The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-11-25
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7y, as carried out f7t ,Itergs Consular
system, 10 getting, a .toot Aola ataaasJ
re. If Southern gentlemen deem
this thing Of commerce, q matter not
worthy of their consideration, they
are mistaken. Iwill simply ask4tbd
question, whether the English Con.
suls arc no. instructed, > tt grant mo
loans upon Stare PROPERTY a hint
to the wIsc is sufficient.
Our revolutionary fathers appreci.
atcd tie danger Of Icing Iulsca t3
sleep until We are bound hand and
foot. Patrick Henry compared her
bcnevolcnce to the feeling the wolf
had for the lamb. Experience has
sustained him. ] repeat sir, thai il
is tho duty Of the Planters Of the
South to forward this measure by i,,i
dividual enterprise and if the friends
of Direct Trade were unable TO
make advances, that this competing
market, this Direct Trade shoyid
be sustained by shipments without
advances. The amount from each
Planter is small and he can afford It.
/ ara glad however that we are not
reduced yet to this necessity. Ad.
vances can and will be made. But
an united effort must be made BY tle
Plan,crs. If they do not the 1.-The
will come when they shall be power
less. The Iron arms OF New York
are embracing you on every side.-4
Already she has Srasped your beau.
tiful Ohio, your magnificent Father
Of Waters. She even contempIates
shipping cotton from Natchez and
Mcmpbiss via The Lakes to Liverpool,
cheaper than by New Orleansl I
tell you we must arouse ourselves.
The time has arrived for action. We
must bend to itsindWidnally. We
are engaged in a Commercial revolt
ton with the same grasping; subtle
and Tyranical power against Wsici,
our -forefat!s%ss fought. Bris ~
now as then, cover ouf seas. British
(cottou) guards now as then, are stas
toned in every house. Shall we be-
lalled by tho delusiyc voice Of hope
until they bind US hand aud foot ~
Sir, 'our chains are forged and their
clanking may be heard upon The
plains of Boston why stand re here
idle ? Sir, there is striking silnni4
larity between that assembly when ars
outraged aud wrongcd people arouse
themselves to throw of the political
yoke of English Tyranny and thss
Convention Of q people pIundered,
assailcd, and viii6cd by those they
are literally feeding. Our Fathers
cast off the political, let US cast of
the commercial yoke. The struggle
is the same, save, that our cnemy has
a powerful ally on our own chores
at our very FIRE sides. Are We e3ioss
to those considerations !? Gentlemen
our rights are within our own power
if we use the means shat nature and
nature S God has given US to protect
them. Not i'll the chasing shadows
but in laying hold of the substance.
Let us have commerce, our oacss com.
melcc our own ships and steamers.
Let us have commercial andepeaa,
ence. THIS is the true and oay remedy
for tic Ills we complain Of. Act for
ourselves. Organize, combine
Promote your manufactures, your
commerce, Joar own schools. your
shipping, labour and agriculture -
You have the mcins of being the
most independent, powerful, and
happy people in the world. Use
them. Mr. President, | contend that
either Baltimore, Norfolk, Charles.
ton, Savannah, J or Mobile, have supcs
rior natural advantages over New
York for the commerce of the South,
Southwest the interior Mest aud
Northwest Of the United States.
The doctrine Of the Geographical SUI
periority Of New York for this trade
is a falacy. It's one of the humbpgs
Of the day. When our rail road sys.
TEN (Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina. Georgia, and Alabama0
penetrating the Ohio river and the
Mississippi Valley is completed (and
which Will in few years) connect.
ing WITH our Southern Ports, New
York will find that this position is q
correct one. The North West and
West now labor under great Official
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