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him in the community ; induces a most wholesome self-respect ; 

 inspires a just regard for the rights of property ; attaches him the 

 more strongly to his superior, who thus shows his willingness 

 that he should walk erect instead of keeping him upon the 

 ground with his foot upon his neck ; and presents innumerable, 

 constant, and powerful motives to improvement and good con 

 duct. I wish it were in my power to convey to those, who have 

 been born to affluence, rank, and authority, the force of these 

 sentiments upon minds altogether differently circumstanced from 

 themselves ; but I know it would be difficult I fear it might 

 be impossible. A consciousness of absolute dependence, so ex 

 tremely difficult to be engrafted in the human mind, seems 

 indispensable to teach us our duty either to man or God. 



That the whole of this subject has an important bearing in its 

 economical and moral aspects upon my own country cannot, I 

 think, be overlooked by a reflecting mind ; and, in the course 

 of my reports, will, I trust, be made more fully apparent. 



