The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-30

y y OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VI
any other remedy in tile shantls Of n
ssts Impressed s6y aggressive iegisl.l.
siofi Than ihat ofhumble md submissive
petition. Aud NO will not deny, that.
such IN AL prolab abili,y would bo lie sre.f
salt q so blind q course Of policy by
the government but will no, this be as
apparent 70 .ho eyes of the Government
asto our own And, can we sra,ional-
upsnoseI for moment, Thai (i.oweyer.:
disposed l.4s ~ d fiss.estior The right 81 ssces.
!. sion 1wopljsmadl ly make The a,icmpi
,d<cpeIce OF The Imminent hnsard 81, d
total and immedia,e disrupiion OF the
whole Soul, from The Union? Certain.
Norssiern mon hive talked OF secession,
as iiIeI prelude Of bloody strife, but:
will hey counsel the exercise of usurp.
esl eaE power by the y Government in order.
overlfg their predictions 2 We do moi;
believe Northern sta,csnlen,-&.,he,
people sof The Nofth themselves arc too
well nyineed tl,at "a Union Of tho
Southern States generally would prove
rainous g 3 ihe prosperity sof,he Notlh,
Iosa no atlyise q course ofaction which would
sspeediiy bring upon them ,la. oataslro.,
Pie. sSurel Tho aiFec, aim oflhe Go.
sEyernTtent will be, TO defen, Stile move.
tTicntsofs the Southern notion party, and
arrest ,he formation Of a. Southern
SSUnioii, and 10 his end, We uppfehend,
1t will gran, 10 South Curolina The boon
she has 50 long asked tint Of letting
her nlonc.,' And here. The question
present ITSELF upon which The twoipar.
lies which hsdiyide our State muinly DIFF
fer. Viz swill q peaceabIe secession
prove favorable TO the formation of a
spu,liern Confederacy /? 'fhe advo.
Gates for Immediate secession contend
slot only that Tho follyofan attempt by
the Government 10 coe,ce will lay The
Humiliation Of q new Con ,ederacy
throughout The length and brcadth Of
the sslayeholding Status, but that it's
recognition Of tho righ, Of secession
lwhicl, would be inferred from lis nac.
t.on} would remove The nnlys difficulty
in scouting the cooperation of our sis.
siaies, as their opposition! secession
tnrises altogether from drend of the
Z srdrs 5ot d civil war.--ail fear Of
which being renounccd, They would
very soon follow il, our foots,rps. Bn,
<antf'Mse t's he so 3blind .s not Il, inyescs tia,
'hcaiovefnmen. wiH IL su,Icrn. ,hc
Statcto pursue lis tsN'n cou rsc, mn eve.
H possible mcnas intc rcquis;riun 10
couhteract lie Sin;:uct,Ga d. her cxn,o- Z
pie VIII j; no, naScrupsonsly en-.
l'ioy FL is rawerol cpisup,i-n,' WIN
81 iaossacrs 20 concilia'r BY il .,.,ots The
;t>s.ss3.s;!!! ,!,e :Sss.;;.:.;ern .;taies. = liz,
uoioi? 8tli q. nnl ain. a. l,;.usinc
tl.emSwiill our example by mukins them
ieeliwllat they i,ai,c for long lime so
l'nie felt, the blessings Of good Govern.
!. inen.? Will not the people of Tire
North themselves prefer making tic
most substantial concessions 10 the
SonllfTalter3ihan suffer South Carolina
triumph? Would no, even The fana,ics
be persuaded into a temporary truce,
ra.ilerihan lose their game altogether :?
1.-THE value of tho present Union 10 the
Nor.hbc such TINT nigh, we'll. make
ahc greatest sacrifices 10 preserve it,
i alow can we doubt TINT, TO prevent other
Slstes from following our example, i,
would be ready to do, al least, simple
I justice to The South
81 Such, we question not, will be The
policy Of the Government in the even,
.of our separate secession, before any
one State is ready to join us, and such
policy, we believe, would aycrt s,ron.
gersinfluence over the Southern States
to keepthem in the union than our ex.
ample, with whatever appeals may be
nadc TO their sympa,hics, would, in
drawing them ont Off.
Bot, itsissnsked, if we cnnno, ob,nin
-co.pPefaiioi, within the term fixed for
the deliberations of,he Convention. will
not then a sense ofthe duty we owe TO
ourselves demand Of us 10 &C. alone, and
take the chance of future CO operation
Andsuch course we answer might be
eSFcdient, had we no prospec, of sccur.
Ynog the end in view without encounter
angI!le hostile influences which would
.be brought 10 bear against lis in the
event 1sl .ii3 oitour separate secession. There
nov exists throughout the Southern