The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-07-09

tons. My conviction was, that
South Carolina occupied o position
from which she could look down with
the luxury of scorn upon trucking
partizans and trading politicians, who
found it convenient to assail her to
subservc their selfish ends. She has
been stumbling block to many, who,
if they had dared, would have placed
their trcachcrous foot upon her. 1
say here, that l had rather encounter
all the hazard Of debate with fifty
Senators, OF any hazards that might
present themselves outside of her
limits, than differ with a single sim
ccrc friend in this assembly as to any
measure calculated to affect tho dig
uity, honor, and rights of our cherish
cd Commonwealth.
| am persuaded that our difference
of opinion will, in the end, be moro
apparent than real. l may well
question the policy of a celebrity that
may be too much actuatcd by gallant
zeal and uncalculating chivalry. If,
with the more prudent resolution Of
Ulysses, perhaps without its wisdom,
| may Ec disposed to restrain the i'm.
pc.uous courage Of Diomcdc, 1 shall
have none of the rcscntfn temper Of
Achilles, nor the grunbling censori-
business of Thirsytcs. No, my coun.
trymen, my heart is too much in
the cause you are engaged in to suffer
me to do any thing but what is
prompted by solemn duty. 1t is
true that the proceedings of this body
will not have the sanction and au-
tAouty of Law, iae ,hry niN carry
with them ,hoarhau. Iirc State
III The influence, wines ,otUcncr,
patriotism and encr.y can ,r,rirt
They will haze committed advocates
- .u,i.,,::!g. q.".} e:?fu,ea them.
The address which has been read
Contains recital of imposing truths,
arraycd with an eloquent sternncss
sh!c', .lls GcGn;n,l4deJi nv aAnivation
aaI ys ,;cg.4s.s! Iii, ;,p4h a,> s-a.lktaE
auA !.'n5 s.asc >nt of wronrs
and impending danysrs to Sou.ul.;.
institutions. Other Southern States
cannot condemn it without condcm-
ming their own resolutions aud solemn
pledges. The paper has impressed
upon it unmistakablc marks of sin
ccrity and deliberate purpose. It's
author, or authors, are ready to stand
by it, and make it good in the true
import Of the terms, eat every
hazard, and to the last extremity"
BY others, it may be differently re-
gardcd. Some who vii! give it their
sanction, may even regard it as the
nucleus Of a State party, to be used
thus far and no farther. ] choose to
regard it as solemn beginning, that
may result in an important end. that
will deeply affect the dcstinics and
interests Of this country. And as
my friend from st. Johns has said
on another occasion, "we should take
no beginning without looking to its
probable end"
The proceedings contemplated will
require South Carolina to tread her
way through marrow pass as vet
untroddcn and uncX ,lorcd. Some
arc prepared to tread it with con
iidcncc and holiness, and to find its
termination by cXpcrimcnt-a us Su-
warrow was SAID to have found his
enemy by the point Of Tie bayonct.
Others, OH the contrary, insist on the
prudence OF reconnaissance before the
probable termination shall be in
dicatod.
The Object Of the address is not
only to put the State on the track of
scperatc secession, but by the mca-
surcs contemplated to commit the
State, now to that determination; in
other words, 1T excludes the idea that