The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-05-12
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r'"t th"m inhh" rharnrtrnn>. voer,nn nn,rrts
''' "'' h"" "n ,it They arc mighty tns,rumen,s
fn gathering n"L discussing nnurv aud h,s,ow.
lug h"""rs. N"t arc ,hry--thc very wnr.l Of
th"m -rn''r"ly 'l"Nn'" "r the supyN,rt of sen.
u,""nt. TIL" sentiment of allegiance cxists ,o.
wards I",ananl NJ Naplra sud the Enprrur VI
CHINA. r"r',nps ~ strongly ~ towards the Queen
"t EncanJ ~ 'h" t.up"r"r u, Russia Pride of
"'u"'rr, whirh Exists in every people, Is largely
idr",'ii"' with tho government llcncc all gov.
"rnn"uls have "I'nrnts of stability, SIMPLY ftptn
thur rxi.,rnr. E.r,,Iahl" To all innnv vaLun.-
Til" great r"n, "f stability "n whici all these
government nihn,'rs rally ~ the United states,
Is the 'ni"n. Hence II 'n,tirrs not what the
government "f the l'ni"n brings upon IT," South
UNJUST aud unr'rS;ii ut"nal taxation or cXl,sn.
hiturr- unjust AMI unconstitutional agiLatiums IN
the institution "f slavery TN lust exclusion from
our common irrrIi.,iirS--srrt"nal rre1Oininnncr,
Will, consequent d"si"t'sm more snulless aud
daring than that "f any one tyrani. The Union
the Union the Union let us hold on To the
lnnn. is th" dictate of every blind aud grovel.
lin. u,l,ulS" in our nature. To love, revere and
obey government. whI"h is benifcent and Just
in its "l'.ra,"ns is tho high impulse Of n fni,l,-
Gul and generous minl hut I" uphold n govern
,n"nt which defeats the very object nf IT'S crea.
vn-wch. instead "t protecting, cn,lancers
property Instead "f I'ra.". thriists upnn us the
alternative of civil. perhaps Of n srrvile war,
.'r the sl"w ruin "f i's deadly cncroachments is
inul work. worthy only NJ frrkstcrs % alarm.
ISIS ar rrr"aH'S I."f TN" struggle come when II
may, th" South. t. achieve her safety will have
1" tramr'. down l'ni"n party in the track Of
her political emancipation. AS the two sections
"f tn" l!ninn are approaching each other IN eon.
iic already the elements of party gath
"rinG I" this result. An ""ppostion" party is
raised under the false assumption that it is the
d"nocratic party wi,irh has produces, the con-
il,"t anl dangers which environ the Govern
mrnt and the MON They have done it-they
"f this Very ''"pr">i'i"n they, by their false
priu-ir!.smS;rpaii" ions nnsnlatnn-subnis
si"u. Their lmroui>n,. which ia 4 Unionsm r..
r"si''ctv" "f uSic" "r the constitution. has rem
,l-r-.l il imp"s>ih" that nnv other Cmionisn can
now exist between the United States in their
Irrs.n, organiza,ion y revolution is, thercfpre
inevitable. Submission or resistance will alike
establish it. The old Union-,he Union of the
Constitutions of equal rights between sovereign
States. is abolished. II is gone forever: stran-
cl,.d by constellation. and now tho instrument
al crnraliSn,. I" establish IN irresponsible dcspo-
tism al Tn" North over the South. To break up
The present uninn aud establish another of the
S"nih alone, IS no greater revolution than that
which now exists. In fact 1t will he n lesser
change. 1t would he n change Of parties hut mo-,
al prlnciplrs-w hrre:s the present Union is n
chang" "f primer pies although the parties may
con!inu" tn" same. Parties to government are
not 'li" government. It. is lis principles which
""nsut" lis css"hre. II these re,nun the GOV.
rrnmehi Is the same. although other parties nav
Join or leave it. The great object Of the resis.
tancr mcn If tho South is to heat hack aud sup
press tn" r"v"ln,i'n -: the Nori-to have re es.
tnbl'>h"'. i! r"ssiLlr the old ln,on amongst the
states. Int i! his is inIracticale. then TO re
establish til" ole, Mon amongst the southern
States. They are til" true c,'nscrvaLivcs-the re-
sisters "f r,an"". They are for the old order OF
things nE huil' mp by our revolutionary fathers.
Bu, they need meyer h"pc that this policy can be
carried out without '"Pposi,i"n." "Opposi,ion"
parties will merge: into :. Union rartips mud in
,i,tI l,t r
tn" Ambition patty of the North The existing
organization caIlcl III" Government of tho United
States, with It's abolition agitntions and destnies
although II" more like the government estab-
lsl''' by the Constitution than the Roman Re-
public under Augustus Cesar was like the Re.
public under the Scipios will struggle hard for
Its rrrPcinity. Nothing but the instinc, of self.
rrcserrnt"n, or the higher impulse Of liberty in
the southern people, can overthrow it. But the
contest is nevilnhlc-fnr it has been gathering
head ior thirty Years. 1t is Il contest Of inlepen.
deuce or thral,l"n-!iir death, with the South
When fairly mar>haied in the field, the opposing
sections "i the u tnion-where will the Richmond
Uht9 he i"inn Will it still be dreaming that
tn" feeble hnl'rush Of its "opp,sition' can stay
the mighty torrent Of scctionatsn,, which has al.
ready overwhelmed half the Union? or will it
die in despair, chokrl by the Ruffner pamphlet,
bahb''ng, not like FaIstaif Of green fields but of
. ITS bloody sequel Of dissolution and civil
war. II fhdr/exi"n NrrcurM
'' The Opposition and The Union-The neces-
sIty for Just such movement as the opposition
are making i'll Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Louisiana. Alabama, New York, and other States,
will be apparent on reading the following extract
from the Charleston Mercury. If We would pre-.
vent sectional c"n,cst in the next Presidential
election between the fire. eating, filbustering,
secession democracy Of the South, on tho one
side. and The freedom Shriekag black republicans
Of the North. on the utter-the result of which
tatL In !, I..f.. fof
an0>t certainly The dissolution Of the Union--t
must ''c don" by building mp an intermediate, ma.
t"ha! and cnns"rt ativc party. such rs is now led
on hy Virginia. If we fail, the disunionists and
nhoI''ionIsts then stand face to face with nothing
between them. III We succeed we become the
leading l"w"r for tn" next Presidential election
md Will absorb INTO our ranks all who love and
would preserve tho Union. Our success IN yir.
cm'h next month is our success in the whole
country next year, and is the end of sectionalism
and agitation. Our failure leaves us to the tes-
p"ratc chances "f purely sectional struggle,
with its hIo"dly sequel of dissolution and civil
war. Choose ye, people OF Virginia!
Here is what tho Mercury says"
u IL" views we have presented OF the state
OF parties IN the Union are correct, does it not
become tn" S"n'l I" prepare herself to meet the
evils Of her condition. The democratic partv
exists only in The South. 1t is no longer a ma.
t"'naI party. Why should we mt accent the
tr"" state Of things aud act upon themi As a
party, II Is ii southern pnrty and nothing else.
why should IL not turn its back ON tie North,
aud act only for the Southa Why should not
the Sou u have n sectional candidate for tho
Presidency io meet the sectional candidate of the
N"iih Shall II sectional organization be made
I" plumber and dis'roy us, and shall we bave no
organization for onr defence? Deserted By our
northern Associates imperiled ny predon,in-
a'ng sectional array against us-wi,h the open
declaration of en,hnc patton by their leaders as
their rrownlng policy. what course does even the
instinct "t self.presrrvaton require rs to pur.
Nan B"r""d or TIE Cnrs.-On Thursday NIGHT.
sh"rt time after the Express train on the great
Western Railway had left Windsor for Suspen.
SION Fridge, the passengers were ANNOYED by
sr'"h OF smoke, rs if wool were burning Al
itnets, however. the engineer discovered a light
at the front end Of the baggage car. and stopped
the tram to ascertain the cause. As SOM as the
tra'" stopped, man jumped to the ground in
flames, screaming with pain and fright The suf.
f"rer was relieved ns speedily as possible from
further danger; and proved 10 be prettv ba6lv