The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-09-25
From the Charleston .Ncrcnry.
THE RICHMOND DIsPa7cu

uniting our enemies to control our rViltir:,!
destinies, be not Il stronger cri'lcnc" of thin
blood than trading with them. That tErv
almost monopuSc our trmle, is the fault OF
Tho thick-bluulc,l men who ll"urs',ed be-
tween 'T4 and 81. 1t is the natural con-
scqueiicc Of uniting under Scll Il system Of
government, two communicates so essen; ;aiiy
differing in pursuits. in cl,argctcr ail'l sen
timent, AS tic Southern and Northern p"o.
pie: The most saglcio,iS men OF the South
partly foresaw this consequence, as nrrcs-
sarily resulting from The political or~::n>:,-
tion, which was, in II ,,."as,r", forced u,on
them hy the tecblrucss or the newly ell
franchised States.
But it is not a question or ii,:vk or .!in
blood, nor is it. II question Of commerce: ::
for the Virginia AMI t;,.olna f:,rlnrr and
planter must sci! his crop, wi,atcvcr polili-
cal arrangements prevail. il irr continues
to deal almost exclusively Will, his enemies.
1t is his own fault. 1t is union will, the
North that makes lis people our enemies
Drive them out to morrow, and they will
be our best friends. That which is vital to
us, they now regard Will, a!,horrenrc, and
absurdly think that they are responsible
for. Take them at tllcir worl-relea>c
them from their responsibility v-drivc them
out Of our Union; and by this application
of little aouce rioicmr. you win their
hearts. 1t is not their commerce that hurts
us, il is the compulsory preference which is
granted them 10y the unfortunate terms of
our union with them. When we drive
them out Of our Union, they will be to lis
as are the English, the French, or any
other people who may seek commercial in
tourse with us-cncmies in war, in peace
friends. At present, they arc enemies at
all times. Enemies, who have denounced
war upon us for thity-iivc years, and who,
from our unfortunate political connection
practised the secret minc ana deadly sap of
sectional legislation, more runo,,s to lis
than all the devilish cngincrv Of Omen
war.
The Dispatch must kr"w, every South
ern man must know, that if he cIing> to
this Union, he must take cNm onc.4. lie
must take it with enforced commercial in
tercourse with tn" Noril, on Is own terms !:
he must consent to New Yak hcin" the
commercial capital, aud l OFF other towns
mere villages or suburbs nl New York.
lie must n"i dream OF Baltimore ur
Charleston as -rca: commercial centres
1t is permitted I" n>. who hope - Src Iii"
day when the m.i,,,l SnntI. rising ii. It's
might, shall drive o;, the Nor: i: to indulge
the cheering vision ot Il PROSPEROUS agri-
culture, nurturcd arI inr,,.rratr.l hv an
enfrancliise.l commerce, dispensing i,s boun-
ties and lis blessings. an! gag liz, anL
hope, and prosperity, To l'H!:imore, Charles
ton, Savannals, Mobile, and New Orleans.
And it Is permitted to lis, too, to anticipate
the time Of peace aid good will restored
ty driving them out-.!:: time when the
North shall bc released from It's sclfn-
tlicted misery Of responsibility for our
slavery; and the SuH,h sell. governed. AMI
and with an unshar!cd commerce, paving
tribute to none, shall he Il liberty to tender
peace to all the worI !, .! 10 provide for
war if need be. This i, H.. ";,i:i- vision
vouchsafcd to us who have i.i.l.--!.i,h in
the princ pies 3. Anglo Norman nature
faith in the sufficient thickness OF Anglo
Norman blood, 10 prompt Il, rosscss,.r f.,
do that which his interest and honor 10
quire at his hands. .tiil when oar South
ern people shall &c brought to release their
actual condition. then shall our vision he
bodied forth. For that people is not framed
to subserviency. They have some i,lca Of
rights and duties. They feel that they are
dominant race, and know tha: self COY
ernment is their brthri.ht.
Let us not, then, present false issues to
our people. We cannot allay Northern
fanaticism hv the empty threat Of n"n-in-
tercourse. We cannot exercise The ,'..Innn
of sectional domination, hy the su!llcst dc.
vices Of political logic. You may fight the
devil with fire, but this demon c:i be
driven out out only by driving out the pos.
sessed section Short f this, nothing can
bo done.
This the sole issue for the Southern pco-
ple. A dissolution of their union is not to
be thought Of. Their i:srrnn"ction from,
the hireling SEES is The one thing ncc.lful
for their political salvation. This we must
strive for; peaccablc if we can, forcibiv if
we must: 1t Can be accomplished peacea-
bly, by the concerted action Of the fifteen
Southern States and the sixteen Northern
ones, on the principle of mi 1oossidetis-
each section keeping what Ire has. And,
rs to- the public debt, let cacl, section agree
to pay half of it.
The fifteen Southern States will meet in
Convention at their Capital, Washington,
to agree upon Constitution for the South
crn Confederacy, with the great advantage
OF being, in great measure, homogcne-
ous people, whose leading pursuit is agri-
culture. Taught by the stern lessons Of
experience, they will avoid some errors, and
supply some omissions, in the present or
ganic law. The question of frontier can
constitute no difficulty; our sisters Mary
land, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and
Kansas, are now frontier communities, and
under much worse circumstances than thcy
will be, when we have disconnected our.
selves from the North.
The North is now hostile. It will then
be pacific. Its interest will compel it to be
50, and there will not he any sentiment in.
clining it to he otherwise. The Eng.sl,
are auti.slayery, but they arc not our enc.
mics. Our gallant old allies, the French