Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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144 \{' ... .., l'-~ upon tlJI', ·a .... in f:nr·t ... :l~'~<'n.ll~, na\ y yar~l~; h.\' forhi.tldil 1 ttr tit .. rtnplo:tn Jl ()f • ..,J•· t\ t 11111111 ',l it•\ ' ]lltltlw work. h.) ,tdoptft' ll~ t. t l "oIl lltto.l h 1.1 1 ( .1 111 'l'l'.,... d .,.1,l rm, that ..,,,,,t'holding. in all ~tatt ... creatLtl uuf." 11.1 !<>ll.t t 'l'ttl~'rH .... hllllr·o 11...,tit 11 iuua .wd r '<'olllllll'tllllll!! to tltl· ot.ht•r;o;. I ~It' Jt.tn~· dt:1 tt' ar.lopt toll of rn.t•a nn~ h r 1 I '\tilll'tiott \\ ttldu tlt l'il' 1'1'!-.lll'<'ll\ t' lnntl-1; and 11\ Pivl'lllt~ a11d :tppoll_ltillg to 1,ub Jc !'\at loll ;It< h tttt'll , and otdy :--IL<'!~ llll!ll, a. opeul} a\ U\\ llll' }II n ' tplc,, .tll(l ,,,II hun •:-;tiY c..::lll'.}' ullt our ute u-.tll'e". <. ' A~ Jl., .\1. l L.\ Y. f the gr at 11\llllb\.·r or gnotl pec<'lt<.~s lll:ldl· by lllt.:llllt ')'~ uf the 1:. pnl 1licall party dll ri 11~ tIt~ l're-..id ·nl inl e:un p:ti!!ll of 1 .·>(i, i 1.. , ,, ~ 1, ·li ,. , pn.. .· tt: g ~ncntllj atlrnitted t h.lt. the l1 -..t ouc "a lllade h.' jfr. ( 'lay of I\ ·nt u ·k: "lw, ~lt tlte TaL "\nr:\ck iu ~ ~ cw Yorl... <"it.'· 0l'tolm :! lth ::-ai<l: • If there nrc no lllllllltfa!'l t1rl'-:, tltt•rP j.., 11n c·~llllllll'n't'. l11 ';till do the hllt:· ]toldt•r.., ~n to 1~110 \ illt1 to~ .~ ... It, lllt• tn \lt• tlljll~ t~ :111<~ to <'h:1rlt -..toll, attd r••-.111\. th.tl tltl'\' willil,l\t' 11otlt 11 ~ to do wtllt tlll'~t· ,\holt! loll •tghtt•ctt tlltlttorts ol' .·ott!r rn people;. th ~tt tltt','t "til ll\tild_tiH·ir o\\' 11 .' c::-..,1 J ... , lllilllllf'<H llllt'. tht• r O\\ 11 ~roo(h·, .:-h p tit ·it· own p1 odm t to J,,n·rgn cotJntnt·~ and bn·<~h dowrt. n\- )_ orl\, J'ltil.tde.ph 1 411111 Do .. t 1111! .\ ~.1111, th ·y n • ... uh· · ancl r '1'1':--oh e, aud )'L L tlti'Jll 1~ not a ~nwlc ton mor, ~hippt~d, and noL. a .:--in,rle artkl• adtkd, to the wcalt.h or 1hc ~.unth. But. g ·lltl•tllt'll, thf·~ Jlt'\'l'l' 111\" ll~ ~nch m ·n a~.l <l1111n a !<'tal. th ct~· l'Oil\t'lllltlll ... Til y l\lto\\' tlmt I "uuld tell tlt t·nt that :--l:t' l'l'.\' ts 1 hl' C'3 usc ol tul'll' I''" erty .111d tlHlt 1 will ll'll till 111 tlt .. t '' h,t t tilL·\" HI • anni11g- at h the dt...;so!nt ion of the 'uioll-tltat tl• \" nu \ b • ptt·p.ltl'd to ~tnl, ·. lor that" hl'lll' ' t•r lite nation n t . 'l'ht·y \\ l'lll\t 01v th;tl In :--Ia\ I' lal111r the n~t.v propo...,ilinus whtl'il thPy lltak' tttlliH' \l'l' lJI' n~aiJzcrl; ) •t, ,\.!It'll" c :--how tht'f't' tlllllg'-1, tlwy <'I'}' nut 'Oh. ('utlon i:-~ K111•.r !' Hut \\Jan Wl' louk at tit• t--lati ... ttt ·~ , \\ c fiud thnt ~o f'ar f'rotn (loltot1 lJ ·ing 1\iug, (;ras:-; 1•1 ,\irrr. 'l'hl•n• an· 1ti11t~ arli ·IL',., u( nt.1ple prouudtoll~ wbil'lL are i:.Lrgt r tllan thul ol cvtt u ill tid:-< COltllll )'. •· I . nppo~c· it clol':-i not follow, hccnu~c !-\l,n ry i.., c~1!lc~n oring- lo modify thr r· · L tli 'ltl or Ulll f.tthPI':--, th.tt colton aud rr~c labor an· llii'Olllpattlde. Ill the C.\lrtt. ~outlt, at Xl'W Ol'lt·,tu::>, th~ labormg- tlH'll tile ~t 'Vl'dor ·s a11d lwd\m•n on t!Jc }(!\Ct'. "hct c tit· IH·at iH intcn--itied by the pro\:imity ol tlte red In irk huil!lill"'-:ue a.ll white m en. and thl'y ar • in tlte lull (•njn,\-tlll11li or lu·al~h. Hnt bow abut colton't 1 am inf'onned h't a l'rictHl of mine• ltittbelt' a Hht\ clwltl •r, a111l therefor gootl authot·tty- that in Xurthwc·4l·rn Te.\:\:4 tttllollg tlH· Uerman ::~ctli.PIIIl'lll I \\hO, ltllr to thctr Hatio11al in~tinct:-~, \\ Jll nut <'lllpluJ the l:.tlH>r ui :.t. !-olil\l\ t!H'.\ ptmluce more colton to till' acr·, and of a lJctt(•r quulity, and f.. lliug at pnce~ l'romac·nt to a cent und a Jt.tlf' a putludltight•r than that produtr(l by l-'l:nc lal>or. 'l'hb i~a11 C:\periment tl.wL illu~tmte-; what l lW\C al\\ll.)'H lll.dd, that whai!' \Cl' i:i right t c.\.pcLlieu t." JIIH~ 'HA I.LE.-) Fl!l:'.tn: T. ... :\.cc"\ptiu~ lti.· nm11ination for tlt Prl':--i<l•n("), iu 1 ".Ju ~[r. Fn:mont. on of the nuLle ~t ~on~ of lhe ~ 'on th, :.titl: ''I heartily concur in n.llmo\·cmrnt.· wltil'h ha'c f't11' their olJj,•ct tlu n·puir.oftl1 mi•wllil'l~ :ll'l:--Jilg l'rolll the 'iol<ttion of' ~oud f'aith in th • repeal uf the )lt .... uurr Uomprolllt:--e. I n.m opposed to ola ,·cry i11 the abt-~tract, uud upon pnndplc tl·· t,till 'd anJ lllilrle h.tiJitual by long·~e tLil'd coll\'it•lion~. 1 alll iullc.:\.tl >ly uppo~t:d tulL'­C.:\. ten. io,\ 011 thi" <'olltiiH'Ilt beyond it~ pn·~·H·nt limits. '' The gr 'ltL lwdy of noiH,Itt\ dwldiug J'ret' llll'll, inclncling tho-:e of 1ltc • onth~ upon \\Ito. c " ~IJ'arl' !'Ia\ ery i~ an opprl·:--~ion wdl disco\ cr that tit • pO\\Cr of th~ ~en ·ral go' crumPnt 0\Cr tlw publi<· la1Hb may Lc lwn ·(il'ially C'\<·rtPd to :uh uce their iutere-..ts :u11l :-.; '<'lll'l' their inth-}IL'IItknn•; knowtng this. th •ir ~nllr.tgl'" \\11 not be wanttng to mallltain thilt authority ill the Union, wlueh ,. ab~ututcly ·~senti, I to th' Jtutint 'll:ttii'C uf their own ltlH'rtw~ and wh1ch h.ts morr• thnu OUt~ indte~t ·<l th · purpt,... • oJ di ... po~ing of' tlH' publi · hwd~ in bUCh ;_\ \\,l,\' a5 "' ul.l mal<c every~ ·Ltlcr upon them a. freebohler." TESTIMONY OF LIYIXG \VIT~ES E . lG not returned nt the time I did . tl1c l10u~ woultl hnv 1.> rn fir cl 11111 1 1 1 mcendiary <'har~ •cl with if,\\ lulc ~onH· ~ortlt em ln ... nr·Ulc, , 01111 ,.,'11 , 1 P1rn 111 J .'t' hnn u 1 I I •• i m.u ,. "<HHI t t' 10 .. to the o\\ ner. · 'I · t · · D· tlt' t <"' a•n ~ s~IIP~ on the t>·' trt <Jf' tit ·~-.t • ,. 11 1a \' l'l1 " ' I \" \ II t ::{ rou h1l\ c lllOllll'lllrll'l Y o llOli<' l'. I itt' <"ollstantly·tii'I'III'J'tll•r d"i'l\ ~ '\ I 11· ' · I I I · t I · t • · t • • ,.., '- • • • • 111 1o wa .. t ' Clf Lllllt' Hill il lUI L,L ) Olt I IH,Oilll l'l ('\ t'l'} \\ lll'l'l' ill' • most tlllll l\ JJlrt ] k . 'I' I l t I • • tn•r. l I' u ' t • • l . I . I ' '. ( ,.... Ill I ( ]' 1'1 )\ () • - I(' ll {I \\,\II 0 n,\ !"' (Ill ,1111 01 { t'l, II llllhf '"'S!'lllt·•l 'l" \1( \\ 11 "' · · ' '' ' ' ., 0 l1 I II p p ' 11' I\ here ...,ltn l'~ an• you r tll.' trulllL'llt~, 1~ amazing. J\ t •1 hotel 1ut· ·111 .1.111 • • ' 11. l • · · ' ' "· tl',,ougoln .\ Olll' ro. omI :li'l t ' .l il.t. no. COI il.\. 'Ill .' ll ('l.' ~ lor\\ nshJJl,.l...r .' r inrr 'tlld J'I.IIIT •trr·t't • l I h • ,.... ' I'>' II, HIll II .11' the otltl'C· \Cl]H 1 1 tng ,ll\c Illig' .lgallt. ..\t IL•ngth two :-ct·\'allts <l}lJH'.II' tr wl'tltt·r '\t at your door g<·i ordl•r;-;, and .go n" ny. .\ quart ~r or nn hour 11n .1\\ 1Lnl lt'rh·t :~ nne r 'tlln~~ wtth n. ptll'itcr oi w:~t£•r, lHtt no towel~; nut! . 0 on. . . · 1 '1 1' is impo--~thlc tlmL the ha h1ts of the who!' com.mnn1ty :--ltould not J,r, j111 j11 .;11, 1 •11 !Jy. an1l h JliiHle. to fil'\nmmo<late to the·' Jmlnt!i uf 1h laborers. It it't'l''-i ... til,lv atlcct. th' who.le Hlt.lnstnal. •baructl'J" .of the })CnpiP. Yon ma'r f-<«'l' it in t1 11, habit antl~:t.lltH'I'~ ot. the tree w.h.ttc m ~l'll:lllll''l nntl tt·•tde...;pcop lc. .\it or the"" 11111"'1 lt-1,. , dealtnJ'" or hP Ill compct1twn WJth .ln \c~. t.llld so ltavt• their stand:ud 11f l' 1• 1.1Je~tce ma<lc low, and l.>c~om • accu~tom ·tl to, untll they arc content w1tJ1 ~lt,rltt 1 1., _ ouml worli:muu lltp.'' 1 • 1 ::. • un 'fTIEOI>Oim )), \\ ELD. Wit>ldiug n \ igoron · p~:n in l> 1w1C oC n. nol>l' C'lUI ·e tltl' PL'"talnzzi of' our conn try, Mr. \Y" ·h1, funnel r nnd pr ·nt prin<'ipal of' t lte f:u 1wu::t ~dcctic bclwol nt E~1glcswood T w ,J l'r cy sn). : ••Thcr .iq not a rna~ on ('.n.rth who cln~~ no h •lie\c that .1:1\'cry i~ n 1 ur ... Human bctng..; n~ay h Hll'~llsu:!tt·n t, but htlltHUl nature 1~ tna• to hl'r:-- ··If. :-. Itt• Ita~ nttrrctl ht•r ll'~t~mo.ny ag_am:-~t :-;la.H·t·y \rtth n. ~lll'tl'k crcr ~inn! tlH· 111011-..1 1 r wa. lJegotton; and t1ll 1L pc.l'l~ltcH nmtd...;t the t''i. •cratio11 of th L' u111 , er~l' 1 , ··11 tm'.cr::;c. lltl' world on. Jt8 tracl , dPaling- llt' l' llolh upon it..; ltt•rtd, :w~l ~l~t:-.1;;,:~, agnm:-;t 1t her condcmu111g braJH1. " 'e rep ·at, it. e\ ct·y man kno" H th ~tt !-tl•t .1• - ,.., ' \"I l . tl . ] . 1' ]' . . . ' ' l } I !i ~ ru.r e. r wever< ?111r~ us, UR tp~ th e!. Itt" .h 'ltrL Try him; clank tiJP cluitn m.h1 cars, ancl. tclllum tlt y ar~ for.lllm; gtH' h11n an hour t o Jll'I'JWI'l' lti~ ,, tit• ,11111 chtlrlrcn for a ltfe _of ~l~n 'ry; lml lum rnai\l' hn-..t and gPt re.ulv tht•1r lll't k~ for h~yoke, :nul th 1r \\J'Il-'t"i lot· illc <'Oilll'·<'h:tllts, th ·nlook al hi!-l p.dl' Jtp;-; uud tnm­bltn~ r kuc ·~ and you hav .Naluu.l'~ il•...,timouy agaiust :-.laH'I'j .'' Tlm-4 in tltc ix la~t <'hapter~ inc•}n ... in.', haY we intr(){llll'ul a 1na ... ~ of anti- lav ·ry nrgmn ·nt!4 human and diviuc thaL ,\ill stand in ·l'ulal11' anu tourin('ing, ns long u~ tlw earth ihL·I t' ~lwll cuulinu, to r '\oh. in it orLit. A.:-,id from m1all'e led iru!ltl'trlnc:-;.., nnd ·undor no merit i. clniiiPd for n11yLit ing w hnx snit1 011 our o\\·n ac ·ount. \\'itlt tit~ J, '"t of moth e:-4 autl in t!J • langung' ot' 11alure 111ore tl~:tn that of' art " ha' o ~iv~n uttcranc l to th' hon ·t ·on\ il'tion-; of onr lt •n.r L--bl'ill!j" illlpl·lled to lt hy n. loug-lw.rLorctl anu Ullllli~tak:dJl' sen~o of July \\ ltidt grow 'tron,rct· ural de •p r a-.; tlt day· pas:-s 'd a" a.). If half tlto tiuw which h~t l> · n ~pcnL in collecting ttnd :uTnngirw th· o tc timoni' hatl uccu occupi 'tl in lite rumpo-..itiun of ori~inalnHtt­ter the wei•rlJt of paper and birH1ing :tlld Ll1 nmnu r of pag ~ '' ouhl Lar Lccnltllt<'h gr nt 'r ; uuL tit value and •!l'ecL of tlw conl·nt~ would h~, e been far lcs~. Er Ill tb n )' ·t, our ] n.ding lllOli vc h:t he'll to <'011- \IUCe our fcllu\ - ·iLiz "\n of th Hout 11, uon -:..lnv •hold r: an<l slav 'l..wl<l ·rH, that twery, \\11 )ill 't' onsider a in all it~ 1> ·~lring ' 01' >tting u~id th mor~l a. pcd of tho <J.UC tiou nn<llooh.ing nt it only in '" p' ·uniary point of Vlew, i itupolitic, unprofitable, and degrading; how w ll, thus far, weLn.vc nee t1 din onr nn<lcrlnl-..in~, fin 1r ,, i11 pcrhapq full} <li clu~t>. H