The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-14
SENATOR HAMMOND ON DIRECT TRADE

SENATOR HAMMOND ON DIRECT TRADE
The Macon N'c"iGih) States Press publishes
the following letter. addressed by senator Ham.
moni I" Howell t"l,', "f Houston, IN i,spnnsr
II AZ :nr::a::0n 20 ii,"ml ti- next Cotton Plan
tcrs Convention, III Macon
RED tIirrE, March %
D""r Sir: | am Obliged t" YOU f,r your
invita- ion t" attend Your meeting at Macon. and
il my h"ai'! aud cn--ag"ul"mts will permit
wil! attend. hut not 10 max. speech that il
OF; Of my line.
entirely ,vmparhz" with Your movement. 7
regard ,;,r'c, ua. ~ absolutely necessary t" tn"
Independence III the South ; without IT, She will
ever b. l';""incih il:"i-i 81" may cnn;imu. 20
furnish. ~ she n"w does. mni" "tlhc n,,rrrial OF
c"inn"'cr. than amy oihc: i"nIn, i"I Of The sam:
mu'u!r"rS ever ,,l aud materials ,: constitute.
the most vital currents 81 cr.inu"rriul "rcula;;ui,
controlling. III fact. ,u,">i tl.. whole.
bHr drawbacks have been. not III" super or
carry az intellect ~ any "irr rr"uir. l. Il our
-h""w bars, Yellow f.vrr. and want of rlicrc:,n g.
t'i" capital. T,n.. l,in<, wii slow ~ vr.;,rls
i,"o tons IL" a. ir"'iinh!" - lar."r ores. to
carry "n irt'l'., aiid I!,"~r can cni"r ports.
'lh" yellow lever can he wi!"liv cv;,i".! hv c",..
tinu. our hS,im"-s season Ia tl.c ,i.itL ,mnulr:
at ih" year during. which we rx"nit These.
"Etht i;i'uih> s',:I taos" III winch ~: can, and
IL ;a"i d" carry nearly al "ur ruu:H /" market,
'h,l az naturally "nr business mnnth- ;,iul
i'":>" h"s: a,!a!;ci - hu-ii..sS aI climate suri,
nu:-.
II is b-caus" we Su|,ni; To tie. convenience
Of Others, that allow II Ia h.: necessary that
ti,"cr lru To-. any lar.acti" ir",, the interior
or !i"'ii a'n"hd. during ih tour .>>ihl". ycinw
lever GI"mihS Tn" .r.n .!:liiruiv is nS 10 cap
Hal "nr iii'"a, n''' !nr must pa,' in fact al
must -:ii'"Iy. r.nl,in>"l in s.i,!in., fresh l,,!s
Sih'i"'. ia" !ur">I- AID u:a,.!rn the ,n,trri-
'~ I" cloth" nn! fed the w".i.i ia ,.s.. W"
i;d full r"p"yncnt Er all ",.r rlra,,s :ni all
"ur energy. l:ii this w,!l no: always be- So
AN! il t,l,""Tn"r Il III" :"rnl,nr ,riv" all. M!
IONS. III other r,iiS. d" hot seek ia. rich har
'"Si They may rap her. our sur,u, aye
; VIII "nnh!" ~ ''' ''''ury ilia, fled also.
: N"'hmr, think Is wanting in "ur :;nnihcrn
appreciate, l,,o'" !, is ton late "nr un,nl,alrIr
! r'~"uE""~. a;'.i III" cm",my To dew i.p ih IN.
think W. have. have. every c.iI.!,lcnr,. in on;
im'n:". let m"r" i"'i,icS lHk" wi,n: cnuis,. and
! Wo,.ur" whai r"-'i!,> ii,rv may. Southern IN.
'!';~'ry. 'h.~ m"i:" ih" prosperous If any
! an III" "."''". r">ls n'~n the .,.rrrSt basis
AMI II ";it i"iurc~ hat il s,ilI rise ,nn full
npi"c :,'i"Ti and assertion If i.sf - lcca:ur
free" IN :'." ;:.. al Ill tho>., urnyic. !. rls-s
wHc:, u"w ,.u..:,,,.i,"r Il.
| c'mi,>- that maze been devoted IN u,hrr
'::rt.rs "' n.mc', t" l.nv, learned p.rri.rlv III.
WAY III whIr! v"ur .\><"c;i';nn proposes ,u f.c.
ia" .,"a "!.i"r;. AMI am therefore, u:,.hls T.,
JUL" "S I" II; i':'! i,:,i.> hut that t,,,r,. is
Il way. and im"t success Is sure do not ,iuii,t
| Nr'y respectfully. You, "!,.;rn, servant.
J. II. HAMMOND.
! lowell Corn, Esq.