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of their little huts are comfortably furnished, 
and they are themselves, in general, extremely 
well clothed. In short, their condition is by 
no means so wretched as might be imagined. 
They are forced to work certain hours in the 
day; hot in return they are clothed, dieted, and 
lodged comfortably, and saved all anxiety about 
provision for their offspring. Still, however, 
let the condition of a slave be made ever so 
comfortable, as long as he is conscious of being 
the property of another man, who lias it in his 
power to dispose of him according to the 
dictates of caprice; as long as he hears people 
around him talking of the blessings of liberty, 
and considers that he is in a state of bondage, 
it is not to be supposed that he can feel equally 
happy with the freeman. It is immaterial 
under what form slavery presents itself: when¬ 
ever it appears, there is ample cause for hu¬ 
manity to weep at the sight, and to lament that 
men can be found so forgetful of their own 
situations, as to live regardless of the feelings 
of their fellow creatures. 
With respect to the policy of holding slaves 
in any country, on account of the depravity of 
morals which it necessarily occasions, besides 
the many other e\ 11 consequences attendant 
upon it, so much has been already said by 
others, that it is needless here to make any 
comments on the subject. 
