Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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21 tl 1 •nTOCS rtllU lhon(rh tlte COlldition of ih Jn t 'l' i' Wl' lchccl beyond )fill 1 ,.... . f' . 1 l' 1 · t · , 1 t 11 nmln~ r~ of t lt form ~ r nr ~ ill llll t Y wor. e oi . ...\ cnn. < ·~CI'I p 1011, <" · . . . 1 1 .· .1 111ock ry ol' fre ·<ldlll 1: gnarantc tl to tlt crn and tltat "'all J1 ! I If' y < L \ l Cu · Tu ~d~l intents nud pnrpo:-- · th ~.r ar ui--frnnclti~ 'tl a_ml ontln~\·ed ~uul tho o l1 I. Y P1 '1· \ "l} 1\.1 hr o C·'"- t"'"'I l''-ln'-tl to t!J 'Ill , is n, ~dt<tl]ow ttll<l <'ll't'\llll'3C. l'IIJ •tl ,l >;trtiei. J>ill l·O ll ·I ll tl I ' lJOlitica' l nwv mont-.; that n~lt r tilav hold r · tttlo ofhl' . \Yo llnre not br atltecl !t\\'!l)" Jtin · arul tw ' tlfy y ill':-1 in th ,\,nth, \\ itltont UCCOillillg al'<!Uaint d \\ itlt tit (llmn~ogic•:t] lll!lll< 'l1V rin g.,oftlto oli•r:tn·ln·. Their intrigue· arHt triek!'\ of 1 ~ 'rd ·rnain ar n-; familiar to u~ a:-; Jw~I'-'Clwlu \ror<ls; in' ain mitrht tlt \rorld L r:m'-'ack ·<1 for n. more pr ciou: junto of flatter r~ nntl c:tjol~r~. _It i · Ulllll"-ing to i crr:oranc·~, aul:tzing- to cr 'dulity anti in;;ult ing io llllclltg ·nee, to l1ear Ll1clll m the1r hlu-.,lerin(r ll'ort lo lll) stiry and p ·n·ert th !-'[L(')' '<1 pritl ·ipl e~ or liberty, atHl turn° Llt cnr.o of Hla\'cry i11Lo n. Ll '~:-~ing. To Llto illitcrn.to poor \\ ltit·-;-maLlo poor nnd ignorant by tlw :-;y~Lc rn of ~Jay ·ry-they lt··ld nuL th idea tltat ::-l:t\ •ry i.' tlte v~:ry lJtdwark of our libcrtie'< ntHl the foun<lntion of .... \tnt•ri ·au iatlq>eJJ<l ·n<·e. For hours at n tillll' dav after da\· \\ill t!Jl')' L'Xpaliatu Upon the in Xpl'L''-~. iu]e UC:tutie " " ani L'Xcellencc · of tbi · gr ·at ft '({ anti iml pcruh nt 11aLion; :tll(l iinally with tltc mo::,L xtra\'agant ~L·~ticul:ttions und rlt ·tori<.;:tl 1louri:--llc<4 eon· dude tltcir JlO!l ~ •n-;ical ravings, 1>y attributing nll tlt ' glory and pro­Bp ·rity of Ute ouutry flont ~[nine toT •x:t~, and fr01n Georgia to Cali· funli. to lito L invaluable in. litutions of tlto South!'' On tlto p:trL or th. int ·11igcnt li l l1 I' who cltcri:::.bcs a, lliglt r 'gard fur truth anu ju ·. tice, it r \cp1ircs no &mall degree oC patience nncl forb aranco to rc~t quietly urHler the inl'ol1cr ·nt, trnth-nutrdering- decLunatioll · of the e ubLl \-tongueu ·lntwpioJl.' of , la\ cry. Th ·lord, of tbo lash ar' not only au:olutc llla~lcr~ of llw 'black~, '' ho ur uougltt and old, and dri rcn about lik ... o 1n~u1y catt lc, lJnt tlt 'Y uro al-,o tb' orucl ' .md nrbitcr: of all llOll- ·]aycltolding ,,·hiles, wl1o.o free· dom L mer ly nominal, and whos unparall ·led illiL ·racy nn<l dcgradu· tion i ' JHtrp :ely antl ficmli:ltly p rpetnnte<l. liow little tho poor wh;te tnt h, ' tho great majority of tho , 'out !tern people, know of the r al conilition of tho country, iq, indeed adJy n"toni:-~hing. Tlt \ truth i", tit 'Y kuow nothing of pulJlic m <t ' lll' ·, an<l little of pri' at • nfl'nir~ xr pt \\!taL their imp rious ma"t "'r. , L11c l:t\'C-urivcr. , <'Oiul·~ ccn<l tot ·ll, and tl1.tL '-;but pre ion: little, nn<l O\' n tltat littl , alway · rrnrb1 d and one· ~itled, i~ never tolJ OX<'cpt in pnbli lwrangu •s; fur Lltc ltangltLy covu· li~:rs nr s1tackl0s nn<l hund •tlfl'::; will not c.lenTacl ~ Lltomselvc. by hultling n private eonver e with tlw:c who have neither Jimcs nor hereditary right · in human fie ·h. \Vltcnc\' r it plea cs, aml to the extent it plca~c ', a lasclwl<ler to bocumo communicative, poor white may Lear ·with fear nnu trcwbling. l>ut not speak. They rnu, t b a mnm as dumb brute , and stand in awe Fit Ell.. AND THE SLAVE T \'1'1~ . 25 o( lh ir augn t f-ill p •rior-., r be ern. h d wit It . t rn r lmk rnol OJ)l>rc ... ion-; or downright viol nc . Jf th y dar to think for th m-clr tll ir thonghls nllt. t be for Y r nc nl d. Tlw xpr s ion of nnr :-- •ntim nt nt all conilictirw ,,·ith th g sp 1 of ~lav ry, dooms tlt m at "one in t1 1o romrnnnity in wlti h th y lir n11cl th •n, wh tlt r '' illing or ~mwilling, they nr obl ig d to lJ com b ro :-:l nutrtyrs, or ·xi! s. TIJ r mfly thirsL for knowlcclg , lJnt I 11 r is 110 .Moscf! nmong tit 'lll to t-lllil, jt out or th, rocks of J Iorcl>. Tl1 l>lad~ Y ·il tlu·ough '' llo. o almo t imp n tral>l n1 ~hr-.; light s ltlorn gle:utt'i Jul~ long b ·11 p nda11t 0 , L'f their y '", and I her', wit It fiendi-,h jutloU'-') . ln\' •holding ofli ·ial: .cduluu ly gunnl it. XotH·,la,· ·ltolcler:-; :tr' llot onlv k pl in igrwr:ttH' of wlwt j , tran. piring nt tll Xortlt but. tit 'Y ar • cor:tintr:tll) llli'-~­iHfurm a of wlt:.tt is going on \' 'll in til ' ~oulh. N '\ r \\ ' l'l! th poor r ebsses of n. JH:ople, an<l tho:-; cb~ses so larg ·ly i11 t~t · JIJ:l.~orit} ~ and all inbahitin~ t lt sa11tc countr . o l>asely dup c1 ~<> n<1rottly ,' \\'tndkd or !--O un pnrclonabl out raged. • It i: cxp c1 d that tll stupid and · qnncinu · nw -.se~, llt wl1itt• 'i<·tims of ~la\'cry '\rill 1> li ve and, n a g 11 ral thing Ll1cy do 1> lie\L' "IJal - 'er 111 Jay hold r: t ·ll tlt 111 • nnd thn:-~ it i · that tl1 y nr <':ljllhd into tit notion 1l1at tit y n.r • tb fr t:st, 1utppi ·st on<l mo::.t int ·llig-L'nt pC'oplo in tl1c worhl, and arc tangl tt to lock with pn:jnuiec :lllcl clisap­pr bat ion llpon O\' ry n w pr incipl or progrcs!..d \ lllOY m nt. Titus iL i-., tlmt U1o ~'out It, wo fully in rL and juv nl ionl •ss, lJU. lngg t1 l>chiJHl tho ~ orth nncl i: now w ·ll ·ring in the c -;spool of ignoranc mul tl gr:t<lat ion. • \\' lutr alr •acly intimal •<1 thn.t tlt opinion i~ pr Ynl nt thron;.:dwnt th ,·outlt that th fr , 'tnt ar' quite ~t •ri l and unpr clnrtiY antl tltnt tb y arc nw.inly d p ·rH1 'nt on us for br acl..,tufl';.; an<l otllt•r provi­: wn~. ~o far a · llt c 'r als fruit. cranl ' ll Yl'getalJle: and ~rul ·nt root urc cone ·n1 d, w, h:t\' in tl10 pr~c ding tal>!·~ ~l10wn tit' utt r fal"'ity of tlLi':l opiuion ; an<l w now propo. to ~!tow that it i ·q ually rr - 11 ·ou.:; in otl1 r part i<'nlars, nncl Yery far frorn tlr ' t.rnth in th gen rnl n·rkoning~ \\' \ c:m prov , n.1Hl we int nd to pro\' frOJll f:lct~ in our po~­c; p.,.._jml that tit ltay <' rop of' 1 It fr ' ~tat '"' i:-:~ "ort h coiL id 'rahly mor i•1 doll~tr • n<l (' •nt':l UttUl all th eotton tobacco rin· 1tay awl lt ·nlp Jll'llclllt"cl in til nne 'll l:tY \~ ' tnt ''i. Tlti-.; -;tat Ill ·nt may ~trikl' Ollll' ol' our rl':ttler: wit!t :u1tn.z 'Ill 'tlt, mttl oth ·r:-:; lll:t) fur tb 1110111 nt n ganl i ~h quit' incrvtlilllt·; hut it i~ trn · JlCvt•rtltl'll'" aucl \\'' ~11:111 · (>011 pro <' ·ed to ccmlirrn it. Tlt' singl• fr • Slat' ol' X'\\' Yorl· pro<ltH't·s mor · tiJ:tll three times tit <[ll:tlltity or llay t.lmt. is proclll<' •tl in all 1lt . . lav \ ~tat '.'i. ( llio prodlll'l'S a ]ar~ ' I' llllllll)l'l' of (oll ~ tJtnn all tliC ~Ollth ~' 1 • an<l 1-)outhw ':t ·rn ~tat • :uHl .·o <lo · P '1111 yh'ania. \'" •nnont, littlo and nnprct · rHlin~ a~ ~ 11 • i~ do ·s t11 ,·am· thing, with ll1 • ':\.. · ption of Virginia. Look at tl1 fa ·ts a· pr ·s ntecl in the taulc:, nnd let. yon r owu eye~ phy ~ ical an<l iutollcctual, confirrn you in tho truth. 2