He left his master just as our Northern servants leave us; we have no power to compel them to remain with us, and no man has any right to oppress them; they go and dwell in that place where it chooseth them, and live just where they like.
Grimké argues against the oppression of escaped slaves, emphasizing their right to choose where to live.
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