The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-06

DOT H|NH GOT 'Nf . ~
pltpfup'n system. t- i","trr--t 3" w
sinr,. ant there applls-i chiefly % the '"li
ur. 81 Tobacco. r~yuIv~yl q ss't"tv made
up ~ several ayrf- ~ rank III" -ldN"-
acre a. ~. ts,itum \ cnn-td"rahl" nn'A
~ i-mt.aup.uu- whites. ~ -~du"1t"i, li'h
ng industry and initiative, g"''ins 'h"'r
ItyDi.a.--I- mainly from thu p.nr"r soils
w. new in rira ahsiy" m" u"gr'"- y
,,mp,rsttv-lv .ntl i-iv ~ vhf" M"
chants. tradr-rirn and artisans held q
,Ipuh'' ui Ila.r tbru"rs With r''.-'rAo'e
hulinxr and planters With great h"idlus-'
Do. ivu CLASSES not clearly separated 'N'
,, IA. contrary. ,lmu~' merged mt" On"
rla--. wrt" dominant politically anu ~.
,Iu-tritIy Muh them N"rr sssn'h'"'i
o., m-mhct. u me harmed professions
Tie hwyrr-. IN particular, ~"t" imlor''hl
member ~ -pcir'v II Was a group "t
Nirsinlan planters and law rr- Who. AFTER
eD year 80 that life. proved V 'i"ir ~"fh
tn evolutionary tin"-. and hy their nohiy
Inund.si careers, that q ~~laN"hoIdins com
mrui'y. without without manu-
ftcturr- wi'huu' cities, wrhou' comnion
schools. could va' produce men ~ the NetN
highest wisdom aud capacity Tor h'adei
ship
~ much for lr difference LIT wern The
Sonth. taken a. a whole. and the North.
I'm. II ,Ir Fundamental differences between
Ntrslna and the Lower south was N" dit
,.r.nr. m the at'i'ud. toward slavery and
m. plantation system taken bv distinguished
Nirgin,ans ~ ~. Revolutionary and post
R,vnru omar, era-. on IN, one hand, and
ina, assumed on the other hy representa-
~. 80, SINH l.4f u..an tNNl
and l>on Touching this difference. or
author recalls hat Jefferson bitterly
iau,n,ad ,hr fact uf slavery. oppo~'d th"
spr-ad - II. placed tn" utmost emphasis
uu,n ,h. valp. - Nav Englard'- town
meet .ns-. aul. hv DESTROYING rrimog"ni-
'ur.. aimed a nlpV d~ircc'ly a. the planta-
lion system Wa-htugton'- m~isgiNings
rrrr a. gloomy Nv tn" reg min "f the
nineteenth century. - was clear that VIZ
sIn,a and the other states Il IA" Upper
south. u l.ft to themselves. would almost
,,r,a nly change their industrial system
Changes m th.ir social and political sys-
TENS would naturally haN" followed A.
late ~ nv. lrgiuuing 81 IN" fourth d|cade
II the nineteenth century th"rr stu SEEMED
, ch,nc. 'hat jefferson cuIn-"ls would
d. leed.d slavery m Virginia was a
failure. a. compared will free labor IN The
North. a." profits IL tuhacC" growing on
he limitation plan dtd not t-'gln to maxi"
amends fnr the lack Of tho-e countless ma
'artal enterprises into Nhtrh w" l'"pf"
81 CnmmolW calth- hui h''l" iai'lsr north
Who's cUma, and nstural resources nd not
essentially differ from Virginia had
pre--d NIth eager energy A. IN" power
~ Virgins declined. however. the power
81 the Lower South ruse Tn" men ~ the
Cotton states ~u- .-d.d. not. Indeed, To
such ut.-mtnrncr a. ~" R-volu,ionaTN
NIrgtnian- had won. bat 80 such a clear
Load. rship ~ the South, and 20 -'ch an
a~-rendsnCy in Congress and the Federal
Courts. that Tot a quarter 81 ~ century they
ha,tl.d -,Icr-ssfully with the men and th"
IDEAS - IA. Fast and We>t
A. r.gari- IN" form which Nirstnian
s,,,,,v ,n,k IN the Lower South, under
which term M. author compartments south
carolina and Georgia m IN" "a-r, Florida
Alabama. Mrs-rs-ippl parts of tennessee
Louisiana. eastern TeHa- and arkansas. the
npinion - oppressed thRi u has been 81
arip,.d h~.r-t fore. mainly from th" outside
anil usually y guidance" ~ genera
.s,,,u,c and moral theories With -n'ir,
fairness W. Brown Describes what h"
deems tho iusdsIuai" view ~ -'"t"'v IN the
Lower south. whl'h NJ 'airn'- W. ' J..
piu-inI and other Intelligent travellers
derived from observation and reflection
Tn. Iltur - slaves NJ ~" "uliur" ~ cotton
rirr and sugar can" Wa pr"''all" when
rmploy.d uu a larg" -"ai" and IN rich land-
which land.. however. u soon exhausted.
and 80 rrrared a constant demand for fr"-h
lands slave lahor ON IN" oth"r hand Wa
unavailable fpr manufactures and Tar loss
profitable thar frr-' labor ~ w" growing ~
small rrpps. ls-rau~" = slave" hA~ M m
,.pif," - 'hrif'. care. honesty and M
tcU,g.rcc u loft mo- pla"" for Ire" ls'oi ~
the manual SORT. lSCatis" o. mad" -'ic'
labor di-grarcul Il tended 10 pm wealth
and pnv.r ~ an sort into N" hand ~ \
small rla.s is-rat-" small holdings w"rs
i.-s ~prpf'atlo han large, and thus hrough'
,I.,,, ,h. rtlo ~ an oltgar"hy ~ sla vshnlder,
reducing the great mas q whites 20 . ~'a''
~ Indulgence. ignorance AND lis'I"--n"-~
Nj ,airnr- Describes them ~ an idl'
and .,ul... rahhlc who live di-p"r~.-i "vr'
rs, pls,ns iu y condition ht'l" r"mov"c
from ah-rIur" lstrhar'-m Ihl- rahhl". he
.,ys numbered alout FIVE millions Ih'
tIlgarshNp l gfrt' lltb''I~ ~Nl'''' N'Hf'
and WELDING IN national politIcs m" p"w"
I 'rr"ly rendered. up 'n 'hcm hv millions &"
Nnrth.rn purr whites. and al" ~" pow
th.y got through "a" Constitutional ~
r,u,cu.r' which gav" them r"pr"-"nta'I"
tp Congress Tor ihr"o-hfth- ~ 'h"lr slaves
mau,g"I hy alliance With certain veal
4 ,l.m.r'. iu Nutihcrn -pri"'v. q" dominate
,b. Government n Washington Ih"'
l-sd th.Ir power orI"lly t' h"iu". '"r cur
tact with -laNc- bt"d c"rtrmp' fur M" v"aA
and un-cripulou-lv ~ Washington. amin,
alSav- 50 protect themselves IN th"r I"rc'I
lar rights 81 property, and &" s'-'ur", h'
breaking Old agreements concerning to-
ri'orv already acquired. and hv rrI'hl"~'
conuu"-, - uih"r territory. thuS" fresl
lands wh,ch slavery aud tho p~lsntati"l
sy-,nm constantly demanded
Mr. Brown comedies thai every one ~ th
forces h"r" enumerated Wa ~ work, an'
that every one ri IN" tendencies her" men
,,rn,si VAS manifest m IN" Lover south
\~.y-rth-l.sS. /" Say- hat he nnu r-'ng
riln the picture A. & irI" likeness ~ rhR
civilization which existed ~ III" Lowe
S,uth during IA" thirty v"ar- preceding
~. ti,tl War "" cannot rccogniz" II
although he has gwen some wears ~ I'aii"n
inquiry into ih. written and printed r'sNort
Of tho civilization above outlined. altholg