The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-06-18
among "the powers that be-" We wish |
it prosperity.
Union Convention in 0eoreda.


ledgeville and organized themselves. The
Honorable r. TooMBs, who some months
since declaimcd against the cry Of Union
az a masked battery from behind which the
rights OF the South were to be assailed, was
prominent member Of this Union Conven-
tion and, an Chairman Of the Committee of
'hirty-three. reported the following resolu.
| tions:
Resolred, That tho Constitutional Union
party of Georgia, devoted to tho Union of
the States and The sovereignty of the States
hereby re-affirm the report and resolutions
Of the Georgia Convention of 1850.
Resolred, That we have witnessed with
profound regret the opposition to these
principles by the Convention Of our oppo.
nenta recently assembled at this place,
because that opposition is calculated to
destroy the moral force of the position
which our State has taken before her sister
States and before the world-to create d.
visions and dssensions among our own
people upon great and momentous subject,
on which we should be, and on which we
lave been united, and by such divisions and
dIssenslons thus weakening us, to invite
renewal of aggressions upon Southern
rights, which may end in the overthrow Of
our Union. in the destruction o' our FREQ
anu happy government, entaiing on nns-
selves and children the consequences OF
revolution.
The Committee recommend to the Con-
venton TO proceed to the nomination Of a
candidate Of the Constitutional Union Par
~ Tor Governor Of Georgia
A very singular fear is here expressed,
that opposition by one part of tho people OF
Georgia to submission, by another p1rt, to
aggressons upon their rights, wus such IA
division and disaension az weakened them
and would invite renewal of those asgres.
sions. The world has hitherto becn in
profound ignorance Of the true mode of re.
s's,'ng aggressions it is, 10 submit to them
We freely acknowledge that we never be.
lore had the slightest conception Of how
Irresistible" was 1.-THE moral force" of q
position Of acquiescnce under encroach.
men's. Where did Mr. TooMDs stumble
upon this important political truth, Be-
mind that "masked battcry,"
There are some suspicious persons il
this world. who, if the matter were NO. ex
planned to them, would conclude that, a.
Mr. TooMBs is now crying "Union, Un,on,
he is, himself, somehow, on the wrong sid'
Of that battery, al respects the South, and
himself, is now assailing her rights from
behind il.
) Mr.. WEBSTER, on the 26ih Of May
made two speeches at Syracuse. Fror
. the second, which seemed to have bee
, elici,ed by the convivilali,ies of the day an
10 have we'll illustrated the maxim, "In Vim
. Veri,as," we make the subioined extract.
He well says that i, is in the nature {
I things tl,at me-, ~.-i som ,,or 10 s,er
! a.cs:.tt. tscthe s,,Ss.Eg axigsRfy Of The
, : ). ti''e It'd, Convention was forming th
Constitution, every thing, that, under IL
provisions. could be adyantayeou. to IN,
North. she demanded, and "de Sowl
yielded all that" And since that time, al
most every thing. that, under or contrar,
to The provisions of the Constitution. tn,
North has deemed to her interest, she ho.
demanded md the South has yielded al
; that Ard, that now the North has carried
Lcr flag All over the world" I" and the DO,
or o. his mighty government, welded b,
her, 'hreatens the destruction of ever,
) State Rish', and existence. happiness anl
+ honor, ali, depend on this issue, shall ,ha,
on" brief sentence comprise our whole his.
. tory. "The South yielded all that !"
These things are all historical. 1t is in
the nature "' things that men 20 on from
step 10 slep according to the exigency OF
the case. They found Union was neces-
sarv--a common commercial system ncces-
sary-and all these things were provided
Tor IN the Constitution under whcl, we live.
II we look at it we shalt see it is matter
of compromise und agreement from inst to
last. Tho Northern States were CONNER
cia and what had they To gain, They had
10 gam ,f f.ectcd commerce abroad, and
an eSoIn~'e right OF the coas,ing trade, and
OF the domestic trade Of the country, as n
galnst ioreign influences. The south Weld
ell al! thH;. They agreed TO place in Con-
grc>s the entire control over the commerce
-; tho country both domestic and foreign
And therefore we all know the frs, Con
eress that ever assembled, placed the entire
c"ast'ng trade Of the country in American
hands. British ships could not after that,
trade between Boston and Virginia. And
at that day The commerce was mostly New
England commerce and 30 il has remained
t" this da! And now il employs vast
tonnage nnd thousands Of ships AMI all
r., from lflinc TO California, is confined
to America vessels. No foreigner inter
fefes. !he| could carry much cheaper
and bc more useful TO southern consumers.
For It Is lHc' thar the vessels Of northern
Europe OF sweden. and the Hanse Towns,
nav'gnie 'hr seas cheaper than wc can, be.
cause ihcy . not pay SO much wages II
their hands is we do, nor feed them SO well.
All this is preserved under this Consitu
ton to the commercial interest nf The North.
Well, this ls the great boon which my
counr' OF New England has received from
the Government. She has carried her flag
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