Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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It fltl' (:o .... }l''IIH• _d ,a n~t·lrll' .lllyoppll" l'd to t_IP• Jll'lllri· 1,,, 11 f' ~l.l\' 1'1'\' . it l'llt--1 h<• 11}1)111'-Wd to tl11• Jlrar!ttr ol ~t:n' ry; :tlld th Prefo; p, \\ l't'e tl11 pritll' ip(·s of tlw c:n .. JH'I fu l l\ ndoptt•cl, ~l:t\1'1\ l'llltl•.l 11ot 1'\ J .. t. 1. 'l it. \'t'l'\' t' f ttll t' wlrir·h tlt t• (: n" JII'I l :t k r•:-; 1111 I IIi" !-> llliJI '<'I, '-<'l 'llh tolt :l\'t•ltflr•Htho nul\ 0 11 • tit it r'!Htld lt,l\ r· IJ I't ' ll takt·tt. in ordr·r to t•fl'·l'l tl11· IIlli\ t·r ... tl a h nli t ill ll uf ~ 1 a\ "n ·. TIt ( : n p t•l " ""' d t ·,... i g 111 ·'I. not I' or 1111 t • . r.a r ·I' n ~· f'o r n .'11' t 111 • · , b! r t 10 r n 11 l'ill'f'" itnd for all t i ml'--. It '"''l,t·d 11."! at llw al111ltftnt_1 of till .. l or n~ of 1' \'.ll for h.tt :w1• alone, hul f',r ih uni\'P J:-:tlaholtl1olt. ll Pt11' 1', fi re• llll}lOI't 1111 ol t.J' I'I 111' 1( ..... \ 11thnr \\~I ~ . to g.tin il a lnd•'lll ·nt in 1'\' t•r·y p:u:t of t_lr • '"'"" 11 ' \ 111'ld:...,' 111:11. ' '· i• ... lllli\t r· ~al ditfn,iun lllllftiW :dl <'1:1'"''' · rd ~ot •t d y , ll Jil t" Itt q 'll ·tl,r :rnd JH :ll't•fn ·' lll nrhfl' 1111 t1 11h Itt•· tit·,., il p:t '"inn .. of' 111 ·u; and tltth " illtout \ ' l llil' tll' l' , \\ ork a l'L \ olut ioi1 irt tit • '' lt11lc\ tll.l"'" 111' lll:lllktll I. 1 • If tltt• "''"' t''lll h" "rrllt<r, lh \\ e hn' c PlltlPn\ nrl'd tn ~lt ow , ir it b:} nt \ ati:lltrc w it h IIIII' 111.11 ,. hotll to (:utl tllld Lo 111.111 it ll lll"t hi' :llt,llldorl<'d. rr it IJt' as ld'd WIH•n, l a k :t''·' n ,\ lt<·n !-'h dl a man h1•gin 1 o rc·n e do i11g \\rung? I:-! not 1ltr :ttl ' \\ I' I', 1111• mrdiult/11! II a tll:\11 is illjlll'lll~ 11s, do \\I' 1'\ t•r do·tl.t :1-: to tit ,. t I IIII' whl'll ltP ought to c· .t .. l'! '!'!t en· i-., tlH· ll, 1111 duu!JL itt n·-.tH'd to tJ,,. ti111c \\ ill' ll we nttg-l1t to c·ea c inllit'ting- injury upc,ll oth•·r:-<." .\ln·:tltam H wtlt, an 111in 'nt tlt 'u~og i<:al writ ·r of' tlte lb pti.:-t p r:-.na- "lOll, ~:1,\ ... : 1 ' 1 h,l\(' 11 11 t n "trllllfTf'l' C'Oil\ idiCIII or ~l':l l'C' I '] \" :til\ (Jtill!!, flt:111 tJr :: t ~1:1\' tlJo]r] in• • (1' -x t·c•pt "IH·rr the ...,J ,t \ c Ita-. forf', •t t,•cl h i..; IJill.'t ty by nilltl'"{ ag.tin .. t o<·rl'ty), i~ \\ rl'kPd and inc·nll ... i ... tc•nt \\ illt Cltn-.lian l'har:H'It·r. 'l'o llll' it i.; ,., idc·nt, tlrnl \\ hn­l'\ c•r wnlll tl (llll't'IJ "'"an irtrtoi' C'Ill h l:ll'k tnt II to 1111k •• lti11t a sl:l\' r', wnnld with C'qual rPndin!':-s pnrcba"L' n. "!t ilt'"' ''' l'•>r tilt' !-:amc purpo ~ t', cottid It· do iL \\ ttlt c•ctll:tlun i I• I I {l\llltty t\lll Uo llltJI' l' I l"g' l'lll'l', . \t a lll Cdin~ of tltc (;l'll ral Cotnmitt "C or tltl' Bapti...;h of Yirgini:t in 17 ' !) tlr• follo\\ iwr r •-..o]ntion \\':ts oil'L're<l hy Elcl. .ToJtn L<·latH1 a11d ncl"pttd: ,, u,. ~oh·Nl. Thnt .'l:t\'1' 1'." is .l \'iol nt <li'})J'i\ at ion nr tltl' ri n·JrtH or 11:\tlt)'l'. !\1111 inr.ort· ~i ... t• ·ut "rth ftt' Jllthl it·an gO\ t'l'lllllt'llt, •;r~t l thr• rl'l'orl' WI' n•r·ommPnd it to our hrt>1h· !'I'll to 111 tld• ll"'l' of t'\ ny lll t•:tsnr • to C' \.t irp :ttl' tlt rH horrid C'\ it l'r o m thc· lund : nnrl pr:n .\ llttt~ltly Cod th.tt ottr L:11ror:tl>l(• II'J:,i~l:t1tlrl' 111:1.\' lr:t\<' it in tlr t·i r· power to prol'latlll tlH.' g reatjlll1iil'(• COII Hi::-; tc llt \\ ilh till• pr i11c·iplc•'i u{' good l101ll'J.11 '\fETifOIW:iT TE:-;Tt\l<JNY. ,Toltn \Ve..;ley tit cd ·l> r:ttetl fonn,h:r oC ~fl·thm1i.,m " ~[ •n huycr!':> are e ·aclly on a level with men !':>I c. l en~ . ,. .. \ g-1\in, he . ay~ : 'Am~" ri ean .lttn.!r.}' i the vilest that e \·cr !:law tltc sun; it constitutes the sum ot a.ll ' tll.li uic.'." The learned I>r. At1am lnrk , author of a Yo1nminon, comm •ntury on tit ~cl'iptnr ~, . nys: ~ 'l l\"1' rl l',lb·r~. "het lt ,·r tho •, wlrn f'!llT\' on tlt l ' lr t!Ti in 1t111ll:111 0'' "0 :tnrl hlno,). or thn..:r who "'tP:\1 a Jll' l'"'tlll Ill nr dPI' to ~ell ltim into h oud:l'q', or tho .. <' "hn buy ~11<'11 htn1 t'Tl lltCn or wom 'II, no Ill Itt •r of wlt ·1t C'olnror "lr t !'nnntn·: nr tht'tl;\l ion~ "hn lt•ua.ltz' or eonni\(• :' t ~ll<'h tr:t ' c· : .111 th c:-;t> a rP Jll< ' JI .... ll·:tkr ... .':.•'ld C:1Jrl t:l.t .. ~: Utcm with th mo.;;t t1.1;.dthnt · of mnrt.1~ .... '' One of tit , J>l'l' l' nt llH'Illl>c·r:i of' tl r lnaek Hi' L'r (X ·w Yorl.. ) ('<mfL•r­~ IICl' n t!'l'lttl '111:1 11 or fin :t1>ilit \', \\I tO is .Zt;:dotl~ in '\' ·r.\ !~1)()(1 \\'onl :uul WIJ r k, I'IU>L Jil l~ \ \1 " \ I I'I:-.0 1 '-':1 .\'s: . Tlu· at t ! t ll tl:• 11 r t lI I' \ ttH·r i ~" a 11 <" h " r 1'1 1~ ~ s in n•" n r d 1o .., 1:l \ " r ·' t iJ ,1t p n r rn t u f c , l' r v othcrallonrtr a 1 1~11. snot only .. t rcn!.'!IH'Ill rt!! th ·!tnt d ~ o f ntidel ty:t " :lll'-' ('ltr·i ... lia n 1'r i'1 1-'r,Ult' • and l·,n_g l:"'": "".t rn 1 ''.'~'-' .. otlt~·r ll tl llllll .rl l,\ _Citr i ti;111 r·o 1111 tr.\ ; nnd "'"'Jl': rr.tl \' 111 tll'''-'t' ll1111 . '! Hlu_lt ~- Jt '~ s.lppt_ng fh t• \ t·ry f otllttlnt roiH of nll 1·nnlrd«·nc 1 , in thl' ('ltri..,ti.lll rl'!t .~ltlll, Ill tlrr lllllld .· ol 1 t· n~ of' tltoll".tll d~ . ;'\ oL d r~ 111 , 1Ji .. .Jtirw h twr•Pil th (• ~ o:t t lt . ot tll' c·:tllt't'r a11d !Itt· l't ' "'t o l' tlrr hotly l1c•I\\'('C' I1 till' <'oitll(t tt'o•lt flll!l the gt' ll llltH' tit •· .~ c· ollrlt·ll ~ l\ 1hr \\ ltolt•, 1111d :11 c• tltc•nc· fortlt rt '!!:trdr•d :ts intidt·l-:. Jn~tl'nd of a "'bt\'I':Jo_ldlll'! n·~rgron tlt c•.' :t r'<'I' Jll 11o n ·lig ron. And Jll fidt lit\' Ita .... llo more faithfttl a~lll· ..... rn .\ tll c• r:wa, tlt.tn the 1>.1 >.'Hand otht•r minr ... lt•J·...; "Ito dr li•lld, or 5 ICil'"l a pol n!!tZl' lor 1\ lll l'~·rc •; tll slavl'r.\. 'I'IH•y an• l ll.tld11g 111on• tlllrdr• l:-; tl t:tll :ttl the intidcl ho u~, ... and )I •nm l t~· a~-:, :tnd l c•t•lt ll'l'l'"' in t111 • Ia11 1. L•· 11 • tlll'll. "" tlti~ a count :tJ .... u-t l~ tr: ntt.r;n<'.) tu tttlldcltt.)' r i. up nurl put :l\\ •1y all ~ l an·lwldi ug I rum the Church of < ltrr.:-1. \ craill l:n in ~ i>l'l'nr .. t'"' , ~ I' ncti\'ein <'otukrnnirtg- :Ut<l oppo...;ing:-.l:t\ery ;uu1 :1l .... o ul' tlH>"' \\lti 1·11 ar \\ieke<ll) pas .... i\ e ir1 \'. ('ll~ing <llH1 upltolding it, It • ~:l)'.' to ltb lJrotltL' I' ~[cth od i. h : "Look at o11r po ... il ion n" a ' lturrh in llr <' light or thc ... e Ltct.... • \· 1• in " h.lt cnm­r ·any \\ C p la ('l' tll ll'"t'l\l' ... j ,{'l lh1':1li ~C !Itt• :tllti ~l.l\1'1'.\ ,tnd plo ~l:t\1 I,\ ~ o r tit 'I'll churchc~ 111 pamlll' l (' oll ttlllh tltat our :-.lt:tlll' ll lll.} ill· tile m utL' .1ppan•11t: .Anti SlaNJ'!J Church .~. .\'lru·(' holding (hw rh r~. 1. F 1m:'n~ . or tJt At,Et ~s . 2. Frll: t: \\'1 I.!. n \l 'T I'-''1'~ . ~. t!'-'JTJ:n Btn:T tt ru;\'. 4. A ' .'0()1 ;\ '1 ' 1~ l'ttJo: ~ BY 'l'EHTA:\. 6. Wt:SJ.EYA\1 ~I t•:T tt()Jll ~'l'~ . u. Ott1'110DOX ( '()\'(/ Jifo:GA T IOX.AL. i. n~:\tmA I. H \ 1''1'1:-->TS. . REP'n Ptw r . J) I'Tl'J[ rn ntcu. u. x~.w .\; I!Cl(lL Pt:t ::-;Jn l' I: HI.A:--l • 10. l'\!TAIU \ \. 11. U'<tnm ALts't':-;! 1. Or n :-;crtnot. J>tu :--B\ 1 J;t:JA~. ~. PJWT I~~T \\]' El'I "COl'AL.. 3. Ho\J.\ (' \TIH>LtC. 4. METH OJH~·r EJ•J x. C'IIL'IWH !'' nc of tlte rul L'" 1ui<l <l c>\rn in lh )[ethodi~L 1 i:cip1in n am nc1 tl m 17 -l \\as a~ follo\'1 s : "Er~ry ln l' llll~r • r of otll' f'ocidy who h:ls ~ Ia' ~~~ in lJ i-1 po"~es ... ion, . hull. "ithin twci\'B llHlltl h-1 :ll't t· r 11 n t iC't' given to lt ill t by tlt l' (ls..;io..; t ;lltL, kg.tlly e'\t'I'IIIP lltttl l'l'<'ord nu in:-trutlll't tt, \\ ltt•rl'l>.) ltc I' Jll :ttH.: ip<tle::; atHl ~cts fr ·e e\ery :-:ltHL' in lt i:; p os~L·~:-.w tt." .. \nothn r·1!le \\ :l"i in the · won1s : '' Xo pr r'<on hollill'.{ Hla \ ' C'{ shall in f'lltllrC' he ntlmiltcd into .·oci ty, o1· to th\! Lr.ru· · upper t tll he pre \ iously complie::; "ith these rule conccnltUg ~lax ·ry. '' TLe an~wcr to tit • c111 s ti rJn- \\'hat shall b done '\ ith tlw ·c \\ lro bny or . ell :la \ c:-. or gi \'C Utcln a way "-i: couch ell in tl1 • following knguago : 11 They :.l.l'C ill\ll1l' tliatcly to lJC cxpcllctl, unlc~s they uuy them () !1 purpo. c to free them.'' In II .) tl te "o i <' e of L11 i-; c h u r h w a It I :t n 1 n. fo ll o w ~ : ''We do holrl in th ucr pcst nhhorrcnce the prnclicr of sla,·ery, nuu bnll not ee e to cek its de .... Lructiou, hy all wi:c and prud ut menn:i." In 1707, the Di 'Cipline containc<l the following whole. orne paragraph