The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-07-09

OF this body to vote upon them. "a III
who are members Of tho Constitution.
al Convention Of the people 8, cannot
give a vote to control their future
Judgment. They ought not to be re-
qnired togdo SO. have conyersei
with several Of them, and they have
como to common Conclusion Is give
no vote upon any mat ter nron which
they will have to deliberate. when
there shall be d real occasion for their
officially responsible iud gment. i find
myself In that class. what may Be
the situation Of things when the Con-
.vention shall be called on to decide I
know not. There may be many in.
strnctiyo deYelopements and revela.
Etions before that time. Madness and
5infatuation take their course with q
blind confidence, and at the next ses.
sion Of Congress I shajl Ic,k for some
oftheir usual exhibition, 5s
Before speak of the y. liable and
coDjectural action of the Federal Gov,
ernmentiin reference to South Caro-
lima, should shc determine to seceie,5
I will notice some views, and submit.
some considerations connected with
Secession as a remedy for our wrongs.
sa The right of Secession in the ab.
stract, md the right Of rescrting to.
1T to effect a wise and beneficial end, ].
ina political and moral point ofyie@,.
are different things. The one may.
be conceded as a3legal proposition
whilstthe other, as it may effect 9th.
1er communities rs we'll rs the State
itself, involves highsconsiderations and
obligations of duty which no Stascsss
man can or ought Ia disregard.
Spnsb l'arolina bsa tlia option fsi
goiin or remain ont Of the Federal
Union she entered as n soyeroign,
sto enable herself ard confederates to
;l2Isltect 1 their rights frese Foreign
powers and To -pgtjaas d sl.s sS sstic tran
ssesility If5hese ends sisonsllraas. he
es,napiis shad-vbtiE Z In fact sif it shoald
S9ii iis; SD
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partners 70 the onpressisn and dctri.
ti'ent of others tic suffering parties
siionld have the right OF resaluing
their original position. TO say 9th.
crwisc. would abe'to make free States
rs they entered into the Confedcracy,
not merely parties to a despotic Gov
ernment, bntvictins oft againstthei.
consent. But whether secession be
conceded as alesaliright, or as meas.
ure of revolution. is inlmaterial, if
there be q real occasion to resort to
it, and itscan DC used to effect some
great political end worthy of It's exer-
else. If it should end in merely sep
aratlng the State from her former
contederates, and placing her in n
condition that would require her to
invest herself with all the attributes
and duties of u sovereign nation both
abroad and at home, then it,might
bring South Carolina into situation
OF lsolation, at war Wlth her true IN.
'eres.s anu policy. II she should
,esof. 70 ,his measure, with O view OF
or,hshs her heishoors INTO o politl-
oui coh.iecsloh' so as s 70 enable enable them
JInh.iy % iotn 9 Iohieaeracy lot
r. snc'l'ne.ses' u, ~ Una. Nou'a pe adequate
.pi m ~ .ne purposes OF MAINTAINING I'M,
tne,f rlsn's ae nome ana reiatlons mons
WIN iote'sn powers, then IT becomes
q Hnest'oi' =. ene s.ea'es. ihashi'aae,
=, ,u', :. consequences 'has shausa DC
iooheu - M,''l all 'ne care ana ihtelti-
~ Esnes '',a' can 9"ss,o'Y oe eh,Psoyed.
ae 1'a'e s''ouia .ahc ' no course course. 'hat I
w., N"",a MIS- ilsals Nsi anu auyersaries OF
Ivy m 9ou.',gta' , ~ .1s l.'s.9oss. h'he con. con.
.t, ~ s''e snou.Nl en.sh.or oy a'i pos
I,",o .isans ~ aol Mi,n ,ne.'' @ US a,.es.
ha,a - .no 7'a.o u - s"oslu @ ioos % no'''ing
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