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

his opinion on the gravest question that has
ever been agita,ed, until the very last mo-
mont Of his existence.
Who can believe IL!
From the New Crieans Delta.
letter from John G. Calhoun.
General Foo,e has lately published, in
the Flag Of The Union, letter defending
his course on the subject of the Nashville
Convention. He appeEds to his coinmuni-
cation lotter fron John C. Calhoun, which
is deeply Interesting on account OF the re-.
narkabte sagacity and foresight which it
eyinces in regard to events of recent oc-
cuFrcnce. The following is Mr.. Caihoun's
letter:
| Fort HILL, August 3, lS49.
MY Dear Sir: My engagements must
be my apology for not acknowledging
sooner your two letters.
| am obliged to you for securing so
prompt an admission of nv address into
the columns Of the Lnfell;gencer. Colonel
Benton has continued TO get SO manv Jobs
for that paper, that had my apprehension.
in their wish to keep fair with him, that
they would not publish at all, or delay !. SO
long as to make the publication OF no value.
am glad that you intend to be present
at the meeting Of your Convention. iD DC.
tober. 1t is an important occasion, and
your presence will be Of great service.
You ask inc for my views loucl.in. the
ultimate action Of tho South in certain
events. 1t is the gravcst Of all subjects,
and must soon demand the attention OF the
whole Union in tones 80 deep as TO rouse
the attention Of oil.
EhoEc is one point on which there can
DO no diversity Of opinion in the South,
among those who are true to her, or have
mado up their minds not TO he slaves-tl,at,
Il we should he fnrccd to choose between
| resistance and submission. wo should take
Resistance, at all haznrds. II We are nat
prepared for that. we are prepared to sink
to the mosl dehased, and miserable condi.
ton ever allotted to q people. and to be-
come the seorn and by word of tho world.
That we will he forced to the alternative,
] hold to DO certain. unless prompt and the
most efficient measures shonId be taken bv
the South to arrest the present conrsc of
events. There were mover moving worse,
OF more rapidly. Il is no, mere opinion
with me, that VIC should be forced, in the
end, to choo.e between submission aud re.
Sistance, unless the South should take the
subject into its own hands anu hy united
and decisive movement, stay the course Of
events. BE assured there is no other re-.
rnedy-nonc-not the least, through. the
sciion Of the Gsrtfai G"vernlncni rhlfy.
. hare zone tot. 81 y i.9,-, 10 rc!tcF from
! tha: tiunrt.t
! hsvc nul venturci the assertion. tM;
! events Hcsc never fnnYin. worse. nr mare
raoidiv, ,wtacu, t.,,- ,'i-:ci on :IHi ..uch oil.
set,yf'9: n, S:b,!, ~; ioSe.. or y" ,"".s'.,'
| cloac attention. 'trY tyr, III n.y oniu,os.,
/ L~.i. ,.;,s..s uouI,eu the ,i...su..y,s a.,u
the Abol'tonists with more ardor. make.
NO distinction 6a;wcca Free .soilcrs and
Abol's'onsts. They are both equally hes
siie 70 Us and our institutions. Oh the Two,
the former are the worst and most DANCE.
rons. regard the new platform called
free Democracy. attempted to DC erected
at the North, 10 rally and re unite the Free
sollers and the old Democrats who opposed
them nj the last election, rs but aIothcr
name for Free 'olers, more dangerous than
their original, because calculated TO deceive
aud bctray the South. There. as yet, has
not been rally OIL il, that have seen, in
which the free-soil doctrines, as 10 the
| Wilinot i'roriso and the territories and de-
nunciatons ot slavery, did no, constitute
the platform. The ann OF the whole
movement is political; and is intended lu
catch the support Of the Aboi,ions,s, with
out losing tha, of the South. Ii they sue
coed in that, our doom is fixed do no,
doubt, but we have many and sincere
friends among The old Democracy Of The
North, and even among these who are in
cl'ned 10 favor this unnatural coalition
They do it from what they regard 10 be a
necessity. and as the only way by whicl,
the Wings can be put down, and with re
luctancc. But that cannot alter its fatal
tendency. The Wings at The North are
at present doing their best to prevent it, bu,
as SION as they see that it is likely To sue.
ceed, md that the Democracy of the South
are prepared 10 acquicsce in il, they will
wheel right round and take higher aud
bolder Abolition grounds, and thus control
the movement, while the Southern Wings
VIII tlcad our example, as an excuse Tor
their acqucscing in the boidcr movements
OF their Northern friends. The effects OF
the whole will be, that the North will be-
come more universally abolition than ever,
and the South more dc;ided, distracted and
debascd than ever; and OF course, less ca
pablc OF resisting. E,cn as a political
movement on tile part Of the Northern
Democracy, it will fail. II is n game, in
which their political opponents can ever
out.play them, and which must end in lllc
destruction and absorption OF the Dcmmra-
cy there by the other parties. There is
but ono way they can save themselves,
and the parly,by boldly planting themselves
on the ground, on which the Southern
wing of the party occupy OH this grca,
question. 1t would probably place ll.cn
IN a ANAL minority for the time. but j,
would unite the South, and our united
strength would speedily put them in majo-
rity again Nothing else can save them.
But taking the course which they appear
al present, Cat least considerable portion
Of them,) disposed to do, will separate the
South from them. We cannot countc-
nence, or support the new PLATFORM; or re-
cosnise any man. oi any parry, who may
stand on it, as Of us. Thus thinking, moth
mo future iS to my mind more certain