The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-23


State, has expressed it disapprobation
of the measure; our friends in Nissis-
sippi have explicitly done SO.
3. The members of Congress from
the Co.Statcs, who acted with our
Delegation at Washington, have
advised against it, as premature and
mischicvous in its influence upon
their contests at home.
| 4. Georgia has solemnly taken.
ground that forbid, her Cooperation
until some change can be wrought
there in popular sentiment, of which
| See no reason to despair nor do l
understand that our friends in Gcor-
gia arc hopeless: #
5. | rely upon my view of human
nature in concluding that communities
wholly independent of us in organiza-
ton, and not unaccustomcd to dis
trust us,who believe themselves (and
l have no ground to dispute it) as
wise, as yirtuous as brave asas we are,
who arc as proud, who have the
same interest as VIC have in q
common cause, who have already
condemned our separate action as
rash and prccipitate, arc not to be
forced, dragooncd, or coaxed by
South Carolina, (cvcn if her people
were united, much less as we are, }
into any position prescribed for them,
by what they deem to be the spirit Of
arrogance and presumption.
6. l rely upon the same view Of
human nature, and the many cxhib-
itions Of it disclosed by the chronicles
Of many nations, when / say, that
communities, ccrtainly y not less shan
individuals, are controlled in affairs
Of the greatest moment, by present
interests; and it is plain to my mind ,
that every dollar lost to us from
! foreign commerce or internal trade,
goes into tito n egehe4ne of our
4 \ neighboIss WlhlesTa Jrise to them,
from our resources, the clements 81
national wealth and power, in capital
and persons, we are not iikc ely to
persuade them by such means, that
We act wisely, or to draw them into
our example. That do not unjus,ly
aspcrsc human nature as it works
upon nations, in the imputa,ion of
sclfishncss, behold an incident that
arose i'll the Continental Congress of
1774. With the hope of iltiicting
distress upon Great Britain, an
association, intended to embrace
all the Colonies, was proposed
totally prohibiting expectation, after
a specified time, to Great Britain,
Ireland, or the British West Indies,
and it was assentcd to by each
Colony except South Carolina-fou
Of whose delegates out of five, refused
to sign it unless rice and indigo we're
excepted. business was suspended
for several days, and at last, by way
OF compromise, rice was excepted
and allowed to be exported to
Eowopc. 1t was imputed bv four of
our delegates to the Northern Col.
onics, that the latter would suffer but
little by the embargo, since little of
their trade went direct to the British
domlnions, but found its way there
indirectly, and they saw their own
peculiar profit in making dupcs of
others By excluding rice, and thus
making more room for flour. But q
storm arose here among the producers
of other things, against the rice
planter thus favored, and a com
rcnsation had to be devised for
the producers Of indigo, hemp, corn
-four, lumber, pork, and butter.
Let 10 one then deceive himself by
snpposlng, that patriotism is SC
ethereal, i'll any community or at any
umc, as to soar above the earth and
scout the almighty dollar.
7. If the Scccdcrs prevail in oul
Convention, do not believe the Fe
deral power will do more at the onset
than to take measures as cltcctual as
they can, to collect the duties now
; levied on foreign goods in tie United
States which may be found seeking
our ports: if fragrant war cnsucs, il
will have to he from some act Of ours
Surely nothing but blows can fore,
our co States to the rescue. VIII
they come even then, when our whole
course, leading to such result, has
bocn disapproved by them? ! doubt
!, it. But there is aqucslion beyond -
: Will foreign shipments come tc
Charleston? What foreign shipper
or ships owner will risk his proper
ty between Sylla and Charybdis
where lie has On open sen before him!
, Why shall he run the gauntlet 70,
Charleston when other ports are quite
J accessible, ready to take what he
, brings, and supply what he wantsi
Docs anybody suppose he will urge hi: