New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-12
ggLPERS IMPENDING CRISIS OF THE
SOUTH
HOW IT Is RECEIVED IN THE SOUTHERN
STATES AND ELSEWHERE!

y,
impressed with the belief that the circulation of large
edition of Helpers Impending Crisis Of the South"
with its valuable columns of statistical information
and unanswerable argument against Slavery, cannot
fail, o. the testimony of Southern man against the
domestic institutions Of his section TO strengthen
the hands Of the friends of free labor have opened
subscription for the purpose of carrying this object
0to effect by printing and circulating 100 900 copies
OF the work in those States chiefly where the great
contest Of 1860 is to be fought.
Nearly $1,000 of the $4,000 necessary has already
been subscribed, the work has been stereotyped, and
] 900 copies have been published.
From the following extracts from letters received by
the Hon. VIM. ii. V. Anthem, the Treasurer Of the
fund, some conception may be formed of the effect
likely to be produced by this publication in the bor
der Free and Slave States.
The Weekly Free South Newport, Ky), in the
course of an able article remarks as follows:
Eve have just received copy Of the compendium
OF the impending crisis of the South by Hinton Rowan
Helper Of North Carolina, a work filled with deep in-
terest TO every Southern man, be he STAKEHOLDER or
pon. slaveholder. With the women Of the South, it
should take the place Of their bowels aud stories and
did they but know the shocking truths it contains,
that could read would be without II and those that
could not read would listen to others with absorbing
interest Let this startling work be read throughout
the South and country will be ssyei from war aud
lovers Of freedom would become patriots in freedoms
cause"
A citizen of Richmond, Va, in letter indirectly
relating TO the Crisis" says
"tis TO Slavery alone that Virginia owes the cad
misfortune OF having within her borders more grown
and women who cannot rean than any other State
in the Union. Eastern Virginia, where most Of our
uneducsted people live, is, by having half million of
slaves spaisely populated by whites, that but few
IL H..vd 70 knnn
horse for the cole purpose of taking their children to
and from the school house. This liz the chief impede
rpept but there another. The good land IN Eastern
Virpinia-in fact, all the land bordering the rivers
is 10 possession of the Shareholders, while the great
OF the white population, the non-savehoders 1--we
lands that give but neagre returns for the labor be,
slowed upon them. You are aware OF the beautiful
rivers that flow through section of the state from
the mount aims to the Chesapeake, and of the magn-
cent haibors which indeU coast; aud yet, Sir,
il but truth say that these the almost desc
late appearance that they did in the day when the
Creator first bade them ebb and flow.
"Wby is it that the banks OF our great rivers are
not crowded with dense, intelligent population, and
adorned with cities and villages almost without num-
ber1 Why is il that do not possess fleets OF ner-
cbantnen and trade with ali the world Why IL 1t that
the State of New York for which nature has not done
half 70 much, is still so greatly our superior Sir
can assign but one reason the answer Is Sldvery.
Take our slave population from childhood TO old age,
and they do not consume on an average more than tre
dollars worth of merchandise per annumi while free
population will average al least tW.Ry dollars per an
uum In this view We have, in fact, the secret OF the
decay of Norfolk, the chief seaport of the United
States. -Four hundred thousand slaves could con-
tribute more, even II "a much TO her commerce as
could one hundred thousand freemen. Her vessels
carried tobacco, flour and corn TO Europe but with
their return cargoes had to land at Northern cities,
where the laborer was respected and Acknowledged
worthy Of his hire and where, in consequence, thrifty
population increased, and the demand for wares and
merchandise became greater than anywhere existed at
the South"
In the course of very long letter, gentleman
who resides in one of the southwestern counties of
North Carolina, says:
al am not in the habit of going from home only on
public occasions, such Court snd election days. and
am consequently not notorious as public man. In
sense, however, have become notorious and that
was when sent for copies OF The Crsls. One
of these friend boToged and seigh6or OF ms see
winch was granted This man carried the book with
him to his store and il was there seen and read by all
who were 80 inclined. 1t was not long o,iore u was
generally known that had sent for Abolition books
and distributed them; and several of the leading ct
zens of cur town. together with number OF hckspt-
Ties who have interest whatever IN slaves, held
grave counsel in order 10 determine what should be
done with me for having, as they charged, violated an
act of Assembly made to prevent and TO PUNISH the
circulation Of inceDdiaTy publications calculated 10 IN
cite the negroes to instruction; Some INSISTED tna
should be Immediately arrested in the night, carried to
Jail and there kept 10 answer at the Supreme Court
an indictment for the infamous proceeding above,
named Others said, Wait while, and we shall
have more testimony against him. 1t was also de-
cded that the Judge should be informed Of the neces
sty of charging the Grand Jury, especially upon Of
fences of this sort.
"Au this was communicated to me by frsnd and
although felt conscious that had violated no law,
and eptert aimed no criminal intent yet 1 felt some
what uneasy lest the fanatics should get me INTO
trouble. which no doubt they would have done, anu,
moreover, would have gladly seen me compelled TO
submit TO an ignominous punishment, II they could
have found ANYTHING upon which TO base an action.
was appre hensiye Of evil, and attended the first day
Of the Court in order he the charge OF the Judgeto
the Grand Jury, fully expecting that he would charge
them strictly to take cognizance OF that class OF
transpresson but he even alluded TO the SUD-
iect aud in ths, confess, i was somewhat disap-
pointed Indeed, had sort OF secret wish TO test
the question Whether freedom OF the press, and the
free expression of opinion are things OF me past OF
whethar they exist and nave Naiue IN NoIlh Naio-
lima"
resident of BotetOurt County, Virginia, after
making some suggestions in regard TO the compendium
Of the "Crisis" writes as follows:
wherever African Slavery exists to any considera-
ble extent Virginia and further South 1t has laid the
foundation of heightened arisocracy, which creates
for labor for the reason that IT Is the duty OF
slaves 10 work; and thus ia drawn unhappy line OF
distinction between the rich and the poor Hence the
impossiblity OF adopting system OF general educa-
ton Hence the large percentage OF native ignorance
which We have in the Slave States.
In a moral and social point OF view, We are more
seriously affected. 10 early life our white children are
always more less associated with the blacks from
whom they learn many rude and vulgar habits lhus,
moor ignorant negro slaves become IN part al least
tbe instructors of our Children and this too, al an age
in which the minds of the latter most susceptible
of groes supersttons. There are probably thousands
of aged white persons living whose minds are sun
haunted with horrible ghost stories which, IN Childhood
thew heard from coored and blsck plsymates.
A gentleman, writing from Orange County, North