The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-29
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For the Banner.
Fathers and Brothers Of the
Free Stale Of stqst;i Carolina.
| have listened to Ynmnondio his
great talk. lie says, "we have grca,
venernton for the sagacity Of our ia
thcrs, and for the wisdom, purity and
stability ul their institutions. Depart
not then from their customs and laws,
but pcrpetuatc the government they
have bcq'!rnthed unite yon, for You arc
cnliy yhtcncd by their wi>du;u.. and tile
strength Of their arms have set you
free"
Brothers, SO ,hr lnnnondio talks
well, but in wha, fellows he does not
talk we'll. He tells us himself that
he is not wise therefore | may point
out the errors Of his speech: lie Says.
cit is moi, my Brothers, in The spirit
Of love to each other, nor is ii in Il
revcrcd recollection of Your departed
fathers that you du this thing, ~ Ell
dcuEor To take the election OF Electors
into Your own hnni>A low can YOU
preserve their ancient land mark If on
divcst your representative body OF
this ancient cu-ton. brothers this is
no evidence "t Il high and lofty aspra.
ton to preserve the trust submitted
To Your charge. No my Brothers, the
maxim OF your fathers led to II result
Precisely opposite. |. mSlructs sou
that IL due regard to tHc pcrpctu!ty Of
tie representatives responsibility to
his constituents can alone secure the
many blessings Of govcrnml+lt. This
IS lot Il Democracy: neither is il a Tn
ion held together by Che will OF Il cen
trail power; but Il confederation OF SCI,
aratc, independent sovcrclyntiuS, uni.
ted together only by bond, Of mutual
affection and interest ard whilst ali
power rests with the people, yet my
brothers it may be Delegated to agents
VIII" urdcr various sanctions and. re-
sppE>ibiIi'irs, may ,NrIciSc it in The
name and by tho authority oI the pco-
Pie. 1t is upon this rrancil Of your
sovereign power ,hnt the present
Change proposed is designed to act.
ami to im"Oirte o.. the altar OF the
peoples rights, the rcvercd and long
established maxim of your fathers"
In this fonnondio does not talk
wls'lH. listen t" my speech my
b'" hers. Oar government is, in both
IT'S branches, Il democracy. The SOY
erclsnty resides in the people and for
TINS very reason the people have the
right I" delegate any portion OF their
power (i Inconsistent #i,h their du-
~ t" their crea,or) t" agents. The
people OF Sumter District have the
right To delegate Il portion Of their
power To thr Legislature Of the State,
and 10 rcsun:'. il when it becomes
necessary 10 their interest to do SO :;
and when it can be done without irju
~ To the body OF the people of The
tate: and tthiIgl1 the Legislature have
Mihc't" generally respected THIS right
OF The people of Il District, by repeal,
nS such laws as operate 10 their dis
advantage, whc:I called Oh to do so,
and whcn tho repeal would work no
injury to the State. The people OF
Sumter District therefore kayc the
right to delegate and to resume their
power But they have no right to re,
sumo it to the i:,jury OF the State, be.
cause IL was tor the benefit of the whole
Sta'c that they had reiinquished it
In this consists the freedom Of tE,
people. Deprive them of the right t,
delegate their power, and give it to The
lew beyond the power of resumption
and their government. is no longer II
free republic, but dcspotic aristucrl
cy. Hence it is evident that the mos,
elfectnai mean, of securing tht bless
hss OF government is, to make tn
responsibility Of the representative
Immediately to the people as great as
possible. No that rcprcs ntativ,
who is elected Immediately by tho
people is under much greater response
bility tu them than the ono that is ap
pointed by the Legislature, ahd for thi.
reason the Constitution Of the Unite,
States gives tho election Of l;lcctor.
of the President and Vice Prcsiden
to the people.
! Each State shall'appoint, in sl,cl
manner as the Legislature thereof ma,