Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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1 2 FltEl•. FIUCJ)E' A~fl ~LAVE. 1. ·c 1.t nrr H· H1 1· ''"11:". Itt ttl t}1"n t •a ccnro.:c<l P) ..;tcm of :b.rcry whie·a bn.' entailed on t 11 b Ill t 11 mt· .... l:, 1.·1.... of 1w,· rtY• ig. norniH' . an<l d .g... Tatlati. m \\ c hnll not. <I r ) otu·. ... c l I. 11 1L • , i 0 1 ., H, • t o 11 l' lt c ' v. II t It L' y• a 1H 1 h e tr It n. .. Jm 1 1 <1" , 1 tl · 11 l <hu~r] 1 tLr~ •m<l l>rutl1 •rs a11d :-,t..;tcr~ nr} not rigll!cd :llll tl'l r ~oil" a < • • • • • • . f' tl 11101. im1wrtnnL l)nrttc·ulnr!i Jn wl11elt they lutv 'been Ill :-olll • 0 I 1 t} j·,11]t '"'} 1u1lli at oth rdoon~tl 1rtll ourown. In th irhe- " ' roll n·t'< I ' :., • u It df' ~'hi •IIY h:wo w \\ riltcn nn<l rompil <l tlti" ·work· and until nnr 0~'.i •et Jwll 'h:n , 1> en accompli ·11 <1 or 1~ntil lif. • ·ltnll l1 av.o 11 en ex- (J.I I'rllJ·.. .1,1 l'(1 tl 1c t· !•- ..} 11111 h no aunt em "'nt 1n onr ilort-j to :ll<l tIt 'Ill in l'l rlo' :I·J ll·! llf•... tJ 1 11 '• 1tl Jr<•1 I <a nd inali '1\alll • pr "'ro:.;atiYcs out of whicJ1 thc•r lt·~·l' l>"L~l ~0 raftily. wind] ·<1. )\'"'wauL to !4"'' no mor plo\\in~ nr lt;>~ill'l' or r:tkin g- or grain-hintlin~ hy wllite women in. th t-'onthem 8tat .;; t'lltploylll ·nt in cotlon-lHill. :tn<l (~U1cr fad<.> ril'H wotllt~ h~f:tr Jnor·c prolit:tbl nntl <'OllgL•ninl t th m, uud U11.s til 'Y wdl ha\'u \\ 1thtn n hol't perio<l after :-1twu·y :-hall ltn ,.. lP n abolJ:.;hP<l. Too bo in th' :-;onlh for wl1ilu Juen! \\' lt:1t i.:; tl1 t ~limony of r~liablu 'onthrons th llhch·cq? 8nys a-.,...,in' ),[. i]ay or 1\>utucky: Tn the \.fr<'mt', outll, nt ~cw Orlt'nt.l~ •. tltt' l:.1:1orint.; mrn-th .. ~<'\'C rlorl' antl 1 I til , ll'\ 't' "l~t•rp tlu• beat IH mtt•n:;Jtt <1 by th .. • Jn·oxmuty of the red J,t<' ~m 0 011 ' · lJ f ll · · 't f 1 I h In i<'k lJHildin~'-~· an• all wlutr men and ltllcyf.a:c Jlll f' le. u lC~lJO.) rlfr~~n' o, llclnlt . I, t 1 1 11t <·otto11 'I r •tm informc<l 'Y a t'H'TH. o mtn -liUJst• n. s.U\C 10 c er. >II 10 W ll I 0 • < • t 1 t 'l' · , , rr tl " , I t1 1 1 t' rroocl llnthonty-that 111 nor tw f-i ern t xaR, .unon,., te "errnnu ant1ll lCt't'to ·, l.t...,<> t1. 110 to th~i r uaUo•w l in;-;titH:t~ will not cutploy the Jahor of a. !-.l Cllll'll ..,, \ ' • 1 f 1. j .,.l 1 II' ~h\'l• thl')' proclm·•• mor · l'otton to tit ncr HIH o . n. uc~tf'r qna 1 y, un' f:C mg ~tt priec•:-:~ from a. ·cut to a. cent aud n, half u. pound lugh 'r than that IH"O<luct:u by ~:<l:.t.\'C labor." ,.'n.y Go,~. Ilmnmom1, of P.outh aro1ina: • The. tc:.uly h£ n.t of onr '-~U tnm erR i-; not :-;o pro. lt·ating as tllC ·llort, 'but frequent nuJ . ndueu b'ur. t:4 or X orthcru suuuner:-;." In an extract, whi<"h 1nay be funnel in our cconcl r1Htptcr, .nnu to ,-r] 1ich wo r ~p' 'Lf'ully refer tlJ.o r ntlm·, it \Vill be c ·n that th1 ~mno Routh Carolinian, , p nkiug of "noL lc:'j tllltll fifty Lhon.~:m cl" norH,]:nc­holtling whiteR, .·:ty.-' Mo -t of th . c now follow agricuHnrnl pur­:, uit-:." :-;nys Dr. art wright of N cw Orlean-;: • Jl c.•rc in ,.ew Orlcan-4, tlt larger part of thr <lruclg ry-" c:rJ· rcquil'ing ~xpoj • tll't! to tho !-1Ul1, Q'{ railroacl.-mJkin~. ~~rect-p:tviug, uray-drl\ Jng, Ult ·lting · 11 J,uiltling, i p rformc<l hy wbtte people. To tho ~tnti tical tal>k w1tidJ sl10w tltc number of death~ i11 .the l'r , nn<1 in the lav State~ in 1850, we 'vonltl clircct sp cial :1 tt ·ntton. Thoc:;e 1)c r::~otl. particularly the pro pn g:uHli ~t. of negro sln.vC'ry ,\IJO, h ·rctofor , hnv' ~ he en KO dr n.<l·f nlly \xcr ·1 · <1 on accon nt o f \\· l1 nt. thev:. baY b~ n plen ·cU. to t rm tIt i n:-:al n hrity of ' outhern cln~~ .. will there ilnd Olll thiug to alhv th ·ir r~~u'ful npprclten-.;ion A c:rttJCnl xnwiuution of ai<l tab] e.' will l1 i ~do.so th f<tct that in proport~OD t~ population tl •n.th.· O<'Clll' lll Ol'C fr '<pl 'nt1y in 1\[n.---;arllllSctt · t!Jnn lD fiO) . . 1. t] . · r ,. York than ~outhcrn 'tate \: <' pt L nnl"l 11:·1 : !'l"i'( rctpH'n tn ~ l ' FHEg FI 1 CI~E AJ. D ' LAVE. 1 3 in any of th ~outh rn ~tat~.', t''(Cl'pt ~far) l: ncl ~fi s:-;onri, 1\ ntn 'ky, Loui~iaua and T .. xa:-.; mor · fr ·qu ·utl \- in ~ •w ,J 'I'"P}, in PL'Illl.') 1, ttnia, nml in Oltio, t lt:tt l itt eit!JL'I' (; •nr~ia Florida, or .\ l:tb:ulla. Ll':tvin~ \ri:-.cou .... in and Lnui:-.i Hll:t out. or tit\ :t<'('Ollllt :tlld th 'II ('() IIIJI:ll'illg tlt 'bill. ot' Jllnrt:tlit · in th l'L'Ilutinin~ Nortltl'rn ' tnt'. , \\ iLh t ho..; • in fit r mniuing HoutlH:rn t-;tat ·~ \\ 'lind tl1 .. <liil' ·r lJl<'' d •cid 'dly in fa\·or of tho lntt r : for, :tccor<l i n~ t t hi:-; cal •t!lation, w h il ' the ratio of <1 ·at !1. J:i n-. only 011 to 7·kG of tltc li\ ing population in th f'ontl1•rn ~Lite it, as on to 7~.:j 111 th Xortltcrn. ~.Ly I >r . • T. C. ott of ~lobil : ·' Heat moi~lurc animal n1Hl vcgPI<tblc:' m.llt<'t', nrr !':lid to b' the Pl• .. ,n,~ntH which ptod tll'l~ tllt1 c1i4c•a-.c'-l of lht• Houtlt, 1111d t't tm• ll• .... titnony in ptont' of' till' health of till' IJ:tnks ol till' lowl'r portion of lil t• .\1to.t~i~:.;ippt HIH•r i loo :IJollJ.C to lit! doubtl'd.- not on!; tl11· 1'1\Cr it. If, hu nl-.u tiJ lllll\lerotl:.; b,q uu~ "llid t tllt'Hildt·r throtls:.;h Loui .... illll:l. ll t•rc i'-1 <l lH·rft•dly flut alii!\ J,d COU IIt'ry, ('0\' l'l'ill r !'-~\l' l':tl huudrl'd mil<•.,, lilt •r. pt·r~etl w 1t h iniL'I'Illlltahll• lake , lngull l'"-' :111d junglt• ... aud "till we arc iul'otlll •d hv l>r. <'art'' right, one of the mo-.t acuft' oh:-t'l'' <'r"' nt' tlll· d. v tha.t llli~ cou11try 1:., <' l'lll)l l'rol!l mt.t Ill tlk di~ordl'r-<, nnd i.- l'Xtl' 'lilt h•ltt•:tltl!\·. Hi:-~ n.-~ ·rtwu h.t 1J • n cnnlinn ·t l to lilt' by hundn•d.., of witnP:-.. ''"• anri \\'l' kno·w from onr <n,,\ n olP en ation, that th<• population prc .... L'ut a ruuu t and he.tlth\' ~ appcanwcc. BnL tit • 11 . ...,t part i } ct to com"'. In ·pit' of all thl' blatant n ... ~<·rt ion 'i of tl10 >l ig:t)'(·l1y, lltaL ih' dimato ol' tlto ~out It wa-; arT:tng ·<l l''-Pr~-....., J_v fur tho lH.'groL·s nn<l that Utl' nl'gro ''i \rer <T •at •<1 '\}ll'l'""'l.> (n inlutbit it n: tl1 lt•altiJCul serYitors nf other JIIL'll a e:lr f'nlly hL'pt I'L' •ri-..IL· r of all the <l atlt tlwt O<'CUlTul in C1wrJc..;ton l"'outh Carolina for t l1 • :-j>:W • of ciX) ar"', t\hO\\ s (lJat 'V "'Jl iu t!Jat lo<"ality \\ }Ji('Jt ].., g'L'lll'l':tl]y l'l'g':tl'd~tl a o unlte:dtl1~\ tl1 • annual mortality wn'i lllll <'lt gr ... ·at •r tunong tit 'bln ·k. in proporl ion to population t ll:tll tttnowr tJ1e wit it·~. l>r ... .. ott him. elf ~I tall ~taLc tl1c f<td". Ilu b:tys: '' Th ft\'<'1'.1!.!'<' morta lity fm thr la~t Ri \. ycnr~ in hn.rlc ton for all ar.rc~ i~ 1 in :il, inrludutg- all clns:.e'-~. Bl<u· k:-~ alorH' 1 111 t t; \\ hit ,·:4 alone. 1111 ,, a \1'1') n•Jn,ltl\al,lc r -.ult, c·t·rtaillly. 'l'hiH tnortnlity i:-~ pnhttJI" 11o nn mtfair 11-~1. a!i lht• pupuh1!iun durill 1 .,. th · Ja .... t :-11 \ } <·.u·s h,tH IJt'C il und1:--turhe<l 1>; utigratioa uud at' ·linwtt:d in n. gr •:.ltcr prupmtiou tlJ.tll at Ull)" forl!lcr p ' I iod. '' ...... llllJCrou~ otlll'l' antl1oritie-; might 1> <'it d in proof of t11' ''" n ral healtltinl'"' of tiJ • <"limatc HOllLlt of fason :lll<l lJixoll,-4 )illl'. Of 1 C].7 n:rnnrkahl · casr.;.'i of mcric-nn J on~ \it ·, pul1li !ted in n n•c'L·nt ulitinn uf Dlakt·'-; I ~iogT~lplt ical] >icl ionnry 08 <h·e ':t.'·•C<l en1 L'll:tri:ltl-4 :tl'l' rr •dit ·d to tho l onUJe rn ~'taiL", and GD to tho North rn -the li::-t h ·ing 1tl'll<1 ·<l wilb B ... :t-~cy Tranth:nn, or T 1111 ~sec-a ,, hit("' '\\ Ollltlll, "lw dictl in 1 3-1, at tho extruoruiualily u<lvnuced uge of 154 y~ar ..