The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-30
0sar Psi sacissses.


0sar AssssacsRses.
The inole.eyed vision of that man, who
suPposea that the principles we advocate.
belong to any time or to any place, we
much pity.
The exigencies Of a particular period
may give them local application, but the
principles themselves belong neither to the
North, nor to tho South, nor to the East. nor:
to the West-they belong To all time and
10 all space-,hey are the principles OF
eternal Trnth--of Liberty. Of Justice and
EquOlity-of the Cons. tuition, of Law,
and Of order.
They certainly arc not the principles of
those wise Politicians. who ba'icve that
there is neither Courage, nor civilization,
nor anything of human greatness beyond
the narrow horizon, which bounds their
physical vision.--they are no. the princi.
pies of those, who believe that South Car.
olinn, solitary. isolatsd and alone, has the
means Of sustaining Separate Govern
ment, with fleets and armies, and all the
the power, pomp and circumstance Of a
Great and Glorious Nationai,y-and they
most assurediy are NOT the principles OF
fHhbu'.tero', who wage war with view
to plunder, or of Aigersnes, who live by
piracy and by smuggling.
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Free HbAsc csassa0m.
In our remarks, headed Free Discus.
slon,' It certainly never entered into our
imagination ,ha, the Separate seeessionsts,
after holding their own magnificent meeting,
and making glorious failure of IT, would
'nodcstly propose to the Co-operationists
to be allowed TO come in at their meeting,
and occupy tho time they had set apart for
their own speakers. This Co.opera,ionis,s
did nothing to interfere with the Secess.
ionist on the day Of their mce,iny--.hey
held no separate meeting of their own for
the purpose of taking off such of their
party az chose to astend-and they think i,
is but fair that they should be allowed the
same privilege.
The people of this District will decide
whether they should be allowed it or 10.
They have no idea Of letting the Sepa.
rate secessionis,s join with them. ate, they
have held their own meeting. 1t will be
time enough to talk Of Free discussion al,
each party shall have bcen placed on an
equal footing.
The Separate secessionists have already
had their meeting: and the Cooperation.
lists will hold theirs on salo.day next, even
although the Separate secessionists should
hold another at the same time, and have
IL" Fh:H 'trt 20. The Co orr ra,iop;sts
a'r a''2t % The arguments neither al ~
hheTr, !"'t oi h'. anybody e,so.
'Nc t'srs1s Of the sva'ch,aan eoino,ain
~ ear ady!.ing the "frcemen Of Sumter
blx'Ilrt, ;:on -';s";si5ss Free Discg.,,oo
~. ,5cac>-'ar Party i;d no, io,nc use
Co-o1cfai'o.. .,,..:y /" ioia l'irm .tti,,,- 81
Tor +" Free Discussion" or in making any
OF the arrangements 70. the proposed
+" Mass Nee ing"-ti,ey were not conferred
with for any purpose whatever. Tie ca.
operation party had published their call for
meeting OH the frs, Monday in October.
The object Of their meeting was plainly set
ioHh-'t was to be Cooperation meeting
the Secession party had tecn this call
it was published in the columns of the
Banner-prin,ed hand-bills were every.
where distributed.
Now nothing was easier for the Seces.
sion party than to have sought confer.
encc with the Cooperation party, and pro.
posed in becoming manner, to unite with
them in Free Discussion. Snch PROPOSE.
ton, in dig nifed and respectful language,
would have been met in the same spirit.
But the Secession party thought proper
to pursue different course. The nferanee
that we draw from this course alone, 10 viii,
that the Secession party did not really de.
sire "Frce Discussion"-wc submit to the
candor of every one to have been perfectly
legitimate. Thus believing VIC did cay to
the Co-opcrationists. az a party. Have
nothing 10 do with the meeting of the
23rd inst.
From THE advice however the Secession
party can claim no advantage, inasmuch as
the remarks addressed to the Co operation.
lists were no, published unfii after the
meeting Of the 23rd insi. was held.
Of what avail could the advice to persons
on Wednesday have been. not 10 attend
meeting held the day before,
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Mr. C@aRassasa's Opamaosas.
We invite tho closest attention Of our
readers to the following letter from Mr..
CALHOUN. which was re-published in tho
Charleston Mercury Of June A,h 1851,
from the New Orleans Della.
The circumstances under which tho let.
ter was made public are set forth by the
Deha,