The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-23

Why. then, teach our people that the fu-
ture shall be forced Into the present; to re.
solve, that, at all events, the Convention, a
minority Convention, must place this State
in posture isolated and foreign to all her
associations, III spite Of the hnzards of IN
foresccn disaster, before it adjourns! Isl
because we have hastily called a Conyrn.
ton, and appropriated money to arm the
State T! AS to the last, if it be ,ltliciouslv
spent, do not know that it should be con
sdercd as wasted under any course of poll
cy IN future. AT any rate, if two unwisc
things have been done, they will 10, be
transferred to the category OF wisdom by
enacting third egregous blun,ler. Nor
am | able to perceive that slavery will be
IN any worse situation, or less worthy Of
defence, or less capable Of defence, agains,
past aggrcssions five wears after the Con-
vcn,ion may adjourn, having lorborne the
extreme measure, than it is to-day. IL our
patriotism be SO volatile that it must cvap-
crate unless the Convention shall bottle II
up, if the cardinal principle that gcrmnates
IN our hearts and brains be so weak and
r'ckety, that il can live under no other spc-
cies OF husbnndry but that of separate Ma
tIol,allty, die ii must, like summer flower,
and It If not, in that case, worth cu!tivating.
] am not so dcspa,rng. Nor was Mr..
Calhoun. In his last speech, he spoke
mus las events nre now going il will not
require the South 10 scccde 10 dissolve the
Union. Agitation I'll Of itself effect it,"
| And again IN the same speech: at is a
great mistake to suppose that d,sunion can
DC effected by single blow. The curds
that bind these States together in one com
mon Union are far too numerous and DOW
criul Tor that. Disunon must be the work
OF time. II is only through long process,
and gradually, that the cords can be snapp-
ed until the whole fabric falls asunder.-
! Already the agitation Of the slavery aues-
,lon has snapped some Of the most i,npor-
'ant, and greatly weakened all the others,
as shall proceed to show
| When turn from The hot house produc
tons of this hour, and resort to those noble
State papers ut ilIa, ilIustrious Continental
Congress which commanded a lofty cuIo.
gum from gigantic intellect in either
House Of a hostile Parliament, | seem M.
deed to have reached higher and q purcr
atmosphere. While in the midst OF the
most CALLING irritalions, and in view OF
formidable preparations for wholesale
slaughter by an imlacab,G Monarch, hear
what that immortal old Congress said 10
their cuun,iyincn and cons .iucnls i'm IVA:
"ln every case OF opposition by people To
their rulers, or Of one State to another, d,,y
TO Almighty God, the Creator oi all. r..
CURES that true and partial juisn,cn, b.,
formed OF The me ,sures leading 20 such -.
position; and Of the causes by which il h,s
been provoked, or can IN any degree ne
JnStltlcd, that neither affcc:,n ~, the one
hand, nor resentment on In. o;hcr. uch .
permitted /" give wrong ,,,s to reason
It may be enabled 10 take 4 dispass!orratc
view oi all circnuI>,an, ca, and To settle the
pu6l'c conduct on solid foundations Of ,c.s.
dom and justice. From. CO ,auc, ,hns len.
pced, arise lhe Sweet hop,s oi lhc ,,viu,
favor, the hrmcSt Cncon.lg u.cut L. lie
parties engaged, and mo at.,nee>; recon
n'endat.on OF their cauee 10 res. q. man.
kind"
May not such almor,,yas br hear: /,
advantage at this jnyl
Your friend and rervnnl,
II. j. WirIjEltS.
To Committee of Inyin,u,,. -, t.u Co
operation Meeting, Dnri,n.to" &. H.. s. c