The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-11-25

ahently for the summer and fall have
20 be laid in from four to six months
in advance. subsequently the fash.
ions are not so, ,hcw; dle patterns not
SO fresh.and Besides, merchants al.
ways prefer purchasing goods for
each season as It comes in, if they
can do so. This can be done through
the Southern Ports. Sir, tho Com.
'tinerce OF this region Of country will as
certainly flow through .llieir Southern
chabnels, as wutcr, seeks lis level. En-.
igralicn will also from The causes tuke
.,i,is Indication. II is we'll known ,ha.
the great muiori,y Of cmigrants from
The continent are agricultural, and no,
over rich. II is a'so fact, that they
iook forward to earning enough in
Europe by their employment, in the
: Spring; summer, and autumn, to bring
them to America. Hence they gener
ally sail, or prefer sailing, in the win.
tel. Well: what is tho conseHuentc.
why sir, they are blocked up in New
York with cold weather, until late in
the spring. There is no employment
) to5be had, for every branch of labor
-iss oyers,ocked. These people reach
/ their. final destination afier much DELAY
and expense. These facts ore made
known all over Europe through their
letters TO their friends thcfe. By laid.
ihg III Sonic Southern ports, these dilii.
Gdl,ics ate 6Btia,eu. We have mild
Climate. Our transportation is always
open; and if an emigrant from choice or
necessity (sickncss or olherwise) re-
mains, there is always labor 10 be had.
The sutierings of,hcse poor people in
Northern cities are terrible. Bul these
are subjects not properly within the
consideration of this Convention.
haye alluded to them now in the pride
Of birth Of being born in the South, and
TO resist the attempt now being made
10 reduce us 10 u state Of mental subjcc.
tion. alluded to this subject 10 show
the mighty elements Of Comme rcial aud
Manufacturing power we arc throwing
away. Not only do we give our pro.
duce, but the North is actually banking
upen our capital, and funny TO relate
charges MS i,,terest. Why, sir, am
- sassssned by Mr.. Yulee, Of Florida,
that the stock has been, or is abou, be-
ing taken iii New York, to make
Rai'roud across the Peninsula of Flori.
da, connecting the Atlantic and the
Gulf.o Mexico. While Florida has
been resolving and resolving, the North
has actually bargained for, if no,
bought up Southern soil 10 carry OH
) Der operations, Ga voice 1t is fact
Yes, 10 rivct the chains that bind u.s.
Why no. build these Railroads i? The
Gulf Of Mexico connecting with the
Caribbean Sea, will sustain coas.iny
trade The richest in the world; reaching
from HE Amazon 10 Cedar Keys. The
E California trade could be intercepted.
/ know some may call this visionary.
L have long known that enterprise in
the North, means madness IN the
Sou1hs
The press throughout the whole
country, spreaking Of 'Difec, Trade
shy that they are astonisl!ed. And
What do you suppose they are aston.
ished at? Why, lha, ii has not been
done t,ucnty gears ago. II ough, to have
been done. We have been too indie.
pendent. | do not like TO make per-
sonal illusions, bu, with oil the boosted
pride OF the Southern planter, he is bu.
an orerseer 10 New York and Liver.
pool. a certain great statesman Of
England, in debating the Canada ques.
ton, remarked that tho United States
were substantially colonies Of Grcn,
Bri,ian, wi,hou, the expense Of Govern.
men,.
have often with IN earnest desire
for information, contemplated these str.
wing busy Northern people, to see if
there exists an Anatomical difference be.
tween them and us. Gentlemen may
smile, but am in earnest. have en-.
: tleayored seriously 10 ascertain if their
formation physically and mentally is
different. AS fur as my observation
extends, they have features like us, ia.
ces with human eyes, in them (gcner.
ally sharp and limbs like unto ours.
They appear to breathe in the same
way, and | am confident their blood
'circulates freely upon the theory Of
Harvey. They eat, sleep, and walk,
tgenerally very quickly and in fact
hive never been able to find ou, ,ha,
difference, that superiority we yield
them. Sir, this supremacy arises from
our own incidence. Let us profit by
their example, md use the means with.
in our power, and we can rork oul our
desires. Let us cease calling on Her
cules, but pu, our shoulder to the wheel,
and then call on Hercules.
Allow me gentlemen to- Introduce to
your favorable consideration The good
old city Of Amsterdam. America md
Holland arc bound together by mhny
entleuring associations. I, was The
City Of Amsterdam that loaned us mo.
ney igT The Revolutionary war, when
we were poor and weak, and battling
for freedom against. our old enemy, and
as believe our enemy now. Holland
has always been our friend. and wit.