Take that whole Southern tier from Georgia to Texas, and add to it Tennessee, and, I fear, North Carolina and Virginia also,--for the crime is contagious,--and there is small justice for those to whom you owe so much.
Sumner warns that the spread of crime in Southern states threatens justice for those owed much.
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