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

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lof hia. that hs held back no ppli.icai spiiI.#
ion And yct The lsisreary and other So
isafate sscessio,t papers have been eDdcay-i
torirg 20 taske III appear, tint De held llack
rs gpfaiaa on ti,o gravest questioo tIia.lia
ever been agilatsd, until the very sast mo-
msnt Of bis existente.
WHO can believe il 8 q
from ,he New sienns Della.
zsettsr isom sahn q. cslheun.
General Foo,e has lately pa6 6lishsd, II, hi
thes slaeg off fhs lIfsioa. 4 letter defending
his course on the Subj 3ect OF the Nashville:
Convention. He appends to- l,is coitirnuni.s
icationa letter froai John g. glhpaJis which
Eis deeply interesting on account pf lie rez.
lHlAfIsbie sagacity and foresight wliiehsiss
tHyfnces in regard TO events Of Srecent .oc-;
cuFrcnce4 The Glowing ii Mr. Gaitonil's
letter
FaRr IIfLLs august 3, 49,
| My Dedr Sir: NV engage genientB must;
ibe my apology Tor not acknowls sigingi
sooner your two letters. ssS S ~:
am Obliged to you for securing TO-
prompt an admission OF my ntldress into;
The columns OF tho Iafeliiggncer. Colonel.
Benton haslcnntinued 10 ret 30 inany Jobs
for that paper, that l had my apprehension,
their wish 10 keep fair with him, that
they would mot publish al all, or delay Il 80
long ns to make the publication Of no value.
am glad that yon intend to hc preaent
at The meeting OF your Convention in Oc,,
tober. 1t is&an important occasion, and
your presence viii hs Of great service.
Yo1 ask me Tor my views touching The
ultimate action Of 4 Tho South In certain;
events. Ills tfie gfavcst Of all subjects
and must coon demand The attention af the
whole Union in tones so deep as 10 rouse
the attention Of oil.
Thern 10 one point on which there can,
DO no diversity Of opinion in the South,
4 amcng those who are true To her or have
4 Hado up their minds not 90 ha sIayes--ttiat,
| is we should ha forced to choose letwcen
resistance and submission. we should lake
tesistatfce. ut ali hazards Ii we are not
/ prepared fog that, we are pSeTared7sn sink
/ 20 the asast dsheaad, aud miserable condi-
ton ever allei,ed To q people. and To he-
cnulo tho ssorn and by word as the world.
4 That we will be 'tnrcEd 10 ,he ALTERNATIVES,
hold 10 DO certain. unlesa prompt and the
] most efficient measures should be sakeI by
j the Soalh 10 arrest tho presant c0nrse or
4 events. There were s,oycr moving worse,
/ or more rapidly It is NOT "a mere opinion
/ with me, that we should be forced, iii tic
i end 10 choose between subn;ssiof aud re-.
4 sistafce. unless the South should take the
snbject into its own hands and by d united
and decisise riloycs neDts stay tho cnurse Of
events. BE assured there is no other IA.
sEmedy none s-.nnt tiia least, ihranaits she
! setion az The fseh,sal Gesefntnnnt rbiigs
!, isavs: gone Too far, tp seo,c for reiief ffon
thai. quarter. !f.is i,
81 have not yen,UfsfS the assertion, tii;it
events we're never moving twcssp, ! or more
randy ,witacnt drs 50 sit;ci OF, and nlaeihs, s,b.
81 ihe te5rtn ifs silscs Fs wM
cioae attention They ere, il, f.y ositie..,
ar bad ~ they sap bc.' At no ii,,;. have
bo:h parties cour,ed the ries.solIere api
the Abolitionists with more ardor. make
no distinction tc.wse: Free. .scilcrs ard
AboIitionists. They are both equally hos.
4 tile to na and our institutions. Of,hc two.
the former arc the worst and most DANCE.
rous. l regard the now platform called
Free Democracy, attempted to be erected
at the North. TO rally and unite tho Freq
soiiefs and the old Democrats who opposed
tham at the last election, as but another
name for Free iOiless, more dangerous than
their original, because calculated 10 deceive
aud betray the South. There. "a yet, has
not been o rally OH it, that have seen, in
which the free-soil doctrines, as 10 the
4 Wi!mot proyiso and the territories and de-
nunciatiolis OF slavery, did not constitute
tho platform. The aIm OF the whole
movement is political; and is attended 10
catch the support Of tho Abolitinnists, with.
out losing thata the South. II they sue
coed in that, our doom is fixed. ] do not
doubt, but we have many and sincere
friends among the old Democracy Of tic
North, and even among these who are in
cEned 10 favor this unnatural coalition.
They do il from what thcY regard TO bs u
necessity, and as the only way by which
the Whigs can be put down, and with rc
iuctance. hut that cannot alter its fatal
tendency. Tho Wings at ihe North arc
present doing their best 10 prevent il, but
90 sGon as they see that It is likely TO sue.
ceed, and that tho Democracy Of the Soul,
are prepared 10 acquiesee in il, they will
wheel right round and take higher au,l
holder Abolition grounds, and thus control
the movement, while the Southern Wings
| 80 fsS'sA Ses SNabtpaSS SO VALLEY ipf
their acquiescing in the boldar movements
! of their Northern friends. The effects ol
the whole will be, that the North will be-
come more universally abolition than ever,
aud tho Soeth more dcsided, distracted and
debased than ever; and of course, less ca
pablo Of resisting. Even as a political
movement on tho part Of the Northern
Democracy,it viii fail. Il is game, 10
which their political opponents can ever
] out play them, and which must end iItitc
destruction and absorption OF the Democra.
ley there BY the other parties. There IL
but ono way they cnn save themselves,
and the parly,by boldly planting themselves
| On the ground, on which the Southern
wing Of the party occupy OH this great
ques,ion. II would probably place il.cnl
in small minority for the time, but il
would unite The South, and our united
strength would speedily put them in majo-
| ri,y again Nolhing else can saye them.
| Bu. taking The course which they appear
at present, Cat least considerable portion
I: Of ,iem,) disposed &c do. will separate tho