Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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Jl.ll· t (l I' tl It• I Ill 1I ttl·' tt'Joll • tltP •' lllllt•rer 11111 I loll oI I 1L I Hill"J . t• s t' t lll':ttt•"d , b ·l lll 1u -. t nou:-, a 11c1 1·11 .... ' L'l' • • l'' ' iut of\ il'W k~s re ... pl' t:!a 1 <: t t.lll t telr ancc~ttH:-.. Eq11:tlly worthy ol' :til ·11tiorl i~ iJ1' tl.'. tilllony o!' (io'. Il:llllltJOIHI of ~out It ',trolina "lw :--ay : .. \ c·cnnlin~ to tltt' lll' ... f cnlc-nlation, whir·lt, in tit' :tli"('I11'P of ~1ati~ fit• f~ll't~o can 1)1 111 1 I•·, it i bt•lin Pel, 1 hut of' tiH· t]))'(·~·. hundn·.~l thou nn:l. whJtl'. ~ulta l.nt~tlll .'r1ntll ·.1ruliua. tiJPn• are not l '""'titan lt!ty tlwu-...tllrl \\ ho:-t llld.u It,\, ~11 h ,t 1 1-. and t'olliJH'Il"'tttt'd a it i , i · uot, ill the pr •sent <'olltlJtloll of tlt11w", and doe ... not 11•011 Ji .. 1• to ll • hl'l •allPr, adt'qtJat' to lH·ncotiJ t' t ht Ill, hoiH"-.ti,Y, . llloh a s uppot~ !'\'t'l'\' wltit • ]H' r~oll i~. and l't•PI IJim .... Pit' 1 ntitlt <1 to. ..\ 11d 1111" 1 ue~t to l'l.tllgl'a!I!Uo j!-(, p;•rlt.lP"· tit· lll'<l\il'-.t of' the \\<'tght:-;. that prl's~ up~lll 1)11' ~pnngs _of ~1111° .J'ru· l"pt·ttl \'. 1 o t 11(' tltn .... t• nnw lollow ugl'l('llilllral pttr~tllt:-;, 111 o fl'dil ~· .)_ct r.ll.JIIllllll GOIIIIH.·tition with :-;Ia\ t' !:thor. ~Ollll', Ill'' luqt ~, 11ol IIIII Iot' Iron! Jlll'llllntton,t.~t:tn fro 111 th 1 w .lllt nl' dill' t'IIC'OIII':tg'l'IIH'llt (':tll. ~roan:PI) IH• h<lld to" ork t.tt .1. I liP)' oldain a pr •r·arinth :-;tJI,"i-.!ctll't', hy CH'co:tsloJtal .I~'""· li) lttlllfll~ !.! •. hY _ft-.11111,''·. 0111 • (itlll' · I1V plttlldt•J'in~ liPid: 01' folds, H!ld too llftt•JI ll,\ \\ 1t :1t 1~. Ill lh P!Jl'~;t .. , j r " 11 r-.•·-'trading \\ ith :-l:t\'c.~. and "l duc nlg- th ' Ill to pluudt· t for thl'll' bcneltt. ( 'onjoin •cl wit 11 t lie sundry plain Rl raig-ld l'lln\·anl f'ad "]Jil'lt hnro is .... uul t'rum our own p·n, tlr ''-L' l'Xtra<..:L' Hho \V l'Oil<"ltbi' ''Y that irllllll'di: tc Hitd indl.'Jl 'IHll'ut p(lliti<"al a<'! ion >n tlt • pnrt of' th I lton-t..l:nelwldinJ \\!Jill'S Of' the ~OlltJI j '1 "itlt tlll'lll 1 fl. lll<llfel' llof Only Of' }JO.'iti\'' 0111,\, h1t :d~o of thl' utrnoo I illlJH>r·lance. A.· y ·t, iL i :-~ in their pow •r to rc t'UL t !Jp .·outlt front Lh • gult' ol' :-.!tarn and guilt, into wllit'b . laVl'l'.\" l111' plt!Jttrml lH:'l' · but. if tltey do not soon arou:.. tit ·Jn..; ·lv' from tltdr apal !Jy, tlJi..., po\\ L'l' "ill b • ·wr ncoltccl frc,m tltl'Jn, antl 1h 'II unable to r · ·isL tlte tru11g- ann ol' tla! oppr ~-;sor tltt:j' ·will L' CO!llpletcl) dL'!!!'iHldl to a ol'i:tl arHl politiC'all H'l witb tl1 · ltl'g'l'O ·~, '' lto:-. • <'ondilion of ... cn­t ntl · will1 iu tl1 · lltL·:udinr ·, bccom ... far Jnor • al>j •eL auJ forlorn tbnll it IS llll\\. e In uddilion t.o tll<' r ca:-.ous \\'lli ·It \\ lw.vo alr •a<ly a sigueu ·wlty no , la\ twrat ~1wu1d in tltl' futur L l lcrtcd t.o uuy oiJie' wlwtcver t!tt•ru •tr • otl1e1° · tl1at cl ':--l' l'VL' to 1> c:.trcfully con...,id •r <l. .Among the--e to J> ·al plainly, Ill II.) b • ltll.'ll t ion ·J ihc ill-b:o' ·ding ancl t.hc rnfliani-.m of 110\V • LA\' ERY 'AN JH~ A noLI.'li4~D. 1 ~~ \'C ho l tl 1•1w1:"'1 ot11('iillt=>. TediotL' incll'c<l, wotll<l lw t h' t:bk to nttmcralt' nil thC }tolltil'id · clttl·]~ ;)ss:ndt~ :llld balfL·I'il's HtHl otln•J' <'l'illll'"', or ' 1° I tl \' ·trc the alltltors in th <'Utlr~ ' of' a ~in• .. ]• n.•:u·. To tit, \\' Ill I 1\., • ' , Ol l'!l1l 1•l •'· tllcr tl1eir <':tl'l'('r at tire' ~e:tt ot' •! .!:ll\ tl'tlllll.'llt i~ Wl'll kiln\\ n · t Il d'l', () n !'n'(jllt:Ilt o<·c:r....,ions <'ltoking. ; \\ ith r:t!... \'L' at SL'L'ing- tltt•ir \\l'l'l<'ltL'd I . 1,.-ll' ... 1 .. 1ttl'I'L'd to t h wind-; It\' tltc: so1t11tl, Jo!!ie:rl r ·a-.ouin~ of tl 'I' II~ " ' ' ' " ' 1 ~h:unpion:-; nf Ftol' 'dom, lit ')' ll;l \ ~ 0\ u·:..t t'" Jll'll 111 \ l >ounds or ('(lllllll(lll u.1( •tt•!1t· .\,'~ \"n''\''ct il·<[ tlt <"lutir of honorable <'on!ro\ rs.\_ nnd in 1hl' lllo ... t hru :tl :w<1 cow:trdly nr:u111 r ass:tilctl their IIIJnrme<l oppon ' Ills '' ith lltul~con ho\\ i • ],niH'S nnd pi:-.t11ls. Clllll]'<ll'<'<l witlt ~<>Ill • of' tl1l·ir birb:tri m at hmnc lto\\ '\" r thl'ir I'rcnzi •d Olhlall;;l,ts at till' natiorwl C:1pital Jw rc been hut the 0 i 111 plL'st br ':t<' In's of ('i' il tlL'port llll'll t · and i L i· onlr for the purpose of a,·uiding ]>L'rson:tlit ie-; tl1aL '' now n ·f'rain from <lirul;.;ing a few in s!:tnc ''i of tit I unpnrnlk·lt·d atrocitie:::. whi<·lt till.')' liaH~ perpl.'tr:tted in ll'gisla li,· llalls soutlr or tlt Potollla<'. Xor i-, iL alone in th I llal ion:tl and Nt:1t lL·gislal tllol.'S llwt. 1lr 'Y I-'Ul1~1 ilttle hrntl' iurrc for gl'nt ·cl l>vltaYior and aeuten e"s of' iutL·1lect. .. ' <,ithl'r cotJrl­bou, c' nor pul>lie str 'Cis lJOtcl!-1 nor pri' at <hn·lling-..:, l'lll ll-llllll'..., 11or J"''·ulliee.- nr' ln·ltl :..:tc·r •t1 Crom tltvir Jlltlrdl'rntt"' <'nnllid'. ~\ l'out <'ll'­,111 <.illy ab ... tradilllls tllitt no pr:wli<':ll l>u"iiH' ":-i man('\ I' allo\\~ to occupy hi time or attention til C)~ :r re eflorn:tlly " r :t llf!l i ng- · and I l111~ i, L that renconnl ' l'S d11 els, lrouri<"idl's, :tnd ol ht•r <h·nton ... lr:rl ion-. ol' }ll'I"­' Onnl riol ' ll<'C', lwrt• hc<'<>lllO so popttlnr in all :..hwt'llU!tliug ('Oillllltlllitil.•s. ,\ fe'r yenr ' or en I ir I';· '('dorn frotll I ltc (':\I'C"\ att<l p<·rplcxit il'S or puhlie lif~ wotil<l w , Jwv no cloul,t, ~rre:ttly irttpro\' l>otlt their mann ·r:-1 nml tl1lir moral"· nnd w · sup:;.;- · ..... t t lJaL it is a ( 'l1 ri:--t ian d tt t .\ "lt i('lt clt'\ oh '"' on the non-~o,Jav holder-; ot' tltc Noullt, to di .... rol>' tlt 'Ill of tlte mantk ot' otlice, whi~h tiH'Y ltH\'C so long \Yorn with <lisgr:l<' to th ·m t·he'-' inju.­tice to their eon titn '!l{s nnd rnin io tlteir country. Bnt wlt:~t <:lrall \\' Hay or snch 111 ' ll :t"i notts ~tll:trt, :111<1 Jfac f:trl:ttHl ot \'irgini:t· of naynor, for ·h :t<l ~la111t·y, Ur:L\'i.'R, :tlHl (;ntlt;l!ll of Xortlr C.\trolina; of J>avis :1.11<1 lloll'llltlll or \f:U'}Lt!H1· of' Bbir :llltl Brown ol' ~ li'>~ou ri · oC tltl' ~fnr~ll~tll-.; of' I\ ·rdtt<'l, · ; nn<l of' Eth •rid~ \of Tlollllt·,,c ? ... \11 the", p:entlentc•n and 1r1:\lly otlt ·r...; ut' tltc "mnc· scltool, 'li ~rtain, w helit•\'e, "l'ltlilll ·nt~ :..iu1ilar to tlrosL' that. w ·re entL·rtain ·1l L: tlr~ irumol'tal Fath ·r~ of the l~q>ttbl ic - tlral sl<tYu·y i"' n gi'L':tl nwral, ~ Ld, civil und polili<':tl vi] to lH' p;ot ri\1 of at th' nrli . f practic:1h1e IHiJd.-nnd if they do, in order in :-.ccun· our votc-4, it i~ onlj llL'<'l'"~"'ary lor th~rn to 1 ltn.v tl1 cour:tg of lltt;ir opi ni on-4, to renontl<'C ~]:t, t'r.v, multo COllJC ont f'ranl ·ly fnirly n.11rl S'JU:ti'L'l.'' irt favor >f frl't><lntJl. To ucithl!r of tl1e ~ pulrioti<" sou-; of tilL' :--,o11t.l1 nor to any on' of the tlas~ to wltich tb y b ·lon g, uouhl w ~ gi \ c a tty oJl' ·nc' what ·ver. In lll' tricture on tlt <'rimillality of pro-~lav >ry demagogue " havo hnd heretofore, uud ·hall havo hereafter, no . ·ort of ref rouce to any respect· 4* •