The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-04-23
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Another Remedy.

o copied sorne ta ~ since d very sens;-
blenrtcie from tho ~ eW York Dry Goods
Reporterio'i II accession Of sssolitf, Caro-.
,lita: The Repo' ter In its ISSUE Of the
week alter, retiirns fc ihe subject, In a
tone tint Indicates no little warmth. yYc
quote MS reiliaT..ss. Tic remedy proposed
is curious enough, being a sdiiaion OF The
very weak prescription Of stme Virginia
guacks. These proposed that Tho : mlsassu ~
should at lenst lie clothed witl,ibc ,dignity
ofa State appointment. and nlt.lourh ,hey
could make no propositions and sanction no
engagements, they would yct have sort
OF official respectabilty.. Buta deputation
OF New York Merchants santsott tosrenra.
sent public meeting, is n truly original
idea. may be true il.teeii That The cack.
ling OF Geese once saved Rome, bur it Vas
because it walked up her sleeping champi.
ons. II the birds had senl depu,aiion 10
cacklc in the camp of tho Gailla, We have
no reason TO suppose it would have had
much weight, Bu; wc give the Reporters
remarks: = 7ssSS2fsS
"A CRisIs AT HAsD.--Our remarks IN
tho Reporter of Saturday Inst, ON tho dan.
ger likely to grew ont ofourrefatiohs with
Carolina, in the attitude she has assumed,
have been so tnucl, approved by eur readers
that we think we may venture to suggest,
as fitting conclusion Of them, one method
by which The integrity ofiho Uiion may.
be preserved, and one whichwe have no
| where as yet seen brought forward. gfss,
| Our readers viii remember that our; ar.
gumcnt was TO this effect, that ifs Sou.h
Carolina even ccctlcI peacefully, il would
| be Destructive 10 tho moral power OF the
pnwer Of the Union, and The commerce of
those States which yet clung togeil,er IN,
der the existing Constitution and laws:
since with low duties, and m active con-.
mcrcc with other countries, she might ruin
for time the business Of the other States.
! Who would import goods into New
York. where 30 and dN per cont, are charg-
cd as duties, when they could land Them at
Charleston. ai . per cent and Emugsle
them hencc into all the other States ssIlsf5
On ,hc other hand, if South Carolina
! were reduced by force, snd kept hy4forcc in
the Union, our league wonld be one Of force
and our Union only au iron and q Bloody
band. iFs;ia
| Those sho-t-sigI,ici pcrsons, tliereinre,{
who say st is Il small affair, South Caroli-
na dare not sccedc; If she does we viii
whip her sounJl,," arc very far from un-
| deralanding tho real dangers Of the case.-
| No victory nrcr our brcthrcn in South
Carolina could be any o;hcr lhan,llc s'b!ood-
lest picture in our book Of time.
We lave come therefore 10 his cDnc1u-
sion, that The merchants Of this cits should
assemble together, as carly az convenient,
and choose from their body strong COM
,nttcc, composed OF able, earnest aid pa
'rin.ic men, disconnected as much as pos
siblc with al! present political movements,
whose business it should hr To proceed to
Charleston forthwith. and there use alttheir
influence 10 soften down existing afperitics.
They might pledge this city, at least, 10 thc
fnltilmcnt OF all cons,it,,,onrlnnd legal en-
gagc,ncnis-,hcy might assure Cafolinians
thai we abhor he treason wllich threaiens
To overthrow tho laws, AMI that however
wc may differ in npin;o, on some points of
local applications, we ara disposed to otnnn-
tain at all hazards, the rights Of our sister
Stairs. s.E4..s=.4--
We believe visit of ihis sprtSwaaldE be,
highly use;ul Ills ,momeIli, and that Tho
conseY leltfrR, 81 hieli ,ti,nll How r,ln il,
wgfl be sos BE &,
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