Nor was the condition of the poor whiteshap.pier. Society offered no stimulants to the faculties with which they were endowed . no workshops proposed rewards for skilled or steady labor. no schools of art called into play their faculties or by enlarging their desires impelled them to labo forthe means of gratifying them. These conditions repelled immigration and prevented that increase in the value of southern lands which results from the aggregation of individuals and the diversification of employments. and. though devoting themselves to agriculture. the southern people relied npon others for a large share of their food for man and beast. The risibilities of citizens of Atlanta. Georgia. were excited when. during my visit to that city in October last.
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