The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-09
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more prudent 10 allow hersto go, thaii
by force 10 attempt to retain herin The,
Union, fearing that force would ppi,e
the South, and lead 70 general col,
ision and disruption ofthe Confederacyy,
You mus! noW believe theS dangers
which lie in wait on further agitafion,
o. the Union is gone. What then will S
be the result? Agitation will sioopp J
in and Out Of Congress-; the rights oftha /,
Southern States will be respected; ;,heir 9
SONS will be honorcd, and Federal gold
spent on their harbors snd siyers,S rs
canu's and roads. Their condition. n
will be more favorable in the Unior,
than it has been for thirty years. e
And why? Because the Government
will determine 10 give the other slave
States no excuse whatever 10 leave the
Union, aud join us. Ifiheirgrights are
respected, with their vcnerationfor the
Union, how could reasonable mind
conclude that they would quit tic Coy.
erpment, when it oppresses ,helm l,oyyis8;
can VIC hope that they would refuse to-
sustain il, when it conferred hounties,
aud dispensed iusiipe equally among
all its members! They will enjoy
peace, quiet and security, because wa
we have sacrificed ourselves and the
very peace we have brough, them is the
controlling reason why they refuse To
share our hard fortunes. 1t mayi;bc,
sir. utter having struggled along d few j
years, in vain effort ;;:::s=::;;:::s;n psi
separate existence, when our speoples
shall have been disheurtcned at the
failure, chugrincd and mortified at the
disastrous termination Of their buoyans
hopes and bright visions, when dis,
content can no longer be s,ifed, That q
majority oflhc State will determine to
taste the humiliation Of applying orgre-
admission into Union we so mucl,
oalhe. Then the Representatives of
our sister States will gratefully re-
member sacrifices and !heis goins, and
perhaps venture 10 advocate the re-
admission Of The rebel province into
the Union-7:. being their first and
last overt acl Of sympathy. Forbid il
Heaven that ourselresorour fos,eritY
should ever taste such humiliation! If
the Stale once takesiibe step, Iitrust;
lsin God TINT no son ofs.iiers 5W i'll eyerS
shamo hlmselfby counselIfng heritolre-g
trace it. When The separation once
takes place, 10 save our honor j, must
| be perpetual,
But j! may be snid that separate 9eS,
lslence will benehtus in this particulars
| Although the commerce aud prosperity
| Of Charleston will be reduced TWO thirds,
yet the planters viii receive acom, !
Ponsa,ing advantage for ell losses, by
The reduced prices n, which they may
purchase their supplics-,ha. q dp,yof
ten per cent. OH all merchandise
brough, ino tho ports of Charleston,
! and Beaufort, Will raise a. sufficient
revenue 10 dc'Iay expenses, aud that
will be l6 per cent. less lhan we now
pay. When this proposition is fairlv
stated, It loses most Of its comelysl
proportions. FIVE consumed no goods
except those brought from foreign
countries, then the saving would be az
represented. But it mus, be re-
mcmbcrcd that one half or perhaps
more, Of the goods consumed in Soul,
Carolina, are manufactured in tho New
England or middle States, and when
they land at Charleston no duty
whatever is required 10 bepaid. Buff
we were an independent Republic, wa
would levy duty Of lQ4per cent. on
all goods for consumption, whether
coming from New England or Old
England, and one half our consumption
now duty free would cos, 10 per cen,.5
more, whilst on the other half the duty
would then be inconsderable, aud there
would be but small difference in thas
prices Of goods then and now.
We complain OF The compromise be.
cause il practically enac,s .lhe Wilmot
Proviso, and We are willing to resis,
lis principles for The feuson thalit hemss
i'll lhe institution of slavery Yilhinsi,s
| present limits, and when our Slaves
shall have increased in numbers beyond
the wants Of the present States, there
will be no place where iha redundant
population can be carried-that they
will be compelled TO- remain in our
mids, and in halfa cenlurY,or less they
will be so numerous as 10 destroy theIp
| value; that owners will be glad 10 giYa
| them away, and surrender the country;
10 tho African race. That will un.
| qncs,ionably bo tho working or The
Wilmot Proviso. But do we relieve
ourselves of,he prospect which the ftiz
ture holds outby State aciions So far
! from il, when we scoede. we at once:
throw upon every boundary ofthe State
tho principles Of that cdions restriction.
The slaves tha. happen 10 be in South.
Carolina on the day that we sccedc,
become immoyablo fixtures to Tho soil,
and one can never bo carried ont ai the
Stale, whether for sale or otherwise,
except violation ofibee lasgs Of tho
United States OF the mosi stringent
character prohibiting lha migration or
Importation of slaves after ahc year
lsos.s I'hose laws viii apply as we'll
TO The importation Of slaves froin South
! Carolina rs from Cubaor AfIica, and