Let the cause of insurrection be removed, then, as speedily as possible. Cease to oppress. ‘Let him that stole steal no more.’ Let the laborer have his hire. Bind him no longer by the cords of slavery, but with those of kindness and brotherly love. Watch over him for his good. Pray for him; instruct him; pour light into the darkness of his mind. Let this be done, and the horrible fears which now haunt the slumbers of the slave-holder will depart. Conscience will take down its racks and gibbets, and his soul will be at peace. His lands will no longer disappoint his hopes. Free labor will renovate them. Historical facts; the nature of the human mind; the demonstrated truths of political economy; the analysis of cause and effect, all concur in establishing: 1. That immediate abolition is a safe and just and peaceful remedy for the evils of the slave system. 2. That free labor, its necessary consequence, is more productive, and more advantageous to the planter than slave labor. In proof of the first proposition it is only necessary to state the undeniable fact that immediate emancipation, whether by an individual or a community, has in no instance been attended with violence and disorder on the part of the emancipated; but that on the contrary it has promoted cheerfulness,[34]
Belie his virtues: since his wrongs began,
His fodies and his crimes have stamped him man.
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