The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-14
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and if this opposition had baen
successful the third would hare
failed, because it depended upon ono &
.of the othors. q
The increase oftaxes Ras proposed
by myself, and iE and out of the 8
House it was urged rs insntnbent on
South.C Carolina, where aioIs the resis,
tance party had possession Of the s
government, to provide aEilis mi aIsi s
munitions of war, not only Tor lierseH,
hut for the confederates which ia 4
expected soon to have from Tho South, q,
1t had been urged by the Union party.
in several of our sister States, ssh.sasss
in case Of conflict NTH tho General
Government, there was not powder
enough in the whole South I'd supply s.
q single engagement. Nay, some Of
you may. remember TINT eren In
South Carolina, the Governor had re, !,
Piled to o company, at Walterbor
rongh, that be was unable to supply
them with arms. TO moet these es.
igencies, TO encourage our fiienda ir,
tho South, and to exIibit TO our
enemies at the North o spirit Of des
termination, which could not be pns 8
down, no urged an increase Of tho
taxes. Lot the record speak what
followed. I have copied the fol-
lowing from the Journal, page g2I. q
"Mr. Harrison moved to redncs
the tax on lands from % to 2b cents. {
Mr.. Mcmmingcr moved to lay tho I
amendment on tho table yeas 7aa,
nays 38. Among the nays are Tho
following names - Mesur0, Abney,
Easloy, Eyins, Horrison, Hutson,
Ingram, Lylcs, Moorman,' &c.
Those acquainted with the names
will recognize among the nays the
active legislative leaders Of the seeeas
sion party.
You WIN sec still further INTO these
us;.s;crs } examining the Legislature
ac,iou unaa another pyacticai,iaeas,i
uE. u Il thss ssses9.4 .Ii'hi!s ,,sss no
isil isess.
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;i1n siias -hs ..aau:et Zig RI r. ssss
b,lilt n. 10 90 ayai:abieay II. Stassss
for var purposes, ana shoaia 5e sclsgs
TO the State IN case they were ses
quucI This measure was nitro g
'!uccl BY t'ol. Cha5r-.., Of GamdcnS
who is now the Cooperation cesSs Ss
didato for tho southern ConsreSss 3
from the Third Congressional DisX{
trict. It was reported By the cou-
mittee, of which I have The ho..or t.
be chairman; and when.it came be.
fore the House, the following PRO.
cocdings took place.
House Journal, = l6s-- b. F.
Perry moved 20 strike cut tho
nineteenth clause, and these follow.
ing, (Which granted tho aid of the
State and required tho steamers to
be so constructed as to bo made
available for war purposes. - Yeas
Al, nays GO. Among tho yeas are
the following-Me Abney, Hut.
son, keitt, Moorman, Sullivan &c,
Now when it is considered that
these were the practical meaa.
urcs which clearly exhibited to
all the world our determination to
provide for our defence, md that
the establishment of q direct trade
with Europe by steamers was in eyery
aspect an effective measure Of re.
sistancc, it is no. surprising that sIr,
Perry, of Grecnvlllo, should heyo
opposed it, but to find the secession
leaders joining with him to oppose tho
first nucleus Of maritime defence, tho
first beginnings of practical resist.
ance, will surprise you as much asis
did u.s.
~NorE.--The other practical measure.
appointing Board Of Ordinance, was in.
troduced by Mr. Tore, OF Charleston, ono
Of the firmest advocates of Cooperation,
and opposed to Secession. Tho yeas and
nays not appearing OH this measure inthe
Journal, made nonosa Of 1t, and it thus on.
SapSh i'iS nhtSbtoii w NY SpCcCns also
omitted to notice that had myself submit,
ted TO the House the following resolutions,
to indicate my view Of the course 10 bo
pursued by the State.
"In the House Of Representatives, Ds.
cember 10, $780, Mr.. Memmingcr submItel
tho following resolutions;
l. Res0lred, That tho proposal Of the
Nashville Convention, that the slave.hcld.
ing Sta,ea shall meet in Southern Con.
gress, is accepted by South Carolina, and,
this General Assembly will for,hwith pro.
vide for tho appointment, Of Deputies totbs
same.
9. Resolred, That two hundred thousand
dollars be,appropriated for the purpose OF
arming and defending the State.
3. Resotred, That police ayatam be os.
lablished for protecting our rspoIa, bond
and free, from the evil designs " NortbprB
emissaries and abolitonists,n
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