The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-14


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las the fJae;5, ltsas sbsnid if,tIil.
snee then, Itt saic
ssion tinsies axlsiiiag q esuisastances
3,gsuld aiot Prod 81 Southern tJniotl
af,d falling in lhat ii would prod q, nd
goosi nd nov IS hen Il s3is pe gisclly
maniisst from The ac,iar ofs Inc iier
ssthtss, that he ssotofes sasionist ,sets
fright inst the opinionSt That sepa rate seca
sion syosiid:sald lin separate Nationality.
tand titcreiore lis irte$ edifnt A holy,
::ho'rraf has apparently sgized The seces4
i: :sllllists, TINT We Still oppose secession
hen tlle vel reasons Ios which NE
!! llaga pI,ossi is, q 70 every dag proving
i.s.st:. asl Ices crsect, Ii Is a pure atfeola, !,
Ton, Why gcntle lemen just look al ii iii a
fplair point OF fpiew, il would have been
|ihe We fiesl trifling, Ii would be "a stnlli.
iication of our inlellects 10 say, wa
nrefopposed to separate secession, md
must oppose il, but we ars3 i'll favor of
| united ecassion VII. s ono or more of The
Southern States, fanny Of them will co
for Il; duting the Gxisiancefo OF sho Cor.
Iisention We econcsr, hus IL none Of ttaE1,ii
jfwill then, " e 20 in for Ii nm u how. M
secessionis.s tlat have ever hearl
Went for more tRan Ills q, any sime,
and i is now q matter of wonder; Hon,
CISCO refsrens. THAT those whose hnve
liakfn] opposite ground should nut be
found IN position viii their most aiira
opponents. 1t is e'atallow device 10
entSapthe unwary. Wiiare would have
| haea The difference between parties if
This ne@Slight3 OF the secessiopists re-.
fleets these opinious--ihat are pretend
ed 10 haze existed heretofore. South
Carolina vii lbc1 c1dishnnored If sht, dncs
met secede,. In whose estimation, in,
Jefferson Dayis's, the cleyaiis. Basard
OF tho South, no he counsels against Il.
In The opinion Of Mcdonald, of sQait.
man, of Towns, OF Yuiee, oil Thompson
II'Sf Mississippi, Of our owu 7MulYilla, Of
s&eddon, or of Mason, not SO. Gentle
zen as long as our honor remains un.
furnished in the estimation Of smc!i MS
these, with ali the facls be fore iher,, lhe
ipse dixit OF q few newspapers VINO ,t4ed
ia the food otztlieif own creating should
Gslect us but title | have ,respassed
~ beyond my intention on your pa
,fcncc, renewing to you my thanks Tor
the pciteness which prompted your in.
yiiaiion.
am very respectfully 5i!5
@ your obi scyy't,.
VA. w. A. OWENS.
S5 hfossrs. MAYRaNr, FR.ERsaN and
I NioaRE, Committee.
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,. CHARLESTON, Oci. l, 1851.
Gentlemen .->-
/ regret thu. il will be out OF my
power 10 comply @i!h .Iio sish so kind
ly expressed by yourselves in behalf Of
80 ihe citizens of Sumter Disiric, oppo.
Hed 10 separate State secession, end ia.
syaroble 10 the cooperation of The other
Southern s:.i.,s, ''r;.:s. SIC. sshes!a i.
:f,feaelh al their meeting in Sun,terri!e
I; ;s.sss - oneiay Of OclotGr.
h.5ss sisonghs that the expression,
lis lisass 81 my views upon The posi-.
gu = ssSts,te md the course which
+ S,a!a pursue mos, consistent with
!. ,r and duly could maierily af>
stermina,iono of any portion Of
So sStizens,tl,ey should certainly
Id, even though compelled
sSSs less satisfactory form Off
by letter. The times,
gg,2 81 ONLY forbid neutrality,
SS;s5 r;aaaG OF the hands
al "a exeftions of his
i5.s ~ ~ sslie sphere OF his
be narrow or
,sSsss n IS sa The prescn,
Z. So sIs:saeD. in The |
e. g ! have been
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