The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-10-09

| institutions. Unuer these circumstances,
where aro tho "national men," or what
power do they possess TO maintain this Un-
ion, Which they so enthusiastically praise
We believe literally that nationalists, in tho
proper sense of that word, can he found in
the extreme Southern party alonc-tl,e par
ty which would preserve "the equilibrium
Of tho Senate" by extending slavery to its
ultimate possibilitics-whicll would save
the Union ''y asserting the equality of the
States in every particular, or, us last al
tentative, consgn i. to oblivion and 1.-Two in
! dependent outside Of its control. The
members of that party are "national men,"
but the phrase is ludicrous misnomer
when applied to tho Whcatand apologst Of
SIuatter Sovereignty, or the practical re-
strctlonist of kentucky. They are not in
favor Of the extension Of slavery, and con-
; scqncntly they arc in favor Of the ruin of
the South. On n similar occasion to tho
present terrific crisis, Mr.. Calhoun, whose
language VIC have quoted at the head of
this article, assumed position identical
with our present position, and who, we ask,
will deny the melancholy truth Of his prog
nostications? lie then demanded rs we
demand to-day, that every public man
should express his views on the vital ques.
ton of the moment with candor and truth,
but his wishes were rendered nugatory by
the Janus-i;'ced politicians, the "higlly
available" men Of the era. Mr.. Brccken-
ridge, it is true has shown his hand and it
proves highly unsatisiacto'y-nota u trump
worth playing amongst the cards. Mr.
buchanan remains automatically silent and
leaves his friends to puzzle over the Squat
ter Sovereignty which Van Buren, approves !;
and i'll view of these facts the South will
! bo compelled to fall back upon party Of
her own, in which Northern men of "the
highly available" class will have no right
to assume control. Those who are not with
lis are against lis. The Fillmoreites are
openly against us, and therefore must bc
treated as foes; the Democratic leaders arc
constructivcly against us, and therefore
cannot bc regarded as friends. The former
dcnounce the extension Of slavery; the lat
ter do not approve Of it, and there is no
logical difference between them, save IN the
extent of their folly, for its character is the
same. The South must ignore them both.
She must look to her own resources, her own
intellect, her own ideas, for existence and
prosperity. She must encounter the sectional
party Of the North by sectional party ofthe
South and the organization ofsuch party is
OF Tar higher interest to her present and her
future, than the election of any President or
! Eicc-Presdent can possibly be. In saying
this, we comply with the advice Of Cal
h"un, and express our opinions without fear
or hesitation; it only remains for those who
agree with us TO act at once.
THE EFFECT OF DIsUNION UPON THE PROS
PERITY OF THE NORTH.
The Richmond Inquirer has aroused
the ire of the New York Times, bv sur-
costing that i'll the event of a dissolution
OF the Union, the labor and capital of the
North would come to the South ior employ
mcnt. The Times vents it's ire in IRONY.
and says that tho Inquirer is moon struck;
but it SO the moon has struck linn in very
nearly the right place to bring out sucl, an
idea. For our own part, we regard it ms
one Of the few things certain, that if the
South, becoming independent, should lay
Impost duties upon Northern fabrics, that
manufactures would come South to avoid
them-or, what is the same thing, that
men ut the South would establish manu-
factories and cut them out of tile market.
that would so down at the North, down
would so also the style and cqupagc of its
propretors, the village population by its
operatives, the trades people dependent
upon these for living, and the Whole arii-
ficial structure of Northern prosperity would
ciumbic like frost work with the beams of
morning. Let any man who stand in his
shoes consider, but consider how much of
all lie wears is made at the North, and he
will see how many there are, outside Of his
own State, who are dependent on him, and
others like him, for a living; and if he
VIII consider that even the manufacturer at
the North is protected against foreign com
petItion-tlIat then lie will not only not be
protected, but will himself incur an impost
duty to get his fabrics to us, and he will
perceive how necessarily they will be com
PEELED to come here for continuance Of tho
business.
1t would require population as large
again rs is the present population Of our
city, to make the clothes, cutlery. carriages
Dc, which are consumed in Charleston
AMI it would make a great difference to u.s.
and to the value Of our property, if they
should be forced to come here. Tie chance
may not occur Immediately; but it will
commence, and we see no point where il
will stop short Of the establishment at home
OF every important industrial pursuit.
Charleston STANDARD.
The Successful Treatment Of Fcrcrs.-
The Peoples Medical Enquirer, of London.