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^i passion, bis particular acts were rarely knowii; ex- 

 " cept to the persons immediately concerned. To 

 <^ merit his services was the sure passport to obtain 

 " them. In the cause of suffering humanity his feel- 

 " ings were always ardent. During his last illness, 

 *' he recommended to a friend the cause of the abo- 

 " rigines of America 5 and the last sentence he was 

 ^' heard to pronounce, was, ^ 1 wish well to all man- 

 ^^ kind,' Disinterestedness characterized his life, and 

 "it may be doubted whether so extensive a practice 

 "ever yielded so little emolument 



On the death of Dr. Rush, Wistar succeeded him 

 as president of the Society for the Abolition of Sla- 

 very. The object of this society was congenial to 

 his mind. Considering the situation of the southern 

 States, the subject is delicate. But, certainly, the in- 

 troduction of slavery into our country is an event 

 deeply to be lamented, and every wise man must wish 

 for its gradual abolition. 



For the Indians of America he seems to have felt 

 a particular kindness, lie admired their eloquence, 

 lamented their desolating wars, and earnestly sought 

 for the means of meliorating their condition. Hav- 

 ing once inoculated an Indian woman for the small 

 pox, her husband had fears for the event. Indeed 

 there was some cause for fear, as the woman refused 



