The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-07
our Co-Opcrntion Meeting.


In pursuance Of the call for the Cooperation
meeting for Monday Oct, 9Th. very large
number Of the n.cs. respectable citizen. Of the
District, WHO nre opposed to the scRasute seccs
sion OF South Carolina, and are i'll favor Of Co
operation with our sister Southern States. Ms
sembled before the Court House at il o'clock
4. M. and being formed into line by the
N. +. Hiekson, Capt Isaac Kees and 1t.
Stephen Boy Kin, marched to the music Of our
'rswn cherished Sumter Band, in heightened
PROCESSION through the ,pnin street and tkence TO
-iT' rear The 'Coirr'TIT,st. The mulG,ddc
having rat down, III. rue.,ing wa organized
..npon moio,. OF Hon. ~ N"y"f I" -a'tn-
l.fr,,tenr " v.,BtaSE:, :4ei.; Ks.o h...".,
.Jsr::<.t--. -..rtr,tss; ne $50 Vie vr; r-,i,
not constit,rLEsi .ftnnc. ~: 80
even Of p%se.sh.% % Z s9,ia,,S;s =. !. :" H. s' 4
wealth: M q. hnn 'i,u-' i.a,i COZ, il. i ; ~.
-, JrtI : i..-J, ,,.
citizens, t tie Gn,u.,,t.,,.n az, cd,,,,r"
~ Sr ~. t'r~5se IS, X, q. a'a 500. ,ruI
.-sH caeti:, IL. lu.ca,s nn, 10
~ 1|aI nee OF other distinguished gen
3 1slLd and expected 10 address It, Their
sSTt,T E!Icuse will be laid before the public
a.'t issue It will be seen ,hat they
il,:.:srtt'.y approved : seHtiment0. The cheers
Iayis4 $nhaiea, IN i ssrive prayer was of:
siigRT 3f Spring Hill
The dSy was iIt tl.y ,4Vi!cst lcgre,. o,,spic,or
"a Hfofe sNortous October Sun ta. seldom ri--n
'npoh 1,a SSorld. Many anxious. hearts lad
awaited, and now witnessed its coming .,jlh ,u
interest com mensurate with tho great objects 0,
tie meeting; Il was an occasion only Of n gen.
ssanon. Cheerful resolution marked the
Scnnteintnca anil tho bearing of all our friends.
..<FThc great District of Sumter was nbont TO
speak throurh nearly nine hundred (accord,ng IN
eounp Of her re-t citizens, very largely reprc.
en..ns i. h'opsssy and integrity Every man
+cslses, and that hc Nasbreparcd 70 meet il with
airmnea1 The resprc. .ful-thc impressive silence
bespoke ti.'' anxious interest, with which they
expected ~ great question to be unfolded.
Capt ETANcIs SUMTER, whose very nn,n,
the;pcoptc love- ono Of tie Committee of Ar
Enngcmen's, h:n advanced amidst cheers Of
three nmes. u 't,c for lho sire and the son and
maSlhg stnin" fili great clenrness and force the
objects Of TIC ne.t,ng, ably demonstrated ,hat
the separate So ssinn of South Carolina was
McaHire an!arv'liSlic to Nulfcuton and TO
every: Other rcT,cdy ever prupose,i-guye the
hlslory and tac 'I's Of the party recommending
yTlehaered the true issue-and urged upon
& every lover OF mas couLtry the great necessity
Z 3f urnlng out al the polls on Monday next md
Essppotting the cooperation Candidates for the
Southern Congress 80
i, Sol. JAKE ,SitfsSur, Jr., one OF these Can.
Hlaates lie now inI toduced to the meeting who
when The prolonged cheers had snbsi,,ej' nficr
,stnting the great' issIc which we had 10 meet
being nothing less tilnn Southern C;vil;ya,;on'
Neeli, addressed himself chiefly, u th. Gnan.
&a pfanch OF Inc subject. lie proved concu.
siSeiy, that the seraraic e-cession of Souta caro-
INA could not force the tOope ration OF tI o,h.,
Southern Sate--that Be 1rate Nationality mus,
IN consequences be her ,'oom-that this GOULD h.
no einedy pr security, !nr our wrongs or our
,rlghts-that she could nor possibly snpna.,
separate National Government, without rs,,r,.
ING 70 tfie most e1hnusin! ystelH ofdirecf tam
sIon--and. therefore, that III this point of view.
YET iatAfe presented no other picture Than thnt
OF min Col. CHEsNUT was no STRANGER h.r.
;he people knew him vel, and ernsc,ed Sn,n,..
lung rom e'!,. him lie bundled his subject VIII !
= s,shal ABILITY, and sat down. as he aroye nmiJ,,
ihe most approving cheers.
!, JOHN .; PnEsToN, the other of The Cnn.
niqa.es, was then introduced TO the meeting. I
amidst loud, prolonged and enthr siastic cheers.
IN MN, courteous and and mo lest, but vet com
manding In his person and bearg ,he meeting
Deheid sincerc and gifted bm pn,ser ated pn.
as ;y manly and digniiie. appeal to their
nndaerstandings, and to the noblcsf pen,ments
oi ther hearts, met cordial and grateful re.
& sponse. lie enlarged somcwhattu,nn III. Iaopc
naIiulcd by hia predeceasor--vicvcd tic sy.pjeot
M mnas y, ;b t9fe,sm aspen!rdwe!t, wi,liErrat power
i2on qe nature and fate of consol a,ed re, NH.
mes, the only condition which awaSc,. the sep.
nraie secession of Sonll Carolna-iud detailsd
IN tho eoioss Of master the proctl,s of decay
anu run, which expected ns in THAI condition.
~ our property, in our honor--.nI inSonr Viva,
and In our children. "'''N
sIheg Whole meeting nj the commencement
aui,Hg 1ne progress, and at the close of his rc.
iHilks, gave tile most decided and lively ns4r1.
anees tliat ho WINS Il man they could trust and
NsTi Y s,,i,s ssI9in tiey would delight 10 honor.
ne ne t1onorable the Senators from Clnren,,nt
.tn lSiafesmion, +. l. AIosEs and John l.. Man
,Mng, and Col. John D. Ashmorc w.re suo,.,.
slyely brought % .heir feet by tho lond and M aL
cats OF iheir felld ,ciacu They ~.
yyeaIasssappl lapriately, a,ld viii, deep e,nn,ion
p.es,sa ses thcls gratitude to their friends.
IN The jnsSso qfths cause, and
|ss sEset llaa nav spoken kl mesiins, % .ban
Ss;S to sny ihnre Intelligent, rn.
y aal Grslerlynevtf Assem-.
sss destiny