Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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CTHEl'~ TE::,TDI ~y A ,Aii\ 'T SLA \'I•:rY. F r 0 m t1t ~ Fat It , r > r 1 d " Co un t r w 11 o w t u r n t o t h \! an t It 0 r 0 f he l>. ·lara lion ot' 1 nd ·p ·tHI •fH' ~. "\\ e "ill lbll'll to TilE \or 'E OF .JEFFEI!.'OX. On tilL' :~~ltlt awl -40th page · of lti · ~' ~ ""otc on Vir~ini~1' J~tl'er,on ':1\ 11Th ' r mn..,t douhtlr '" b!:' nn unhnppy inOnenc' on the mann rR of our peop prodll ·ed h.) tiJl' t>\.I"'(Pill'l' of ~1.1\ l'l'.r lllll!~llg \l'\. ' ('Jtp .\\holt.' COillii.H'rCc h•tllr~ ma .. tcr uud. ht\'t' i..; a p •rpetual ., ' ITI'H' ot th · mo<i! ~>or:-.tProu~ Jl!l"'Hron-;_tiH.' 111,,. trtrrPIIlittin!.!' dp-.potbrn on the on~ p.1rt, ~111d dt'!.!'Jadll_lg :n~lllll"'-~'.on on the oth r. ( lut· t'h'ldtt•n l'Ct' th i!:', and lcnru to rmrLtl!' rt; for man han rmrt.ttl\ <' :\IIJIII,\1. lh. 1111 dit,\ "' th' gt•rm of all cdu ·atron in h~m. !•'rom Juo..; n_aJie to hi" gnnc. he, !•.~ruin~ to do what h ~· :-.et·~. othl'l'"', do. Jf a. pnrPnt t'(~ttltl lrnd no motl\l', r·ith ti!l }1 1.- phil.lllthrupy or Ius :.-;ell lm t·, for rr~tmmm~ the tnlemp r.tnt·~ of pa .. j011 1 ward" hi::. Ia\ e it ~hould alw.t.'"' he a. ntltert·nt one that Ius <.'lttld h pit· l'llt. H: !! .11 •r:t I\' 1t i" nol !->llllirll'llt. The parent slot rn", the d1tld lonk on <'alf'h1•, 1 lrnt',llllt'ttl"' or '' r;tlh. put'i on thP :-.alit" uir" in tit' rtr<'le of smnller ..,lar('~. J.riiC a loo,t• n•11t to the wor:-t nf' p.ts!--ion-;, nnd, thtt nurst><l edtH'atetl, and d;tily l"<t•tti• d in 1.\'1':\lltl_\, t'i\ltllnl but b • :tampl'd by tl wtth ncltoll" pr r nl ia rit il's. Tlrt• nwtmn-t 11 • n protltv;y "hn <'1\'1 rl't:\111 Jll !'i m:Ullll'l'"' antl tnornl~ ulld<•pra' eel hy such circuli} ~t.tllt't' ~ . \utl "ith ~' h.tl ' \. t><'l'ation :_.;lwuld the ~tal ~ IIHUl b~ lnacled, who, pl'tnt:l­t illl{ onC' h.tlf lh • c·tlrzl'th thu · to tranrplt> oil !Itt• rr~.r htr. of tlu· other, tntll,fonr ... th•" ·into dc"IHll ani th t'' into Ct\l'lllll.:" rl · ·tro)'> tht• tnornl'> of' the one p.nt, nd th • amor 7Wltur of thl' othet ; for jf a "lit\' C'llll ll :t\ t• a country Ill tl11 \\orld, t Jlllt"'t h•• any ntlwr 111 pr<'l •n•ncc to that in\\ hich he i-1 horn to Iii • antll,rborf r anolht•r; Ill" ltielt It t• llllhl louk up tltt• Etettltic~ of' hi~ ll<tlur •. c·t,ntrihnlt', a~ lara t1 'JlPlll:-< on hh utdl\ idualendl':t\ 111 .... , to the <'' ani ... llln~'nt ot' thl' llunwn ral'r., nr en· tail It~-< ow11 mbl'raillt• eou lrtiun on thP cttdlt•.._.., ~t' llt ' I'ttlion!" pronl' lrng from b·m. Wit It the uwr.d"' of' tIt" p •oplt·, tltl•ir i!ldlhll')' r~ also dt·stroy •<l; f'or, iu a. 11.1rm r•li11rate, no ttlltt "1ll luilol' for ltun .... cl f' who can m.r ke anotht·r labor for him. 1h, i..; "'o ltut• . tlt:tt ol' t IH' proprietor:-{ of "lit' t'" a Hry . ur .tll proportion, in de ·d, r 1 \l'l' H't 11 to l.thor. .\ rtd enn tltl' Jil,ertieK of' a ll:ttlnll hl' tlt o11ght . cc·ttrt!, when 1e h l \ • )'('1110\ l'tl their oil I) linn ll.l "'IS-.l COil\ idinJI ill ti JI' lltiltd.., or thl' )ll'oplc that tit '"'l' ldJ l' rlit·~ tile till' g-ift of (~od '? th11 l tltev are not tn lll' 'i nl:ttt•,l but hrh· wmtlt? Jttd •t•tl. L tn·rublt• for my country wllen J rrfl('d that c:od ~~ ju. t; tluith· j11~tk · c ,unrot ."lt'l'P t'nll'\ t•r; that c·nn'lidl'rittg nuHllH'l' , JLttnrP and natural me 1;5 o.ul ,\', a 1'('\ ol11tton ~~~· lltt' \\ ltet•l of fortunP. nn 1'\<'han~t· of' ~itu,tlio n i.; amo11~ I' u :-.rbl<:_ <'\ cnh; that tt nwy IH•c·u n1' prnlmhl' by ~upernatur:\1 iutt.•rf' renee! The AlnllglJt) h.t-. uo attr!IJJttc "hich can take side " ith Ul'i in ~uch a coulc:--t." '' lril Yirgini:t '"a ' yet a olony in 177 ~, , h, lt ·1<.1 a Conrcntinn :o appoint dl'l ·gatl''i to alt 'IHl the first general Congr """, wltic:h wa.: to a~ l'tnbh• and clid a:s ' llll)l' in Philadelphia, in :..; 'ptemL ·r of tlJC ~:une ) '<ll'. nef'ore t]wt <'Oil\ 'lltion, ~fr. J ff•J'.'O il matlC an Xp() itioll of t!J rig I Jt ~ 0 r B I' i t i :--h ~ \ II l (' l' i c a, i n w hi(' h 110 . n i tl : .• 'fhr aho~itinn or tlom ~tic: l:l\'f'ry i. the greatr. t ohj('('t of dl'sirr in thr~c olo­nt :.. . , "h1:re rt was tllrhapprly mtroduccd in their infant Hl<'ll<·. Bnt prcr1o11 to the l.'lllranl'ltt'-'~'lllt'llt nf tl11• Kl:l\' '. , it is n c !':nry to cx<'lllrl<' further importatwu~ lrom Atr.tt' a. \ d <Hil: r •pe:rtt'tl attl•mpt. to •ITi.· ·t thi:-~ by prohibition!-', and by illlJill:nz clttl.t •s ,~· htl'll llll ~ ht :tlllO'l 1t to prohibition hU\' ' b ·en hitherto dt'fctttl'tl hy b, m.1.l ·~ty ~ negatl\~ '; t.hn~ pt·pf' ·rring the imme<liat • nth:wtagP of a ft~w .. Hricnn cor· :a11:-:; to 1hP la-.trn!..( rntrn•:.;tH of th Am rican ~'tat'~ a.lll.l the ric~'ll t of hum n u.1.tnrc, deep!) wuundccl hy thi!i iul'.nnous practic ·." ' b . In fhe original draft of the Declaration of J ndcpcnclencc, of wl1irh it lR w ll known h wa tlte author, we find thi charge again 't the King of Great Brit a in: ·lh- ll:l~ wa·~t'tl crul'l \\ ar n~:tin I hnttt:ut n:tlltl'P its 'If, ' inial in•~' it:.- lllo..;t ~<\c'l't>d . ht~ of !if• nnd lrll•'rt \', 1.11 tht· pt•r.-oll"' of :t d~sbnt p•·oplt· "h11 11 ., •r olllmtkd ~1.1.! c 11 p 1 1\ , \ t til ~ a 11 d 1 • a 1 'I'·' 111 ~ t h l • Ill .Ill I o ~I a \ P r y 111 a 11 o I l~t• r h l' t 11 1..., I' h" n · , or to i Ill' ll r ~~~~mhll' tlt•.tlh ill till II' ll'i~lt-.porlallot.l thtlhPr. 'J'hi~ Jl l l".llll' .tl \\<llt'.u·1· , lhl• nppro­~~\ um of' mlitkl jlll\\ ('('..,, I'\ tIn· W.lJI:trl' of 1 he ( 'JJI'I,I littl K II!.( or (; n·.~t Brll.till. IH •ruutll'd to k•• ••p a 111.11 kl't \' hl'l'l' fl llll .~lwuld bt• ~IIlii~ Itt and :.;o ld, ht h.h at l'l rth pro..,titlltl'd IJ."' 1tt•g,ttl\ t• lnr "ll)'LJI't'~. 111g any lcg~:-.litl1\ c atl ·nlpL tu pruhi iJi t 8c~d.. . rl'.tra in this e\. •cr.tldl' cuHtmer · •. ' lleur hilll fnrthcr; h .. :t \' " .. \Yc hold th r~c truth~ to hr f4rlf-c,·i<l nt, thn.t all Jnrn nrc f'rr, trtl rqnnl· tlrltt th'\ arc endnwt•d hy their 'n·ator "ith. <'<•rtam llll:tlH'nahlc 1 i~ltt..;; lh ·tt a'111011~ lh :. an' lift llht·.rt.\, and the p ursutt ul h,lPJ.llllt'~r\: th.1t to ~t·c·nrp th t'"P ri.,ht ... "..f tHrlllllL'llt. .. arc llt"l 't.,r lu~l'tl amon~ mt·n dl'!'t\ rng tltt'ir ju~-t power:; from tht·~on-t-~ nl of' the go' t•rm·t . 'mlcr datl' or .. \ugu ·t 7th, 17 ~'3 Ul a l(;tt l' to Dr. PriCL', or London he ~a~ . : •· Scn·th\\ .ml of tlt' C'ht·~:11H'akc yon may litHl, hNt nntl th L'I'<', nn oppnn~nt nf yout· doctrinl', <h ,\ ou may lind, ht•n· and tlwn. a rultiH'r nnd 111111 dt>rer; huL in 110 ~re,tt 1\lltllln·r. l·:ma nc·ipalhl lt i~ put into ~UC'It a train, that inn ft•w \ Pl\t'R tht•t'' 'fl ill be 110 ~In' C" twrl It w .1 rd of ~In 1'.\ ln.nd. ln :\I e1 r.' lnnd I do not litH I ... lil'h a di .... po­~ tron to hcv 11 the n·dn· ... ~ of Uti~ l'trnnnit,r, a~ in Ytr.~ nrin. Tin~""' thP llt'\t ~lutc• to \\hirh \\l' 111 ,1)' lttrn ou r t')' :-:; f'nr till' inll'l'l':-.llllg :_.;peetacle of ju .... tllt' 111 t ouflrd 'fl ilh a\ ill'll'' and uppn':-;"ion: a cnnllJ<'t whnl'ill the :-.;lCrt>cl "id<' is gainitw dailv recruit.. fr om tl11• in flu\ into olll<'r of) oung lll l' ll g'l'll\\ 11 up, and grcm ing- up. 'l'he-.· h.t\C ,ur.kPd ill lht> princ•i pl '~'~ cf' lilJnty, a~ tt \\ l'l'l', wrth tltl'ir nrother';.., milk; and IL i to them J look" rth an~iety to tum lhL• f.tlc of the quc ... tinn." In nnotl1 '1' l ·lt ·r, " ri tt 'll to a fri 'tHl ill 1 ~ '11 l1c made usc of tlt~ fol­lowing hwgu:1gc: '' Yonr f'a \'Or of ,} ttly :n 'It wa'{ tllii,Y n•eei\ ct1, ant1 l'I'IHl "ith pPculi:u· p! ':l"nre. ThP "' nlintt nt .... do lr olllll' to lh l' hf'ad and hc .1rl of' I hl• "ntt•r. ~I tnt• otr tiH• "llhjt•ct of the "Ia\ PI')' of Jwgro ' "' ha\'l' I on~ ~iJI<'C been in tl11• po:--:-.r. "ion of' th · puhlit• , nn<l timt• h:b only st•n l'd ln gi\ l' them strt,ng-t•r root. The In\ t' of' jll"'t i<·l' and tilt' In\ of Crlllll ti',Y ]lll'<Hl <'qllally lttl' l':tliSC of th 'SC pcopl 1 :ltlU it i:-:; a l'l'}liOa( h toW tiJat lh r . huultl h:t\' \pi ·a~letlrl ~() lon!: in ntitt." • \\'h, i an irH·nmpn·hvn. iblt• lll<H·lrinc i"\ man! "llo cnn rntlllrt' toil, f:tm inr., 'ripe..;, itnpri:.;nllllll'lll. and d('alh itsPII', Ill vindil'ation of lti'l O\\ 11 lilH'rt:r·; and th' n xt morllt'llllw deaf' to ull tho:..;e moti\('S wlro~e po\\1'1' :-.up portt•tl h1111 lltro11gh h i~ tri.ll. Ulld inllid CHI Jri'{ ('plio\\ mall II bondtl,!.!<', 0111' Jtn11r ot' whi <•h I'{ f'rau•rht "ttlt more mi..;cry than ti.J L':-. of 1l1.1t which h · ro. c in rciJl·lltun tu OJIJHH'." TltnHt~lwnt tlt ,'ontlt, at tl1 prc'\Cilt <lay, ... p~ci:tlly :unowr ...,]a\C­holdl'l'" lll'!.jt'O '" ar alnw"'t lll\':lri:tbly "J>Ohl'll of n · • ~ootl..., nrul ·l~ttt­td:-.,' 'prop ·rfy ,, llllm:tn c:tttl •. In our flr!'lt l)llotation from .J •!fer­on' \rorh'-' Wl' lt:t\'' sc 11 tlwt lt • ...,pokl' of tlt · blaek~ :h citizu1-~. \\'' hall now hear hiltl spcal· of' lhl' lll a:; ln·rtflrcn. Jlc say..,: "W mu-;t wait with pnt iPnr·r tlH' wnrkill n'~ nf' an O\'l' l'l'lllin~ PrO\ itl<'JH'P , and hop · that that i .... prep:trirw t111• dclin·1 HtH'l' of t lrC'H' om ht l'l lm. 11. "lll'n the r~H':t"lll. c 0 th< rr t ·nr"' hall h • full wlwn thl'ir crrnnn..., "hall h:n l' mvoh ('d ll t•a' t·ll 11 f'lt til d&J"kn "', dnnlJtlt• ~a (;o<l,of jttKtit·r wlil<IW,,kr ll 11' lh ·ir dr .... lr··~ .... \' othrug- i. 111Ul l.l CCI'l.tinly written iu the nook or Fa.te, tllllll th. t Llti-j p 'tl}lll! '>hall lJI' free."