The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-28

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lsss balieye, all tho slageh holas iilg.
States and some others; and II sonid1
bes anprofitable ito diseusa If s here; re-
where we all agpeo. lie ii5,lllltt offi c
the citisen toaresist injustice and or-5 l
preston l7s at tile hands ef the Coy
4ernrnent, as universally eonees
end with that concession ii is sif8no3
sequence by what term the ligbt
az esisnatcd. Call it ehcllion,i
rev lntion insurI ectiol- what svosi
SSill, lit SIS the sa1re iii lis results
and cession but eg1sresscs tile
same idea en- ancip patton from op..
preston. Both parties d u ee; also.,
that the injuries ne haye suffered, I
and the dangers With which are
threatened by tic Obvious Tendency,
5ofsthe course Of the Federal g ov
ernnent. md the ayowea Spurp poses of.
tic dominant party in Gong
demands ofps, a means of sels.nres.
seryation, prompt, decide, and. un..
compromising resistane Iliny DIFF.
fer only as to the necessity Of waiting
for the Co.or Grafton lilo other
slave States. The Tatty which is
designated by tlicItermise cessionists,.
maintain TINT. having The light To-
secede, the Government of tie:
United States Will not dare, in in the.
faccsof the world, to oppose il
'wc5 think prorert to exercise Ill; and.
in any event, South Carolina Will lbc.
able to sustain herself against all the
power she can bring % bearxainon
us. These positions present the
ALTERNATIVES Of a peaceful, bleodless'
'ssss'iiaratlqn, or one e;fs force. Let
us suppose fissts that tho United.
States bid us go { iis !,
freed from the tra.s sof fI;;'s
federal compact ws s6sis . a.a s;fIil
among the other latieiis
Garth. Can We stst J. d, 4
surrounded. as NO be,
all THO other 81 apa Oh &.
bod ani unGssi,s sa 4 i.
majority Asho, II lssis s;sSd
'rfof aiofis VII
against us, on tho very point On
Which we differ with tho United
States? Docs history furnish no
examples of tie utter imTotency of
s's""ail and focble States to resist tie
cncraachmcn1 Of their moro powerful
noighbors? Is there $40 warning
voice in the suffering cries Of,
Poland and Hungary sill ringing
in our cars? We, nevertheless,
take our position, confdpnttin our
own strength and resources. Our
own government must be re.modelea
to. suit this new state of thin 90; and.
without descending 10 lninutie
wc must have all the paroplhcrno,ia
Of q sovereign, independent GOV.
crnmcnt. Ministers. oro,heragcl.ts.
to represent Us broad;ta Navy 10
protect our commerce, if We would
have any; an Army, 10 @,[rotcc,
us against tho petty insults and
lawlcss violence OF our ncighbors,
both might bo necessary to secure
Us aEainst the crusalcs of ,l.e
fanatics Of every portion of the
globe, male with view to libesatc
our slaves. | will not suppose cur
immediate ncighbors cafahlc If ii.
but it is not without the range Of
possibilities to conjecture, tlIas
individuals might be found Who
would be inclined to strengthen thcir
plantation forces by occasiopal
drafts from our sable population.
There is no data from which TO
estimate the necessary expenses Of
this new order Of things, But to
put it down at FIVE times the
amonnt of our present expenditures
would, in my judgment, fall greatly
short Of our actual wants. Will our
people, can they, bear this in the
form of a direct tax? Who Of us has
net heard buzz Of discomfort run
throughout the State, on account of
the addition Of a tax cf a few cents
on each hundred acres Of land or
.slavef Can impost duties be relied
on 70 supply any deficiency? l'le
most sangmnc cannot hope that the
United States will allow us to innort
for them, and unlcss VIC become
q nation of swindlers and smntsalers,
our imports must be limited TO our,
own necessities, and If Tic duties on
them is limited TO what would be
bearable, the amount must fall
greatly holow the demands upon our
treasury. Mon have, and may again
offer up their lives on the altar. Of