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

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there s;no. danger fun excess for on.
hundred years to come, even if all
those borniin The State are restricted To
Sitss limits. If this we're true, then the
HSouttshus manifested much unnccessa.
Fry alarm atthe prospect Of the Wilmot
Proyiso, for The same rule when applied
10 that which is now conceded to be
slave territory, would prevent rcdun.
y sdancy for three hundred years to come.
'eButiit slnot true in fact. The slave
population in South Carolina now is
8greatersto the square mile than in uny
Of the slave States. Arkansas has
Two TO The square mile, and South Caro-.
lima eleven; and the slave territory or
South Carolina is much smaller in pro.
portion than the same territory for all
.ibe slayeholding States. South Caro-.
will suffer sooner from q redundnn,
population than any other State, espe.
ciaiIy as she precIudes herself bv SO.
cesslon alone, from sending off an ex-
9cess' Our present slave population is
? about: $50 700; i, will double itself in
26yenrs. Whul would he our condi.
tion with such population, numbering
GAO ,OO0Ein 1876? Could lha, number
be usefully or prof,ably employed? In
T !he rice regions OF the Stale, the mum.
Per- might be greatly increased, for with
h'''e labor many of the swa,nps and
morasses could be reduced 10 culuyu.
/ s'on' Bu! in the cotton and grain re-.
.slon OF the State, submit TIM, the
present population would not profilnbly
bear doubling. Why, then, should we
: hurry.to separate ourselves, not from
the North merely, but from our sisters
2ot the South, when we draw down IN.
on ourselves the principles we have So
hercely assaulted and from which VIC
/ anticipate such dire calamilies?
i have very briefly, Mr.. President
sadyerted to some Of The difficulties and
SoDJect'ons 10 separate State action ms.
sumIng that we will be allowed to "po
=. peace If Congress and the Presi.
dent should act wisely, with reference
10 liie interests ofthe Union, and with u
I! view OF Paralyzing our efforts 10 build
" ne" Government, tn, n they would
GLOW us to depart in peace, but powcr
IS impatient Of contradiction, and III.
passions OF men not unfrcqucnrlv poy.
ern lie conduct Of nations more ihun
Ffeason. II IS probable that we would
hol DC allowed 10 scccdc pcuccably and
sonsuf,'tnnte The act without opposition
rom the Federal Executive, and we
s'iou.d anticipate our condition, assum.
ing That force would be used. Supposc
that The custom house will be rcmnv.d
70 Fort Moultrie or Fort Sumter. or
that Charleston be abolished as a nor,
ofthat blockade Of our cous, would be-
resorled TO, to suhiugate our people,
we nave no navy OF our own 10 nee,
the United States in either Of the sun.
Posea contingencies. NV own impres.
sion Is. the! Blockade OF our entire
eoas' would be resolved upon By the
reooral Government. Ifso, no, a bale
o. co''on or tierce Of rice could find
rs way into the markets OF the world,
! nor could box or bale Of merchandise
nuke their ingross through our norts.
sftow long could our citizens benr nm
ahdsrs these restrictions? Could unv
people be expected TO remain firm in
'heif purpose, when their entire indus
'rial pursuits were thus ctlcctuulIv Je.
s'royed, and a bounteous prosncr;,v
conyer'ed into absolute pcnurv, wnni
and%dcspair. But am told ,6n, h,ocl.
ode IS war, and i. is true, bu, i, is max.
ing war upon us at the weakest of nil
points, and what is worse, unJ,I such
circumstances as will not excite I'm,
sympathy, from our sister States which
is SO much relied on, to cx,rico,c MS
when peril ovcrtakcs us. We have no
navy, nor have we the wealth 70 hu;lJ
a navy which. could cope successfully
"'th1hc navy ofthc United States if wc
were 10 expcnd our whole subs,nnc. il
me undertaking, but more sir: 10 ro;se
that blockade, it would dcvolye unon us
me necessity of shedding The frs, blood.
anu lose us thereby all that sympathy
that might otherwise be excited. for ;,
people struggling on their own ol,urs
atouadthei own f:csidcs for liber,v
against the invasion Of ruthless ,yrauis
~ !nuk.ng war upon the navy of The
Oh'led States, we would be muk;n,
var as much upon Georgia or Virginia
as upon Massachusetts, and the pride
OF The people OF lhc two former S,o,cs
would be as much aroused, by our assailiur
.he'r navy, as the pride of The latter STATE
saHa' n'cY would as iicrccly rcpel i, rs ,hr
f,. feta nay State. This blockade miph, be-
KEEP, up until we were hrough, to s"r terms. ue
ana not "a solder or officer Of the United
states, put his foot OF our soil IInw can
we meet such an assault, VIII we invade
tne enemies country, Georgia and North
Narosinn, and commence bulchcriuo thar
sn'Iehs That would be protecting our
? nIssltationss with a vengeance. Where
eise could % we: strike, could we march to
Massachusetts or New York; but we are
told that Great Britain and other maritime
powers Will interfere. The State declares
herself All independent republic. The
General Government denies IL. The State
invites the commerce of the world TO her
limits, vi Ii scarcely craft enough belong
ing 10 her to accommodate pilot, III bring
ing vessel up the channel, and into the
harbor, and the General Government an
I sn0nnccs that our entire coast is blockudcd,