American Slavery as It is: Testimonies. Theodore Dwight Weld
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Theodore Dwight Weld
American Slavery as It is: Testimonies
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Table of Contents
Narrative of Nehemiah Caulkins
Narrative of Rev. Horace Moulton
Testimony of the Rev. William T. Allan
Testimony of William C. Gildersleeve
Testimony of Angelina Grimke Weld
Testimony of Cruelty Inflicted Upon Slaves
Personal Narratives, Part III.
Narrative of Rev. Francis Hawley
Testimony of Reuben C. Macy, and Richard Macy
Testimony of Rev. William Scales
Testimony of Rev. Phineas Smith
Testimony of Rev. Wm. A. Chapin
Objection I.--"Such Cruelties are Incredible."
Objection II.--"Slaveholders Protest That They Treat Their Slaves Well."
Objection III.--"Slaveholders Are Proverbial for Their Kindness, and Generosity
Objection IV.--"Northern Visitors at the South Testify That the Slaves Are Not Cruelly Treated"
Objection V.--"It is for the Interest of the Masters to Treat Their Slaves Well."
Objection VII.--"Public Opinion is a Protection to the Slave"
Introduction
Reader, you are empannelled as a juror to try a plain case and bring in an honest verdict. The question at issue is not one of law, but of fact--"What is the actual condition of the slaves in the United States?" A plainer case never went to a jury. Look at it. TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS in this country, men, women, and children, are in SLAVERY. Is slavery, as a condition for human beings, good, bad, or indifferent?