The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-06-07

glpe: thesS youth the profits of her own indus
Try and twill apeH the aggre.sions 81; abol-
ition. But to get free trade we must secede
from the Union. Charleston Meyeury.
Secession, a Closer Union Of the South. or
q Southern 0on6ederasy.
We have argued that free trade in South
Carolina, by secession. must necessarily bring
about 6 close correction between Her and
the other Southern States, and between the
latter sith each other. There is another in
te.est still mere powerful than eomH,eIoe,
which will tend to produce the same results
the interest of slavery.
- When tt,,ie acS oi f sss.ssi;vn is complete.
South Carolina will be towards the other
States n foreign nation, with no other. bonds
or dntiestha such as the laws of nations,
or her own voluntary concession, may create.
BY voluntary concession, she will omen her
ports and borders to free trade With the
whole South, but the new relations that ex-
list by her secession, with respect to slavery,
will render necessary distinct stipulations
with the slayeho!ding States, for its protec
ton and preservation. By the present laws
OF the United States, interpreted vigorously,
i Is piracy to transport slaves between the
United s.a.tes s:sd = foreign country. 1Tiii;;s
will be of little consequence to South Caro-
lima, with only an eighth part Of her soil un-
der cultivation, and where for half century
to come, the natural increase of her popula-
tioa will find ample room. But will the
citizens of the other slayeholdiug States be-
content TO remain under disabilities 60 iniu-
rious TO their interests, and so, condemnato-
ry of the institution itself! Yet what pros
pect have they Of securing 4 change Of this
state of things from q Government which
even now threatens to prohibit the transpor-
tation Of slaves from one State to another
within the Union! = :,
But passing thai, ,--how will the other
States recover fugitive slaves, or criminals,
who may take refuge in South Carolina {
Or what will they do with fugitiyes from the
latter, who may escape into their borders .
by the laws Of nations, all such f1gitiyes
are free from arrest or 3molestation. Neces.
sity will compel the States to demand of;the
General Government tlat treaty stipnlations
shall be made with South Carolina, to pro-
tect them from an evil that might soon grow
to be Of the most serious magnitude. South
Carolina will Of course be ready, and more
than ready, to enter into any stipulations
that shall place the relations of the other
Southern States with her on the same foot
ing rs they now stand. But will the Aboli-
tionists Of the North, who now control the
Government, be as ready to comply with the
demands Of the Sonlhf Will not the cry
be at once raised--"No treaty with slave
Statel" mo treaty to protect and encour-
age slavery by the reception and return Of
fugitives to bondage!" By the Constitution
Of the United States it takes two.thirds of
the Senate TO make q treaty. Can two
thirds of the Senate be obtained tOssnction
q treaty for the rendition Of fugitive slaves
amongst the States of the pnion2 Let the
vote on the passage of the existing fugitive
law, and the war now waged sgaisst It
throughout the North, answer the question.
Let the recent elections to the Senate Of the
bitterest enemies Of that law, answer. 's''
tits we'll known that without stipulation
in the, Censtitption for the surrender of ftf-
gitive slaves. the Southern States would not
hays entered into the Union. They deemed
y vital for the security aands prosperity of
slavery sitselk And they even Row declare
that l,ey will disspfvs their; union with, the
North, il the fugitive law shsll; be snpuIled,
Some may doubt whether tis sAprrsndsn{l
fthe ootaparssissiY .fsN slaves who sscaps. n,
/ the fthstn ttAtes n:R alaftAr Thar txoa.
esfna tha setusity 81 the, institpt 5lAxe:
IEys and thsfefote the brss1h ,of stl{ obilrk-
tion viii jusl 4 al atsSn n mon.
i But 81 the hsast of ihe Soutl Eysaf cha.
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