The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-08-19

say ANenSitiCE OT Iiill tItieS arc SO CHdhScu
as that DEMONSTRATION can In ury sense be
dcnominated triumphant one. 'Vhal
measure or course does it propose which
may enable ts totriumph over the foes who
SO insultingly besct Us What bail have
they set in motion! Have theY given an
impulse TO manly resistance have they
| struck that nohlcst chord IN the human
breast, which responds even to the death
when a country calls for cxcrtiun and self
devotion There is not in these fes0lu-
tions single sentiment which savors Of
bold resistanceY in iic third being found
the nearest approximation to such Il feel ng.
and that only commits the meeting to ac-
quiescencc In Southern action, to a share
in tho destiny of thn South, IN case from
a Southern Council should result South
efn Coniederacy.
We ask what ball this meeting has set
in motion. What other than that whch
the Grcenville meeting frs; thought to give
propulsion to, but which remained ncr; un-
til these York Co-operalionists lent their
aid TO roll it on in it's lcvellng rcvoiut.u'm-
ry course Z! We refer to the 9th rcsoiu-
which frs, cha,ges political fraud upon
the Legislature ot South Carolina, aid then
declares that the Conventions, horn ont ot
such fraud, can be legitanaliIcd only by
the recogntions vi the multitude. Truly
we are fast learning Northern ways, when
the determination ol the Constitutional re-
preventative of South Carolina y sovereign
ty must seek Tor validity and efficacy by
cOur,ng popular acclanatloNs.
Ii after a -cvicw Of all th,t was said an !
done Oh that OCCASION, the facts warran, the
assertion that .Old York has spoken IN a
voice OF thunder" against whom has i,
launched lis mos, sca'hIng ligh'nings II no;
against those whose creates, fault il is, if
fault al all, that they arc only too Jealous
partisans o. the South, certainly rs respects
aggravated is voices that. Ike N.cn Bot
ten, after reflection il rua7cd Az gently IS
an 'twcrc any nightingale.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Rss0!red, That The public sentiment
manifested in the non S|;.vchOlding states
Of this unon-thc abolition feelings and
conduc, developed hy the great powers OF
the European wotld-nnd the unlricndly.
discourlcous, unjust and aggressive
measures of the general government
demonstrate, that The institution of slavery
is IN imminent PERL, that lis tiI:aI overthrow
is seriously and mischicvousiv conlrmpla.
ted, and lhe entire abol ton o, 81 very mus;
be the inevitable and disastrous result.
in our prescn, position, from a perseverance
in these ncfarious practices and ag-
.rcssons
Resolred, That looking 10 the admoni.
tons and example O, the patriot ot-statcsIncn
OF tho revolution, IN a like emergency
when their rights and Liberties were
in peril, aud recurring TO the instruction Of
CatolIna's great statesman, John c..
Calhoun: aw,thoui union ani concert oi
action there can be no effective rcsistance,"
we can regard pc. ."ans..o~-.a- r:.rl7
l!vcrance, US sound policy or vision,
which does not commence in counsel
arnoRg those or respectable number Of
those whose rights are equally vio atcd.
whose interests would be equally effected.
whose ambition i, mus, be equally TO sulc
n defeat, no matter what tEc disaster, or
equally achieve triumph FURNISHED m:;h
glory.
RcSolrcI, That we believe that the south
having common feelings, coL.nuu ms, Iu-
tlons, cetnn0n injuries 10 redress, common
dangers to avoid and common benefits To
secure. should counsel together, and IN the
spirit ol .rccmen, dc,crrn.ne The Question. of
"their duty, to throw off oar present to,m m of
general government, 20 provide new guards
Tor their future security" 10 institute
new government, laying rs foundation on
such principles, and organ Z.ng its powers
IN such form, as To them shall seem mos,
likely 10 clicc; tEcJr SAFETY AMI happ.n, s.:
thereby pledsing ourselves, should
southern conieucracy be the result O, sad
del:bcra,un, we shall nc ,ouud Of the south
and w,th the south !"r wca. or woe.
Realrcd, That we are opposed "a the
separate secession OF South Caroiiua. as
rash and vsonary-iiot rcdreysing q s,nr!c
grievance oi which We low Complain
furnishing no "ncw guards Tor our future
security but to use the sentiment of dis.
tinguishcd son ol York, (Judac Wlhcrs.)
"piacing tie state III position totally IN
tired and ncxamp!,d plunglng us, 10 saw
Tic least, INTO The dark mysteries oi The
future, as yet no, ilulncd by single ray OF
light that has reached our v.s.uu.''
t1cS0lrea, Thai. without altnrhrur cr,.nc
10 the great body o! the legislature, we be-.
lIcvcs tha! tue t"quirug The election Of
delegates TO the state convention !, H.,
held as early as II WAS ordered, VAS con.
ceived' - political i1aui--,iIai, al,hu' m act
OF sa:u' con:cnt'on may accorlinr To
the mere form ut law, DC binding W, Tho
delegates oi sad convcu,!rn h,,,lnr been
generally elected by IL minority o, vn,cs
IN the election districts. we believe 10 ryf
the spirits, the etercnhl ca7icLe Of ,hc
constitution ~ / If Aiatc,,asd TIE neuiu, og
our democratic institutions. I'd conven,,,n
Il It determines on The act OF sep.r,,. Sc.
ccsson, should Ic.cr back sad nrasure TO-
the judgment OF the people OF South
Carolina al the ballot box, .or their raj.
III aion or rcjcCtion.
Res7lreh That central co nni,,c, OF
correspondcncc--lwcnty.one in number
be appointed, whose dui y it Shall be TO or
game auxiliary Committees ul corrcspon.
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