Lewis Tappan: “And thus the yoke would be transferred from the black to the white…”

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And thus the yoke would be transferred from the black to the white man, and the master fall a bleeding victim to his own slave.

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Lewis Tappan

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Tappan warns of the potential consequences of rebellion, where the roles of master and slave could be reversed.

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Unite then, we beseech you, with one heart and one mind, for the legal, constitutional abolition of slavery.

He is terrified by the echo of his own threats, and the very proposal to dissolve the Union and leave him to his fate, throws him into paroxysms.

Out of the slave region, patriots and philanthropists, and Christians of every name and sect abhor and execrate it.

Up--quit yourselves like men: and may Almighty God direct and bless your efforts!

Lewis Tappan: “And thus the yoke would be transferred from the black to the white man, and the master fall a bleeding victim to his own…”