The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-28
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still greater burthens on those Of ms
who remain, and drive off another
colony, and then another? I1etus
look at all the consequences before
we !. TIA take another step ia the progress
ofreforln., 4. ',,.s A5.SS :, i.
a, Eyen this state Of things, gloon. :
and foreboding as I verify believe
them to be, is merely suggestions.
by the same rule under which We
clam tie rightsto sccete because the
Uuitcd States have violated the stip.
ulation ard condition Of the Con-
stisution, the other States, collectively
or Individually, have the same right
to determine whether We have not
violated them on our parG and If we
differ, MS in the construction Of q
treaty between independent nations,
The party really injured, would, In the
absence Of any common and impartial
umpire, having the power to give
redress, be justified in making war
upon the aggressor. No ono will
question, that tho United States will
claim the with all the other States or
that all or any one of them would
involve themselves in war Will, tho
United States onthe score Of mere
sympathy.
Are we to remain passive, and
suffer ourselves to be plundcred.
lnsH!ted. and degraded Would it
not DC more honorable and becoming
in Us to pcrisl, in on attempt to right
ourselves? This is passion, not
reason. There is work enough for
US all tending to the desired ends.
We differ among ourselycs--let Us
heal that breach first, not BY hcaping
on each other the most offensive and
c{i@is cpitl,ots known to our
lans,iag gc TtIt TtIs By forbcaranee and
l lsi Cancellation; apd 1 would willingly
VI, SSlSgg,Dnsecrate the Remainder Of my IEs
f9o e2this work Nof- love- llopina
and ,sssisting that it mn rtY.sIiob. DC {
M ain. NYo are all on the sana
Iiiae 5ts'.:s- lGareh; md, if the Go;
"Iatationssts ata 81. fa a,stl
cannot keep pace with the Sc.
cossloH:s:s, they must wait untilth
rear comes up, and then move on
IN solid PhalanX. as they were won,
a year ago.
This is not all. It has been al
ready shown that the aid aud co.or,
Grafton ol the other slave States is
indispensable to 4 successful oprosi
ton to tho government. Let us
scnG messengers to their doors, to
te!! them Of their common dangers,
and to sound the alarm in their ears,
urtil they shall awake from their
s!unhcrs. If al! this shall fail, who
can doubt that the infatuated and
corrupt majority in Congress will, at
no distant day, strike blow that will
sound throughout the land, so loud
as to awake the dead, if that were
possible; then, at least, We may dc.
rcMd on their aid and cooperation
III determining on on: course to.
wards the General Government VIC
ought to consider rather what is be.
coming and due to ourselves, than
What Is due to lit. The Constitution
Of Tic United States was the result
Q! mutual concessions cf the several
PARTIES to it and it will not be forgot.
ten that for more than halfa century
We at least were contcntcd and hap.
| py under is operation Certainly
no portion Of the globe were more
prosperous. Our soil gave forth its
fruits i'll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
Wealth poured in upon us through 4
thousand channels. anl some Of us
wilircmcmbcr with what horror VIC
heard for The first time, aad within
the last twenty years, the declaration