The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-07-09

prevent the North Carolinians and GeorRians
from partaking Of the cheap goods Of Charles
ton. This would indeed Be- a costly and
Troublesome business, and would effect very
little at last. But can any man in his proper
senses suppose that the people of North
Carolina and Georgia, with other Southern
States, would submit to pay a duty of so
per cent. at the custom houses Of the Fede-
raj Government, when they could get them
20 per cent. cheaper at Charlestonq. Hu-
man nature must first be changed-a thing
which neither our submissionists nor the
General Government have the power to do.
Before FIVE years would roll round, Charles.
ton would be the emporium Of the South.
which would aggrandize South Carolina be-
yond measure. Look at this, ye submissions
men! Will no principle of future gain work
upon your feelings, to bring you to assist in
the glorious cause Of liberty and wealth.
But again: 1t would be suicidal for South
Carolina to secede alone. 1t is admitted bv
every one that the South cannot put up With
the wrongs inflicted BY the North-that We
must at least have a Southern Confederacy..
But how is this Confederacy to be formeda
All admit secession to be the only constitu-
aonal and peaceful mode. of separation
How, then, are the Southern States to be
brought into confederacy but by secession 7
Is the Confederacy to be formed by tho
States before they separate, or. after the
States have separately secededs The first
plan is palpably Unconstitutional; : separate
State secession is the only mode left us. Read
the Constitution, Art. 1, Sec. 10: mo State
shall enter into any treaty alliance or confed-..
eration," dc. dc. In another paragraph
mo State shall, without the consent of Con
gress, lay any duty on tonnage, keep troops
or ships of war in times of peace, enter into
any agreement or compact so;th onother
State. or with any foreign power, unless 40.
tualIy invaded, or in such imminent danger
as will not admit of delay" We ask, then.
can Confederacy he formed by States while
in the Union, without violating the plain let
ter of the Constitutiona Are members of
Congress ignorant Of that instrument which
they swear to support, that they would
rush headlong into violation of its reouisi-
tionsa Or, with their eyes open, are they
ready to violate their oaths of Office? Or
are they not in earnest when calling for a
Southern Confederacya
Let Us now adye:. to separate State seces-
sion and see how it stands. All men have
right to choose their own government, and
to eater into specified conditions with others
for bringing their own views into system, for
the we'll being of the body polite; but when
the conditions Of the compact are violated,
they have the. right to judge of their own
wrongs, and separately to secede. After Sc
cesslon. they are at perfect liberty to form
such confederacy as the nature of the case
may require. The work must have begin
ming. As Lady Macbeth said to her hus-
bands guests-"stay not upon the order Of
your going, but go at once," each for him
self
Again: By some wonderful sagacityit has
oeeh iouno out, that IN case South Carolina
secedes alone, she will be cut off from all
outlet, and in process of time. by increased
population. she would be reduced to indi-
gence, want, starvation. Have not gentle
menayet discovered that all the Southern
slaveholding States are already cut %, from
all oatlet in their slave population Can
separate State secession make this matter
worsei If those who make use Of thisbue-
bear to Tighten the people into submission
know no better, they are to be pitisd tor their
ignorance; if they know better, they are5to
be despised for their Dishonesty. 80 =.
Further, we are told that We are to.be
ruined by the expenses arising from thsspp-
portofa separate State government. Sonth
Carolina was the first State in. the Union.to
form an independent State goyernment--
this took place mi 775 shicR goysrnmsbt,
with sone modifcstiohs, has continued TO
the present day. She hos gotten along stol-:
erably we'll wishoutop oppressive tsses s and Is
II respects her internal affairs. We see no ne.
oessi.y for an increase Of her expenditures
Or taxes. It:i. aid wa nust hsve i prasi.
Dent vics.P Presideah GsslEsnes, snd Ssssan
&c. 80. VIII aayldf sbSs,ssWsse
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