The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-16

- From the Southern Standard.
Cooperation nlall Secession
Not Merely Question Of Timos.
ff Some suppose, that the difference he.
tween tho Co-Opcrationists and Secession
lists is q inntter OF mcre time, and hence wc
often hear them ask. how long wo aro to
wait bofore Separate Secession is to be
tried! "Watch and watt" is not our
motto; we are for action, present and con
slant, but not by Separate Secession. The
difference ;s radical; il is one Of measures
and not Of time. The measures of th,
Co-operatiol.ists are by agitation, appeals,
conciiation, efforts to reconcile differences,
and particularly BY discussion, TO dcvclopc
some eftectual measure of resistance, IN
which tho whole Southern Rights party
may agree to unite, and by which they arc
TO gain tile majority in each or several
States. The measure of the Scccssonisis
is to force the issue Of Secession by scpa-
rate State Action. They admit that The
other States are not ready for this issue
but they say, that our movement will not
force upon them the necessity Of meeting
it. Now it is evident that the only point
of agreement between these two measures,
10 in the end to be obtained. AS means to
,ha, end, they arc totally different. having
not one principle in common. We contend
that the South can be united only by con-
stant agitation and discussion. The Sc.
cesaionists say, that such Union may be
forced by the circumstances which separate
Secession must occasion. We say that If
The Southern Rights Party OF other States
refuses TO agitate upon the issue of Seccs-
sion, that we must consent 10 the issue
proposed by the greater number, and give
II fair. trial. The Sccessionis,s saw that
they will try no other issue, and insist upon
united Secession within limited time,
and upon! 7fail larea of that, then Separate
;Seeessien must sbe resorted TO. We say
stt,at the right of Secession il that of a
SOyereIgll State TO resume delegated pow
serss and become separate nation, when.
ever such separate nationality shall be nc.
cessary to tho safety or happiness Of her
citizens /; but until such separate natonali.
ty shall become her deliberate choice. she
has not the moral right 10 Sccede contrary
TO the wish Of those States closely allied to
her in feeling and interest. The Scces-
sionists say that We have not only the right
10 become separate nation, but, though
wc do not desire that result, and would
shrink from it were it plainly presented TO
our choice. we still have the right 10 resort
to Secession, as means of forcing ncccs-
sity upon other States equally sovereign
Thus, with the same end in view the
measures to that end, approved by each
party, are wholcly different. How then
can it be said to be mere question of
time! Delay is no, what we seek. We
desire action, but OF sort different from
separate Secession. Or what avail to us
would be delay OF one year or five years,
if during all that time our attempts to con.
ciliate, are TO be DESTROYED by the threaten.
ing attitude Of South Carolina Of what
benefit would be our attempts to rally
Southern Rights Party upon an issue shor,
of Secession if in its struggles, il is to be
kept in minority by our insults to the
State pride Of those whom it should be our
policy to conciate. So long as leading
men Of South Carolina publicly speak Of
virginin "as he rite cra'riing thing a, the
feet Of Federal po,ccr and patronage" or of
Georgia "as that submission State" &c,
all the efforts OF the Co.opcral; 10
conciiate and bring to our side tho people
OF those States, must prove fruitcss. Tho
Southern Rights Party OF those Suites
may continue to increase and may even
acquire a majority. but this, under such
,circ rcplnatances. must bc effected without
ouy aid and bya positive refusal 10 unite
with us in any common issue or purpose
We, therefore, caution tho tsipnds OF TO.
operation against the deceptive assertion,
that the difference, between ua and the
Secessianists, is only as to time. Praspec
tive Secession, announced in advance,
would he as sure to destroy our efforts MS
immediate Secession. Our policy Is whole.
!ytiaerent. We desire to persuade and
lead, thcy TO create necessity which may
compel. Our hope is in the union of the
sont', and we finch not from the effort.
howoYer long continued, that may be neces.
sary to that union. They abandon all hope
of the South upon first revcrses, and rely
upon a single State to sustain cause
which requires tho energies of many States.
Our policy requires moral courage that
never falters theirs exhibits the elements
Of that physical courage, which is ready to
risk the sacrifice Of self, but IL destitute of
The virtue that hopes in adversely, or that
continues the struggle In the face OF dis
couraging rtvcrses. Ours is spirit that
bears on great cause to final success
theirs is that which mny gain battle
against odds, but can accomplish nothing
unless thero be an enemy in the field.
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