Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South

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1 t ·1: "'' n an<1 Yollr nc·i,rltlHJJ' ·' l't '<t lll tlll't' · fo tllirfj - ... ix dollars )l r 'l<'l' \ ' • • • I lldr !itt!· tr:H't <'olll:tinittg two Jlllndrul :wr . .._, no\\ ' ·tltll' t :d tit· pitil'11 ) . 11111 ol nuly !"iX ltuttdr •cl doll:tr"' ''ill t ltv 11 Itt''' ort It ~l'\ lt1 thon--and. y 11111 • ·!Ji)<ll'lll, IIOW dL'jll'i\l•d of '\' '11 fit ' llll':l~l'' :1<l\ all(;t•rvs ol' ('ltllllllO!l ~t·lwol , \\ill tIt ·n n·np tilL' bt•n •lit · ol' a eulk·!.!.·i:tt • edueal iutt. ) ,1111• ri\'~:1'~ a 11 < l :-.Ill a Ill' r s ( r L': ll11 '4 11 n w \\' : 1'-' i 11 [~ t h v i r \\ a lv l'..., i 11 i d I v Ill' "' \\ i II tlt 1111 t \11' ll tIt • w hc..:tl~ of Jitllil it nd i l1<HlS mill-.:. Yotlr h:t \"' and lturlHll'~, no,,. 1111 kno\\'ll to c·orun1 ·rc · wili tlll·n swanu with ..,!tip;; !'rotn L'\ er.\p L'llligltiL'Il ·d quar­t.,. r th \ 1rlol1 1 , & Toll-. Ian.: holding" !tit •-; 0 lnnl \\' ·11 to ,\'0111' irtt ~re ... t .. ! '\'onll tit • ltt7l hold · r~ ot' .Xorlh 'nr()liu:t In~ I :Ill) thitt•r by th 1 aboli­tion of ~~~l\ •ry? J.(: f, llS .' 0. ...\ eeonli11~ to tit •ir O\rll •:-.!itll:tk, llt•ir ..,)aYes ar "ort II, in round llllllll..H~ l'-4, ~:1~' otll' Jmndr •tl and t \\ vnt.' lllil­] inn~ of' doi!:Jr:-.. ThL•rc ar' in t!te ~taU• 1 well!:- i ~. .d tt tltou:::.:lll<i . l:t\' ' ­ltol< kr:--, 0Wllill,1r, it 1ll:t} l>e ~aCd.' :lS~\IIIll'<l :ttl :t \'C ra.~c of a!. ]\':!'( jj 1 U hllll<ln·d <lCl'l'"' or lattcll':l ·1t-f'uurtL't'll ltliliion or :tl'l'l'' ill all. Tlti-.tl\llll· l t'r <'1' :t<'l'l.~. "' Jllliltipli~d l1y tltirt) -thr · dollar~ and Ilillet) -on, c ·J1t, tho <lilll•r'\nt· in \':tlll · \J ·t \\'t'C 1 i're' ~oil and Hl:n · . oil, Ill:tkc..., tIt' . nur111011~ ~lllll ot' folll' lt111!dl' •d Ulld l--l'\' 'll t} -fUll!' lllillitlll OJ' <loll:tl' .._)tO\\ ill!.! tiJat b~ till aholitit>tl or :-.l:J\• '1'."1 tit 1 Sbt\'L'}J())d ' )'"') tl1 'ltbl'l\' '') ,, Otlltl l't':tlii.C :1 net profit ol' not ]c..,~ tlt:tll three lturHln;<l and lil't.' -!'our 1nilliut1 ut' dollar· .... ·ot lon~r l--itlt'c, a g ~ntlemun in l>altiuwr , :t lntli\' uf ~l:U') land, l'L'· 1narkct1 itt our J>l'l''-'t'IIC'' t ]~;tt l1 wa!4 :111 :dw1it iotli ~t b •c:ur-,e lte I'L!lt t11:tt iL ":t::i ri~ht ~111d proper to ho Olll'; ' lJilt, irupttrc lltl' ' ar I titer llot, in ~0111 of tit ' ~tatl ... , lll:UJ.V "ido\\ :-:; atHl orpltan~ \\' Jw wonltl bo ] ·fL in dc:-.lilnt C'ir<·utn...,tan · •' ii' tlt ·i r IH'!..!; I'Ol's ''ere takl'n fnnn t1tl1 lll ~·' \\ e r ·plied that ~1a' l't') had already rC'tlu<·~.:·d t ltou...,ands and tcih oft hotr·, n<l ... of non-.la\· elwldin ~ \\ idow:; anll orplt:lll"l to tile lo\\ c-.,t dl'pt!J'-' of' JHI\'I.:I'ty :tnd ignorance, :tnd t !taL \\ l' dilllH>L belie\ c one :::.l:tvelwlding \\ idow and tltrcP orphan · wer' of mon', or ~ ,· en of a-; lll tl<'lJ <'UII~e<ptell<' L' a-., lin• null· ~]a, •holding \\ itlo\\:; arHl fii'L' •n orpl1:t11:-1. 'You ar rigid '' <..'.\cl:tinJ •tl th ' g ·ntlclllan, ' you arc right I hatlnoL view •<l tlto snl>j •t·t in that. Jj,r!Jt u •for'; I p ·r · ·i \ ' ) ou go in for Ut great •.'L gnod to tlt · gr ·ate..,t nunt· l1 l'.' ()f COU!':-- W' \rcre right-\\ ( do ~0 in for the gn•at •..,t "UO<l to tIt rrr atc--t 1) lllllll 'I'. Thofacti~, ~,· 1') ... ]:ne in tb·, 'onth ro. t-; tiJCStato inwltich ltcre­~ itle'l atl ~a..,t three tilll sa: mneh a. 11 ", iu Ll1 wl10l co11r:--o of l1i lil~ i-; \\ orlh io Jti · lll:t~tt•r. blavcry l>l'nefir':l 110 on I but it.• inuttcdiatc..•, indi­\ idual owllc..'r:-4, :uul tit ~ m only in a pecuniary point ot' 'iuw, and Ht tho Haeri1ic ofthe tll•ure L right~ antl inter :-.l:-1 ul' ibo \rlwlc lll:t..,~ of nou­~ lavchol<1ers, vd1itu nnLl Llael. Even tlt 'llttt tc r-;tlt llhch· •"' :l ' \\elt:l\1} already. Lown \\' mld have been far bt>tl r ofl' wit l1out it titan" ith it. To all clu ·. c of l"Olli ry ilto in:--Litnt ion 1-; a rur~ •; an c~pceial <'lll'"'' i · it 1o tho..,o ·who O\\ n it not. ~ ~on-f,la"' "hohlin;; \\hit · . look "ell to your i 11 t 'I' l) t "' ! tliAPTET! X. '0\1\ll:l!<'IAL <'ITIJ:d- :-.ot .. l' ltl:l:. · tll~l JCIWI:. h Y'C'\l imJH'O\t llll'lll~ are S('ltlorn lo Itt..• t' \P"Cit·d (1'0111 gr·l',tt P''''l'''i l'tor<~ 1 tin•,\ lit' k.r t o f nil to ht• ' \Pl'l'lt•d \\hl'll till'} l 'lll('loy . IH\l' lor· tlll·ir \\ Or),ur·n. 'l'lrt• l'\PPtit'llt't' of all :t g l· and Jr.rlion .. , J lll'lil'\ 1 ', dl'IIIIJII'Ir,tlt~ lllllL the 1\ork clortt• lty J.r\ t', though it 11pp ~.rr ... toco"L only tlr ·ir rua:nt<.' ll:tllt't', is in !Itt• <.•rHI lh · dt·an·~t <ll Hll} Apt I'HIIIl 11 ho I'll II ll!'l(ltilt· 110 properly, «'1111 lr:t\'1' no inlcrl'..,t IJttl to l'at a~ lllltl'lt, nnd to lrhor ~~~ lirllt• as J•n !hi•· \\ !1 tl­~\' l'l' 11 ol'k ht• dt~t• ,; ht•)'nlld 11 lrat i~ !-llllit•it-llt to ptll-rlt:t-t• hi-; 01111 tu:tinltllllllt' ·,l'alllJI' 'I'll z d out of It 111 l•.r \ 'i ol t•IJ<'e o11l}, ancluot hy any illlt'I'C t of lri • 0\111. \ , \\I :"-\IIIII. Otl! tllell1' i-., a cit.\-:t gTl·at ,'uutl rn illt jlorling, :xpt~rling nnd JJ1illlll t'adt tl in;..; ('if.\ to bv lu<'atvd at urn' poitJt ur port on th · <'0 :1 ~ ot' th' ('~trolin:ts ( •l'O I'i-!-'i:t or \' iq;ini:t, \\ ln·n· \\'l1 <'<til <':liT,\ 1111 :tl'! i' L' <' t i l li­m 'rt't' bu.', ~ell t~tl,ri(':t{L', l't'('l'i\ L' tilL' prolih \\ ltil'lt :w<'l'tll' f'rt >lll tilL' t 'X­cllllllg't' () r 0\11' () \\ II ('Ollllll<l<l it it'~, () Jlt' II l';t ('iIi t j l ' "' I'll I' d i l'l ('I ('()IJ lll !U II i(' :t t iu ll " i t h t'u n · i g 11 <' oun t r i t' :-;, a 11 d • .., I a l Jl i :-.I t a II I IH ""L' (' u 11:1 flo r a 1 ~ utt n ·c..·.., "j' " t ; tit I 1., utilit) and :ulornr11 ·nt, '' lti<·lt :trc tl 1l' u ... n:tl corH'< ttrr il:ttth (lr :t rnvtrnpo­] i ... , and "ltic·lt :H.tl ~o \ 1'.) tlt:tttri:tll.' tn tIll' irt!t·rv~t :utd imporl:tll<'l' c) t' a uatiw1. \\ itltutt a city of tl1i., ]·ind, tl~t· ~~nttlt <':til lll 1 \ ' t"'l' d , ll' 1 , ltllr l' o 111111 c r l' i a 1 n "u 11 n 'l'..., 11 o r a t I a i 11 t o t It : t1 l' 111 i tt ~ t II 1' o !" i t i o 11 t o \' It i < • ]J t 1 1 , \'ll't r ~ot ll'l'L'..., "ould otlt 'I'\\ i l' <'\:tit lt~:r. ..\<'<'orcling tn <•:tlt·t l:tt iun:; ba"«..'<lll]'Oil l'l'!hOilitLl· . ..,tilll:ltv ... , it i~ ()\\' itr·r (I) tltl' I:J<._ ,. ot' :L crl'lltl rntn­lllll'<' i:tl <'ity in tla: ~<>t llll tl1aL \\I arc rww (1//llfl(ll/y dr:tinvd 111' t liUI'l' tluu1 Ont• Jl undred and T" ·111 ." ~lillioth ol' l>ollar:! \\1.· :-.ltould, lto\\­'\ tr, t:tkl' into <' nll...,i derati oll ti ll' ll<" r:tti\ • ] () ... -; :1"' \\til :h t he.. po:-iti\t'. E p '<'iall ~ltoulcl \\"C tltillk <d' tit• itllltt'\ ot' tnigrant-.., ot' tin· \'i ih of' !-tt'ltll" •r. an<l c·o...,ttlllpolite-, ot' t ltl' p:tl rPtl:t 1 • 1o lwkb aud jlllldi<; !tnll.; of th • protih of' tr:t\'l'l and transportation t~t' tltL\ l'Illultllllt'llh 111' j', n·i!..!.n und dottt• ... tiu tr:ul' :ttlll ot' llllltll'l'olh olltt•r nd\':tnt:wl' \\ ltit·lt ltavo tit ~ir· oric rirt ·xc·ltt"i\ l'l} in "<':tl!lty, c..·nt ·rpt i ing and dl'tt .. L'ly popttlat <1 ci li •<.;. .. ·o tltin;; is 11101' • ' rid~·nt titan tin• f':H'L tlJ:tt ottr l't'tlJtl • l1:t \'l' I ll' \ •J' ent,•rtaillL'd a prop·r opinion (If tl11.' irnp~tr(;tnt·e ot' ltoJllt' <'i lil'"'. l:lilldl! :tll<l "TL·atl.\ to our· own injury "~·Ita\' · c·oll!rihttkd ltlltllln·d" of' tllillio:l:-1 u f d 0 II a I'.' t () \\ a!'( l t It \ I' L' (' L j ( I) I () r 11 t:llll I II () t It (. i t i I~ a t t It L' X () I" t It \\ It i 1 our own lll:t ~~ nilic· ·nt bay: and ltar!H_>l'~ h:t\' be n 111o..,t slta111 ·1\,11) di:i­r g. nlcd and 11 gl d •<.I. ~ow itbl •:ul of c·a rryill'r all our moll ·y to New Yorl ... , Philad lphi·t l.>o::,ton n.nd ' incinn, ti, "llJlJHhl' w • ltatl J· ·pt it 195