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Show lOG t'U\Dil 1: L\ 1. ClTlE:---Sl L'TIIEI' ~ < '0\l .\fER 'E. ,, 11 th. , 111 tth id • (It' ~f:t .... on ~l!Hl J>ix ull'"' lilt •-:1,"' \\ • \\·oul<l ha,· !] 0111 ; ltad it 110t b t 11 for 'Ia,· •ry-:tnd had di::;llltr.ul it in tit' upbuildiwr tJi \orlulk H aul'orl, l'l1:tl'l • ... ton or ~:n :tllll:lll l10\\ lttll('lt ri<·l1 ·r b •llL·r, gr ·at •r \\ ould tl1 1 ~out It ]w, • l}L'l'll to-d:t. ( I low Jtlll!'h larg •J' :tlld 1110 r1• i 11 tvlli~.!Yill \\ Ptlld !t :t\ · 1 ,~ ' ll our populatio11 ( !lo\\ llf:lll.V llltllllr ·d t!tous:tnd nat i\ l'-; of tin• ~outh ' ·uultlltow I>' tl1ri\ i11g nt lwrllL' in-..t ad of' adding to t!J' \\ •a JtJt :tlld political j>O\\ ' 1' of' otltl'l' p:tl'h of' {})(• l'lliull ~ }fll\\' llitldt g'I'L•:ttl'l' \\Ott]d b' t!JO lllllllhl'l' :llld }•Jl<rf}t of' Otll' l'aiJJ'o:td, <':IIlah-, turnpik -.. and tl'l 'rrnplt-.? 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Or to eo1nu llL':u·L·r JwnH' "!t:ti would ~1nry1and b witl10nt Ha11imor ·? \\'hut \\uuld Loui-.iana l1 willtoui N" \\r Orll':Uts ? \VltaL \\Olll<l ~uutlt Cnro] J!l:t b, witlwut 'l1:trlL .... ton ? J>u w \<.!1' tltink of tit• 'countric"' OJ' ~tat ~ '' itlwut tltinking of tlJ ·i r ·iti ·s al-..o? If\\' \\aut tu 1l'arn tit • Jl '\\'::,of t!J C'Oilll(J'_Y1 do\\ ~ llOi go to {)J <·ify, OJ' (O tlte C'il! pap '1'.? E' L'l)' 111 tropoli..; Ilia) 1w n·gal'<l<.:d a.:; tlt • Jlllcl ·n-; or ·pitont' of tho c·ountry in wlti('h it i:-{ :--itna.kd · nnd tit • more prolllilll'llt f·atnn•:-; arul clt:ll':tdl'l'i-.ti<''4 of a ('OlJII( l'J particularly of tltl' }I •opJc• of a COllldl',\', :ti'U stllllo"t nlways LO l>l' ~('l'll witltin t]t' ]illlifs ol' its (':l]lit:Il ('i(y. ..\l11 10~t invari:tlJly dow li11cl tl1 • l>t~ll · oC tl1c Jloating funcls tlte bc-..1 talL·11f, und th · lito"{ ,-igoJ'Ott. l'IH'rgi{'H of' a ucltiou <'OilC't' llf rat •d ia it-; ('ldvf C'itic ; nnd dol'-, not t!Ji..., ·cmc· 'rlfration of w ·altlt 'II rgy :uul talent <'Olldtl<'t'. in an •.\traordi11ary dt•g rel' to tl1 growth and pro...,p ·rity of a nation1 t•nqu• tionably. \Ycalth tl•v 'lop~ w :dth 'Jlcrg ' dcYl'l<>] ' ·nvrg.'·· {a)l'lll de\ clops ta}L'Ilt. \rJtat, ill '11 lliU :-, t be fIt ('OJHlition of tlto-.' c·ottlltril.''-' \\ 1tie1t <lo 11oL pch:..('~'i th mean'i or fa<"iliti(•s of' <'t•ntralizin,..( tlteir lll:ttl'rial fon·t·'4 tl1l'ir ·n rgit·s nnd tltcir f:th·nts? 1\re tl1ey 11ot d ..... tin cl to oc·c·tq>y an inf'·r·ior nml· among i11' 1wtions ul' ti Jl' t•anlt1 Lei tltl', outlt :111'-i\\ l.'l' . ... \IJil tl<l\\ ll't lb a:-.k, and \H' would p11t till' l)lll'"-fion partic·lll:rrl:~· to f'onth rnm·r<'ltant~, \\ltat do" .. o llltll'h J~ 'l' U a · a gr·at :-;out!tL·ru mr.tropoli-;? 1 ' JTlwnt:-1 of tlt South ~l:l\chuhler-.! you are tltc :l\:tricioug u ... -.n -.inatm·: or your ('0Ulltry! Yon ar tlt c1Jnlll1l'1' throwrh wbi ·h more tlwn one 1HuH1roJ uiHl tweuty 1nillions f' dollar- < 0\1\li:l~<'IAL ' 11'11 '-S l"l'Jil· Jt~ U\UlJ Ia l '. ,·)~O,I Itl 1,11111 :JI'' :tltllllally drairH·d !'rom tit·. o11tlt and <'t'lt\t,\t•d to ;le :\ortlt. }ou :tr• <Ltil.) (1 Jtg:tgt·d iu tlte lll lltl:tllly Utld llltpatri"tit· wurl uf irtt}'o\ ·ri...,lting tlt • l:tlld of ) utll' l}irtlt. ) tdl :tl'l <'OII~I:tlltl ) ~llt't:L·I 1 1i n~ our n·-...<~ttrT ·~ :utd n·rrdL'l'l llg' t:s Jllore und l llUtl' triJ ,u tar) to di ... t:tllt part~ or tl1e 1wtiou. Your ('(llldud is npn·lan:--ildl', l1a v, <'ri111 in:tl. \\ lt ·tltL'l' ~out It 'l'll m ·rdtallh '\l'l' tlti11k of tlte Jlllllll'l'otrs \\ ays in \\l til'h till')' c·ontribut' to tlt' a:..:·gra11diz ·nt ·tit of tlH· ... ·ortlt, \\ ltd0 at tht• :-.llll' tillll' till') 'II •rv:t(' and di-.ltoti()I' th • ~ollllt lt:ls for lll:tll,\ ~ l':tl'::\\ ith 11~ ll 'l'll a lll:tlter of 1nor• tlt:tll urdinur~ conjl'<'lltr·. Il'. n:-. i \\ uuld :-L'l'lll t It'.\ Ita\ l' lle\ ' I' .' d tlwu~ .. dtt of tIll' . 11 h.iel'l it j., t'LI'tainl~r dl'"ir:tldL' t Ita! t ltey ~lwttld t' \Cr<·i:-. • t IH·ir 1nind-. upon it :tt oJt<'l'. L ·L tlJUll Sl'l'lltilliz I tit worl\ illg'i or :--;out II 'I'll lll<JIH'Y :tl'tt•r it pa~' l'S 11\ll'tlt ( r ~l:t"Oil <tJtd J)ixon'8 line. Let tltt'lll c·<,Jt"i<il'r ]Hl\\ lttt l< It tlu·.' p:t.\ tiJ Xortltern railroad-, and lwtt-1-.. l1<1\\ JtttH ·h til ~ortiH·rn ru<·rrl1a rtl nn<l :-.ltopl <' 'J>l'l'" how 111\ll'il to ~ urt ltl'l'll ~ltipp ·r-. and irt"lli'L'I'"", ltnw mnch to :\ ort lt ·rn tlt e:tf re-.., 11 '\\ "'l':ll' ·r~ :tnd pl'riodi('ab. L ·t t hf•m nl 0 ('()11-..idt•l' \\hal di~po-.itio!l j:-; Jll:tdL• of it at'kr it i" ]od~ •d ill tb' lt:tnd · of tlte ~orth. l: not tit · grL•afl'r par uf it paid out tu XortltL'l'Il manttfnet ttn•r8, 111 •n:lt:ult '41 and Iaborl'r~ l'or t lt · 'c·r.v art icle · \\l!irh ar pnrclta. d at tl1~ l\ortlt - and to tit' l'~knt tlwt tLi:-; i~ don , ar • not ~orthern Jnanuf':tc·turL'I'.-.:, llll'<'L:tni<·-.., :tlldl:tlJOI'{'I' din·< tly CUUII(Cil:tll<'t·d and 'llCOII I':lg' 'd, \\ !JilL• :tl tit' '>:tllll: tillll', ~<Ill! It 'I'll J ll:lll\l· fa·tur~r-.. 111 •c ltanic..; :~nd laborer" are irtdin:dl) al>:t-...l'tl dl'JH' "'"'l'<i, and di,al,Jed ~ lt i-., 110\\ c\ er a llt:ltkr ol' illtpo -...ilnlity, 1111 tit .... · !'lltall page" to Jtnti<' ·or ~llll ill L'I'atc all tit· lltl•tl,od-, in" ltil'lt tltL' IJ!lllll')' we deposit in tlte Xorth i::, mad· to O{IL'l':ltL· :1gaitt"L ll:-i' :-;nllit' l' it to ":tY tl1at it is <"irculat ·d llllll ·xpelJtk<l t ltl'l'l', :tlltOilg all <'Ia ..; ·sur th' I l'('"' ·, to t!J illjlll'.)' :tllcl illlJlO\'l'J'i.ltlllt'llt of' :tiJ :tlltlO:-.t, l'\ t'l')' i11di \ idu:tl ill lite ~ I) II t IJ. .. \ llll ~ . t ' 0 ll r (' 0 II:.. in-; u r I It e .. (l J' tIt :t rt; II() t l I)~ :Ill~ Ill . a II:-- Llameworllly !'or availing tit ·nt-..{·1' '-. ot' tit· :uhaul:t"'L .. \\ lti<'lt "· 1ta\'U \'olulll:tril' 'il'ldc<l tu tltctll. TltL') lt:t\ e ::-ltu \\ 11 t l1vir \\ i-..dorrt in • ru\\ing great • :1;, our e\ p ·thl', and "L' lta \'L' ~lto\\ 11 our f"ll.'· in :tllo\\ ing tit 'Ill to do :-.o. I 11 thi l'L'"P •t'l ~o11t It 'I'll l lll'ITltant~, :--Ia \ ·!told ·r:-., and la\ ·ln·e ·cl · r~, ~IJOul d ll tlte !->lJl'('i:d ol',jL'I'h (lr 0111' ('( 'll~ll l'l'. till')' Ita\ I (h• ()latcd and irttptl\~~ri-..lt ·<1 tit· 1--\outlt; tltey <ll'e now ln:tking 111 ·J'<'Itun-di c of til • , it:tl of' tl1 ir <'ollJttr) ; pat rioti~111 i-. a \\ onl Ito\\ lr ·r record •cl ill tJ, •ir \'oealJulary; to\\ 11 <'it~ · eountr -tltl'.)' car· for neitlter; \\itlt tlt ·zn, ~e]f i · ah\:t)!-1 parnnruunt to '\l'I'Y o!ltcr cousidcrat ion. Frolll h·tkr~ r ·c ·i' d in l .)1 fruttl fltL' lllayor-.. ()r t•i l(ltl ·c·n of nnr great eozrt ll ll'l'('ial ('iti . .., uin • frtl' and 11ine :-.1a\ l', \\!ti t' It I ·lt ·r~ lt:t\'O been publi ~lJL·<l in nll tltc book l'tlitioJh of tlti, '' ork, \\ ' pr '"'Cllt t ltl fr·lltJwi tg i111portant particular : |