The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-30
From the South CGrOlinsln.
Governor HammOnd's Letter on
Southern Slavery
SILVER BLUFF, s. c., j rs.
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A-'-ANFNNE'
u Bot We are Swindlera and reputation
Pennsylvania 10 not a slave State. A ma
Ioriiy Of the States which have failed !.
meet Iheir<ObligaliOnS PUnclually are non.
slave.hOlding; and twO-lhirds Of the debl
laid % BE- repudiated 10 owed by these
States. Many Of the States OF this Union
are heavily encountered with debt--none
so hoPelessly as England. l'ennDylvonia
owes S22 for each inha bitant- England
1922, counting her paUPers 10. Nor has
here been any reputation definite and
final, Of a lawful debt, that am aware Of
A few States have failed to pay some in
talmenls Of interest," The extraordinary
financial difficulties which occurred few
years ego account for il. Time will Get
all things right again. Every dollar u
both principal aRd interest owed by any
State, North or South, will be ultimately
paid, unless the abolition Of slavery oyer.
whelm US all in one common ruin. Blu.
nave no other nations failed to pay9 When
we're the French Assignats redeemed2--
How much interest did your National B4nk
pay on its immense circulation from 1897
to 1921, during which period that circula.
lion was incOnVerlible, and for the tins
repudialed3 How much of your National
Debt has been incurred for money borrow
ed 10 meet the interest on il, thus avoiding
delinquency in detl III, by insuring inevlta-
ole bankruptcy and reputation 10 the endl
And what sort Of operation WIS that by
which your present Ministry recently cx.
plunged handsome amount Of that debt By
substituting, through process just not com
pusory, one species Of security for ano>
IheTg am we'll aware that the faults Of
others do not excuse our own, but when
failing are charged to slavery, which are
shown 10 occur 10 equal extent where it
does not exist, surely slavery must be &C.
Quilted Of the accusation.
Ii is rouldly asserted, that We are not
"A we'll edncniad nor ~ rsiigiaas hana -
elsewhere. ! will DOT 20 into tedious sta
ustical stalemonts Oh these subiecls, Nor
have to tell the truth, much confidence
in The detqils Of what are COMMONLY betI
forth as satisfies. AS TO education, youI
will probably admit that slnve- holders
should have more leisure for mental cul.
ure than most people. And |. believe ii ID
charged against them that they are pecuIi
lrly (oOd OF power, and ambitious o( hOna
Drs. &c this be 50, as all the power and
lonors Of this county are won mainly By
Intellectual superiority it might DO fairly
presumed that slave holders would not DO
lsgleciful Of education. Ia proof Of the
accuracy Of this presumption | point you
o the facts, that our Presidential Chair has
De4n occupied Tor lOFlysfOuF out Of fifty-slx
'oarS by shareholders; that anolhoE has {
,een recently elected TO go il four more, Z
yer an opponent who was a stakeholder 4
Iso; and that ia the Federal offices and Z
oh Houses Of Congress considerably d
nOre than q due proportion Of those ac- {
to Slsnd 10 the FIRST rank are Z
rom The South. Ia this arena the inlelIecls 2
{ the free aud slave States meet ia foil i
nd fair competition. Nature must have 4
cen unusually bOuniiful to Us, or we have B
cen at least reasonably aSsldlous in the n
Utilization Of such gifts as she has besow. a
d--unless indeed you refer our suPeriOri' v
: to moral qualities, which ] am sure you L
'ilI not. More wealthy we are not; nor Il
'ould mere wealth avail 10 such rivalry. "
The piely Of the South iS unO5lTusive. u
7e think it proves but Ii tie, though il Is ]
confident thing for q man 10 claim that h
6 stands higher ia the esIimaliOu Of bis p
reator, and is less q sinner, than bis "
sighbOr. Il vOcifeFation is to carry the 81
lestion Of religion, the North and prOba. n
y the Scotch have l.. Our secis are few, A
lrmOni9us, pretty much uniied among b.
emselver, and pursue their aVOcailons 81
humble peace. In fact, our professors ii
Religion seem 10 think--Whelher cor y
city or nol--thai Il is their duty 10 do q
Dod 10 secret" and 70 carry their holy N
'mlOuS 10 the heart Of each individual, il
ithoul reference 10 elass OF color foe bic ih
ecial enjoyment, aHd not with q view to 81
,hibl lheiI zeal before the world. 90 Tar be
numbers are concerned, believe our Fc
srgymen, when called on 10 make 9 show. Sd
2, have never had occasion 70 blusb, IL d
Imparis0ns we're drawn between the free %
ID Slave States. Aud although our pres. 4
: do not iesm win e0nlroYersiai Pham. "a
les, hof our palpils shake viii exc0m> 81
nnicaling ihu6dsfi, TIE daily Wslk q our u
likicus commandments furnishes apparent ID
~ iilis food ioT gossip ss il 10 Be found &c
most ether regions. i may be regarded b
mark Of our want q oxcltlbllIty- ts