Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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10 S UTJJEltN 'J'E·TI~IU~Y A<:AJN "l' •'L.\.YhJ'Y. of 1hc mn~tcr must b' ah..,olttl<' to rf'rHlPr tlt' :-;ulm~i:.;~i~muf' th _r--lnr• }Wrf~t·!. most fre ·ly ronf. ·s 1 1r1y "t'IIH' ot' 1111~ h_nr:--hiH':.;s ol t IJr~ propo~1trun. 1 r .. cl it a, dt• •ply a!-! an) llltttt <'un. : au_d ,as a pn11c1pll• of morn! ngllt e\ l' l'.) p '1''-on inlu r •ttr ·m ut mu. t n pudmt · rt. An ~tL· Ill tl friL'tlll a plr,\ "il'i:lll '' lrn \\a~ Lorn ar11l bn·tl in Hu\\aU C'l>llltln ~orth ('arolinn, :tll<l \\ lro 110\\ rv...,i<k~ tlrcn inform · lh lhut .Judgl' .<_;a..,tuu, \\JW \\:lS Olle of tlr' ]r:dl' d11Zl.'ll • t:lf ·~llll'll \\]JOJll tJrl' ~out lt lJ:.t'-' prodll<'l'd :-,inc·\ t lr \ cl:l} ~of' llt \ \ l'IH'l':lldl' t:tthl'l't> or tlrl Pt'llllb· l i1·, \\ ns an nvo\\ ed nholit inni"'t :md that lrt: pttldi!"lte<1 mt .td<ln·-.,:-; to tlrL p ·opl· of 1orth C:trnlin:t, delineating in a Ill~l ~U.' rly IU:tllltc·r, tlr lllnle­rial JllOJ';Ll antl :--nc·ial <li ..... :ul \ :lllt:ttr('s or sla \ ( 1',\. \\It ' I'' i:-~ tlwl addre ' I !:t:-l it. l>e 'n ~nppr . .,...,. cl h.' tlr" )lig-arclty? Tltc f:tC't tlwt :--larclto!d0r lravto, lr111n titn • to tilllr lll:ld' ~trenuou~ c1l'ort~ to •xpnngc ti ro ~t. nti­tl H.'tlt~ or fn·t.I10ill \\ lti<'ll !lOW adorn tit' worh.s or nol>h I' lllCll tlr:m II· ll () 1 >lt.' ( ; :1:-t 0 ll, lll :t y p l' )' h ~ l )I"", full ·'r a(' (. () 1111 t. f'o I' f It (' () 1 ,] i \ j (lll s !"tat t' i Ill (I \\ ltil·lr lti~ patriuti<' ·fl'urt :-.et·ttt.-- to lr:l\ t' fall •n. :\oTt:.- Thr ' L' or f'our rnontl1s al'ler tlte :tlH>\' t' \\as J!ltl>li ... drt·d- up to wltil'it tinto t!Jj.., \\ orl in it~ 1Jr..,t. forlJl lw<l pas~ ·cl tltroup;h :-- \l'l':tl ~,]j. tion::-- Prof. I le<1ril'l had the l ... inc1n "'~to lt:u11l 11s tire acldrcs-:, <lvlin.•t"Ld, 11: ny year :tgn, h~·fon• fill' Lifer:u·.' ~o('iC'fil' <:; nf' iltc l'"ni\'c·r:--ity crf ~'nrt h 'arolina, l>y .Judge Ca. ton, \\ l1o \\ if It Jrlllrh for 'l't l--:t.) ~: •· l >i!"rui"'c' tlu' truth aJ "c mn,\, and 1111 ow thv l> lu t ll~' '' hLrl' '' c "ill, tl is . ln\·m· '' !Ji,•lr, JJton· tlrau auy other <',\Use, l,cq>H 111..1 hack j1t tlte caner of impnJYC'lllC'Ili. It HtiJies intltt~try nrtd n' prr ~Hs t•JlLl'l'pril'c-il ll'{ f'atal to cc·onmny a11cl proridl'urc­itdi .... ,•ouru~P'-1 :--kill tmpn1rs our slrengtll :tH a <'OJlllllltllity, and pni .... orts morals nL lht• t'ountttlll lH•:tcl. lion· this C'\ il iH to l>c ettt·otrnt<·r· •d ltow ulHtued is ind!·l'd .t ' llkult nnd 1h•lil:atc iiHLIItr,r, "hich tlli:4 iH not t!H' t iltu· to t':\ttlltin ' 11or Ute orca· . 1011 to di .... cu,.... J l'l•lt ltu\\'t'H'I' that I could not di~1·1t:u:r p my duty, '\\ithouL tl'IPITirw to thi~ :uhj 'l'L IIH one\\ hich ougl!t to ('llgll~' 1ht• pt uclellcc. lllOlll'ratrou, a 11J lil'lltllL!"S of tho:--1.' 'l'.'ho HlUilCJ' OL' ]Ull'l' lllll. t !ld d '('1:--i\ •Jy ll]l011 it." In tire our. • of an oration \\'bi('h Jw <1 ·li\·crecl in 180 , Jklljumiu :-:\\aim nn 'lll in 'II t, l:n\ · r f N urth \troli nu, a:k.·- ,, IR it nothing tow..:, that 1-'!'\'Cntcrn lnrntlrcll1ltonRruu1 of th pcopJr of our ronn· II,Y ur<' clomucd illt•o·ally to th' most ahjccL aud vjJe Hlav 'l'Y that wus ('\C'r to!P· r: lPcl on th • f':H '<' of thP t·artlt? }, r 'nruliniaus <1 nf to til picrcin~ ni '. of l1llJUliUity? J\,re llH'Y in~cn~ihll' to tit· tlcmaJI<IH of just iC'C? L •t any mnn of1-pidt and lh,ling for a moment ca ·t bi ~ thought~ O\'t'l' th' land of slay ry-think oJ till! nakrdJH''-'8 of Home, the htwvry y ·aruiugs of othrr:-;, tlr • flowing tear:-:; and IJt>udu~ .·ti rrh of parting n·latioll'l, Otl' wailing uf lnmentn iion nnd 'voe, the bloody cut ol tiu; kc •n la. h aud tlll' friglrtJ'ul :-.cream that relld'l tlr 'cry skicR-nncl nil tlti: to flnttt'y ambition 111'-t, Jltlllt·, au1ric • vanity, nu<l othc·r dcpra,cd fcPlill#! '.nf.tlre f1 nn.m hrart. Jndel'd tlt' \\or. t i: 1101 gcu<'rally lowwn. \\'ere all the 1111~ ' I'Jt . thl' horror" of. la\·ery, to b11r:-~t at once into vic\\, a peal of :..:evenfold thurHlcreuuld !· 'ttre • • trike grrater nlunu." TilE VOl 'E OF Ol'TH 'J\l~OLI~A. Poor ~·outlt Curulintl Folly .is lll'r 11igltt ·ap · faualiei ·u1 i ]Jt~r dny­• lremn; flr - uting iH l1 •r pu tirn . ~'It lta. lost h(_)r 1> '1tcr jndgmeut; tl10 dictut S Of rca. Oll il.DU philosophy have 110 illtlUCllC liJ>Oil J1ur , Ul'TllEl' lU!) adioll". LiJ..o tl1' wife who i" pitiably iut:ttuatcd \\ ilh a dnmh.t·n, \\ nrth­k · huL:tlld ~It Htill c·ling~, with unab:tt d l1H, to th <':til"' ol' h •r .. !J:.une, lrl'r 1ll i"'t'l'), ~tnd hL'I' dc~r:ulat iu11. .\ 1\entu~~· ian JJit'-' ]' '('Uilt ly (.'.pre .... •cl lri opirrion or tlri-4 l-'tat I in tlt fullo\\ ing lalltfll:tt;' : ... nnth ('arolma. iH hringin~ lters<:l r it'l't'l'o\ Pr:tld{' irt lo plii,Jic ''"nt 1 tnpf. ll i~ itnpo--:-tbl, lor ltll.\ ltnparltal lo\'!'1' of hto.; t.'ollrtlry lor . a11y J tr .1, tlrrllkin r 111~111 , In \\ltlll'"~ her :·wll~l'll•ss. and qttl' llrhl<·s-., Ill:lltgn.nnt·y agu1rr-.L till• l nr 011 "rlhuut lite t t·111me:tHtJI'Hhlc tlr~gusL nntl ~<'or n. Hire rH Ollt' va~t ltot-bt•d of disttt 1111tt JJ 1 r Jnll' . 1 . l ' . . . . • 11coJll think and Lalk ot nut trng :->c. ~ 110 tH n lc:-;tc l'lng 111asH of lrea:-.ou." In 1 ,)4, tlt r W'ro us::-;cssc<l for ta~ation in ~outh arolin:t, Acre:- of L:1111l .. · . . . · · · . · · · · .. · · · · ... . .... . . .. .... . . ... 1/,:! S! l, :l.i~l \',tlu ·d at. . .. ··. ······ · ··· ·· ······· · · . ..... . . .. . . . . ... . . :~~-"':Jt ; , :J 7 t lu rngc YtthH• }H' r :1 1'1'1' . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .. ... . ........ . .. I .,•,...,, . At the lliU tilll tltcr • '' •ro in ~cw ,T 'l'"'L." Acres of Land ....... · . · . · .... . ·... .. . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . !i , ::~ I,KilO Yulucd at. .... · · ····· · · · · ·· · · · · · . . . ... .. .... .. .. .. .. . ~J .. ,;I l !i l 1 ti l :l Av rage \ttlut' per acrf' ..................... . .......... . . We hop t II(• f'la' •holder~ will l ool flr~t 011 tlrat, pi<'! tll'l.', and t lrlll o11 ti; from ono or tit' >ther or l>otlt th e.\ lll:t)~ glL·nn a ray tll' t\\o of ,,j tlom wJtich it' duly applic<1, \\ill 1> • of iit <'ah-ulalJl• nd,·: nt ng . to ihem nnd tlt ir pu:-.t rity. \V tnt. t :rl"o that tlt non-.lavtholding \\!rite will \ie\\, \\'ith <li-4crinlin:tting tllill!! ..... , t ltc difi(.·r·nL ]i , r!Jt~ and .. hudc of the:-; • L\\·o pid u r • ·; 1 hey nr • the pnrl i •..; mo~t (1 ply i 11 tcn·~t d · untl it i ' lo tlr 'Jll \\'e look for the g1oriou'i r 1Volntion that i-; to l'l'"'lllt in tire permanent :tal>lisl11ncnt of Fn.~ •dom O\' ·r Lit' la::;t ling ring nlin, (I[ .Ia' 'IJ. Tit ·y ltav the pow r to rotri \ e tlr f'aliL'n fortune~ of ~outlr Ct'lroliuu to rui o her np fro1u the lnatltsoJtH.' ~ink of ini<IIlit; into \\hi<·h .. hnery 1m. Jdung '<l htl', antl t mal... ' lrcr one of tIt llln~t hrilliant ~tar. in the gr at ('Oil"it 'llation of ~ ' talc!-1. \Vl ril • thL•ir 1ni n<l, nru o<·c·upicd with other onsid ·rations, let tl1 '111 not i'urg ·L t lro di!E~ r· ll<' l1ct \\'l.'t·n flfC~tly-cigltt dol1ar8 an(l sc1H'nty-si.?· rcnt:1, tit valn or ltuHl p·r :wrc in \ cwJ rs y, \vlrich is n, .·c 'OlHl-ratcfn:c ~tal , nn<l one dollflr a}l(/f!tirty­tlrocentR, tlt value of lrt11d per acre in Houth Uarolina wltil'lt i::-; par arcllwce, tlte J tod ·1 Hlav Htute. Tit difl'•rene h b' en tit' t" o. 11m~ j, tw nty-scvcn dollan-3 nntl forty-four <' •nt-;, wltieh won1tl nmunnt to 11r~eLely two tlwu~ancl . C\'Cll hunclr ·cl :111<1 forty-fonr dollar'~ on 'Vl'r,\· one hunure<l ncr •s. To pr ·~ ·n t tlte f-ill hjt·d in anotlu.•r for111, till: ~outh arolina trat t ot' Janel, <'outaiuiu ~r t \\ o lrundrt..'d acr " is\\ ortlt 1 ow (IJllv • t ) ' • two bumlr •cl anc1 :--i'\ty-fuur dollars and i:i depr ·<·iating ev ·r,v <lH,\. Ll't J::t,·cry be aboli l1 cd, nnd in tho ('our~c of a few y~ar;..;, the "~:ltt ll' lrn('t will oo worlll fivo thousand ·even lrundr ·d ancllif'ly-two dollnr'l, witl1 :\ll upward tend ne_v. At tlti rat, tho iu<·rcttH.'Ilt of valu • on tit«' tof:t1 urea of tb ~·tat will amount to wor ilrnu tl11·ee tiltH'S a~ llllt t lt ns tltl: e:timnlccl vnluu of t1to Jay . !