The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-08-05

will have linked iioTso.. ~ 4 wo III dcs;iuy.
The other States, nom parry influences
and The evil counsels of lenders, have com
mittcd themselves agains, resistance, some
declaring that past events will not Justify
It, others that it is irexpedrent under "er-
1stanE circumstances" We mny exccp,
Alabama, but i, is evident ,ha, she would
not act without Gcorgin, who is committed
against action. When will circumstances
bs different frcm those nan eristi"y that
Is, when will they be moro iavnrahIs Tor,
more inducing to, reslsuncc2 We have
several times expressed the opinion that
South Cardinals seeding would change
"eristing circumstances" and unletcr lr
Southern Rights party in Georgia and Mis-
sissippi; that it wns in fact, thn, change in
"GriAing circumstances" most desired by
that party and most calculated to.furnrr
it's objects. But, suppose "eristing cir.
c"msfancrs' moi to be changed hy any &C
ton. OF South Carolina, wlput is TO change
them? Wc are at n loss to answer No
aggression Of the NortI! which Will make
the issue ior SEWARD and SUMNER and
GREELy, &c, have declared The con,inu-
ance Of the Union to bc necessary 10 the de-
siruclion of slavery. and they, having the
whole Abolition party under thclr con.1ui,
Will not cndangcr the Unon by their acts.
In iact all the practical issues have already
passed by. There is no more territory TO
be excluded from, there nrc no more slave
States to bc admitted or rejected, tl,crc will
be no need for abol'si,.ng slavery IL the
Distric, of Columbia, Cor it is rapidly dis
appearing there, and the Fugitive Slave
Law is dead letter The only points OF at
tack left are the " slave trade" between the
States and slavery itself within the
Staten. And have we actually Welded all
these approaches to our st, onghod Even
so, and YET there has b en- no issue TO unite
the South. All the practical issu,s are
gone, and hereafter, Il We would keep uu
a show OF resistance towards tho Nur,I,
1
we shou'd be as ono beairg I,c air n,
substantial foe is there. But, while if VIC
were 10 seek there VIC will find no foe L,
punish, VIC will then find that we have
the foc in our own fortress. No ono car
have been unobscrran, nf the charrc ,ha,
has been taking place in the condition oi
slavery and the character of our slaves
They arc becoming more intelligent, and
less controllabic. We can manage the
evil now in a few years can we do so
Every year increases the number Of slaves
and contracts the area of slavery. Crowded
together az they will be then. casilr com.
munica,iny with each other. tampcrcd wi,h
secretly by our Northern allies. outnun
bcring their masters, aware Of the con.:,an,
agitation of the subject and lnnamcd bv III,
knowledge Of II, suppose, years hence, Tia,
what would now be deemed prauu uca, is.
sue should arise, could the South then
unite in resisting Northern agyress ou !
Would we have any energies 10 spare from
the work Of keeping our slaves in subjcc-
ton at home! Our dangers arc not, and
never have hccn, from without. The
South can maintain Itself ..gainst tie
world. Our dangers are thai ,i, acts oi
this Union and the proceedings OF indy d.
ua,s have affected the internal condition
and relations OF slavery, and, # We con,inuc