The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-07-09

powerful than the true interests of
: The country. I cannot but believe
thatSin Georgia its powcr will bo TEN.
Sporary. The talent and ambitious
spirit of young Georgia cannot be
] long hampered by it. In the strug-
gle for Independence, what States
were moro united than South Carroll.
na and Georgia. When Clark,
Twigs, Jackson, and others, fought
!. the battle Of Hanging Rock, Mus.
grove Mills, and Black Stocks, they
did not even think for moment that
thoy were fighting on tho soil of
South Carolina. And whom Gen.
Pickens carried his men to Kettle
Greek, and fought the battle on tho
soil Of Georgia, he did not think of
the Savannah as q dividing line
The names of Twiggs, Elbcrt, Pick
ems and Hammond, arc all mingled
in the exploits at Augusta. And in
the war with Great Britain in 1912,
the delegations of Georgia and South
Carolina were united, and officers Of
the army acted together without
thinking of local differences. I, my
self, have seen Troup, and AIiIlcdgc,
and sometimes Crawford, joining
South Carolina representatives in a
common journey to Washington, and
there oil coacurring in common coun.
sells. Nearly all that I have said
might be repeated Of North Carolina.
The commercial interests of North
apd South Carolina must make them
one people. Our Railroads will
make our port their port. NIcclcn-
burg is a name full of INSPIRATION
Tho blood Of many of its patriots and
statesmen now mingle in the veins Of
those who arc ready to 50 farthcst
for South Carolina.
Let not South Carolina take such
q course as will .Amcricanisc her;
let her not, in her movements for re.
dress, separate herself from her natural
friends. Whilst she is prepared TO
take measures 10 separate herself from
non.slaveholding oppressors, lc, her no,
do anything 10 separate herself from her
friends and neighbors. And let no, her
friends and ncighbors look on and sec
her sacrificed for maintaining cause
10 which they themselves stand
pledged, and which they will have TO
maintain. Is is in vain TO disguise The
fact that the present form Of our Gov
ernmeHl>~-cannol be preserved. Its
perversions are gr0ss---.i,s operations
ore partial. There must boa radical
& reform, or there must be new organ
4 izations. Those who n,,emp, 10 prop,
i up with crumbling Compromises and
tril,crng constructions, are only
making the crisis Of lis dissolution the
more disastrous. The South, united,
could make one Of the best Govern.
ments on earth; Government ,ha,
rould be guided by statesmen and sup.
!. ported with gallant courage that
would Sadorn the nnnals and history of
ssanY people.4 The young men Of the
stSonlh, hfoWing otfihe tics of trained
sapal ftstssaS .sIeaald ,buR 10 their own
destiny. They need look to 10 Federal
preferments thai are worthy Of their
ambition. Third and fourth places
they might attnin, when they would be
entitled to the first. if they were in their
rightful position. lie, them quit
ail participation in Presidential can
vases. Let such contests lie left to
those whose temper und training have
given them an accommodating facility.
| may be asked, (and ought no, 10
object 10 answer my qucs,lon which
my opportunities may enable me 10
answer,) what will the Government, II,
Washington do in case South Carolina
should determine OIL separate secession?
What have said, aud what ! can say,
is conjectural. do not think that
military force win be directly rcsor,cd
TO, to coerce South Carolina. Such al
employment Of power would ut once
dissolve the ConIcdcracy. The Federal
Government cannot hy acts Of coercion
compel one member oflh Conlcdcracv
10 lemain in the Union against lis
consent. isuch should be the form Of
The comics! between the Federal Coy.
ernmcnt and South Carolina, have no
difficulty in predicting the result.
There would be no division then in the
State. One drop Of blood shed by the
Federal army would not only call every
citizen 10 determination to avcngc il,
but thousands Of Caro!inans who left
the State would return and stand by
the mother OF their birth. If such
should be the complexion Of The contest.
| would not look beyond this assembly
for the intrcpid,y Of a Lanncs to carry
The colors across the bridge Of Lodi--..or
the chivalry Of a JuJcri. who would
leave hissbeautiiul and youthful bride,
with declaration that he would return
10 her with laurcis on his brow or find
grave on The field ofba,lc. lbclieve
there are those, who seeing this gallant
hero's fate, would encounter ii. Such,
however, ! do not believe will be the
form of the contest.