The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-30

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the Abol,tionls,s w!lli more artor make
10 Distinction between Free. Sor'rr, and
Abo''lonl>,s. They are both equally hos
tic to US and our Institutions Or tho ,wo.
the former are tho worst and most DANCE
rous | regard tho now platform called
free Democracy, attempted 10 be erected
At The North, 10 rally and rc-unt" ih. Free
soIlcrs and the old Democrats Who opposed
! them at the last election, rs but another
name Tor Free n!cra, more dangerous than
( Their original, because calculated 10 deceive.
and bclrny the South. There rs Vet, Ia,
not been rally on It, that | have seen. III
which the ircc-sol doctrines, a. to th,
Wimo: Proviso and The territories and de.
nuhciailonS o! slavery. did not constitute.
The platform. The ann OF the wiio',.
movement IS polIlical and Is attended to
catch the support Of the .tbo,l,ionis,S " nh
out losing that "i the South. |, they sul.
coed IN that, our doom is fixed Il" No,
douh, but We have many aud sincere
Trend. among the old Democracy oi ,!r
North, and even among these who are IN
cl ned 10 favor this unnatural coalition.
| They do IL from wha, they regard to hc
necessity and As the only way hv which
The Wings can be put down, ana with re.
luctancc. But that canno, alter rs fatal
! tendency. The Wings a, ,hc North are
at prcscn, doing ,hcIr best 10 prevent II, but
as on as they sec that II is likely to >u,.
! coed. and that the Dcmoc racy oi the South
! are prepared To acqu,cScc in II. they w wiiI
wheel right round and take higher aud
boider Abolition grounds, and thus cuu,ru,
the movement, white the Southern Wings
viii Elcad our example, as an cNcu>c iur
their acqucSclng IN the buidcr movements
o! their Northern friends. The effects OF
the whole Will be. that the N"r!ll Viii bc.
come moro universally Abolition than ever.
and the South more dc: ldcd, dls,raC ted and
| dehascd than ever and OF course, less ca.
pahlc OF resisting. +. en- as political
morcmcn, on tie par, of the Northern
Democracy, !, Will fail |, is game. IA
which their political opponents can ever
out play them and which must end IN iIc
destruction and absorption o! the Dcrnwra.
ry there by the other parties There IS
but one way they can save themselves,
! and the pany.by boldly planl'n. themselves
on the ground, on winch the Southern
wing oi the party occupy on tins great
question. 1t would probably place ,i,rm
IN small minority tor the 'Im". but II
would unite the South. and our united
strength would speedily put them in mnIo-
rlty again Nothing else can save them.
But taking the course which they appear
at present, (at least considerable portion
OF thcm.) disposed to do, will separate The
South from them. We cannot countc
ncnce. or support the new platform; or re-
| co.nsc any man. OF any party, who may
stand ON 1t, AS of us. Thus thinking moth
my future, ls, to my mind. more ccr;a n
than Ms events are now gong. the nItcrna-
tive ni submission or resistance viii hc
speedily forced upon us. unless wc should
unite and adop, speedy measures to pre-.
vent II and that presents the question
what can we do In considering II, as
sumo that The .frM dcSire oi r,crg rUr
hearted Sn,Hhern man IS, Ia SHre, II ruS>i-
ute, the Union, 'ccH as ours"lrcS bW II
hhh cannot be, then 10 Sure OurScirCs az HH
erents. Such is my determination, as Tar
ar il lies IN my power. Fortunately tor us,
the road which leads ia both, We, lies in
the srme direction. We have not reached
the fork yet, II we are ever Ia do IT, wan.
oH concert Of action on The part Of The
South, neither can be Sarcd hy il, if it he
not too long delayed. il Is possible both yet
may be. "ithou, il, We cannot satisfy the
Nor,l. that tho SOutl. is in earnest, and VII,