Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-13
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1891.
The Distribution ofAbil.,y in tho United


Tho Dis.r,br,ion If ability IN tho Irni,ed
Co..
As we nave heretofore s'Stcu' HhNhs
CABoI lop0r. who has won some rcpnta-
ton "a writer and "a scholar IN poll
tics. has an article IN tho las, Century on
the above subject. II is thoughtful. sug-
c,stivA spnarcn,l,. f-onk AND sbows thnt
,h.r,a,o-,,l u..3 a, tho La,isof i,v,..iga-
g., -, -, So. 81 ,L,
80. -.
''"s""o N'''0 '' '''
Vuote'
IN" ohe't comm 1n.I WIN TIC .n.F'.
~hi,e porasu'h' hs'o re-" "'u' p','.-o Va
th'n'y O. q" A''.s' ~ '"e'''a =
IN" 'oH"co'" -' ''' ~ 80
prpHhVh 70 VIZ" P.i'."''''' g. "'7',' en- ID.
W. '"o o'"o' '''-s ~,
rc"n'!FAL' - pro-. '.'' - ar
'"'''e''''.' 80 ''N'' ''''-' ''''0 81" ~ '''''
h'noan' % So. J.
t"V'' ~ = va ~,
ia Wal" u'S.'-''''' "'' Do'' ''"'''V4' ~"
hors i"hi' ~ e's"' s''i''f'' Jaw e'7' A'''''
navy o.s'uo't' eDSiA''''' h'~i,''' = 81
actors; na'achu."''A !ehHs III e'fht "ii'
clergy phY''cisnr' literature scHh'e' edur@-
@'s, pn,'Hhui'opy' N'ea.o'S ana ~ 1T M
~".o ~ ~ - '-'o ''''-'''-''s
'', .,,,-,,'., r'..,'',''' ...
.,s, ,-r.r.,...d ~, .n.g.,o -, a.. v,o,, T.,
comparatively fpw states. rxo s,n,es. Mas.a-
cnuset,s Tors. have furnished more
Than q Third Of the ability Of the entire cogs.ry.
Thrse, .sssschGscits Now Yois, ana Penn,yi-
vania. have supplied almost exactly one hnf'
ana h'e. "h'9'oi use''s' nc" lo-A, Te'n7@'-
,Au. O'aneO,.'u'' H.i ue'l', ".'o r.
w. 'A-.u' ~ 70 "a s'l'D.,''-
t,,r,s, -. -, .,,r..' ME.
Of n. asi,.y o, m, co1a.ry. II vi.s.nls ns
omitted II al.o appears tia, Massachusetts,
alone hss furnished anttlo more, AMI New YORK
only trife Jess ability than al The southern
and western states together.
Wo uF" IRON 'he d'''I'o''ioh D' '''ss ana
60, 1-,.,,,.
=. s., -
49,. =, - 49, 90 - :, -,
other c,a..,s. .. Ia o;so- wo-d.. there va.
in tho South bnt lttle variety Of intellectual
ability. In no Middle States snl New England
ability sonch' every channel for EXPRESSION and
was aisp'sysa N various ways
ihese conc uSioos are oa.ei on os,'
suDplou " 'n' So ,oI"in'S u AP' c'oI
ihcy eic ~, IA u Ai'st.' 80 '' a.s 'pny,
- 80, .1'r-,I,
c c"''- -
''a''o' - $50 80, -
60" "
10Y IA ~ Us e-'''''' 80 H"'-'
wy ou. IL" was o'oiVOino - '"A'NE
'o'' - ~, 80 .t' wa ~ ~ w ~.
IN iN''u'-'4 - ''' '''A "''''0'- ~
II 49,, ~
.,',.....
-, - -. 49,.
~ W -. 49,, - .1'e..I
- ,''..,,-,,' -. =. 80. A..
;...o,.n'.o,, -. -; - ,'or4.o,.,
ISI.,..-,''.'
- -. 80.
,5en se-Ies W. have similar II.
Ius.ra,,on NJ the crosse.t Sectional jnirs.
tice With .ovorDs such Lusiness ventures
In the series JACKSON, MAplsox. Moxnor,
uryBY. and CALHOUN are included. ONLY
one biography was entrusted oasouthern
man. CuHous was committed TO a for
e,yner Voy UoIsr. whose v,ritInra show an
entire Ignorance Of our Constitution and
ON, C,rpo,,.,s po,iti,al nAilosonhv
Tho .-ticla n drawing a contrast he.
,,s.,n tho CIVILIZATION Of New ENGLAND
and tire Middle States on the ono SIDE and
az the southern States on the other. s.vs,
THE sar,st tests Of civilization in any
oommunttv ara The amour. If ability pro.
ducsd ana the variety Of directions in
which that ability hss been d.solaysd.n
In all controversies definition IL Of pri-
mar ;,onor..nc. and c,v,,ivs.ion naej, a
ca-nsnl dali,n,.ation =, eYclr3. a lo-ga
-. 80 .I,;I,,, s,,o,, a. r,icb, 30 49,
- g., - ,Sti.or,ns &, osso;.l AL
a.,;or, &, 5000. =, rsct,rr, noctn.s
.;.-a.,.... =. -. - -,
-. -, ..t'.,,1,,,'',I 81 -.
- -, -, - 49,
, - - ...os - =, 80
49,. ,,a,t;,5 W - 80. ~,
-. 81. .~,or,I ny. "a 80 "a 49,,
81 .ho. a.. q. 81, i,e,,,,a 49, g
.,la..inn. - ord ,vi,hiD r.. "r-of.,
80 80, AZ. -, o,,,,-,.-..,, :,
-. ...,.'l,.,. :, - =. -, ..,I liz
g 80 49, - =, go
s..''
a. ,,o "A-.i... l.,
.e-.s.- .,s,',i.- IL -
=. n -
- ~" ~ 80 .'',"
CIV =. '"e-n' 0nIei pN''-H'ti ~ i''
eNS''I's -, az 80 s".'ie pio''.'o o.A.es
iui--'H ~ ,'N"' VI no '-'' y -o"o StA.e'
80" "0'-',''
~ 49, a. - "a o-' as - ~ %
.,nt,
80 a. ~ -, So = ,os.an. a.
g. e., ,ho ,,,se,o 80, - - 81"
60 A. - NJ ~, D., co,'..,,atI,
Tor th,s absurd el,.s.aoat,on bevond 40.
c,p,ior with self-conp,aesncv a reoo.,torv
OF facts on which be bases MS iloE,cal
censrahza,ions.
It's grac.ously conceded. for which We
ough, TO be duly grateful. tina, the South
Is comparsaye.y sroag in statesmen"
Lord sAL.nvRr, Eacland's sarcastic Prime
Minister. SAID some time ago. "Itispies
who NOWADAYS ruls The peii.ical world -