The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-02-26
Continued ncx. weekly
A New Platform.

Every one has heard cf the wise CITY
fathers nj Waterford, who once in so eini,
and lc!'beTative ~copciavc. adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions: ,,tST
Resolved. That a new Jail be built. Z
=. Tint the materials. 81 the old Jail be
used rs far as possible in building tho nav,
8. That tho new. jail he halt 4whese the
OH one nnw stands. xas%S.
4. That the prisoners be continued in the
old IaIl, until The new Jail is finished
The above resolutions very clearly and
satisfactorily explain the position occupied
By snmo who call themselves Sou,herners.
They actually desire a Southern Coaie,era.
CO, and believe il a,tainablc, but they DO no,
wish 10 take a single step towards this
great eid, and ,hruv up up sbeir hands in
holy horror at the very name OF action.
Their creed and platform bascd.on tho above
model, would read as fellows. ~
wye believe that a new Confesleracv is
necessary fer the honor aud security ofthe
South, and inu | be formed Immediately,
the old one being sadly gu, of order.
"Wc believe that the new c%onfcdnracg
should be constructed with the materials oS
the old, as tar as they will answer. 90
I'VE VIII stay in tho old confederacy,
(alihough The roof is leaking OH US at a
dreadful ratc,) until the new one is formed.
or rather until il inrnis itself, as we believe
that for one State 10 lay a foundation stone
for il, wilhou: the presence ci'all the other
States, would be putting them al fault, or
branding them as d~eticiont in honor, or
PATRIOTISM THo
We recon- mend the platform to the
favorable no,ice al the class OF SoulherBers
who believe in words a!ore, or watching,
waiting and dong nothing; to these who
would set down idly Ike the rustic, and
wait until The stream Of Northern aggres.
son shall run drr--lo those who think that
Aisop's WAGNER standing idly by, aud
roaring Justify Ter Hercules to IN his cart
wheel cEt OF the mud, exhibited Tho tttie
policy; and 10 all who, believing politi-
cni:y, that faith without VOL Ks is best. I'D.
vase us Ia wait until Providence, ci,cum.
stances, time or chance, shnil do for us what
we can and should do for ourselves. An,cc
Dish on The Hamikcnian principle, properly
seasoned with CdEer's sauce OF the mildest
quality. might be made OF the materials we
have indicated above, which we commend
10 all conccrned.-(Ia a
~~>~~~---o-.~~N ~ go.
PoRTtR's SELf-LoapMG Gus.--ME Por-
ter, residing at or near Memphis, has 5cop.
strmclcd a most novel and curious tire-arm,
called The "scif-!oading gum" in ~hirii lie
simpic operation Of cooking" to shoot. by
the assistance OF valves or equivalents,
separates ON The magazine attached 10
the gun the materials for each loaa--iosds
tho gun. |, is capable ofhcing discharged
torty times in a minute, ard shoots a bali
with Tremendous force, and wit, %upusuai
ex*ciEess. The editor oil The Memphis En-
Guirer, after careful examination and re-
pcaied experiments, is satisfied that nothing
which can bear Comparison with it,in Ell
cionry has been discovered, aiid thai no
"revolverY OF aRy kind approaches ii in
dcstrnct ircncss,o OF. d, the. adoption OF the
means of safety against accidents III tfie.r
use,