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its reach every motive to ennobling virtues. 

 For this, freedom alone is the remedy. 



No right thinking man, therefore, can ap- 

 prove of slavery, and I understand none dis- 

 approve of it more, or with greater sincerity de- 

 sire its abolition than do at this moment many of 

 the slave owners of Virginia and Maryland, al- 

 though a mistaken policy in other states as yet 

 prevents the accomplishment of their wishes. 



In the meantime it is gratifying to know 

 that in these two States, and as far as I can 

 learn in all others in which slavery is tolerated, 

 the condition of the slave is not peculiarly 

 subject to the inflictions of inhumanity, or 

 liable to any of the atrocious barbarities which 

 in my own country are unsparingly imputed to 

 slave owners, often, I believe, by persons 

 whose zeal is greater than their knowledge. 



At Richmond I had a favourable oppor- 

 tunity of continuing my observation of Ameri- 

 can agriculture. I had brought a letter to a 

 Mr Marx, one of two brothers of great opu- 

 lence and consideration, the one conducting 

 the business of a banker and general merchant, 



