The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-07-23
hxeraots FROM Commodore Stoolton,s
Grafton

iS' oa' VIC NhFe Iulien upon evil
times. Atthe North, a lnnaticism, lhe
widest and most indefensible that ever
swayed the passions Of men, is nt work
20 strike down all that is valuable upon
ear'' OF human liberty, in the vain and
delusive expectation of re. e.construc,inr
upon lis ruins some Utopian system OF
heatific bliss, and OF the couulity of,,he
white ond black races fmcn. AT The
South the watch fires Of The revolution
nave been rekindled in the preparation
1or ,he defence of,hcir homes and fire.
sides. Groaning under the pressure
of opprchended wrongs, and wr.hing
under the lash Of constant and rcilera.
led Insults, the men Of the South are
preparing for war, in the hope Of re-
dressing their wrongs, and avcnging
their insults by an appeal 10 the sword.
Every north wind goes sou,hward
fre'ghed with libels nnd insults, and
every Southern breeze bears on its
wings notes OF defiance and revenge.
thus two great principles, never before
in the history Of our race rcconciIcd or
oppeused but by blood, stand in hostile
array to each other. Yc, there arc
those who say there is no danger Of
'conflict-no danger OF the safety ofthr
Union. With the thunders OF secession
roaring along tho Southern coast, aud
the pillows Of Instruction breaking on
ahe Northern shores s-surc presnges Of
a storm-thcy tell us there is no dan
ger 10 tho ship Of Sla,c--lhn, the sky
is clear, md the sen is smooth. But,
fellow, citizens, be no, lullcd into fatal
security by these syrcn voices. Take
hced--bc warned by the roaring lhnn
dnr and the forkcd lightniDg--,hat this
nay be the calm which precctlcs the
lornadoa smooth and dccci,ful sur.
face on tho edge ri cataract.
"Fellow citizens, dislike much to
speak Of the dissolution Of The Union.
] loathe the term. But it may como
despite Of al! our efforts 10 aver, it,
Therefore it may be proper for me 10
say word Or two in anticipation Of
such result, and for the purpose Of
turning the attention OF my tc,low.ci.
zcns to the course which New Jersey
should take under such circumstances.
For one, if such II calamity should oc
cur, hope Tint New Jersey, following
the dictates Of duty, MS well rs inter
est, will unite, for better or for worse,
with those who are willing 10 abide by
and respect the compacls Of the Con-
stiln,ion. You may depend upon il
that no reliance is II placed upon the
faith those who refuse 10 acknowl.
edge the obligation Of The common com.
pact Of the present Union. If Lisso-
luton Of the Union is inevitable, then
would prefer that the lines Of separation
should be drawn along the Hudson and
the lakes, rather than the Potomac and
the Ohio. have no doub, that in suci,
an event the North western States
would unite with New jersey. Penn.
sylvania, and the South. The South is
their common observation-disclosures is their
market. The republic so constituted
would have no natural rcpuGnancc to
the spread sofsciviliZa,ion aid reformed
religion oYeflthat portion of The conlin-
ent which seems now 10 he but inper,.
fectly subjected TO their influence.
"Thc position which would pracli.
cal'y limit the republic at The South,
assumed by a great Northern states.
Demnn, for whom have tho most pro-
sind regard, and whose virtues and
! ~ patriotism arc better known TO no one
than myself, ! cannot approve. Tha,
position is assumed under the plausible
idea of limiting the area of slavery. The
assumption that would not permit the ad
mission ola State into the Union with.
out restriction ofs!avcrv, is an nagrcS.
sion on tho South which finds no war
rant in the Constitution. We have as
much right TO say that the population Of
State shall be all Pro,cs,an,s or all
Catholics, as TO prescribe the kinl oC
labor 10 be employed by lis pcoplo.-
We have MS much right to force slave
ry upon State as TO intcrlict it. If
the South shall obtain mojori,y in
Congress, they would have ns much
right to introduce slavery into the free
States as the North have 10 forcc the
Wilmot provIso upon new States.
There is no such power ia the Consi,u
ZION. That Incompatible production
ofhuman wisdom nowhere gives au-
thority TO Congress 10 prescribe 10 an
enIgrant going 10 the public lands what
kind Of property he shall no, take with
him. The attempts to exercise any
such authority c"n only be made in viz
tue ofa laliludinarian construction Of
The Constitution, which would invest
the General Government with unlimt
cd powers. The paramount duty Of
the small States consists in restraining
the General Government within It's del
cgatcd limits Because, as soon as tho
National Government refuses to recog-
Mise the obligations Of the Constitution,
the small States will only hold their
soveregnles by the sufleruncc Of their
ncighbors."
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AN INCIDENT AT TIE WoRl.D's FAIR
We read the following incident from that
hive Of industry, with much pleasure:
"Qnite a rich scene took place last
week at the Fair. The Queen rave out
on Friday that she would visit the Fair the
next morning at 8 o'clock, attended by her
ladies' and gentlemen in waiting to inspect