. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. con-sists the completest idea of ] rivate and political slavery; Thatall men being ameniable to the Deity for the ill-improvement of theblessings of His Providence, they hold themselves in duty bound stren-uously to exe^t every faculty of their minds to obtain that blessingof freedom, which they are .justly entitled to from that donationof the beneficent Creator; That through ignorance and brutish vio-lence of their native countrymen, and by tha sinister designs of o-thers (who ought to have taught them better), and by the avariceof both, they, while b
. Negro slavery in the northern colonies. con-sists the completest idea of ] rivate and political slavery; Thatall men being ameniable to the Deity for the ill-improvement of theblessings of His Providence, they hold themselves in duty bound stren-uously to exe^t every faculty of their minds to obtain that blessingof freedom, which they are .justly entitled to from that donationof the beneficent Creator; That through ignorance and brutish vio-lence of their native countrymen, and by tha sinister designs of o-thers (who ought to have taught them better), and by the avariceof both, they, while but children, and incapable of self-defence,whose infancy might have prompted protection, w«re seized, imprison-ed, and transported from their native country, where (though ig-norance and unChristlanity prevailed) they were born free, to acountry, where (though knowledge, Christianity, and freedom are theirboast) they are compelled and their posterity to drag on their livesin miserable servitude: Thus , often is the parents cheek wet for. I the loss of a child, torn by the cruel hands of violence from heraching boson; Thus, often and in vain is the infants sigh for thenurturing care of its bereaved parent, and thus do the ties of na-ture and blood become victims to cherish the vanity and luxury ofa fellow mortal. Can this be right*? Forbid it gracious Heaven. Permit again your humble slaves to lay before this honorableassembly some of those grievances which they daily experience andfeel. Though fortune hath dealt out our portion with rugged hand,yet hath she smiled in the disposal of our persons to those whoclaim us as their property; of them we do not complain, but from whatauthority they assume the power to dispose of our lives, freedom andproperty, we would wi»h to know. Is it from the sacred volume ofChristianity? There we believe it is not to be found; but herehath the cruel hand of slavery made us incompetent judges, henceknowledge is hid from our minds. Is it from the v
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