The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-28
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GEsrLgagS::i a.i, very st,rsy thai Tsna-s
mi; meet Y',t, ta-tlay. as Iieei i deep ipiet.
c+t IN, the eapsf in ,sbicIl y.,,, are engat;ca.
For South CalSlina 10 seeeia ,,y ilsr.eif.5
seems tn me IN ba . scheme .ruiy reckicss
and i,ol,eIess. particularly asnli itlo s,i.er,
S"l'l'crl, States have declared it,eif de,e..
mnati"n fint only 10 support Sonii, Caro-
Ina in her wild pr9jGct Of Separate State
Secession. but some liaye actually went "a
fhr as 10 express a Willingness 10 war
agains, her il necessary. THAT sober ipiud.
cd and sagacious poliiiHis1s slinuld dream
Of a small territory depending cn,itelye on
commerce for support. (for keep her from, /
selling her cotton and rice and what would
be her sitnaiior) carrying on commerce
without The sembIanco Of navy 10 protec.
il from The avalicious cnpidiiy oi other ma.
lions, iap contrary 10 The experience of AL
history, the United States tried The cxpayi.3
lnent aud the bloody war of 1SI2 was ft,ss
result, she tric. in vain TO defend her cnn.
merce by able arguments about lier rights,
but whut did England care for argE.:.sss...==:
whom she had the power. THO Unaed
States then resorted 10 ernbargoes and nod
impprtations and discovered that sisex ras
cutting off her nose to spite her face. afal
VAS compelled at last 10 go 10 var ii PRO-
tect her commerce. from British orders in
caunril on Rauruapatc Berlin aud Milan
aecreea. and 10 establish uayyta prnsect
t,er commerce. state IL az a tael essah.
lished hr all history. and defy coniratiis.
iian tt,at noIiation las ever carried on sue.
ccssiul commerce without a navy To- pro.
teet il.
'rhe scheme OF smuggling is dishoness.
and high minded Saith Caro.inans will
not caun'enance dishonesty.
] have always avoweily and publicly
advocated secession, but il was The scces.
sion OF the Snu,h. Because the South
could maintain herself and ilItsl defiance IN
the teeth OF the North, not by dodgipa ON,
OF the way, but by s,aaaing in her path AMI.
meeting her With defiance. Il has alwaYa
been my opinion that i,wIuld be 10 the irs,
tercst oI the South to separate from the
North. and that causes were in operation
that would inevitably produce atsepara
tlni'. and It 1tctt 10 Take lis natural course il
would be fortunate even, for tho Sosith>
! lave done every thing lisi lay il, my
power atd as far as my limited int,ueReo
extended 10 promote separation efishe
South from the Nortt. But have ass
ways opposed the separate action al d slri>
s'c State. as tending TO injaroi lie righteous
cause IN which earn engaged. ! publicly
declared two years ago, bclorf the name ai
Co-opcration was ever heakl Of. that III
South Caro,ipa pushed l,ers8lf ai.aAssls
would miare the Sa,h by producing jcai,
ousies aaWans s,,e uihet sssaiea. ssSSs /.
! an atttaid iha, her eoursc viii producer
Verse cansegsa ness. Ian tl.e..;=
cd. ty completely dseaaragit,g The adyo,
caies Of Southern Rights IN the off.ss
Sta,es from deissssezasss,.yihing isszss us,re. Eassae
caIumny that Co. opesationists are assncia.
ted with Aboli,ionists, / would AJAX who
has done most to oppose Abolilipuisins
whe'hcrit is Rholt. Gregg, aud Richardson.
or Chcves, Butler. Barnweil and Burt
The answer to this qucsiion will be tho
bes, reply To these csla,unies. When
politicians are Disappointed they are ,ap, Ia
vent their spleen. would recommend TO
lhem lit.le more m'dcsty and then they
vii! not subject themselves to mortiication,
! am gentlemen,
with much esteem .Ss,s
your humble servant,
JAMES BRADE.EY,
To Col. u. D. Wilson. sIaj. J. F. sMous