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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Do you ask that your children may be rescued from the ignorance and irreligion to which they are now doomed, and that avenues may be opened for you and for them to honest and profitable employment?
Now is the time, fellow-citizens, to assail the foe.
Up--quit yourselves like men: and may Almighty God direct and bless your efforts!
By abolishing slavery you will become the architects of your own fortune, and of your country's greatness.