The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-16

| maintain, therefore, that the
people arc right to make knowntheir
opinions by way ofinstruction to their
delegates in Convention, be those
opinions what they may. If unhap
py consequences result, / think
have shcwn at whose door they lie.
close here. gentlemen, because
| wish to abuse your patience no
longer.
Your obedicnt servant.
II. j. WITHERS.
10 Mcssrs. Il. J. BELL, w. I.
CLAwsoN, JOHN i. JACKSON, York.
vile, S. G.
WHAT DOES SECESSION RESIST,
The State ough, to secede.
Why ?
Because she has pledged herself TO
resist.
Resist what
The nggrcssions Of the Government.
What uggrcssions
The admission Of California with her
an,i.sluvery constitution; the unjust
territorial bills, and the law abolishing
The slave trade in the district Of Colum-
bia.
Will the secession Of South. Carolina
change the Constitution Of California ?
No.
Will i, place California out Of the
Union?
No.
Will it give us bnck the territories
which were SO unjuslly taken from us?
No.
Will it repeal the anti slave trade
law for the District Of Columbia.
No.
What then does it RESIST
Well, hardly know what; bu, then
II looks like resistance, md TO 20 alone,
is n movement SO bold md spirited +!
If the government, attempts TO cocrce
us, could we fight il out alone?
Oh no, we shall have help quick
enough. s
Well, if we.go on, looking for help,
where is bollness of gong alone. This
( s>.i,S u inc ike going asSate. md sis.
going alone.
Oh, but VIC commence the fight alone
True, but if we tell our neishbors
beforehand, that we look TO them for
help when we gel into tight place,
there does not much boldncss in the
matter. And il we 60 in peace, where
is tho boldness of the step, since i, re-
sists nothing?
But we shall al lcnsl be free then 10
DO rs we PLEASE.
Could we then, take our slaves 10
California, or New Mexico, or Utah!
No.
Could we take them TO North. Carroll
ma, or Gcorgiu, or Alabama .?
No.
If Georgian or North. .Cnrolinan.
marry in South Carolina, could the
ia'hcr Of the bride give his daughter a
negro, 10 ,ukc 10 one of those States!
No.
How then do you say, ,la, We
could do as we pleased?
Well, don't know exactly, bu, still,
by secession we show our resentment,
aud spite those frecsoilcrs.
Would you burn down your own
house 10 show your resentment, and
spite your enemy!
would not,
If you were hnIf owner Of house,
and lie other half owner we're 10 occu
py more than his share, would you
show your resentment, by giving him
up The whole and building another for
yourself
No would not.
Then il, 10y secession, VIC give up
all The territories and forts, and our in.
icrcst in the navy and the public build.
lngs, and 90 out uone to set up for
ourselves, how do we spite the frcesoil.
crs, or how can ii be called resistance.
This looks 10 me like downright sub.
mission; Mississippi is for taking bacl,
The land, by se,lling il in defiance OF
The law. But we call that submission,
and say, no, let us cm loose and leave
all, that is resistance. Hu, call i, as
we please, the 'corM will think TIM,
Mississippi was right, ard we will think
SO too, when the charm breaks.
Well, mny be SO, confess | canno,
see how j, is, but my leaders say, ,ha,
il is brave and heroic, aud all that, and
SO l--go i, blind.
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