Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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1~ TE"'TL\l ~ T Y OF THE N.\T!O~S . Th wllitr~ "ho rP-.itl<' in tltr • 'nut h. a!Hl arc non- 1~1\ rh ol<ll'r~, n<l cl, rry little \\<'l..dtt to th, H.tk, hL'l':lll...,l' tit«'.\ arl! cllltrl'ly dl'JI<'II cknt upon th • ~l:nl'huld r .. r.\' .'11 t Jwu~h tJI\'::- • ]at ( I' I' C'llll tllllt' 110, 1l11ll'' tlt.lll pt•rh;• p-. I h ' Oil '· llilltlt of thP w!tul• pupula tiu tt of' tit. ~ laH' .'tat<"'· 11H' J~ou-~la \ .t lwlclt r :11 t' < lt.tl·:t<'l('l iz1•t] h\· tht•ll' po\t' l'l ,\' aut! i~not:tlll' •; llltcl \\' tl1111k 11 a.. s.tk c,\l('tl l:tltoll to ~.1) tlt .tt 11 ,;l 11111 n• tJn111 1111 ,. ( 11111 th 111 tit • \\!tole whtt · pnpul.dwn <':til n ·ad a ltd" rt!P. It i~ lh inkrt•-.t of t lw ",1\ 1·Jwldt'r to Jli' I'Jldlt<tt • ig nol'<lll <' t'. For I lth rt'a"ull tlt t' f't t'l'·:-t·hnol t-<\ ~ It 111 ol' till' ~ 111 th h:t'-' no <' \t-.lt•nc ' in 1 ht• .'tt_uth ; .the grt·a tt: r I l!l' 1 n ''Itt'. nut! p'11 , t'l t) on th<' pat t of tltr "htt(•:-<, the greater Js Ut ·tr . u1Junl11mttun tu1 nut! Ill'· pt•t tdt•Jit'!' on, till' sl:l\ t' .lns i Ol'l'll<'Y·. . .. .. \ "'a u.1turnl ·on~eqtlPnl'L' growtng ont of tltr '-r rrl:tt tonq, 1t 1~ tltr kla\ PlJOlder onl.' "ho t'illl ol1tain puhltt' ollil'C, ~~r "Ito i-; t•lt·e.tc:d t~l t'ong n '":4.; in fal't, tHan.' ut tlw ~outlll'l'll r.un-.ti tutt oll'1 pte" ·nbt• l'llrh qn:tltfll':ttJOllH a~ bt'tng rP <JIII~tlt· . 'l'h• 1-il.n, ltoldt•r .... br tltl'"L' lll<':lll-., trnn mit from f'nu11ly to family a h<'n·di tarr inllu· l'tll't', -.o that thn att' 11n longer llll rely nat mal poltli <'ian , but ha\'t' a Jiulitit,il t•tltwatiou a "C ilcialpolit ical spirit, tL \try derJdt•tl pol itical tradition ." To f>r. ::\fax Lang ·thcll\\~arz '\rho, in 1. :3:3, in co1meC'tion "'i th ]1i fri<.'nd LtHlwig ~·t(ln·lt, f'unlll'll an .... \.llti ~l:t\ ' I') t;ucil'ty in t ·ip~i<' Gcr­tumt~ , " · aru itH1 ~l~t ·tl fur Llw fvllo \\ ing Lrid' hnL inlcrcsling annal ·: "Tht• fir.l h iHl oric.ll <lo<'II11H.'llt~ in r eg-nnl to th alJolition of ~lavr!'y arc to be fonntl til U ·rmttll.\, '' lto-.t• ]H' <']ll • and go\ <'l'll l!H:nb at a Yl'I',Y 'a rly pl'riod dedan·cl lh l'll~"el\ c~ :l !.!tUrt-.t iA i/Jtt;...ettsclwfl (in' olnutary bonth t~L· ) and ag ain-.t '\t•ry ng-ht to buy or "l'll ltum.tn h e rng'-~, or t o kct•p th 'Ill as sin\ t'"· J 11 a dotll llll'lll of the fit •h L' t'lltmy, \\ C find that tht• Calli unit •tl wrth th t• F1a11/,,., in a \\ ar a gniu~t the (; ,\111'4, IIIHh·r th t• t' \jll'l'"s ('o llclttton 'Th.tt the pri-.out•rs s hould 1Jl' t'~l'h.tllj!t I, tlt.rt 110 prbnu ' I' ~hould IH' hlld or 1Jrm1g ltt into bontltt g<' a':' ].t i iJl'l"tn (a .laH,) aid th.tt 1 <l}ltl<ll }IIIIIJ-..hllll'llt sltould :n t·n~e ~urh a crime ug nin ... t Cod aud IIH' tt. ' .. l'llt• -..lllle fel'lillg'-' ar. to),. I'OIIIId in Ul:tlly othl'l' d<H'IIIIH'llt:-. or the old Cc·rmnllf'. In 1.17~. ll t'll l)' tlu· !roll , Olll' or tlu• fin .. t Lnudg nt\{'!4 ot' lll·:-·sia, pnulisht•d !Ill ediet: '.\llOii...h ing for all denuty the l-ila tt• of J.r•iln if.il'llsclwft (~1 :1\' 'I'.\) ;utd tht'!':l(t•nng wttlt tll·atlt all tlt o-.. • ''Ito should lJ • dist:O\ · red h.e<'ptng <L Jllall , womau or cltild, 111 IU\olull l:trr H •rntude.' "111 a bi..,Jtop'H (•tlil'l in I Ill (llftu·Judn·), W<' fincl 111 <' follo\\'in g : 'If a man i hrp t 111 Ill\ nlnntary bottd :t"l' and as a Hln \' n,.,..nim-1 lr i..; \\ill, hl' !-'!tall :t"k for hi illl· 111< dia te <itolt\L't artn·; uttd rf It t• tH k<'pt a !-'l:l\ ~ in !'pit t• ol lti:4 tl t· tt l:llltl. autl dl'l't•ntb h inr.-t.dt' again t hi:-. llll.htl'r and Jdlls him the k il ling ( 1'odl~ chlug) ~halluul lit: con· . idcn•d lb murder.' " TIJE "\ 0 1 E F Hl :--.:-, 1.\, T1HL vf our r ca<l ' l'':i WllO keep tlt 111 ~('1\· I' tllf<ll' lll a of tlt) :,rr:mcl mov~m nl ' and 'I tt •r rJri :-, •. of tl1 ""\ a•r • nee<l senn·elv be rc·min<1c<1 that l n • th' }JI' ·sent ,Z:ll' ol' nus~i a, Alexancl l' li., who is noL ll1 I' ·ly an lliJWI'Or hul abo a man nnc1 \rho, by the profound wisclom ~uHl magrwni111ity of lti" me;t."n re. Lid · i~tir to 1>cl'mne a gr atcr \1exaucl •I' tiJ~Ul ~\l exnnda the (;r ,at, ha ' I' 'l'lltl r issu 'll an •lalJornt uk:t"C f'or th lllll'l ,fl"C < f brin!!ing about in dne time tlt complL·l abolition of .t•rfdolll tltrou!!'h· out lti \ ;.t-.l lllpir. Jn ~ oscow a.t [L banqu·L lt •ltl Oil Lit nth or ,J~Illl· ar ." I b.) 8 in t'l' l.t i of t b · m p ~ r or , u k n. • a n cl i n fur t lt ·r :t i l<· o !' t ltl' pl.m. propo..,c<l for llt Clll~lllt'ipatiun of th , crt:~, .JI. Hap~t, the ·Ininent l!tL :-.ian profcs. ur of poli t ieal • onollly, ~.I id : "\\rc hn,·e met h ere to r<'khratP an rv nt "'' hi c·h w il l hi' an t> p orlt in tltc :lnn.tl~ <1f our h .;tory, and 11pon \\ ltil'h f'tttnrc h i-. t ori,t ns "ill 1h\ ll l '' ith pl t•a-.un·. ;\ t lh' ' ·ry <'Olll!ll 'lll'""'ll 'Ill of tl1i~ t'l' ll l nr y, one nl' n11r tir"t ll1 ,\11111':1ctun•r<4 ~ .ri d tn ~tnn h. 1ha~ trad~ conltl II L' \'t'r floun~h und ~ r our .·ystPm of' 1·ompt!l •ory lal>or or, in otlt• r wm d'1, of sci:f,lgr: n.lrt•udy, 111 l ' ~!l, 1he Fn' I·:t'onomit·:tl Scwil't y prnnd h,\ f.tt H thl• tti<'OIWenwncr. of ·rrf.tgc ""' l'<'g:ml n ~ri ·ulturc. 'l'lt(' <lr\'clo]mlcut of n.Ji ional Wl'alth h.t~. tver gone h.tnd-in-hancl w1th the regular organization uf' popular lahllr, 1 ... 7 which. nq it ~" r:t tltt:tlt,r _cm:tn c·i pal''" it"<'lf' from . lriiJCTt•nt ('Oll_tlition..,, ],1•t•om ,.: lllot't' th r. mol't' pro!! I'!'"-' I\ t' •. :tlld ron t•q ~ll'ltlly IliOn• pro~l111'l 1\'<'. In J ll'll]lfl1 1 j1111 a~ ~;tion.tl labor •TJ':IIII.IIIy r...: .... nr-. f,,rtJt l l't>l' frotll -.111'11 dt :tth':tnt:lgt•ott~J ,. 1111ditit1u .... •1' I ) \' (' n f wIl l' k i II I. I' t. I "I'.... : l 1\lllll f 1 It I) 1"' II p I,. . I : Ill Ill :t t i Ill\ .1 II d (' 11111 p l' t i t i llll :1 I'( Ill... • t~l' :lCI'Jdllg 1 lit r~· i<..., of' t ltl' l l:t t. <~ll: Il l!,\ \\ ill !lot :tlln\\ tltt •Jlt In 111'-l. <IIIII t' t·ite \em to ltl';tltlt,r at'lt \ it,\: :1nd t'ollttllll:tl pt n 't't'"'-. 'J'ftp d.r.' of tla• pr:nll ti\ ,. tonn~ f tht• l'''ollnlltll':tl t'IIIHltlln ll of t Itt• p t•oplP lr.t-. n:"• l1•f't II" f'nr('\'t'l' . '!'Itt• \\ :111 t-.. 11 t O ')'• tl tt:ltitJI\ ill< l'l' :l~l d:ttl,\•, :tlld ('illlllllt """.Ill ltt•t\ \\ t(IJ lito• I'O.tl':--t• ('llltdilitdl. ('I II· a I! 1 trtrr' toall prngn·:-:~ of • prtl• ll~· t ·t \ <' C'c·ot!Otll ,\ I'O 'tll\I. t't I on <'nlll]lll.bor.\ l.tlllll'-11 t.1httr·tlrC' )' tii.- of \~ltl<'lt :11'1' !h J'l slrtC'I<'d il-l ltH lt :tltll'l' 1-1 llltprotlttC'fl\l'. 0111' l :t~l, j Itt)( tit ~~nlllP . hut tn ttl<'l't'lt"f' t <'lll't~ltl our prndlt!'l ~\ P ] lCl\\ 1'1', our In IH,r, ottr '' t·:r lt lt. ttl•'t .... \IC 111 .. )t tt> s< l' takt·n :1\\ ny Iron~ _ll" !J,r ll:tf ron.; llton• :1tl\':tiH'I'd tlt:t ll our-.t•h t' tiH• 10,1rJ...ch \\ hirh an• oil I';-. l1y t1 ad1lrou and by 0111' g t·ogr.tphit·ul po~ i tiott." On the ~:111 1 oe<':t"ion }![. Pau1 o11~ 011' oi' P ·ofL'"~nr D:tp~ t ' s ntc> t ,rortlty cm npatriot~, ~aid : .. rr(nnn lt,l'4 alltl\\ l' tlll • tn Ji, r Inn~ f'liOitglt 1n \\ itn •c: :-: tltc' t·nnd l'('('''IH'ratillll ol H11::-.ia. \\'<' 111.1,r contrrat nlalt• our .... <'h <' . . f'or tlri..; 11111\ t'lllt'ltl j ... nttt' tll' .,,. •.tt importan rC'. "'\\ t' l JI'(':tl lll· mon• lik<· < 'ltri:..ti:tll ·, Cllll' l11 :rrt-. l,t•llt rt tnt't' llr•bl\'. :tucl \\UIIl<l)'look nt. ti ll' lig-ltt. or lH·avPn " ttl.t :t C"lt•,ll'l r <'.\<' •. \\" t· lr:t\'t• 1111'1 l•t~lay tn (•xpn: ... ..; our tlel'p nnd ~tlll'l rr syrnpntlt.\ lor a Ito~.' _:111d pr:t t"t'\\ or tlty :\ ~ '' k .. ~ tttl \I t• meet withonL a ny l l!'I'\'OII..;ru'"~ to 111.1r o11r l'l'.)tJH'Ilt~. \ Itt'\\' :; ptnl anttn.tlt·s u ... a llC\\' t·r:t ltn :-< t'O illlll •' IH't' tl. Ont• nl' Olll' "'H'Iill <·nnlrt ron-. is 1111 tlw <'\·of' a ch;lll!!l'. Jt' "(' t•on-.rtlt•r 1L in a pa"t li!.!"ltt. \\ ,. 1111.' pPt h 'I'" adntit that it " fl ttf'''''"· .IT\' th.lt it ~hnuld h:l\ l' hel'll alln \\' t•d ln h' a-. 11 \\.I ... rrolll Ill' " ,1111 nf il IJ('lt ·r nl1itin'-.tratin• ortran ·zatio ll. :1nd of' tlr0 t·nnt·t·lllra inn ill tl11• It nd-.. of' :1 " fl\ Pl'lt· ment of tire nwatt'-' '' lril'lt It,\\ L' "inn• "i\•t·n o P r, •:tl a ,lPn·lnplll<'nl In lltt• )111\\ t'l' ol H•t.:,ja, But \\!tnt'' ih JllollHIItnril,r g'illlt<'d to lh l' ~a "\\ :1-. lo I In llttllll incl. The :t1hnnt:we ro:-;( an pnnrllloll~ Jll ic<'. Onh r " .tltout-:lll:trdr\ "ttltin-:llld th • coJtlition of th • intli\'idna l c:t'-1 ih >-lt.ttlow o\ t' l' "''"' t•ty :tl 1:11'.''''· Tltr I'II!Jll'l'nr laa rnt•k nl llt l' roo t., of' t lt tH l'\'il. Tltt• g-lory :tlld ]'I'O pt·r;t,\' of !: rt-..o.:'n l'!ltttlo( l'f':- upnn in-.litutiono.; lln -.t• <l 011 inju-.ti<'t' :tnd 1'.11. <'hnnd. , ,, ! t Itt'"" lt'"""i"~" :11'1' lwtlf'l'· lorth to l1c found itl tlte p:tllt tl ti'(J\\ 11 O)H'n by lt ;llt \\ lto ,. ll.tlltt• Htt""'" pronnt J it<'t'~ with r r~p <'< 'l and pridt•. 'l'IH' Clli]H'ror Jt :r~ ('t•dt' I tltr" ::!Tt•:tt n•lotlll, "lrk h hi' mi•rht lr:t\<' a<·t·nttlplislu•d hy lt i" O\\ n tJO\\ t'l'l'lll \\111, h.\· :t"kitr~ tlw !loldt·~ tn t:ll\t' tht• itnlial ivP. Ld II"\ tltc•JI !tail 1ltis ttoldl' irlt·:t. in~pin•d l1y tltt• "nit• \\ t-.lr f'~>r thP \\ Cifan' of hi. pt•oplt·, \\ itlt tlr .\1 t"ll i!!ltll'lll'd lll·:trlitr e-.s \\ lti<•lt 111:1,\' Ito\\ h.'' l'~)lt'l'l\ d from l!tt ... i.t. Lt•l 11 n ul, h n\\l'\ t•r, "'IJl]lll " t lril t t !11• p.tt h lr:l<' l'd "' lrt-.tot y 1 · an al't'lllH' or 1'0~1 ... "II It out tltlll'll". '1'1 11~ \\ nttltl Ill'. IH'PI' ignol'allCt'. \\ ht'll :1 Ill'\\. 1\ nwn· moral and ( Ill i!"l i.t ll -.tntP of' 1lt tll:! i' :dH~tl to lll' t•-.tahll ... lwtl. tltt' olt ... 1af'lt•:; tl1.1t \\I ll hll\'t' tn lw <' llt'nllnl•·rc·d lltll~f not h<• t:tld' ll i ll(•l t'llll"-itlt'l':lliotl. PX<'~'Jll \\ ith the h l]H' that !Itt• tnt'l'<'lll ul thP ttrw I l'e \\ ill l-'\\ ••t•p 1ht•tH :t\\:t,\'. 'l'ltL• <'lr:tttrrl' in the l'tttiHlllli<-al t·n ndttion of' our nat toll.lll'xi .... tt•IJ<'t' \\ill art•ll,.;<' our indh itluul t·m·r­gh, thP \1 nnt of' \\ lttt'h i..; Clll<' ol' our gn ;tft• t <'\ il..:. l.d 11~ wi,lt, I Itt 1_1, gt:ntll'· 111 n. frorn o11r tilth l' lllll. L lll'art, :1 lotw Iii·· lu ltittl \\ !10 lta' 111.11' h:lllt•tl l11~ fattltlul Htts ia to the ('() rlllllC!"L or truth and justtl'<'." TilE YOICI~ OF JTA LY. 1< EI~O ~.\ ,\ • .' : • Dy the gr ;wtll.t\\'--1 nf 11atnrc nllmcu: n' lHli'll fr ·~, anc11lti law i:> nnh· •r-..nlly bin ltng upuu ullllll'll." • \ !!:ti 1\ ] I C '~l. "J:t '1'11:11 jtl:licc i:o\ th <· h.t..,i of :tll hlilll.ttt l.\\\ :-;,'' .\ 1-!:tin : "Law i" not sn m rt l lin~ wro u ~ ltl ont lty tnnn'" in •rt'lllli l \ ,nor i ... _it n tl<'C'I,'1'.<' of the jt 'Op1t•, h11t if i>.~ !-'01111'1 IJ ing- cll'l'lll:tl, g o\ eltllllg tltc \\ orld lJ) tltt' \\Hill Ill of !l~ ' Uill" 111 ud: ttntl pt uh·bitton ·." .\~nin: ·· Wh.tt •ycr i just i"' a! 0 th true l.l.w nor ·an tlti:-; trnc Ltw be ahrogntcd hy tmy written c nue'tml' nt...;. ' '