The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-07-23

Gomez answer, by The gradual but
certain advance of abolition; by the
process ofsapping and mining; by i'm.
migrotion; by the spread of ganli.
slavery opinions; by degrading State
rights and exalting federalism; by
combining measures Of wrong
q fugi,iveslaye bill with an nn,i.slave
trode bill; by dividing tho South; by
party contests; by denouncing slavery
as IN evil, and hoping for remedy
through the dispensn'ion Of Divine
Providence; by going on step by
step in this way, until consolidation
and abolition become SO strong tha, (if
may be pardoned Tho quolation) the
zone shall hold whilst the other skins"
This is the way your destruction will
come, and there is no contradiction
whatever in the argument. 1t will
stand the test Of any scrutiny. Heur
what the leading journal OF Europe
says on this subject.
The London Times thus describes
what is TO be the result OF tho Union 10
the South if it goes OIL as it has been
doing:
Slavery is but question Of time.
IL is scarcely possible to conceive that
hundred years hence there will be
one slave in the United States, not to
soy in The whole continent Of America.
The slave owners see the ramparts
rising, the trenches opened, the com.
munications established, and The
blockade closing around them, lhn, is
one day to reduce them to unconditional
surrender. We douh, not for M
instant that our childrcn's children
will sec the chains drop in one hour
from the limbs oflhrcc million slaves.
The Fugitive Slave bill is onlv
last Legislative effort ngains, TIM, which
is more powerful than legislatures
the progress Of human affairs. Every
ncre added 10 the territory oflhc Union,
every frecborn child nd,lcd its
population, and every immigrant ,hn,
lands on its shores, is another weight
10 the scale Of abolition. Then why,
except because they arc dcmcnlcd and
doomed, do the slave owners take no
steps whatever 10 prepare for tho grca,
day Of rcckoning9 Why do they as.
sumo the perpetual stability Of m in.
s,itu,ion at variance with the whole
tenor and course Of modern civiliZn.
ton? We do not hesitate 10 advise
them 10 set their house in order. If i,
is harder TO do SO now than il was sew
en,y years back, instead Of being oas.
tor hn ~, <E H..
hoped and expected, if Time has h,h.
crto aggravated rather than removed
the enormous difficulties, wha, will be
the case thirty years hence, when per-
haps there must and will be abolition
without either the slave or his master
being prepared for the change! The
| choice lies between gradual and sud-
deli abolition, and it is for the slave
States themselves TO choose which Of
those two they will havc-for one they
must!
Behold this picture, and say f i, is
true! lfit is, then let mo ask YOU,
will delay scar down these rampar,s,
ade, and save you from unconditional
surrender! Ye are men, answer for
yourselves. | have thus. Mr.. Prcs.
dent, cndeuvored ,c give my views on
the present deeply interesting condition
ofour public affairs. am sensible
that have performed this duty very
| impcrfcclly. have purposclv ab-
stained from my attempt TO stimulate
the counscis Of this assembly, or the
popular mind, by appeals TO pride, 10
passion. or 10 prejudice. ] trust feel
too deeply the heavy responsibility
which rests upon me, 10 address myself
10 any other tribunal than the cain
judgment Of an in,cllgcn, people
have cnIenvorcd, too, carefully to avoid
the use Of any thing like the lan.unyc
Of elimination or crnsurc. know too
well that such language only closes the
door 10 reason, and opens The windows
to passion. dcprccatc from the bot
TOM Of my heart any thing like angry
disscnsions within the Slate. Our en-.
emies are walchn. our councils, and
will rejoice al our divisions. Let MS
give them no such triumph Let us
tell them, once and forever, that
though VIC differ, we will never divide.
For one | do not regret the in,rodnc.
ton Of this discussion. 1t has been
said that your Convention was elected
before The question Of secession was
discussed. If this be so, then let the
argument be heard before the iudgmcn,
is pronounced Free discussion never
hndcrcd any cause. On so grave an
issue as that which is now presented
10 tho people Of South Carolina, there
cannot be too great dclbcra'on, nS
there should be great unanimiiy. In
the hour Of her trial the State will need
all her sons. Let us then reason TO-
gethcr with fra,crnnl confidence and
respect, remembering that whilst We
differ as 10 the means. we all seek n
common end
IA government established on the base
OF justice, liberty and equal right
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