Yet day after day was spent in endeavors to procure the conviction of a man who had committed no offence against the laws of the State, and whose person had been seized in consequence of a gross fraud, and a palpable and acknowledged falsehood.
Tappan condemns the relentless efforts to convict an innocent man based on fraudulent claims, showcasing the corruption of the legal system.
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You have lamentable experience, that such is not the case where slaveholders bear rule.
In 1837, Governor Clarke, in his message to the Kentucky Legislature, remarked, "By the computation of those most familiar with the subject, ONE THIRD OF THE ADULT POPULATION OF THE STATE ARE UNABLE TO WRITE THEIR NAMES.
Hence the insane efforts constantly made to expurgate the literature of the world of all recognition of the rights of black men.
Once establish a FREE PRESS, and the fate of slavery is sealed.