The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-30
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here llas bee III ilog gar anlenbs bsused
BY tic JSeces ISIS NTH greater
eHacts sllhan the statement that the
Southern Right parties of the West
s S. and their ,romins leaders advise
mid urge the prompt secession Of
'apolina. lYe ventnres TO say,
THAI but for tile belief that co.opera.
ton asil lsin some way or other result
fpn.rt our separate secession, the par.
iii this District would not number
the folceof q Corporal's gaard;-
81 el7.inte!ligen. men tell US that
Stlisifj Judgments disapproye the meas
sste. aud yet they advocate it Be-
Is'ciiilse they arc told that our friends
II. abroad desire md urge us to mako
ethe issue They arc willing under
81 his atlsieelt lto g forward and ad4cn.
tnres tile hazardous step, hoping,
rather thanahelieving, that all things
ss,sil itr some way or other come right.
is insyain that NC have appeal
ses TO tho publicly aYowed positions
so fESour partyii, those States, to their
ssdisapproYal of our policy. It is ever
j.epllcd. D.. Oh, that is for home con.
slmption!s Wo have private letters
telling uskn different talc!.' And so
hassit continually bcen--s' private let.
islltsrs pri9ate assurances of co.ope,
Il iation il we Mil but mako tile issue :
These have constituted the masked
battery fiombellind which a continu-
81 FIRE has poured upon US. If We
\ S5skrdst thy publication of those letters
s;t sttfiiat hut nc might know who are those
upon whom weEarc to reiy--:Oh,
cofifidential; can't publish do harm;
ssiso You our word it is all so"-
Ihiss shas been the game wo have
HAD to meet; this has been the ar
8sgnment We have had to combat; this
shas been the false light which has
sselilrcd many an honest heart to a
ordial3support Of their policy, and
whom the hour Of trial may have to
sexelaim, as did the unfortunate Lo.
Spez i hayo boon dcceivcd'
FIVE have asked who arc those
friends who urge us forward, We
have heenttold sQuitman, Mcdonald,
JEFF: Davis, and host Of others
S. IllndfedsE and hundreds of letters
we received said a member
ti3eS Central Committee recently
@at iifg lsl&ce, all urging us to seceslr.
sftor lid Saaals;e als;e . secede.'
Now, how stands the facts. Nc
oonald Inns fully cleared his skirts of
Tho charge. In his recent letter, to
sthe. harleston Meeting he advises
not tot sscesi there are
other iSoutherIi states in a like pre-.
ssdicaIls /, isii ugi as much wrong
ssl s,.; i. :s:;.a:ed as we; that
thoy are not withna now because
they see not their danger; that they
will yet see it and will act with US;
#sthat.it would bo best to base our
action upon tho common public scnti
ment of the aggricvcd. States.
This VAS a bitter pill to the private
letter mongess. One prop fell be-
meath them! lis letter was denoun.
sced by alcading paper in Columbia
! MS nm sunwarrantablo intcrterfcrcncc
ysin the political affairs of the ,Statc!!!!
Next came Jefferson Davis, and
#hegtoo disavowcd. In his speech at
Jefferson he gave US his views in
these wolfls: 'I would meet South
Carolina in Convention to save her
from taking that last rcsort-to PFC
vent her ftom separate State secess.
ION! Why will these great mon
] Interfere IN the affairs of South Car.
olina
Then came the grand rally on
Stsuitmau---'''s the gallant Quitman,"
~ tho biaye and glorious Quitman."
& IIc tells us to 80 it, for Gods sake
.Esto 80 it,! And what he says well
But stay Gcnl. Quitman speaks
himself. This statement is not truet
- may nave expressed the wish that
South Carolina would not rcccde
from the position shet.has assumed" }"
B bat / counsel her not to 20 forward!
II Unkindcst cut Of all! 10 what a
strait are VIC brought at last The
drama about to open, and the actors
l.ying their parts Oh, this unwar.
h ss' nterfereneein the affairs Of
our State! ss
osy5rlay @e not ask Tint this "pri.
Ssya,o letter argument bp pns at rest.
sss We likeilir,t. Muclr would we prefer
ssttat our lrisals.inlle West would bold
proceed 10 sci their houses in order
inlise Wi!lius. ,lYc like not tho lhousl.,
efS ~ yipg ny ourselves! Their assist.
Incc @ea need; ]; tlseir co operation va
Ssnasts shaYe Mud when we speak OF 90
operation AResn,ean mol tho assistance
aits:i, as gem, rs,,iss spectators would give
so 1iie clustering bully 10 sasnlhim from