You are told, much of the wealth is invested in negroes--yet it obviously is a wealth that impoverishes; and no stronger evidence of the truth of this assertion is needed, than the comparative price of land in the free and slave States.
Tappan critiques the notion that wealth invested in enslaved people is beneficial, pointing out its detrimental effects on land value.
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Unite then, we beseech you, with one heart and one mind, for the legal, constitutional abolition of slavery.
By abolishing slavery you will become the architects of your own fortune, and of your country's greatness.
The institution which oppresses you is suffering from the decrepitude of age, and is the scorn and loathing of the world.
Up--quit yourselves like men: and may Almighty God direct and bless your efforts!