The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-23
"A Second Edition, Enlarged
bat not tEannC0ved.

The Mercury summons to The Secession
meeting tor the l7tli. (ti,ls cvenIng,) the
advocates OF that doctrine under circum
stance rather amusing. a great Secession
demonstration will he made by those who
arc afraid to mention cren lis name The
citizens are invited, who are opposed tn Me
Submission 0f Sou Cm oiinn, 10 TIE PAST
,cr0mSs and aggrcss,0ns oj The Federal
Gorc'nmem." We happen to know bu,
very tcw who are not included IN this
description: "'Vho bc!iere that they are
bound hy their allegiance tn The .Stu!e, 10
support any measures she may adopt, in Ire
Contem,on, for Mc protection oJher proplc."
we Know none who are not included IN this
proposition. Under, then, this m .sk, they
nope 10 induce the bciiri, that in Charleston,
they command majority of the votes. a
short lime before the election, they call a
meeting, and fear To ayow the object OF
liIcr meeting. Aud this they call en-
hbiiinG The sentiment oi the State, Eu,
II ~ not Tor our atmosphere that lhis precious
conception has been Developed. /, is tn
affect the State. Ii is TO produce ~ The
country lhc impression thll Charleston
favor Seccss; on. that an All array o. names
has been published, which N, = con.
cluslvely demonstrates, than uny other
evidence, The weak and lottcr.ng condition
OF Secession. Persons not en- ilicL 10 vote.
names twice, or thrice, written; ur,dly
number Of minors; and II iuil supply OF Co.
ofcralion men, who were led 10 believe
that, IN signing the isl, they were signing a
Co-opcrallon call, all combine to swell an
array that could no tnorc be brought To the
support Oh Secession, than tho adoption OF a
ms xt,hl
moro conc!uslve!y shows, that tie
death kncll OF Secession has been sounded
and is now ringing in the ears of those
VINO, from beng It's CHIEF priests, must now
become its chci mourners! Wha, rebuke
more pointed, than that now self-adn,n.
istered, when their conduct shows that
they dare not, even utter. the sentiment
they profess! Where is the lofty Patriotism
winch leads men to act boldly when they
act rightly! Can it be found in this
attempt TO lure men on TO course, which
cannot DC revealed, except to make them
start back with horror from the prcriplce to
winch they have approached, and utterly
overthrow. IN their retreat, those who thus
played towards, them, the part of guides
and teachers' But, well n d cautiously
designed, as has been the game, no human
sKlil could play II out, so as to command
success. TO mislead a people, ~ task
which seldom can be more than half done.
Some circumstance will reveal the plan
and whitening is the rebukc tina, falls on tho
heads OF those, who, when they play with
tho passions of the people. should learn
caution, from his fate in the table, who
handled tho lhundcrbolls of Jupiter.
Let the Co-operation men, who is in doubt,
attend the meeting; and we predict, ,ha,
however revolving to him may have
appeared The doctrine Of the party that now
covertly labors for it's adoption, he viii
only see It in those vehcmcnts, which viii
forever devote him 10 its determination.
when exhibited by those who claim to be
i,s authorized oxpositors.