On the record
Now I must close by saying, before my Maker and Judge, that I go into his presence as innocent of this charge as when I was born....
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “Now I must close by saying, before my Maker and Judge, that I go into his presence as innocent of this charge as when I…”
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Tappan expresses his innocence before his execution, emphasizing his moral integrity.
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By abolishing slavery you will become the architects of your own fortune, and of your country's greatness.
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?
You will be cheered by the approbation of your own consciences, and by the plaudits of mankind.
Now is the time, fellow-citizens, to assail the foe.