The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-07-09
NEWS, LITTRsA rs.

made by Z Demosthenes, in answer to
the reproaches OF Eschines, upon the
disasters Of his administration.
He said he had to contend with
the three great enemies of free
States: "The Jealousy Of neighbor-
ing States, the gold Of Phillip be-
slowed on corrupt orators, the COM
bined love Of pleasure and the charm
Of tranquility"
The Southern States have had
some elements of distration, destined,
] hope, to be temporary. The dis
union of party, in reference to federal
politics, has been powerful; but, un.
less | am mistaken, nnst become
less. sat
The Federal Government has
a Macedonian partysin tho South,
strong for q time, through the infla-
ence Of office and patronage. Tho
greatest enemy to tile South has been.
an indisposition to encounter the
hazards Of change.
As it would be o,i5tS OF place to
dwell longer on topics HAT may not
be Immediately connected With the
questions here to be discussed
topics with which thisassembly IS as
well acquainted as Iam-I Will 90,
directly to the measureswhich ] have
suggested, as the obiiaet and end Of
your deliberations. That is, Shall,
this Convention, at time, under
take to commit the 81 ssteSto the trial
Of separate secession imposing,
as far as this Convensiea can, an o.
legation on the State gaFeion to
take tho step as som, tieabla.
[ shall nos HrGi.s stsi 5sss
objections respectttuisl s. mode
Of procedure. 5ys,s. 5
! think, in the iu this
CeRfraafinn aaghs 10 gf,i.
zscV of so sssa 4tsillss,
time. before tbesa sSgss
tpl aGSistpl stsss;EY issys
differ. with lSsss
III
81 s5ssss
oi%.se!f eonsttts.tca sssrtSiations. Tie
Convention VI tho T,cq,At,to DO ltlre-
after convened, hitiin, tie response
tility of decision, ought 10 be left per-
fec'ly free to form the best iud dgment
in its power, under the actual june
ture Of circumstances that may exist
at the time of its meeting. 1t ought
neither to be instructed nor suppressed.
cd by the prc,determination of an ire.
sponsible body-irrcspopsible 1 mean
in any official point of view. Such
prc.determination, will make an issue
not called for by the occasion, shat
must result in popular agitation with
in the State. It will make divisions
among ourselves, and disclose feelings
which have not heretofore existed,
and ought not to exist. In fact, it
will defeat, rather than promote the
end contemplated. To show how it
will operate OH our friends in other
States, | need only refer to the con.
sequences Of movements of a similar
character. | say here, that from the
time that prominent men in South
Carolina intimatcd a purpose to put
the State on the track OF separate Sc
cession, in disregard of the coopera.
ton Of her neighbors, they deprived
our real friends Of the power of help
ing us. If they did not altogether
alineatc our friends from their devo.
ton to the Southern cause, they gave
their opponents great advantage over
them. In fact, Southern party at
Washington, that was fast organizing,
was dissolved. They we're willing to
move as fast and as well as they could.
What would have been their final
resolve and measures, ] know not. =
But | do know that they felt that
they were separated from their true
friends by intimations for which their
people were not prepared. Our an.
ccstors made no such advertisement
ofthcir purposes rs to enable others,
opposed to them, to force and defeat
them. In general, they were by
their acts ahead Of their resolves; and
never made the latter without preyi-
ously having means to accomplish
them. We seem to reverse this or
der. We give long notice, in the
form Of speeches and threatening re-
solutions. The consequence has been
that short PEI formances have followed
long advertisements, for the reason
that we lost the aid of our true allies.
There arc now friends in other States
willing to do all that they can under
the circumstances Of their situation.
/ fear they will be driven to disa
vow us; when, if left to themselves,
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