Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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"111<'11 I" utHpt •-..tt<•tJau!~ 1 1'11]1 ' 1'1,'", ill the :-itlf.. d I :-1tat. or :\ ' \\',YO.I'k. . ~:1,\1 \\ (ll' .... l' ·.it' l' i g~Jt l'~lti.r·~ sla,·,• :--tat . .., ~\.rh.:.lll ... :l ... , l>L·l:t w:ti'L', l'l ur,d:t, ~lar.\ lnnd1 ~It. ~ourt ~lt""'l· !'ippi '1'~· 1111 '::-"' ·e untl Tcsa·-, a11d tl1e I Ji ... trict of' l'Plltlltbi:.t- wit}l all t!tl·ir J101 dl ... ol' llllll1nn ltl •t't'haudi:::- · \\ere put up :1t :llld tnt!, ~ L1W ) ot·~ 1 ·nul 1 lJ 11 ,. t h · 111 a !I , n 11 d 1 !It'll b a \ e on e lt liiH lr l' d :tilt l t !J i r t ,\ - t h r L' c Ill i I­lion~ ul' d:,llar.., h•f't in It ·r po ·!.et. , uell j.., tl1e arn·•zir1·~ <·nutTa ... t llCI\\'e~.:u fr, ·dum and ::da\'er:. .,. ·rt in :t pl~ctllliary ]l(linl ot' \ iL w. \\ !JL'H we ll rn . t u r 1 H 1q , : m . .: t I 1 • (I r tit \\ i t It t lt ' ~~ u u t 11 i n I'L' ;:; : 1 r d t 11 1 i t L' r a llll\ 1 gt.:lll'ral in!t.:lligl'llC'l' itl\LIItir ~ ,.,.euiu ... , lllural :uH.I r ~ligiuus t·tllerpri"c .. , tit. di .... t'l> ' L't ie-.. in Inedi('illL' a11d tl1e }'l'l>!:!'l'l':': in the nrt~ mul ~('Ll'IICL', " ..... ll:dl, in l'\'ll'}' iu-..t:utt I li11d tire <:ontrn-.:t <plally t;reaL on Lite. iJu 01' Libl't·t;·. It gi\'L1 u no JdL•:1 'tll'' 1o .. :1y lt:trd thing~.; oi' tltc Oltl l>onlitti nil, UJ~ lllo II ·r of \\ ,bbiugtntl, .flll' r~< n, ll cnr.\ :!lltl ol!1 •r illu triOltS p: triot. "Jw ~ .... "e ... ]tall Jll'u \ · hu·l,tl't~r \\ere gl;t1lline alH>liliutti!-oh· hut tlt:: ]" ·Ji('y \\'Jij('Jt . Ill' IJ:1s jllll'..,lll'd l1:1S IJ 'L'll :--~) llttLil,\ ill ':'\(' 11 :d1l \ 0 lllljll t to th · 11011-sb\ ·holding" !tit •..:, ~ll ('l'nd to till' llcgr<' ~ .... :llld ~o di"l'l'· rnrdt'~JI of tltc ri;.::Itt~ of lntlll:lllity al 1argL' thnL iL J,l•c~out ~-; tl e duty of • \l r .\ (lJl ' \\ Ito Ill a k e s : tllu--i Pll t o Iter IIi:--t or ,v, i o l' \ 1 H > ~ L' 1 1 e J' fu 1 I i L'", ltl r ( ·t i II It' ... illl d IJ e 1' p 0 \'t 'I' t ."' :1 II d t () p ll b I i ::.! I e \ 'l' 1' .v J': \(' t , () r \\ lt n t l' \ L I' II :l t lll'l'. tlt:tl \\nllld h · itt:--trntnvlllal i11 dvllnlliJJitw,, otltll'~ to l"·<'IH'\\ Iter li.l l 1 ':1111JIIv. ~ltl• };:t--. will fuli ,Y dl·p:trt~<l frolll t l!e !':tit It ol' liH· l'ulltl lers of t lti., I ~l~pu hi il'. :--;l1c h:t · 11ut only t nt·llc<l a d ·:tl' l'.tr to t1H· <.' un .. :\1 of wi .. l m•Jt !'ruin otliL1 1' • 't:tt ·~ in t lte lninn, Lut ~!t · !Jn.._, ill lil· Inanulli. i~~n"rld tit t,· .. thin~r· ot' 1lte g"I'L':lt \\'arrior..; :mel stall' llll'il \\'ho lt:n·c ~prung rr(lm h L'l' 0\\'11 .'uil. In a . ull!'L'<JilCilt c!J:t(ltcr, \\ c e'\p<.~d to ~how t hat all or lll':trh.. all, th di:-.tirt wui~h •d \'iror· iui:ut·s, wlw • l>o<li ... ltnre h~·<~ll t•on-.i~th·ll to t lte ~'~'I' :I\ t', hut \\ ho:-.c JWlltl'S ha \ ' I, ·en p:i' en to !Ji~- tor: and \\ lio l' 1lll'IliOir~ h:t\ I a pl~l<' in the bc:trh or their t'Uillltl'.\ 1111.!!1, " ·r I tltl• friends ntttl a<l\'O('ate or nllin~r:::-nl frccdolll-tltnt tltly \\'LII'I! infl xi1,1: oppo:::-etl t) tlte (•xten:--ion of . ]ay rv into i11e Terri tori(~~. C.cYi~cl1 mca·urc., fur it... r ·~tridion, n.n<l, " ·ith .l10pefnl nnxiety ]ook~d FUEE .AND THE SLA \' E ~ TATJ: . 51 fnnr:lnl to tlt it lll' \\ ltcn it ~hon1 t1 Lc l'radic:ltl'<l from tl1 • ~ 't:ttc-, t!llllli'L']\L'..;;, '\\' itlt tlll~lll tJtC I'(> 'll o(' Olll' (IOIIIl(l'} fi'OIJl nrit j..,Jt t1llllli­JI: lliofl, and tlto •-.tab]i .... IJIIlCllt of the(~ ·n·r:d (;o\el'lllll'ttt npun a lil'ln b:t ... i", \\ L'l', eon..,i<ll'rati(llJ!'I of paramcnulf itllport:tlH'l' · tiiL',V !"Uppo:-l•d :lllcl 110 doubt :u·nc~tl) de:--ired, UwL t.lt' ~ tat .... , in tl1 ·ir :-.o\ t'r ·ign r :tpa­citie .... ,, 1mltl :-;oon :thuli:-.h a Hyst l' lll of \\' l'ottg and dc .... poti-.nn \\'lti('h \\ :tR ~0 palpably in •onilit'L \\·itlt tl1' p rin<' iplcs <.lttllfl ·inted in tit 1> '<'larntion ot' ltHIL'petHl ~nee. J n<lced, it \\ oultl t-.l'l'lll t lt:tt anto11g tltc fnllll"'l'"' of that imnwrtal in .... tnttn ~nt nnd it-; ·cpt:tll.> irlllllortal :--l'quel tltc Con titu­tiou or tlte Cuit ·d ~t:t!e~ 1ltl' l'l' \\';lS a ta 'il llll<Ier ... tandin~ to tlti:-. ·ll'L'd; nutl the ;\orthern State~ true to tltcir itnplicd faith :tl)()Ji..,Jt 'd it \\ itltin u..,J10rt I' riotl :.tf'tl'r our 11:1tiunnl independ l' tt<.' • lt:td IJl'l'll :-- tlll'L'fl. ~ul ~0 \\itlt tl1c ~outlt. ~It' lt:t"' p ·rtinn<"iOll..,].' rc l'tt...C'cl to l ' l'rf'unn ltl'l' d11ty ~he lt:h :tpo:-.t:ltiz •d f'rulll 1lt • fa it lt of l1cr grc·nlc:-.t JIH'll :tnd e' l'll nt tl1t HI'~ mom ·nL repudiat 'S U1e ~a<'rccl pr inciple tlt:tL all rn ' ll ar · elltlt>\\ l't\ br their Creat<•r '' itlt (I ·rtain UJJalienabiL· rigid~, :unong '' lti<'IJ ·arc lit'c liberty, ~UHl tlte pnr::-uit or happine-.~. IL i...; l'\ ident tile!' ·f'on· lltat the frc • .'taLL, , ar I til\ only J lll·ltlbl'l'~ or Uti . (.'Ottl'l'dl'l'il<.')" tl ta t ha\ro c tal>lb!Jetl republiean f'onn...; of go,· )rnment l>a.., ·<l upon tit· tltl"'OI'il·.., of W a~ltington Jeil'cr~on ~I ~tlli ·on llenr.r and otl1 •r ·1 nin cnt t-lalt':-'1l1Cll of Virgin ia. The ~r ~nt r ~ ,~olut iona ry move111 ~nt wlli<'ll \\'a· !-'Ct on J'no in 1lt:trlott , ~ f cklenlmrg couuty, Nortlt C;troli na on Lite ~Oth day ol' ~ L1y 177:3, lt:t IlOL)d lJl'l'll tel'lllill;t(L·<l, 1101' will iL i>', llltli[ l'\'L' I'.\ sl:t\ • in tltl rn ift-<l ~tate i~ f'recd frotll U1c t.\l ·anny oi' hi~ Jll:t:·dt• r . E\l1 1'\ Yil'l11r1 ot' th ~ . vile it1 :-.titution \\ltctiJll' \\bite or blac·k, ttllt:-t l1c 1'L'i ll\l1 ·te<l \'.itlJ tho s:l<'l'l'd l'it;"llh and )'l'i\ ill'f..l' -; oi' \\ lJi(']l J1' }J,:-; l>l'VIl <kj>l'l\ •d by :lfl illilll­lll: lll oli~al't·by . \\'l1at ou r noble ::,ires of' tl1e rc\olution ld' Ulllitti-.ltc<l it is onr <lnty 1o c·ompld •. Th(•y ditl all tltat tn1 • \:tlor and patriuti .... tn could acco t npli~h . ~~oL on iota di<l tltl',Y H\ L'l'\ e l'ro1n tlteir pligltletl faith; the .'t.:lf·sa<'rilieing spiriL \rlti('h tltvy e\ irt('l'<l will <.'Oilllll:JJHI tl1 · U!ljli:lll'4l' of C\ '1'.)' Mtl(1 ( 1l'Cdi tJg :tge. J .,.or. ill \ indic•:tl ion of' t!J<'il' 0\\ II jll1 l'­sollairi• rlJ .' llll1 1'l'l \, buL of tlte ri .,·ltl~ ot' ltutll:lll it\· · lint for t11L'i l' O\\ 11 • n " ·r I Cl'ntion a11d :t_!.!;e ~intply, bnl !'or all :t''' · ~ to till' l' tHl ol' t irn ', tIt\') :rave tiJt.:ir toil tiH.:ir Lr ~: ,..,llf'l' a11<l their Llood, nor de 'llt'd U1e1ll: II too gTeat :llll'il' I fl> l':l.Y J'ur tit' . t:t!Jli··dJIIIL'lll or :"'ld ('llfll})f'L'Itl'lhiY I :t1l<l benefi(' 'IIi a pri11·iple. l ..t•t t l1 ~ir post ·ri ly e11 11lbtc t!tcir <·ourag ',Lit ir cli .... int ·rc ... tcd­lle ~, :ual tlll'it· ZL':tl, :liH! <.'. ']>ct'i;tlly r 'llll'llllH· r tlt:tL iL i"' the dnty oJ' ., ·r: L'\i ti11g g'<' nc~rn1iou :-;o io pro\ ide for jt;-; i tlni,·iduul in t ·rc::-ts, a~ to <'onr · t· .uperior adnml:tg~· ...; oH tltaL \\'llidt is to follow. To thi-.; prin<'ipl • tl1c Xorth ha-.. acliJCI'L'd '' itlt th • . t rkte. L fidclit \ . Jlow Ita..., iL Lc ~n "itlt tit • 'outlt? lla ...;It~ imitat ~< l til' praisL'wortity ''\:tmpl • ol' our illu~triou~ 'lllC'l ttl! ~ ~ ·o . ~~~ · l1as trcaktl it ·with tlte utnw:--L <·orltl'Jtqd; :::-lte ha: l>e ... n e~trc·n ·ly ~dfi lt--so !--c]fl...,lJ, i11d 1 l'd, tlwt :--11~ h:t ... rl'uut•d J o.