The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-30

81 ARTS

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EVIL HSs IL Hs & 81 s. s.,
Ecolors We sIial Iisinks below oursliiel
lSdestfnY If We lave fiiio,t tlie cs5uraGe.
.ana the tnde ss 70 sInee all sthe
IsYieissitud les { cont est Which
insoi yessoura hopes our happiness,
our exist tence.
During the al TIN, af last 3, yc;lr, cur
abotlnin speeches and Conversations, j
|Fopeatedly expressed q tile opinion,
tint il but ono SSttato should Sec ede,
|slhes ioheral g lGiosr D ! eermil.nent III 4 Mould
attempt to- enforce i the sIaYs sof
Congress and coeree her into ODE.
sdience. Iha&o since seen nothfngto
chang but much "a confirm Tint
opinion. Itisthe proyinee ofi Congress
to4smake slaWs, but the dntysofs Tho
President to execute gsthem. u This
duty he golcmnly swears he will
perform. The Pyesid ent ,S and a his
;6eeretary of I State, have 6 given
repeated assurances that this duty
'WilI he discharge d. 1 know sc no n
reason 70 doubt TINT ST. sMsiill be
attempted. rGe army and navy are are
placed at,the command ;of the Pres.
ident for that purpose The Pfesii-
dent and nj febster belong to q
school of politicians who do notadmit
[ the right of d State to secede from
the Union. This opinion has been
S66ffen eX XpTe essed II ster. and
EXPRESSED with feffersi iic es to South,
Carolina. They hold that. rcasissafce
to theslaNs ionEr by State
lis lawless resistance, and e; ! be
treated sasf the oct sofE rebels sand
traitors. s:5E
hase tapsi tp much il pains Is ascsr
tain Whelher if South Carolina
seeedes, she gill sbe sustained By the
aes, sorsst ], p,,blic. opinions sof fanEoth her
State. .phessfesnlbs siss as conviction
At'IRy n'sr sSat3ploF would not ba fo!t
'9B*il nhr 9gi' cQia3sct inStiiie.i :hr
any eiss Of thstas 5aaiRy evidently
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AnI ] ftar tslSy EolieSs tiitlf t Il.
Caroline, from 'f9etiusn or seii;sh
motives, il cadeaxa,iag TO involve
i!len ii a contest &itha;sss ssfea ea :. ais,:
would look y q ss:s Il.
General eaernms snt and this State,
without conce rn and Without sym
pathy.
From the ftrssg; hing views, ,itwould
seem that N y opinions arc, that tho
Southern States cannot remain in tho
Union without degradation, aud ul.
timatesy, Tic abolition 81 slavery:
That slavery IS Of greater value to
the South than tie Union: That
secession; sis the only aremaining
lsatternaiiye--bnt that. ii should be
I.resorted to as the means of establish.
ing a confaderacy of one or more
slaye-holding States: That at this
time the secession of South. Carolina
would sncithcr be followed nor
justified BY any other State: Tia,
secession of South Carolina at the
present time, lilo other Southern
States remaining iii The Union, ,3woald
only aggrayate the evils sef which VIC
Justly complain, and would be mex
I i!pedient and un8ise: That in
such cyent, force would bo attemptetl
by the Federal Government, and Tho
great object of secession seriousl,
liinaefed and endangered, if not ut
teriy defeated.
IhaTe now, gentlemen, expressed
my opinions upon the deeply interest
ing points indicated in your com
munication, with the frankness and
candor that becomes me as d repre
sentative and q citizen. commend
them 70 your scrutiny and your con
sideration. They are opinions de
/ libcrately formed after the lon,
land anxious reflection of ono who lIal
I no ambition but to- promote tl,,
true glory of South:Carolina.
dare not hope that they will&b,
acceptable to allSof yeu--they ma,
not be so to any Of yeG-- 5ut / al,
wiling to submit them to the test q
time and truth, us / Iam content an,
resolved, TO stand or Ii fall /,
The public estimation, by them
andsupen them. In public or ii Il
private life, Ishould nota feel tina
| am q patriot if | did not, at wha.
eyer personal sacrifics, Try to saw,
iir1y natiVe Stntn from, 3tisn "A ,s.n "a J, :