The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-01-27

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he is not entitled, it mustycrt arc bad
feelings, and interrupt their social
and political intercourse: # the
lower country will,not do, Justice to
EthepnpPer country, and change our
constitution to suit the changed con.
dition Of tie population and wealth Of
the upper country, then; VIC must
see five canuot force them to do
Justice. ., ii lfr7" hin.' htl la-3a1
Tho upper country can control
all the elections, in the State made by
joint ballot of bothIlIIouscs of the
Legislature. Let us thcn'detcrminc
that we will vote for no man for
Governor, United States Senator,
Judge. or Chancellor, who opposes
a fair and equal distribution of
power in the State. No man has
a right to ask favor Of tic upper
country who, at tile same time with
holds right from them t:incstimaLle
to frccmcn, and formidable only to
tyrants." -
Heretofore the upper country has
acted with becoming .libcrality in this
respect. The members of The Leg
islature from the upper districts Lave
often voted for gentleman from the
lower country for Judge and Chan
ccllor, over their own friends and
neighbors, because they thought the
lower country Was entitled to those
Offices. But they will not be disposed
to act so generously again unless
they can have justice done them
selves. .., ,.1. III. +, ,,g,-c,..
lin, conclusion we would say, that
a refusal, on the part Of the parishes,
to alter tho basis MISREPRESENTATION, is
not in character with the conduct Of
their ancestors during and after the
revolutionary wars not in accord.
ancc with that free and liberal ie-
publican Spirit and feeling which has
been manifested in every other. State
tho1u niSs,E5A5aa i ss..4t IS sss .si | |,
justice Tfrf right, and will not long be
submitted to on the part. Of. the
upper country Southern Patriot.
->~~~>--. ...Ss-..-c>~--~--. s.,
SIcILY.-Tlis is the largest md
most remarkable islund in the Med.
| iterrnnean, aud measures 135 miles
in circumference. The nnuiGn,s de.
nominated il The ''Island Of The SUM-"
and The land Of Cyclops. The Greek
| posts. OH account ot lis extraordinary
beauty and fertility, STYLED II the
"GarLcn Of llespcri'lcs." The number
of houses upon the islalnl is csimnl, d
AT 26s,l20, and The population al,
l,1S7,17l. The mass OF The people
are poor and without education. II is
subject TO The King oi Naples, who
governs i, by n Vlccroy. The gov
ernmcnt is very cxacling nnd opprrs-
sivc, and ntinr'ls scarcely my en-
enlargement 10 agriculture, manu-
tucturc, or commerce. Sicily has
always been distinguished for the
remarkable luxmriance of lis soil, aud
even in lis prcsen, mpericc, state Of
cultivation one good crop, says Bry.
done, would be sufficient TO maintain
The island seven years. III the spring
Loyo,,d d..,.r;,,;n,, ~ -,
la.J,.J ,,.;,I' - , e. We ..
,hcir sccn, IN l,rn,;,,, "v ''"; =. ,S',,Ls
Ihe wnrks ,'r mmnan, VI VIII, m G;eoro
and Milton, abound with many beautiful
illusions in reference to Sicily. The
on his ncconn, L,s L.en o.m.,7 .rr;n
oc,in. !, is fnll of ,,|,,. .,,Ia,..
and Gcr,iIiy;n,, :, .a',,," " ,,, M ,no ~ n., .
,u.s ,ho S;,.;l. w ~
| "S' - "S ''S"lhIlS uSSHjuuuSiy Cul~
liva'ed poetry, sculpture nr,h painting.
rnor'clLs gives u list of seventy
o'c''lahs VINO have been celebrated
~ ""''Iu''S 'or '"nr7nn'ns ana genus; genus;
% seo,,crcd cd @ S.',' ,I a"'e d a'u sI"r" h M'e" y
nro s;Ien, VIZ 'i " ' NV .r,
| " ' an" u" 'h' "'""'' ht'
apao'u.e .'s1 ,, charac'er OF The government
ro.. " '"o neo' "In'.,nry censorship o.. 'nc
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