The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-04-23
! From The MereuryS
Another Remedy.

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s Another Rsinedy.
We copied spme days since q very sens-
bic article frnpiihe New York Dry Goods
Reporter on tic sccassion u ss6Ith Caro-
lima. I'he IlepoI Iers3in y it's Issue Of the
week nitcr, returns 10 The subject, in a
tone ihal inlcntcs no little warmth. We
quote It's re,narks. The remedy proposed
: scur;ous enough, being adiiution of the
very weak prescription rf ST me Virginia
qllacks. These proposed that the embassy
should at least he clolhed with the dignity
of State appointment, and although they
could make 10 propositions and sanction no
engagements, they would YET have a sort
OF official responsibility. Buta deputation
of New York Merchants sent On TO repre-
sent public meeting, is truly original
idea. 1t may betrue irtleeil tllat the cack-
ling of Geese once saved Rome, but7it'was
because it walked up her sleeping champi-.
ons. II the birds had sent dePutation to
cacklc in tho camp of the Gailla, WA have
no reason to suppose it wouId have had
much weight. But we. give the Reporters
remarks:
"a CRISIS AT HAND.-4Onr remarks. in
the Reporter of Saturday last, on lho dam
ger likely to grow ont al FOUR relations with
Carolina, in the attitude she has assumed,
have been so nucl, approved by our readers
that we think we may venture to suggest,
as fitting conclusion OF them, one. method
by which the integrity oflho Union may
be preserved, and one which we have no
where ns yet seen brought fsrward. ssga
| Our readers will llremember that our arr
gumcnt was to this effect, that if Sgu.h
Carolina even ccedcl peacefully, it would
be destructive 10 tho moral power OF the
power Of tho Union, and The con,merce5of
those States which yct clung together un-
der the existing Constitution and laws;
| since with low duties, and an active coTi-
mcrcc with other countries, she might ruin
for time tho business Of tho other States.
Who would import goods into New
York, where 30 and 40 per cent are charg-
cd as duties, when they could land them at
Charleston, AT 5 per cent and slnuPgle
Them thence into all the otherStatos! sts
On The other hand, if South Carolina
were reduced by force, and kept by3forcc in
the Union, our league would be one OF force
and our Union only nn iron and e bloody
band. -77.slfl'p
Those sho-t-sisl,tch persons, ,iierefore,
who say'it is small affair, South Carroll
ma dare not scccdc; if she does we will
whip her sound!y," arc very far from un-
| dcrs,andng the real dangers of the CASTE
No victory over our brethren in South
Carolina could be any o;her lhanthe .bIood-g
lest picture in our book of tiIne.Y @
We have come therefore 10 his conclu-
sion. that The merchants Of This cit, SHOULD
assemble together, as carly as convenient,
aud choose from heir body a strong COM
mttcc, composed of able, earnest and pa
trio.ic men, disconnected as much as pos
siblc with al! present political rovcments,'
whose business it should he Ia proceed 10
Charleston for:hwith. a:,J lhesc ;usn alttheir
influence 20 softer, lown existing asperites.
They might pledge this city, at least, tho
fmllilment OF all constitutional and legal en-
gascrnenis-,hny might assure Caroiinians
thai we ahhor The treason which threatens
to overthrow the laws. and that however
VIC may differ in opinion, ON some POINTS Of
local applications, we are disposed to ,nnn-
:=;;: at all hazards, the rights OF our sister
States 5 S ss5 ~ Essevgas;=,
: We believe a visit Of this nrtswoill Ebe,
highly useful III ll,s iG,on,e,ls. and that Tho
consel fences. s. bjlii Moaid ttlow sfrpu il.
woalsi eess pssslssas
y file icptli ~
tiits may sae eaasidered by
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