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little cruelty and with so much kindness. There is nothing in
the condition of slavery more congenial with the feelings of the
South than with the feelings of the North. Philanthropy and
benevolence flourish with as much vigor with them as with
us--their hearts are as warm as ours--they feel for the
distresses of others with as much acuteness as we do--their ears
are as open to the calls of charity as ours--they as deeply
regret as we do the existence of slavery--and oh! how their
hearts would thrill with delight, if the mighty incubus could be
removed without injury or destruction to every thing around
them.'--[Speech of James S. Green, Esq. on the same occasion.]

'Many of the best citizens of our land are holders of slaves,
and hold them IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF
HUMANITY AND JUSTICE.'--[Rev. Thomas T. Skillman, editor of the
Western Luminary, an ardent supporter of the Col. Soc.]

'It is a very common impression that a principal evil of the
condition of the southern blacks, is the severity of their
treatment. THIS IS AN ERROR. It is almost every where
disreputable to treat slaves with severity; and though there are
indeed exceptions, yet in most cases in the South, even tyranny
itself could not long withstand the reproaches of public
opinion. A STILL GREATER AND MORE DANGEROUS EVIL, IS THE VERY
REVERSE. It is _indulgence_; not only in such things as are
proper and innocent, but in indolent habits and vicious
propensities.'

--[From an address prepared for the use of those who advocate
the cause of the African Education Society at Washington--a
Society which educates none but those who consent to remove to
Liberia.]

'How should a benevolent Virginian, in view of the fact, that
out of thirty-seven thousand free people of color in his State,
only two hundred were proprietors of land, how should he be in
favor of general emancipation? But, show him, that if he will
emancipate his slaves, there is a way in which he can without
doubt improve their condition, while he rids himself of a
grievous burden, and he will promptly obey the demands of
justice--he will then feel that his generous wishes can with
certainty be fulfilled. While he knows that scarcely any thing
is done to meliorate the condition of those now free, and
reflects on