations, volunteers
are forming to fulfil their declarations, if the
attempt at coercion be made. South Caro-
lima appears to be the last hope and as soon
as she succumbs, all Southern resistance is
at an end. Some members Of Congress have
mustered all the bugaboos in their imapina-
tions to terrify us. We will consider few
of them:. -. ...,.,..,....
First. The General Government would CO.
cree US to submission, (this is not Judge But
ler's opinion be itspoken to his credit,) but
mark, who has given. the General Govern
ment this authority : not the Constitution
or the Laws. In Congress had to pass the
famed "bloody bill'' to put down South Car
oiina in the day of Nullifcation-to pre-
pare An ex post facto law for that special.oc
casion, for they had no such law before; and
Of this they became ashamed and repealed
1t at a subsequent meeting of Congress. II
the General Government, is so madly bent
on folly, as wantonly TO attempt to put down
South Carolina by force, there are thousands
and tens of thousands ready and anxious to
come to her assistance. Let the cut-throats
come on, we have done them no injury, and
the Palmetto State must have awfully de-
generated since the days Of the Revolution,
nay, since the war with Mexico, if she does
not give them warm reception and hospi-
table graves. Would these submission men
dare say, that our revolutionary sires were a
rash headstrong set of men, for fighting
against such odds to vindicaie their ffesdoTs1G
Would to God their mantle had fallen on
uioie off Cur prominent men of the present
day.
Again: It is said that the General Gov.
eminent will ruin our commerce. No doubt
IT will do all it can to injure us, but let us
ask, how is this to be donea They will
blockade our ports-nay, we hear some say
they will have floating Custom House in
the harbor of Charleston, where they will
exact the duties on vessels coming into port.
What an absurdity! The like never hap
pened in the world. Goods must be landed
before they can be inspected and the duty
collected. But to obviate this answer, they
will have Custom House on Sullivan's ISL
and, under the guns of the Fort, where the
goods will be landed, inspected, and the du-
ties collected; and, as there are many out
lets into the State, they have custom houses,
DC, DC. But observe, if South Carolina
secedes, the. General Government will not
have foot of land on her coast without be-
ing seized and held by force; they would
have no custom house 6ut by force. They
would have just as good right to establish
custoro houses on the coast of England or
France. To carry out this, would inevitably
bring the parties in hostile military array.
The attempt would be a declaration Of war.
on the part of the General Government, and
this cannot be done without the special act
Of Congress /; and sueh an act of madness
wickedness and folly, could not proceed from
any Congress Of sane men on earth. This
would destroy the States, and the very States
that voted, for such an act might themselves
soon be involved in the same catastrophe.
The drst gun fred would dissolys.ths Union.
If South Carolina secedes, she would open
her ports % the world, say At duty of Id
per cent. on foreign commerce. and to- the |
States south Of the Potomac and Ohio trade. |
without any restictiop. No, ,Nsilpa trading |
Q Charleston, would stop at thjS supposed |
.ustom ;hoilse on SulIiyan's Islsnd and NOV