The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-06-21
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mr.. EdNor-ln January or February,
sixteen months ago, when HARRY of the
Vests bill of denominations otherwise mis-
called the Compromise) was under consider.
alton, TooMBs and STEPHENS, of Georgia,
with some of our own people, viewing it per.
ilaps in its true colors, were for resistance at
all hazards-to the handle of the knife;
they were for manly Southern resistance to
Northern aggression-no backing out. But
in few months afterwards, these Georgians
were at home. preaching up submission to
the Compromise-stating that the Govern
ment was in better condition than it had
been for the last thirty years; that bys the
Compromise the South had obtained every
thing che wanted, and by their great infiu-
[senees completely paralyzed the action Of
tGeorgia, after she had gone great lengths in
declaHng for resistance. It was believed
generally, (upon what authority we do not
'know,) that they had been tasting the kitch-
en- pat at Washington, which had 80 com
pletely turned them round, as to make them
fnll-blooded submission men. In AbbeviIle
and elsewhere, the people rose indignant at
theiscQnduct. Torrents of abuse were pour
ed fortassgainst them, and if we heard right
Iy, our Member to Congress contributed his
full share But observe, the fall elections for
member tck8pgress and members to the
State Legislature Mad not taken place; as
piring men had to gbswith public opinion, or
they could not be eisEted. The elections
over, what change has taken place since
that timel Men who, twelve months ago,
t'o;n their declarations, or sauiescence in
declarations made and resolutions passed,
were for resistance at every hazard, arc new
as meek and submissive as TOXINS and srE.
PHENs, and as much 80 as Fa1xoRE and
WEBSTER would have them tosbe. Where
is our member to Congress4 Hundreds
heard his declarations last fas). Hundreds
have seen his reply to the Greenwood call.
Will any man acquainted Hith the two ex-
hibits attempt to reconcile them to each
otheri In the first, (if swe understood him,
and there are hundredsMho understood him
in the same way,) bsSwas for resistance at
every hazard and. any way. We ask again,
where is he nowa a fall-blooded submits
$40" man. Eet us hear what he says aThe
establiahDisht Of confederaey Of the slave
hsoldfng States (not all is, I solemnly believe,
ttie only measure that promises security or
even hope to the South, DC, &c" Again
the wrongs of South Carolina could not
be redressed by separate State secession
In this connection he holds forth that she
would be surrounded by slave-holding States
that would furnish receptacle for the run
away negroes from South Carolina, from
which they could not be recovered. Was
there ever anything so inconsistenta These
States must receive them either as freemen,
and protect them as such, or make slaves Of
them on passing their boundary. The first |
would be ruinous to the Institution of slavery
among them. They would as willingly see
the same number Of fugitives from the in
fernal regions let loose among their slaves.
They would banish them at once from their
borders; no more would run to them; and
so would it be if they were to be made slaves.
Indeed this bug-bea would secure to South
Carolina her slaves. But we are further told
that if South Carolina secedes alone, that
coercion will be resorted to by the General
Government, and We will not be able to
stand. Alas for poor little South Carolina,
'be must submit; no hope Of salvation from
any other quarter; for, under existing cir
:unstances, 8 Southern contstleracy cannot
b formed. We now ssk, what Is Major
BURT and his submission friends doing to
bring about this Southern Confsderacy-tbe
ast hope Of relief to the southi What il
heir platform, Oct Notsa single emoyeis
made. Can We view these men IS sincere
. their dsclarationsi II they really were,
would they not, as ioyers Of their country
,e doing something 70 bring abont thssol
desirable an object 70 al part;esi Oh, may
not be considered q an excuse for submis-
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