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

el ~ IS os Ions
sas lloiid bs ii tefcig g,l IS ;sagSYs
sllaYe alreafl been se9cInd led 1 from
foraaia and 81 aud New.
lsSieo, the unconstitutional and
EanjusE legislation Of Congress, ssantl
sllall sna,yti ioermit iongtt eaIlI 9ihfat.
ss,atiofl d ns from the rest sot
the world en- save ,us from
such lrsanit ss tIsy,s ssstt
Ifiseee eession sYeula not place lis in d
bolt psgi ton q fof tlie Tec TeJ c6VerY of fu.
IS ;sslsI ases, 81 81 for Spreading sonr
slave pofiniation oye,sotii ier cohntries.
but solsld inserpo insurmotiaantable
sabstaclcs TO beth, would 1t Invest us
With moro efTestaal nieans sof repres.
ising the fanaticistn of atsc Northern
States Fam incapable Of pereeiYing
any such eiee gentlemen, n nrio; s
ats wiltsrequife The resources md seii.
ergies ofsfnoiase tliansole Of falie slave.
holding tes To quiet this wicked
asitatioif. or to resist fatal iniaI
lenee D, he he efnineIiis
Sin3eIaast tendo rnfae and S9el Ell,
and ifseat Biitain, lfase sbe on made
to- ,tto5 yielasup their beautiful ri Islands
an the ~ saaa4 ss L utter diesso,la.
tom to appeaae the fury cf this
demon. fhe S;panisil& lest Inrdia
Islands md Brazil aaowgt the only
civilized countries on Til d .se arif,
beside these ssouthei Il States,
in saaichS slasa exist IS and sthe
fourth of entury viii not isleaveyp
8sestiso of # tl,er cf EN-. And
We mus ssise Z 10 scape their
doom fstt distant day With these
eo'nseqsIe nces before q oanld itts be
MISE resort e to see esssbsi agaislgt
The md & sbes saill Il l1ese
Sc :ssss staat are bonn sconmon
eo,iiiasss MID, rs.l ss,s;;,ss i,asfc. :.
,thas. ten pereeiHe 10
N.E.Ts- y
sas immediate and 5hnminentns wa.do.
| cannot, however; belsGys that thcv
aro less rcsalyee. = rrothr. f..eA pre-,
servo TIC Domestic it;5sstut,v.. or tic
South, than ourselves. Bit whilst
they under estimate the danger to it
sfromith ndtion of Congress, sthey
hugely magnifySthe difficulties ana
dangers ofsdisnnion. Yet they have
smatleaissaes:ase econditions connected
with it,swhicll ave must take for
granted, they will sexacts from ttIc
North .a Iheiritlenandsa not be
conceded, and soon, very soon, .thcir
final hopcswill sbc fat despair AS
God iss she3 Judge of my sincerity, II
believe this Union and slavery cannot
stand satogether.e And unless s,@c
gseatly misi,itcrpretatho oimens, .sthis
y'appallinggtrnth eaunot much longer
be. disguised. IaItyt has not been
realized byihe North or the; South.
Aou seem, gentlemen, ,sgto be
iannazeds atethes course pursued by
Virginia, Ithas not struck me wltl,
either surpriseSor. dismay. I{lmos
youlare taught, by more than one. Of
fourstatesmen, to look to this ven,
cradle Slate for counsel and for lead
But noyep supposed gshe WAS tc
be the standard bearer Of the South
in q contest forfsIavcry. That geca,
Commonwealth did much to rebukc
tho usurpations ofsthe General Gov
ernmont, in former days, ,butwhat has
she ever done to rebuke fanaticism!
Tho great leader in the memorall
contest of 1888, was@on Of tho
earliest and most eloquent of those
who deprecated, if they did no
denotnce, slavery. No; yirgini;
aWill nevcr.lsad the hosts Of the South
whose destiny It is to resist III,
crusade against slavery, That grca
duty, IN my opinion, will dcYoly,
upon South Carolina or Georgia.
Bat lead who may, it is our destin,
to act conspicuous part III the con i
test, when it shall come, andscome 1
will as surely US there IS a God
Interest and self.prcscrvation vii
arouse and uniso tho States tia
grow cotton, and rice and sugar
Let US not mar or hinder this arca