The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-07

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as and dates for public offices or trnst-ol
.f.s;fng Exhibitions, will be charged q,
g; seItisenien ~ 80 81
II Rev FEEpERtGK RUSH, 10 a atravellint
4 rent for this paper, and Is authorized t
ia tscc give criptions aud receipt for the
o the HseopIc Of the arr Com
,;::ss I: grcssional DisIrici.
4 Fellnw.C Citizeps: Having been in.
S, i,smsd ahp.sih is some uncertainty
iRss jas the opinions, entertain
Is an The question; fthe righfefd STATE to
sscsae from ate Union, II becomes me,
.lssiss one of the 9nomineeso Of the Co. opera.
sssstlnii party, 70 place before The pui.iic in
sS,t tangible shape, an exposition of my
isenlit litnenls on, that subject. In June
"a last, ishad the l,onorto place before nv
ssssonatilaents in.Mnrlborough, circular,
tjn.which that doctrine was nolFonly re.
cognized, but SaGs assumed us prevail.
ling all through The Southern country.
: The denial .e.sptli a. right, nj once
Ssfobs every Stute Of its sovereignty, and
Clements Them almost indissolubly to a
grand consolidated government, the ty
9rannv (which could only be resisted
by ui,revolh,ion. The Union, is one or
sovereign States, reseryipg all powers
1 no.sxpressly. granted away, or neces.
sarily in .hose that were. gfantcdA-and,
of course, rescTying the. right to with.
draw Whenever circumstances, ci in the
Judgment of any. one Slate render. tha,
measure expedieDi.
This, ! imagine, will be explici,
enough on thati point. ] dono, under.
sss.and that: there is any considerable diff:
Ssssnce of opinion amongs. us, as to.the
sSght TO secede, but the main difference
ARIES as TO its exercise nndcr e.ris,ine
scirGunfsf sfdnets. s am amongst those
who beliey eyeathatssilch a'tstep would in.
]. lure no one Immediately -bu, ourselves,
.nld ute Fly ruin a cause that's common
10 an tho Southern States, and in. the
sass of which they ought 70 be con.
',osa iiasa :6ed the Pros.
..sss u 10 Southern in.
.a,,iiui slual approaches
ON every snitdble oppnrtuniiy 10 destroy
Their exiistence. An Institution that is
egpfessl y. sanctioned by -,ha Creator
himself, and which, has proved com.
mon blessing to the bond md the free,
shassawakened an uncommon interest
.sihsthe tender consciepces Of those, who
can see. no profit 10 themselves in the
competition ot Tree and slave labor.
ASH consequence of,hi holy feeling,
we are denounced as dealers in iniquiiy
BY those who nre ssubsis,ing upon the
y money received by their pious parents,
8ffomt The sale ofthat very. properly; tho,
only became sinful after ihey:werc
fully paid for it. Aclua,ed by this
Divine sentiment, they have refused 10
ussiga a portion OF the Mexican ter.
s,ritory for our exclusive occupation,
3 and have abolished the slave trade
in The Dis.ric, of Columbia TO say
nothing Of The fraudulent admission Of
California as q free State, in order 10
give MORO weightand influence 10 them
III the national councils.
For these cneroaclments, there is
biit one sefiag in the State Of South.
Toiina, that isr ofresis,ance, in any
Dsanner .hnn. can be c6eciual. But a
lille time since, this ,feeling was no.
soaeulIarto Sou,h.C h.Carolina, but perva.
The whole Southern country, and
l;.ts mode or resistance contemplated,
5sas The formation of.a confederacy Of
ssIaisss having oil the elements Of
',rsspesitY, IN times Of peace, and
alI Iihesneans obedience, in ,imc ofwnr.
t1no after another OF the Southern
Siaies have allowed theirapprehensions
;,itnfc tlnngor 10 be qnie,cd, and
consented to forgive tho pas,
ssi.t.al.s safolina Is LEFT nlone, unchanged
oilfef nniieipplions Of wha, is YET be.
slis. ndsYithiat burning desire 10
Hove herself !, from The insults she has
alfea9y endured.
his position Of things, her gallant
3 ms, are divided in opinion us to The
& tsfstsi rse she oiig gft 10 pursue. One por.
.si:S,, them, feckl less Of all. conse.
5sl,,sntes for asserting her soyer,,
figsltg and rel lying upon Tie Justice o.
5s;ligf 81 ittse 10 sustain them. Another
ts,sElass, regard such d course as utterly
sdssstsitctiYe Of tie end III view, and
isnalding that physical power is q
slsrnentili national greatness,
f%iasisti hat South. Carolina should not YET
sSstt Her sister States of the South, but
Eslp8in will, them, keeping q Soulhsrn
G,iilederao constantly irRiew, until il,
l.