The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-28


them. Where is The offence ~ all this !,
Where is lhe treason! The Coppera.;oll
party desired "conceri Of aciion" as !. the
one hing nccdful." TIicy regarded II as
"ihe only wise and practicable remedy fur
or wrongs. In thinking md acting thus did
illcy set any ncwor bud example? Wi,a,
other lesson did '"our tor.jqthrrs" teach
us. but ,I,nt "lcagred opp.cssinn," Ia be
sncccSsfuiiy met, nnsi tc .cohfronted ,rith
ieagned rirfRe, inferrsh Intelligence and
Independence !! Opcnil,c volume Of His,n.
ry, land point 10 ,bc instance where II difft-
rent course brought any success! In to-
lowing the footsteps Of sour forc:atI,ers"
then, how have the Cooperation party ".o,t
their independence ?'' How have they
. succeeded in instHing in he minds oi-
(evcn) PORTION IF our population senti-
ments al rcar triih our a0mcsiic insiHuiions,
and dangerous 10 onr future peace ~ How
has he spirit Of par upml siarery been
eroked 10 GA up their ranks !" And sup.
pose that ''we have nlnons us a class,
who look with enry and dislike upon all
wlio nre SO fortunate as 10 own slave,
and who will never, under any circuui-
stance. lend their supper, for its main,cn-
ancc," with whnt justice can This be
charged as a crime upon The Cooperation
party. composing Sumter District by u ma-
,ioEty OF rM less than tour hundred aud
tifty,.wo (4a2)! aud the raiiro Smte hy
n majnriy nf not less than (s,GoNl ei.h,
ihouand? WIN SO justly deserves tho
blame for tho mulerinss from thai .'class."
as tho parry ,ha, has beon iahoring To place
the State in poai;ion, wlicl, must iEevna
bly, have arrayed those cnemiea IN their
own midst" ngaiEst every Other clsss in
the State And should there be /" gentle.
mon Of elegant leisure" among us. y ho
prefer their ease" and all the blessed
sounds of hor est and peaceful industry
TO the croa6ings of brnaciiny dema
g1gucs, how can his be imputed rs
crime 10 the Co-nprralion party And
should there be even among us, gentle
men rhOsc hearts and toSsessi0ns are in
"lher Siafcs. To be endangered by tho Sc
cessinn of Sauth Carc!ina," puirinS their
brrer right Ia spoak in The matter ll,an
Mosc. who. il they have" hsans anyrherc,
have them oi very woFnwnol ~, ,,n. If
they have = possessions crersrksns.' isavc
only those OF eu!!-Spr,ts--and who ihcM-
srlssr unable TO attain the elevation OF
:" gen,lom H." would drag "gcn,lcmen'
down beneath their lowest lcvel-wiat siig-
ina is to be found in all This upon The Co
operation party That The "B,ac!,t Rirer
iVach'uan" should indulge in such
charges as these
Tho Cuopera,ron party have been Ia.
boriug aud will cuu,inue Ia labor ~ the
great cause u! human rs1s-.M tie holy
cause W law, aud order, aud Of ca,sti,u,
,ioaal llheNy--and they will cease their
glarioas work whom there shall remain. no
human right. mar law, nor atder, nnr Con.
s,,ulnnal ls6ory to ,ln battle Tor, or when
all lheso shalt hlvo Geen fully vin'lica:cd
and soenrol l., tia, work they will con.
tnne 10 be, an they have heretofore been
chccred by the proud consciousness OF The
the justice and rrc,iluLo Of ileir purpose,
as we'll as hy til. sanction oi some the no.
b!csssons oi m.n, pacrl,ss among whom
stand sthe immortal name of JoHH C..
CALHOUN.