TO

JOHN STUART MILL, ESQ.

Sir,

I beg you to accept the dedication of this book as an indication of the honour in which your services in the cause of moral and political freedom are held in America, and as a grateful acknowledgment of the personal obligations to them on the part of

Your obedient servant,
THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
PAGE
INTRODUCTORY.—THE PRESENT CRISIS[1]
CHAPTER II.
THE JOURNEY FROM WASHINGTON[28]
CHAPTER III.
VIRGINIA.—GLIMPSES BY RAILROAD[38]
CHAPTER IV.
THE ECONOMY OF VIRGINIA[108]
CHAPTER V.
VIRGINIA AND ITS ECONOMY—CONTINUED[141]
CHAPTER VI.
SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA SURVEYED[224]
CHAPTER VII.
THE SOUTH-WEST—ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI[272]
CHAPTER VIII.
MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA[285]
CHAPTER IX.
FROM LOUISIANA THROUGH TEXAS[342]

COTTON AND SLAVERY.

CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY.—THE PRESENT CRISIS.