Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-09-25
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THE IMPENDING CRISIS or THE SOUTH. "
0y HNrox Rowan HsLrrR, Of North Car
This Is book Of 40 pages, just publish.
ed by the Bnrdick Brothers. No 3 spruce
Street, New York The work il oreditsble
10 tho publishers, % wei as the Auihor.--
We have Dot read tho entire work. butffom
what We have read, We AXE IL for granted
shas the balance must bsiuit Itsyidsntiy
has been the result OF immense labor aud
pains. II is an embodiment Of the facss
and statistics Of slavery. interpreted With
Isresistiblelogic and whitening denuncistiou.
The author is bold man. born 10 che right
place, and at the right tinc. who received
his education, like others Of HE section,
through tho pine knot lighs Of The
South.
There are certain expressions used in thu
work-such as lick spittle, which we
10 not consider in the best taste, but consid.
ering the oppression he has beheld, the toa-
iy tyranny ON the one hand. and the stupid
sychaphancy and subserviency on the other,
We must regard them as tolerabls. And not
withstsnding any detects in phraseology or
sentiment, il must be regarded for holiness
Of thought honest expression Of opinion
and completeness Of statistics, as 4 book
unsurpassed In the exigencies Of tho times.
The whole argument is on the presumption
that slavery IL an unmitiga.ed evil, and
must be abolished. And the author does
not leave this on mere presumption, but
proves il from world Of facts and figures
The author says 1000. 900, ooo Of dollars are
offered for the freedom Of North Carolina
rhe lands themselves. redeemed from th,
curse Of slavery. win pay the price.
The shareholders are indebted to the non
.laveholdsrs Of the South 81 .544, l4s.s25 IL
damages to lands This would more thar
gay for oil the slaves in the South, without
The Government idnds. There are abou
100000 moro free white persons IN thu
south than slaveholders-The actual nun
Der Of Shareholders being only 1851 Dir
Helper appeals 10 the non-slavsholding vol
srs to rise in their manhood. and tako pos
session &c tho Legislatures, and other ONCE
10 the Slave States and put disabilities upol
Slavery whore now they are on freedom, ant
.oon slavery will beworthless 70 its matters
Would any Democrat object to the freeme
| Il the South taxing slavery TO death, an
sending OF tho negroes to Africa, Ger
/ trail or South America, and raising the pric
of land 70 Northern rates. when the peopl
there would soon establish schools for al
and make their own axe-handles Woul
such progress In human Affairs spoil II
Z prospect Of Mr. Buchanan or any oths
Democratic candidate for President In 1866
. Tor getting $50 votes at the Five Poin
Precihts," New York, while Fremont ,
other Republican should onlyg get 1877 s
{ Mr. Helper says the slaves have bee
! held 2s7 years in bondage here" and "ti
centennial Of 1916 at farthest must not iir
!. ono in the United sta@si' "The doom
slavery Is written. We remark here, Il
children Of Israel were held 10 bondage
(, the Egyptians about 25oyears This graz
h Bible example so often referred to, wou
!, run about years before the groat liber
anniversary referred to above Holpel
i plan would kill Il before that time
a We have not room 10 give an idea Of 4
y contents Of this book. Tho author well
. marks, Yankee wives Of tho North ha
= written ths 'bctions Of slavery no 4
lacts The North and the South are d
ueeted with a master hand, and their pa
in their relations displayed, showing beyo
controversy the gisa, superiority Of /
Northern system. We believe this DO
will 10 extensively read, and win provo
powerful engine 10 the hands Of anti-slavs
men in pulling down the strong holds
slavery" Let every man who wishes inf
nation on this subject call at tho counsiI
room OF the Journal Office, where I
book can be had for one dollar II
sold only by agents. and We presume o
n will soon yisit the different sections Of d
y county TO supply the people IL is des
re eratum and though literally full Of fa
: and figures, u nevertheless takes hold oft
~ feelings OF the reader, aud binds him as
" "work Of fiction"