On the record
Nor will any slaveholder admit, for a moment, that Providence has scattered his gifts with a more sparing hand at the South than at the North.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “Nor will any slaveholder admit, for a moment, that Providence has scattered his gifts with a more sparing hand at the…”
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Tappan argues against the notion that the South is less favored by Providence in terms of resources compared to the North.
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