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Show . 11 t , .· t ()f' ·dl tltc xp•rilllellt-; tltat ktY' ben tried •1ntl fltla r el'!l"'' 0 t. • 1:- • ' • ' • 1 · \ .. ·1 "L Ln ~.·n· has JH'O\. ·d t be mo:-.t 1:ttal · and tbc l>r tll pcop • 111 • lltll t' · .. . . . . • . · . . 1 1' 1 · l til, h ·tt r it will b' 1or ns, tor po:-.t ·nty and f11r SOillH'l' 1 1"' ,t 10 1:- H.:< • ' ll l> t' tl , c,·j}..; rc:-ttltinrr frnm 1t antl t !tat not tltc] •a..,( j· t !1 • '' or t • n ' 0 1 • ' · tl !t' (rttl'C . ·tbo\ . Jnd ~ed, tlte 'lUIJl7Y>}Lia{,/cncs. of , larcr~: appar ·nt 111 1 • t- ,:., " . . . • J . L. , ,·1 ,rhcn cou. iderctl 111 all 1L:-~ l>c:tl'lllgs; 1t lllctke: u I • :L JlWI1"' I Oll \I , . poor ; po\. ·t 111 •11 .~..:! ll i<rnorant · J!Tuornnc lllak ·~ lt. ' wretched. ~~ ) • ...... ' n ' . . , I 1 ~ nal·[• , n wi ·h.cd U11U \rlCk <Jness lead.· lo-tb devtl! "rdc ll't 11 "' I ..... · ' "[rrnoraJH'C i~ the cur:-.c of Go1l, l~now'l •dg. th"' wwg "hen·" itll we fly to llca Yen." Fart~ truh" n~tounding nro tli~tlo~ ·d ]n th two la t ta1J1c. nnd we rouhl lteartil;· wi~h tltnt r •ry intelligent American \\' ul<t ·ommit them to llll'lltor •. 'I lie totnl valu · of nil til real and I> rsonnl prop rty of the fr,, ~tat .~,\\ itlt an ar ·a of ouly ul~ GU7. quare mile8, iH one billion ouc lllllHlr •tl an<l ~ixty-~ix million ciglily-ono tllou~and tltr o hundr )<1 and :-; ,,, •nt ,._011 <lollat" ~r al •r tlt:tn th ·total vain of' nll the r ·al and per· t'l.lll:ll ~11'0}> •rty including tit' pri ·o of 3 20-1 :31:3 uegroc.', or tlto hne f'tnt .... , "hi 'It 1ta\· an ar ·a of .)1.[)0, square miffs I But xtraor<linar~· :t~ t IIi~ dill' ·r •nee iH in i~t ,·or· of tlte .. T orth j t i: tnuclt 1 '"' · than tltc true :mto11 nt. On tile aut!turity of A 'outltrons tlam:<t 1rc8, it i.'1 rl<moJudrl(bl' Ot!)OJul t/1c po.':si/,ility r~f 1'<fulalion that the intri11sir 1·aluc of oll tla pro;1t rl!f in tltf fru' 1 'tutc.11 i.' mu1'e than tln·cc t imc s [/NUl 7' than the intrin,,.it· rallf( l!/ all the propcJ'I!f in the sltll'r: ~r..,'tulol. .l:ttnes . 1:tdi-.on, a ~outhern man fonrtiL Prc-,id ·t1t of t1J(; rn·tl~ .·tal\.·, a lliO!-.t ('CllT d third· ' I' :trtd Olle ol' tlJ' :'T · ~lll"'t, : tate~111 11 tl1C country !1:1 prod tH'L'd ·thought it \\Tong to ~ull11it the idl':l tltat tltd( could l1t.' pro1'crty in nlcn, ant1 \\' \ indor~c to t ll ' full •:-.t CAtl•ttt th'· opinion ut' tiL' profound ditor of tlto F'ederali:1t. V c sl1:dlnot n:<'ognizc propcrt.v jn 111 u; th sl:tv .' of the ,outb nr not worth a gr<H tin nny ei,·ilize<l eom:nunily · 110 man of g 'IIllinc <.lc('cney n11d r firH.\1nent. wouM buld tltem a· property on nny t rm ; in t11 \ cy •s of all t•1llightem uation~ nut! iraliY!uuaL, 1 II y ure men, not m •rchantli~ Houtltcrn prv· . la\'cr.\ politieian~ . 01110 of whmu lltt\'O not h ':litnt •d to IJny ~11111 ::L~ their own ... ou:-; nn<l d:tughter · hoa~t that tit !--lave of tl1c ~uuth ar \\'orth j.xtcl'il ltundretlmillion of dollar~ an<l \\' • lt~wc .:ccn tltc nmouu· •:-ti1n:d ·d a-.. lli,rh :1 , two thou ·a11d million. .?\lr. 1 e How, tlto ~-.' outhcrn :--up~..:rit1t ·Htkllt of tho seventh c n ·uH, inform" u · that th • ,·n.lnc of ull the prop 'rly in tlte . lav 'tate~, r 'al antl p rsonn.l, inrlnding lav :1, 'rn!-1, ir. ]S.)Il onlv ~"> U0u UUO 7:37 · while a eonlincr to ilH~ ·ame uutlwritv, th. , ... - , ) , 0 w 'altt· ur a11 tlte real and l> ·rson:d property in tl1e frc ~·tate., genuin~ prop rty, pr\.·p rty tltnt i~ ·v rywhere rccogniz ·<l n. property, '"n ~: lite :--allle tim ~· ~ 102 1 1~, 1 o. . N O\V all w ... l1nv" to do in order t U:5Cl 'l'! ai:t the r~..:.tl 'alue of all tlte property of the Soutlt, inucpcnuent 4.7 ccrrroe~ 'rlw. Yaluc, iC valuabl • at all is ot' a ]')('·tl •111 1 . o . . ' " ( • < pr • canou~ char:tdcr I~ to MUbtract Jrom tlt \. lllll total or ~[r I)\ J> ·' { • • • , 4 • >0\\ ~ r· urn ot the cnttre w ·alth ot lit' :-.Ia\· S. tat •s tit' <.·-..til·ll 'lll'(l, •.1 ] 11 , o t' tl 1 1 ~ ~ a, ·:-. t!t~m .... ~.·ln·:.:;; and tltett by d ·duct tug- tl1 ~ dill"erl'llCl' J"roJJt tl . , , • 1 , •I ll t I .·I ll~]·( ' \ :t 1l l e ofull the property 111 lit' lr •' tat •s, w :-.hall lutr' tl 1e '"'l" t t' , . .q ~; :lll!OIIIl . 0 the O\ ·rplus of \\'l'altl1 111 tit l glorion: land of free ~oil fr \\ l:tuor fr, speccil, free prc~sc~, and freo school ·. .And now to U1 ~ t.a ·k. ' F.ntirc Wt•nlth of thC' • la\' • 'tate , jncludjnO' , hl\'c: .Lstnnatctl \'aluc of the. 'Ia\ c~, ............ 0 •••. •• •. : · • • • • • • • • • • • • • $2,0:H>,0!10.7:l7 · ············· l,lj00000.000 True "'calth of tile ' l:n 'tate: ................... · · · · · · .. · · .. l,:J:H; O:JO, i:l7 True Wealth of the Fr c , 'lalt'l' Tnw \\'t•alth of the •'l;t\'C ' ht•s · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · .. 1,102,172,10 l ·' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••• l,:I:Jti,O!JO.i:l7 Jl,llnnc in f':tvor of tbe l•'rc ·f.;! all's l •••.. •• •• ' . • ' ••.••••.••••• ') "(j(' OL L ··-t ., '"ll I l , •J I There, fricutl-; of tl1e Sou tb nnd of tl10 J. r orl h ) ' C)tl J .1 • t 1 1 · , . l 1, \ I Oll(' ll'-tiOil o1 the . wltole matter. Ltberl ' and .s_ laver}' •· u·' l>'"-f'o1·, ) Oll•. ('1IU OS'Wll ·l l'1l you" til bar · a · for us, in th \ mcmorabl' Jang11a,re of u1 innnortal Jicnr_r \\'C l":ly gi\ 0 US JilJert \' 01' <rjy l ll · <l ·ttlt r nJ t} . ~' b ' • . ll t(l err \at ~t I"IJir-frle Jur \\'l•altb tll:tt ltas l>L' ·n n'roill•r on l.J tw"C'Il Ill\ l\\'() .· . l b' t nt' . b "' II\ a :-.\:-. ems o free and !:-lare lauor tlt • balance ~~ OO\' ' ,.11'1 , , , ·' 1>·, t<..,! tIt , 11 l' t pro~ ~,r t ::; ot· t 1t e iunuei'. 1 he ~truggle on tlte one ·ide lnt l> l'll cairn, lautlalJle an<l ·uti-nently suc:e:-;:ful; o_n tho other, it l1as Le n atl•nded IJy tumul~ u1111 tt ·ruLle Cl'lH:ltte_· and d1'-'grac ·J'ul f:tiluro. \re ltav • gh·en the ~lav, o]iu·ar<'itY C\l'l')' CUUC'l'.l\'~tbJe opportnnity to vinJi •ale l11eir doni ·~tic policy ~lit fu.,l' tltl'rn to do It 1 ' a moral irupo:-;-;ilJilit Y. ., ' L ..... titan t!Jrc '-<Illart r.· of a century •tc"<>- 'l)' 1.11 lr-~_ 1) f' . I] t l · n . • 1 o , o 1 1 a \\ a~ n wllt the •trer·l•re Lim~ C tl 1. 1· · · • • n e u 10 auo Itwn o{ . l:t\"t.'ry in tl1 • K ortltern ~ t.,11 ' -tit ~ ~ 'outil, witlt aclvantng · in ·oil, <'lirnato riv •rs }1aruor:-; lllllll'I'ills Jur ·sts ·tn 1 . l • 1 1 ' ' ' ' • ' • <, Ill< 't, a mo~L •v ry oth ·r wtlurnl rcsonn· lH•- gan Htt . , l'll r·t<·e with tJ c t tJ . )1 . 1 . 1 . ' 1 or t 1n H t be 1 rn port an L p u rs nit: of ] i f'e · ;'ll! llow Ill tIt' l>ri >{' ~o-pa('c of .·carce tllr •e :ror' .rear: and ten " , lliHl I l' 'OIIIll]l'tely d j.._t-l11(' ' 1 ' .1 l . ' · ec , Ull' n ·at u, t t'j ee t e<l and d i:-.l10nored ~h ,, ·- O\\'Iler . and ~Jave-dri ,. •rs ur ~ tl . I · . ll . 1 . . • 1 .. , . . t su .Lll wn; o1 ter dt--grac \. a.- tltl'Y l,l\ e · Cl\\ n so Jet 11Jetn 1' •ap. ' .. \ ~ we ltare ecu ·tl . , !. 1 • 1, • ' Jo\ c, a< ar' u and con '('t i1n en ton· of all the r ·al .liH. tiL' I :-.una] fli'O')J, ·t . 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