The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-01-01

to spend Christmas like all the world and
the rest OF Ipankind,' and the consequence
is, that we are compelled to omit publish.
ing or outside this week. We throw
ourselves upon Inc indulgence of our nat.
rons.
Ii w'l' be seen, by reference to another
Column. that a subscriber "handles US
withou, gloves" lie is rather hard upon
ms, wc think, iuaslnuch us it was a prcdc.
ccssor, who made the promises alluded to.
Nevertheless, as every enterprise which
has the good Of our district for lis aim, is
regarded with interest by us, we thank
him IL the lint.
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I,tc Convention Of the People.
IN" legislature, ut its last session, appointed
The see;sl M"udiyein February next for the
cicc'",SG fIhl'" ties To Il Convention Of the pco.
pie OF SOUTH Carolina. Four are to he elected by
CIarc'arut Election County and three by Clan.
cndon. But Il few wccl; = will clapsc before the
Frecmcu of South Carolina vii! he called upon
TO cl'oo- Those vino shall represent their Sovcr.
rIsp;Ks ,s!", Hrraycd in The Peoples Majesty,
shall fk the dcst.nics of this State, this gallant.
his glorious State. Long ago, when Liberty
yet wns young, she delighted to tread these yer
!ant glaGcs mud sunny fields. She came over
HE great waters with those who endured not Il
t!ranta .roNis or Il tyTants smiles. She nerv-
ed their 'cntis to meet the ihrungcd dangers Of
the Willis her SMILES chased away the gloom Of
strnngcncsr and ci,crnd them while the forests
melted Go'Hn before their lnbors and tho busy
hum of ncuv, life possessed the domains of Il.
lcnce. r. happy years gl,dcd noisrlcssIy into
The past atUi r.s people grew in greatness, and
liberty still DIV 1t will, them, their angel guest.
a time 6eHiil cnmr upon them. tn. sun wen,
'@Nh ilo!pn!s IN! no star forced one ray Of
Hope through the thick gloom but she still
dwclt In light. and, when she wen, forth
with ih,m, darkness palcd and fled before
them. Fleets and armies thronyr,l their borl.
ers and the mlnions Of power would fuin l,ny,
manacled these free shores, but she dcrided them
in tho tmlnderings Of Fort Monltric and the ne
sPonsive cclncs Of Kings Mountain proclaimed
that fie- SPIRIT too was there. The nigh, was
ended mad the day dawncd upon n free and indie.
pendent People. "a people without fear and with.
out rep.nacil Virtue, Gentl.ness and Refine.
W W.
Courtesy and angnanimiiy iarnlin,cd their name
aoroaa. so'ai VAS the birth and such the youth
ofSouth Carolina. Radiant in her loneliness.
blooming IN ter youth Of virtue and beauty, she
Joire! lierseliin atni,y with iler sistcrs Of com.
! mon psntsasia,idffnm history. She drew
still closer the ties that bound them u enlh c,hcr.
The glorious past had been one TO ,hcm-the
more glorious iu,ur. should not be severed
What was hcrs should not apart be hers, hut
their riches should he common. High up in the
blue heavens aavc eliminated their bright stars:
nn! manga refugee from base oppression has fol.
lnNNcd up ihoir beams and found n land of free.
dom, a home Of happiness. And other orbs cir.
cl"d rr their bright courses and clustered round
them, and Freedoms land expanded 10 n Con.
'incnt, and from the rns iiic To the Atlantic the
fair sisters though, TO send their kind greeting,
L" each other.
Bni. see when the vision is brightest, and ,
marriIs change comes over il. Has ono star
IN that Respondent constellation exceeded nn,.
iicr IN glory, and is Corulina' = star the lesser ,
Is she 4" circle, u tributary planet, around her sis.
ter equals and perform her stated courses for their
hri""f Rather would we blot her ont. Sham,
'r on her sisters that they have sat in nnriyhte.
"is Judgment, on her. and falsely dccrccd her
criminal. Sham" hc ON them. thar they have
;>iAr*''! Her iair fame and virgin honor. Slnmr
he on them tina. they have robbed her Of her oun
an'! ca!!r,! il righteous ,!cprayi,iun, tha, they have.
shut her OFT from her own possessions lest IN.
c"nianiinn:r tl,e soil of Freedom. Oh, tha, i,
had been an enemy that ha! done this. tina, ".
might have forgiven him, But double, sham.
u. "!i her. # Sh'. an associate, shall submit 10
hn Ina'!r mental if she shall. with coward
heart, hi"rl u, the foot Of an nnholy imirm-r,
sea; and draw over her brow the conyict's can:
! Sir, who while III her cradle. like the infant
ID mIt'"i, thro;Ilcd the monster, tyranny, shall,
n"N. III iiai'iriiy's iiru,r,t yig"r. hang he. hand.
III ifii>icd tear and leave her bosom uis.n IL his
iungs.
l'ut shame Is not. and cannot he. the hcri,ar.
of Cardinals SONS. While the Palmetto grows
her honor must ever lc untarni>iic,I. Thu. prud
power opposed 10 lis is drawing higher and nigh.
cr III lis deadly array. Tho day and the hour Of
contest Will soon b. upon MS. Called To assume
oar sovereignty, let us place the insignia of
power ~ the hands Of the wiScst and the bray.
est. that TIA" great deeds of our fathers NAV not
shimc Ms when We look back upon their struy.
cl"> for Liberty, their contest against wrong
anu that, rs then, Soul. Carolina submitting 10
II" d's-i'"n"r, deferred by no danger, may safely
pass through u night of gloom and emerge into n
ne" am! II happier day.
- 90.
Senator Footc.
Som" one of our exchanges. rcmurking upon
the strenuous c,crti"ns recently made 10y this
gentleman IN behalf of tL,. {. Omnibus - h,,, .,