The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-02-19
:. From tie Charleston Std"d"'L
THE CLARENDON-EALLA TREATY.


was supposed to have swept the flying
clouds "l war away from our Eastern hori-
z,n, ami peace in ,o>y s,lcndor rose upon
III. h,.rcs ut the people; but, when brought
10 the notice of the Senate, it WIS lilchcd
away bv hlnyrrS on about the capitol. It's
Terms wcr. taken wi,hoi,: the official expo
si,ium to explain them; they were spread
before the country, too much prep"sScsSca
hy u .iilihm>,criny spirit, TO be wisely Just
they were found 10 c,ni"dy. no assumption
OF su,wri,r importance by the government
of t,,. United States in the affairs ot this
continent no ro,irr>sion Of such mpur
,anv. l.v ilir government of Englamd. 1t
WIS thus un-raiciu to the public tastc.-
The public sentiment WAS Ebrral'v express
al bv Irresponsible and interested indiv!u-
nlS. The Senate content OF constrained to
record the c'!it,, OF popular vol;tion, refer
Tie document back to Tie committee, and |
thus. to all appearances, i, is snubbcd. suull- |
I'd out, and cit.c,ua,Iy distinguished.
With the fact of such Il consummation !
we have nn great concern. There is no
slcl, imminent danger OF 4 conicst between
the two countries as that such Il fact will he
likely to preriri,ate the disastrous event
and diplomacy may pe;.cc;hly put on It's
longer, in the construction Of an instrument
that may lie less ,xcer,ionable. But i'll the
principl,s of International in'crcourSc, which
have lcd to that result, we have concern
which renders il important that the South
crn mind should he seriously addressed to
That important sui cc,.
1t is urged 10y .nany journals, anil re cell
oed bv members of the Senate, that the
IL, ol
il, the question that we must have land for
the ex,,a,,S;,n, and IN outlet for the escape
<f that Institution that the country of the
tropics is of right tie domain of slavery;
and that in virtue of our more urgcn! ncc,'s
sites, We are to liavca more immediate in.
tercs, in the lands of aiI This continent. and
that for this rr>'n Englamd and ;,ll foreign
States are TO he excluded.
In pIa,n terms. it is nSsuin"i that we
must take charge of the Wr>tcrr. Continent.
and keep European countries away from II
-;,nd the assumption is exceeding captl-
va,iug to the lnla.r min'l. But the South
had better pause. What interest have we
III such question -" W" want I" strength
on the government OF the t'nitrd States {:
That government Is controlled bv the ma
iprity, and as the Northern States have IL
n,ajority in both Houses of Congress, it how
~irtuay b-.ulTs to the North, AMI lis pat
runage aud power. whenever the conflict
comes, will hc ,,se,l to control or crush the
South. u We wish I" humble foreign adj
versaries There i no state in the civilized
world that would not spring to Intercourse
with US if it could be ha'l without II sub
mission to tho ru'iencSs and vulyaritv of our
associate. They want cotton, and England
wants it so badly, away from the control Of
the North, that she would not only to."rat,
but would establish slavery to procure it
DO we want land! With II p"pulaiion d
only ten millions we have now within tho
limits of the Southern States, $4,000
square miles; surface sufficient, with pop
ulation no more dense than that OF Belgium,
to sustain i4O,00O,OOo of people. DO w
want an outlet for slavery! To look for III
outlet is to admit that the institution is no
v.tal and enduring, but at some time mus
lie let off. Such is not the proper estimat
of its nature. Justly considered, it is to b
as eternal rs the hills. 1t may expand with
in present limits fnr Il hundred OF a thousan
years, and then il will march, not necess:
rily South, where the doors are 10 lie k.|
obliginrlv open for its exit, bat 10 any pla,
over the surface OF Gods green earth, whcl
interest may direct it. 1t argues Il want
confidence in slavery to provide for its c
cape; an iynorance Of its conditions,
suppose that escape will ever lie require
This union of unequal RACES is II ta'schoc
and a wrong, or it will stand up To its hrig|
destiny, and march wherever its star ma
lead it.
The South, therefore, has no motive
irreconciIabIe differences with Europe;
countries. These are all with the North
If we 60 to war it will strengthen the 90
ernment, and the government is with Il
North. Ii we 90 to war, the South will
cut off from foreign intercourse, and mt
give her cotton To- the North, who will til
imonopolize ti,e manufacture of that produ
IF we 90 to war the South will he whipp
into good behavior without the North bel
constrained To perform thLt di>agrccabic
flee She will be made to feel her insc,
rity with respect To her slave property,
having embarked III the same bottom. W
her real adversary, we must be made
share his fate, however little disposit
there would 'Le in foreign States to dist,
the institution. And, like distressed da
sci, she must cling to the one ro,her CHI
tain who has carried her Oft to escape
sng shot tv inl"'hcf. 1hiS Is, III 'act,
hest conceivable way hy which the So
!, can be dragged down to perpetual :
- helpless participation i'll the hascr foru
4 of the North. andN is only wonderful t
-asey nave not sooner bullied themselves
TO the predic"nent.
But this must not be. The South must
lie prostituted to such uses. From the con
tuition of our society, the government Of
South is necessarily the exponent of
asighest intelligence; she is robed in the
rity and splcn,lor of IL natcl,ess produc
She is worthy To he, rather tile bride Of
iIization, than the degraded nstrumen
nny single power. The government Of
North must come from porter houses.
majority il in that social state, and The
jority governs. He comes reeling on To
therefore, rdoIclit Of the fumes Of pop
1,honch ilip res meet able horizons pf his