And where, I ask, on the surface of the earth, is there a population of only eight hundred thousand, who are striving so earnestly, and doing so much, to advance the cause of humanity and civilization, as is doing by the people of Massachusetts?
Mann praises Massachusetts for its commitment to advancing humanity and civilization.
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Can any man give a reason why Norfolk should not have grown like New York, other than the difference in the institutions of the people?
Is there not one spot where we can stand side by side, as friends, sympathize with each other, and act together in harmony?
They cannot do otherwise with laborers who work by compulsion, for the benefit only of their masters, and whose sole interest in the matter is to do as little and to consume as much as possible.
The wickedest white man, in a company of slaves, bears a charmed life.
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