The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-23

WHY. then, teach our people that the fi,-
ture shall be forced Into the present; to re.
solve, that, at all ercnts, the Convention,
minority ConveDt,on, must place this State
in posture isolated and foreign to all her
associations, in spite Of the hazards of un
toresecn disaster, before it adjourns! Isl
because wo have hastily called Conven.
ton, and appropriated money to arm the
State AS 10 the last,i it be jutliciousy
spent, do not know that it should be con
sldered as wasted under any course of poll
cy IN future. At any rate, il two unwisc
things have been done, they will 10, be
transferred to The category Of wisdom by
enacling third egregious blunder. Nor
ain ablet perceive that slavery will he
IN any worse situation, or less worthy Of
defence, or less capable Of defence, against
past aggrcssions five years after the Con-
vcn,lon may adjourn, having forborne the
extreme measure, than it is today. IL our
patriotism be so volatile that it must evap-
crate unless the Convention shall bottle 1t
up: il the cardinal principle that gcrminates
III our hearts and brains be SO weak and
rlckcty, that il can live under no other spc-
cles Of husbnndry but that of separate Ma
tioalIty, die it must, like summer flower,
and II Is moi, in that case, worth cu!tivating
am not so desparing. Nor was Mr.
Calhoun. In his last speech, he spoke
thus: "as events nre now going it will not
require the South 10 scccde 10 dissolve the
Union. Agitation VII Of itself effect it,"
And again m the same speech: at is a
great mistake to suppose TINT dIsunon can
be effected by single blow. The c"rds
that bind these States together in one com.
mon Union are far too numerous and pow
erlul Tor that. Disunion must be the work
of time. 1t is only through long proc cess,
and gradually, that the cords can be snapp-
| ed until the whole fabric falls asunder.-
Already the agitation Of tho slavery Ques-
ton has snapped some Of the most ilmpor-
iant, and greatly weakened all the others,
as shall proceed 10 show"
When turn from the hot. house produc.
, tons OF this hour, and resort to those noble
| State papers OF that ilustrious Continental
Congress which commanded lofty cuo.
gum from gigantic intcllcc, in either
House OF a hostile Parliament, | seem m.
deed to have reached higher and purcr
atmosphere. While in the midst OF the
most CALLING irritaions, and in view oI
formidable preparations for wholesale
slaughter by an lInrlacab,c Monarch, hear
what that immortal old Congress said Ia
their counttynen and cons, ,tucnts in l774:
"ln every case of opposition by people 10
their rulers, or Of one State to another, duty
TO Almighty God, the Creator OF all. r..
CURES that true and partial Judgment b.,
formed OF the me lsures leading 10 such -.
position; and Of the causes by which il l,..s
been provoked, or can in any degree he
justified, that neither affection or. the one
hand, nor resentment on .he o;hcr. ue., .
permitted to give 4 wrong J,,s 10 reason
II may be enabled 10 take dispnsslonart
view ot all circnnIA,anc Cd, and to settle The
Pu6hc conduct on solid foundations of ,cis
dom and justice. From. co ,uuct rnns ten
pc'ed. ARISE The Sweet hnp"s OF the ,.lvn,
iavo', the firmest cnconrlg men, tr l,e
parties engaged, and ~" aiionge,; recon
niandatiou OF their cau-e 10 res. vl man
kind"
May not such adnon,,gas DO hen,a /,
advantage a, this dayl
Your friend and sprvnnt,
55s.sas Il. J. tViTUEkS.
To Committee OF Inyuarso,.- utr tho Co
operation Meeting, Darlington G.. H., s. c