The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-16

S SS'J' huC louucSt CldluOFGrS
against the Compromise assumed the
function of SPECIAL patriots; few Of
the rank and tlc dreamed Of ultcrior
designs. The strongest words, that
could be obt,ined, wore extracted
from those VIII, were set up for can
didates and wlnted to be elected.
The election, thus conducted, being
finished, a loud shout proceeds from
an unanimous and a co.opcrating
press, that Souh Carolina had now
resolved and appointed her agents
accordingly, to take that separate
station among her co.Statcs 'and the
rest Of mankine,' to which God and
nature had entitled hcr-that others
m'snt initiate or not, as they pleased.
Even this, the great mass of the
people, began 10 hear only when the
echo was canght up and rcvcrbcratcd
by u selfcons6tutcd Convention in
Charleston.
Having rcsolcd on no such thing.
but intent only OIL what they had
learned of the folicy recommended
by the Nashville Convention and in
the speech thclc delivered by Mr..
Chcvcs (cndorsh by our own Sen.
ate, y how could t be otherwise, than
that the people, when reused to look
around them, WHEN for the first time
brought to the knowledge of,what has
been done and what is designed Call
SAID to be ratified under their name
and authority,) when facctiously told
that no body drcamcd Of separate
secession before the Convention
meets should take the liberty Of
defining their own position, and
declaring that they stand, as yet,
where they stood before, upon the
platform Of the Nashville Convention?
If discussion at home comes of this,
and that disscntion he disastrous-to
whom will the disaster come? 1t may,
to be sure, falsifysthc prophecies OF
those who neSerEhad any right to
Prophecy Tie fSrenis scfythc self.
US l,'ecise manner a a With the yi.o-
rous rapidity so congcnial to thco.hc
l!cal explorers in the unknown Of DO
ht!cai philosophy. But l have II
calm confidence that no disaster will
be worked to the great cause Of
Southern rights and regeneration, if
orr Convention should ior-bcar sccc.
ccssion during its term Of lie. The
attack upon us will DC too formidable
(tor howcyc: cautious the leaders
mean 20 be they can't restrain the
purblInd zcalois in the ranks the
means OF resistance are too abun.
dant and obvious, the issue is too mo.
mentous to lead nc to believe that "a
tale OF submission will ever be writ.
ten OF the slaychclding South. OF
ono thInS l am more ccrtain--it is
this-'o surprise the people into a
great organic chang, or a revolution
shin / ,aS nS so't o' salesman
own Cans,;..: M '"c "U.hpr',y ol our
more highly ,L,m u cnn'on., v nf 49,.
mans l,r,;n> 70 s,v "'
Did any man wIo b.s ro,a :. ~
cr dream hotvl,o,, a,'n w o,,;. w ~ -
crnmcnt was to bo ,n,lol Inmn ona
another constructcj ~ n,". Iv' oo".so "'',, ~
nro,ccl;r,, shorlI 10 oI 49,
been odontcI ~ ,,,;s casn = MA,
this rurord ;ou-ncv ,yos - ho ,nr
formed hy a s;n,Ir homnd 7,
pears to nc ,lat fcr n,;y,,t,rnn
not clcc,cl w;,h r,,:,..,,oa - .,,ah ,
matter in view Of on cntcryr;sn 60 "
momcutous co,cc;ynl f,r ,,,r,,,oo
in Which so many other States lave
the same concern. with hostile
force every where 10 DC found beyond
our borders. to call a Convention
order the election in some six weeks,
declare the Object in general and am.
biguous phrase, must surprise man
who reads the eleventh article Of our