Every abuse in Church or State may be ferreted out and exposed, except the cruelties practiced upon the slaves, unless when they happen to exceed the ordinary standard of cruelty established by general usage.
This statement reveals the systemic abuse and neglect of the rights of enslaved individuals in public discussions.
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We might as well talk of poor men owning herds of cattle and studs of horses, as gangs of negroes.
Once establish a FREE PRESS, and the fate of slavery is sealed.
They are the nobility of the south, and they find it expedient to forget that there are any commoners.
If we are permitted to apply this rule in testing the moral condition of the South, the result will not be favorable.