The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-14
to save the Slate from,


made Cooperation aiisi
eyes Of the separate AcueS
in May last,nnd now they
ious oobain it8bnt they il
late mississippi eleciinn hare
last plank upon which 10 foun5 3S' s;
that all Is LOST il South Carol !|$
isolate herself from her allies a
and take tho cansc Of the Soaih, ii
Of the Sonth, the danger to the inss
OF Tho .Souih, the honor OF tie Sou
the courage Of the South, into ;hor
Keeping and projection. aud this too
done solitary and alone. Wonderful ca!
~ in South Carolina. amazing disin,ei
edncss in whipping tic recreanta DaSaz
McDon1ld, Melville and o,Lcra,into tba
path Of duty! Now lI,avo not The remntess
idoa that majority Of the people Of the
State scsirco or intend to take any sncl, po.
sition--t',c people hare courage surpassed
by. none, but they sill hive ,Ssdom and
prudence which would for5id l.. ,ir assum-
ing any such high prerogaiive. d And when
The elections in Alabama aud mississippi
are scrutinasd. it will be fou:4l shat they
do hot banish The prospects Of Cooperation,
and furnish but little ground for tic tlcspon-
dcncy which seems 10 have seized our Sc.
cession friends. regret tha. the Southern
Rights party in Mississippi were defeated,
but 1t is an unans wcrablc fact establishing
the wisdom of the Co.o2eraiionists in re-
qulrIns some other State TO lead or to give
some authoritative assurance sil,l li,ey
would oIlow our lead. ts.saa1' pec55s3fs,ss .Sl
ourselves uo rredcamcnl -
there capha TO re,teat, except in t,ssks IA
II is nov manifest that The niajtS5 80 Sc = I
Misses ppi arc not only opposed 10 &! y. {
Iing ii, but believe that nc serious fsg5 <,
has hcen done by the Compromise. 489$s4
vain delnsion that our moving would
her tn act has hccn dispelled. Il may
be said il Mississippi has decided in fan #
the Compromise, we never can expect S| |
operation. Not so. We will &c, it, ai5 i5
tic only means that can he devised for aWI
tanning il is 10 rerolntionize public opinio93
Mere. Our friends have been defeated, nod
vanIuishcd, they will never endorse the
Compronisc-,hc gallant Qui,man has re-
tired from the contest, but his place has
been taken by the valiant and ndoni,able
Davis. Who doubts his ,naking a gallant
iish'-he has never yet been whippcd-hc
saw onc-lnll his brave soldiers incl, away
OH the bloody field Of Dnena Vista, and still
victory perch.d upoa his banner. Our
friends VIII g"i into tic battle with renewed
r:gor and energy aud success will eyentu-
ally crown the:r efforts. The recen, out
rage in Pennsylvania where Southern men
were cruelty bntclercd in reclaiu,ing their
property will be IL weapon with which tho
Up.nl, C1npromise will be hewn down hy
,h6usa, 'i'he Union ic.uers can find 10
excuse, o. palliaton for tbs outrage. ana
that - ;. CuuIitaRcc viii make for the South,
III ,usands ui Southern rights resistance
inen. Ohcr such scenes will occur and
quicken the blood OF the rhost slothful man
I'he next session Of Congress will disclose
tho feelings and purposes Of the aboitionis,s
and prcacn, now nggressions which will
turn other oi our sons to The true faith. The
failure Of The North TO carry oat the Fugi-
! tive Slave Law, which will become nt7,
apparcn, al every attempt, and he II, 5y.$t
"t the Compro;nsr itself, alf'
laid before the people s., &t eat 13. y
! cticc. that resolution 1fg8 s.SS
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