The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-02-10

North, formerly poor, now riots III
prosperity, and not only threatens
our liberties, but our existence itself.
Can the operations of a Government,
Which produced such results amongst
equal States and equal men, be con-
stitutional? What was tie principle
Of taxation for which our fathers con
tended in our Revolution? 1t was
this: that the people of South Car.
olina should tax themselves, and thus
rule themselves III taxation. Have
The people of South Carolina, for the
last twenty-five years, taxed them.
selves or ruled themselves in taXation?
No, sir. Every tariff. including the
tariff Of S24, has been against thcir
views Of ;hcir rights and interests
Her representative in Congress
have presented one continual and
mchansiny protest against your
whole system Of taxation and cS-
pcnditure. In what respect arc the
people Of S1uth Carolina now diil:
crcnt from the state III which their
ancestors would lave been, if they
had submitted to the taxation of
England? We are taxed against onr
consent taxed in spite of our rep,
rcScntatvcs. Although it is true that
eur ancestors contcn1ca th;tt VIC
slloul not be taxed without repre-
Scntation, vet, When the British min
lstry proposed that We should have
SIX representatives in Parliament,
they rcj'ctca it. All why: Because
six representatives could not control
the taxes to be laid upon them.
They would have been rs n"tlin. Ill
:: Parliament Of six hundred m,c,,
having different Interests, and neccs.
Sarily ruling and ovcrrulling them.
They therefore disdainc1 thc Iro.
ssn .SAg lgelsle;@f IS South !,.s a.. a.
!oiina haYc sto6A Aaim exactly Y'the same
position III thc Congress Of the United
States that onr fathers wonld have
A"Mc il TIC british Parliament. We
lave been taxed without orr consent,
III spite "f on; representatives. Onr
fathers fought for srl!-aov"rnmcmt,
sell taxation. sc!!-aprroprlat!rn Of thc
taxes after they were raised. liza;
was the "r"n! d fer Which they
fought; amt they sand that II they
dld not h2ht, they w"uId not only br
snhIect colonies, but degraded and
ruined c"'"nlcS. England w"n!' cN'
hanst their means h.y raising taxes to
be expended away ir"n them. Arc
We IN any other co'dl:lon nov! Ihc
South IS nothing else now bat the
very best co!"nT to he N"'th any
pcon'e ever possessed. England has
not now: and never l'ad. sven col
ones The feeble Sou h has been
unlt3"n'!y take! against her Will, con
tiary t" her viii, al:l H-anst hrr
convictions o! n@'''. Under tie
nrrtcNt OF !cvy''g dn'.r' rrrvcnnr,
tins H"TcrHm"nt has Ia'l d''ucs, not
tr revenue, but to tive excl slon OF
rcvc'n", ior tha benefit Of Northern
manufacturers. AMI las thus com,
pc..icd nc 'Sonthcrn corIc to n:'n.
lister to tie Acknowledgement and
wealth Of the N"rta. At t|;S mo-
mcnt, III Great Britain t!at com-
try where, according even I" Sen
atorial orators, the people are
@ronnd t" pow!cr-thc t"rlii is hnt
20 per cent. and that or the :uNures
OF life; ours is 30 per cent. on ;hr
necessities CT life. We are col.
on'cs, sir; and, after submitting to the
operation of such system Of GOV
c'nmcnt for SO many years, is it at
all surprising shat now, III her days o.
eliminating prosperity and power,
the North, having already taken
twcnty-ci"ht States, should also take
territory from the South enough fer
twcnty-onc more? No, sir, it not
at q |! SurnriS:Nr