Excerpt from The North and the South: Misrepresented and Misjudged; Or a Candid View of Our Present Difficulties and Danger, and Their Causes and Remedy What I write on this subject is with reluctance, and the hints given are in as general terms as my concern will allow. I know it is a point about which, in all its branches, men that appear to aim well are not generally agreed; and for that reason I choose to avoid being very particular. If I may happily let drop anything that may excite such as are con cerned in 3the practice to' a close thinking on the subject treated of, 'the candid amongst them may easily do the sub jcet such further justice as, on impartial inquiry, it may appear to deserve; and such an inquiry I would earnestly recommend. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.