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

1 there no dang of an excess an
fundred PEARS 10 ] come, & even ifsal
these born sill the Slate are rastfietsd io
yssls'inits: ! this we're irue, then The,
Soatl, has sliunife tested much unne cessa.i
aiafnl sat prospect sof ,hes wv ilmot
ssProyiso, for lie same rule when applied
to. that which 5is now concetled 10 be
slaye territory, would prevens a 5redun.
ssslagoy far three hundred years 10 come.
ssl l,i,t slnot true in fact. The slave
J ii,ppplaticnI in South Carolina nov IL
greatef tos the square mile than insanv
sof the slave States. Arkansas has,
sisyoltol hessguare mile, and South Cnro.
! Ina eleven; and the slave territory of
sson!l,l Carolina is much smaller in pro.
portion Than the aterri,ory for ali
s;itas n M MIayaehlolding 8 States. Souih Caro-.
s@ills ute sooner from a. redundant
;FopnlatIon than my o,her State, espe.
4 sicially as she precludes herself bv se.
cesslon 19r g alone, from3sending Off an ex.
Scsss. Dur present slave population is
about ls32O ,O00;i i. will double itself in
/. ssstlsyetsrs. w hut would be our condi.
i sionssYill such.a population, numbering
8 81 5aO ,sl00singl576? Could tha, number
I heussfulfy or profitably employed2 In
{ slle srice regions of,he State, the mum.
Der nigh. be greatly increased, for with
;.illlie 10 bor many of the swamps and
4 4 NSmorasses y Ie 1 could be reduced to cult,yo.
ssosss Buisin the cotton and grain re.
slets ofSisle State, submit Tim, The
present apopulalion would no, profilablv
sbeardonbling. Why, then. should we
shaffysto q lilg separate ourselves, not from
/ / sae 9i / gthsmerely, bu, from our sisters
sseSsttle South, when we draw down my
4 rl9 strlla9olnlrselyes the principles we have so
fneTcei yslssaulted and from which we
sanitcipate such dire calamiies?
Ssl silayeSyery briefly, Mr.. Presiden,
Saayerted ;ls 70 some fthe difficulties and
corrections to separate State action as.
sulmlng that we will be allowed to "po
If Congress and the Presi.
dent should act Wisely, with reference
40 The interests ofthe Union, and with n
view Of f9paralyzing our efforts 10 build
! y, Hrs s9aeW government, tht n they would
I SLOW Y: '', US to depart in pence, but power
! = y impatient decentralization, and the
pass PASSIONS ofmen not unfrequen,ly gov
ern @ the conduct Of nations more han
sfeason IS q Ills probable .I,a, we would
! nos fbe allowed 10 secele peaceably and
sonsa s ns'! 1 inmate the attwi,hou, opposition
8 :itoln.tile ,.n Il tedeTa..FExecu,ive, and we
i sanou nc anticipate our Condition, assum.
ing that force would be- used. Supnosc
TINT The custom house will be renoyad
i 5t9isiort I. Monltrie or Fort Sumter. or
.tllai 81 charleston be esabolishcd as n nor,
sNl1 ftfat 9 blockade ofour coast would. he
siesossed S,sss,. to- g subiugate our people,
we 4. Y g aye navy OF our own 10 NEE,
81 y9tl'ss sgs ge?nltedStates in either Of the sun.
Posetl a con.ingencies. NV own impTes.
s'st ssoa is, that blockade of our entire
seSas. sssa, y would be resolved upon by the
q eaerai government. !fso, no, bale
.gl cotton or tieTce Of rice could find
s.sssssa y = INTO the markets Of the world
;taor. 3, .couia box orbale of me rnhonaiyo
make !! 4 their ing ress through our Doris
He sftoW long gould our c,tizens benr ~.
'andsT = lsaFl these Tes,ric,io1s2 Could onv
people pc expected 10 remain firm IN
sneE pnFrpose, when their entire indus.
!. sltats pursuits wore thus effec,ually de.
ssFoyed, and bounteons prosneri,v
CO. co'r,y,egted " into absolute penury. won;
a'nliasdespair. Bull am ,old tiat block
9 ade is war, and tits true, bu, it is max.
.tf ihg War upon us at the weakest of nil
.lPoinIs, and what is worse, undsr s,,ch
circumstances as will not excite ,hot
sympathy, from our sister States. which
is SO sinuchsrelied on, 10 cx,rico,e ne
When y peril sovertakes US. We have no
navy, nor have we the wealth 10 build
9 navy Whicl,scould cope successfully
iWttas Inc naRsyofthe United States if we
were 70 exPend our whole substance in
!, lhe g undertaking, but more sir: 10 mise
tnat blockade, il would devoIye unon ,,s
me necessity ofshedding The first blood
=, ana 1850 us thereby all ,ha, sympathy
l'l' Ilat misii. otherwise be xcitcd. ior y
people; struggling OH their own ollnrs
afouatls " .. theirsown$ $f.esides for liber,v
!, aga'nssSlhe Invasion of ruthless ,vranis
III, 4 IL sI'tV upon the navy Of the
A9illted Suites, we would be makino
y war as much upon Georgia or Virginia
~ upon Massachusetts, and the bride
OF the people The Two former S,n,cs
y, would$oe as much aroused, by our assailin1
heir navy, as the pride Of the latter S,n,e
anai ail.Y nleY would as tierceIy repel il Ms ,he
: elu say State. This blockade might be
kspt a.s :, up until We were brought to terms.
a. anu not 70 solder or officer Of ibe Un;,nd
states, put his foot on our soil How can
y, We meetsuch an assault! Will we invai"
s.,sts.snemles ~ country, Georgia and North
SaIollIla,, and commence abnIcherinp their
,:,i slllze,ss That would bo PROTECTING our
aissll ai..s atlonss with a Vengeance. Where
slsel Use could we trike, could we march to
Aiassac ctiiisetia OF New York; but wo are
told that Great Britain and other maritime
powers viii interfere. The State declares
herself uiI indepc1ien, republic. The
General Government denies ii. The State
invites the coidmerce OF the world to her
limits. &i scarcely craft enough belong
ing to ferfto accommodate a pilot, in bring-
jug a vessel up the chaunci, and into The
lgarbor, and the General Government an.
no,inces that our entire coast is blockaded,
~, 80, 80, ;,,. ,t.,