The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-07
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or more. effectually enforce the law for the
restofdtinn Of fugitive slaves. The influ-
ence of tho Nashville Convention, having
failedtb accomplish the great objects the
South frsa in view. il is but reasonable to
suppose, ,hut. a single Southern State,
would be f,Ny as inefficient towards the
same end.
End, The prt9osed remedy, will impose
upon the people .a in,olcrable burden in
the way Of takes.
3rd. by Withdrawing ourselves from 9TH
or Southern States having conn,on
cause, we Indirectly charge them. with
want Of patrioisnh or want of intelligence,
and thus furnish them with a reason, to
withhold from us thcS sympathy.
18th. The position that'yc take, however
plain 10 ourselves, is -denielto US by the
Federal authorities, tho assupion Of il,
therefore, places the State in Immediate
collision with those authorities, who calnot
be expected to shrink, even in invading q
right-robbers arc not governed by a code
Of morals.
5th. a blockade Of our ports mny he the
first step rcsorted to, to maintain the integ.
rlty of the .Unon--as consequence q
this, the trade that is diverted from j. ac.
customcd channels, will seek "A vent in
other markets, and pour Is rich treasures
beyond our own bortlas.
9th. The eXiccncc of blockade, nto.
erablc in tsGf, and unjnstifahle under that
construction of the Constitution which we
! cn'tcnd for, will be resisted by such means
as can be commanded. however INADEQUATE
they may provc-and we will DO transfer.
rcd from an in,olerablc peace into un equal
war.
7tlf. The justice of our cause furnishes
no encouragement that it will prevail
against L c immense numerical force with
which we shall have TO contend. Poland
and Hungary arc melancholy instances, in
confirmation OF this position. The battles
OF tho Revolution were not fought by The
Colonies alone-ncnrly the whole of Eli
rope, were at war with England, at the
same time.
Sth. The institution that is peculiar to
the South, has no friends ou of The South.
1t is imprudcnt, aud unstatcsmaulikc, to
desert our allies, at the very moment an
issue is raised arising on, Of that institution,
which Issue will have TO he decided by
physical force
Sth. The history of the American Rcvo-
luton admonlshcs us 10 seek for concert of
action, in imitation of the example of our
ancestors, who commenced Cooperation
in 1851, that they consumuatcd in l776:
10th. Secession will restrict our area OF
slavery To the limits Of this State. II ,hcy
double in number every twenty-five wears,
i'll that space Of time there will he 700 600
amongst us; 4 number too considerable TO
be prolitahly employed, or even endured.
llth. The formation Of "A new govern.
mcnt, under State al separate secession.
would he dangerous TO the public pcacc:
conflicting interests would still he found de-
mandinG to be provided for. and public order
once disturbed by secession, might in the
end, rcqulc to bc restored by The horrors
Of civil war.
9Th Fngl;ivcs that are now restored
under the forms of law, would then only he
at the point Of the bnYonet, and
this, by formidable invasion uf the country
to which they may have fled.
18th. We should not be able to dictate
terms Of treaty upon that or any other
subject, without ar. immense army and ma
s tam essaasting e,s'lsai ao our resoureesW
Tairn,a that:wonsd be granted from a sense
of justice only, by d neople whom we
charge with being destitute If such sense
would not be worth the having.
.14th. If by possibility there should be
unprinciplcd men in their ncishbo.inp
States, = :nos, tempting opportunity would
be afford, d them to prof, by our calomtics,
and cnticc our property to points within
their borders beyond the possibility of re.
claiming it.
18th. From causes like this, deadly ami
mosiies would arise between citizens Of
portunitics for the employment of our
people in 4 constant state of warfare.
10Th. With sca.coast unprotected by
vessels Of war, ahcli,ionist. m,ght make
parties of pleasure or an ebony line, and
carry off the slaves by ship loads. out of the
reach of any appeals, except to their sense
ofJusticc'
lI,h. The only security that 4 nation can
have against aggrcssIons from abroad, is 10
be found in the mouths o her cannon: in
the absence of these, her flag will be in.
suited in every foreign port, and even in
her own.
18Th. Borrowed strength is only the silk
upon the letters, reserved for ourselves:
power to victilniZc us themselves, and occa.
sions will not DC wanting to furnish an cx.
cusc for its exercise.
10Th. The fear OF general war will
deter any foreign power from protecting
a commerce, which, though damned up in
our channel, is sure To burst over, and be
sent TO tho world in another
Goth. Separate Secession. in its conse
Qucnccs, will disturb the whole Union, un-
settle lis foundations. and put in jeopardy
the existence OF mighty republic. Every
State in the Union, may feel itself inlcrcs
ted to prevent the ship being scu,tl:d
'pcacca5lv if they can, lorciby. il they
must" What Southern States have rc
solved not TO do, Tor the sake Of The Union
they may attempt to prevent others from
doing, for the like reason.
2lst. Cooperation is to he woocd, not
extracted by force. We cannot involve
other States III an issue that they have cx.
prcssly declined lo raise. We arc At lihcr.
" To raise it for ourselves, but it does not
follow that others arc thereby compelled
to hazard their all npon any and every mad
experiment wc may choose to make. /, is
enough, for them to sustain issues, whcI
they raise them
22nd. Separate secession is discountc.
nanced by every distinguished politician