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Whether our endeavors in his behalf 

 may be crowned with fuccefs, is extremely 

 doubtful, but the unhappy hiflory of our car^ 

 penter's puniftiment will convey to you fome 

 idea of the kind of juftice to be expedited by 

 flaves* The alleged offender is not heard in mi- 

 ligation, nor are any of his colour admitted in 

 evidence, although they might be able wholly 

 to difprove the charge ; hence, whenever a 

 white man is bafe enough to perjure himfelf 

 in accufation, the flave can have no hope of 

 efcaping from punifliment. ^ 



