Source-book of American history; edfor schools and readers . ill also keep themtogether, increase their numbers, and enable them to over-power the nation. Their enormous increase, beyond that ofthe white population, is truly alarming. But liberate them,and their increase will become proportionate to the rest ofthe nation. They will scatter over this Union—many ofthem will emigrate to Havti and Africa. Prepare them forenship, and give them the privileges of free men. andthey will have no inducements to do us harm : but persistin oppressing them, and ruin will eventually burst upon ournation. Th
Source-book of American history; edfor schools and readers . ill also keep themtogether, increase their numbers, and enable them to over-power the nation. Their enormous increase, beyond that ofthe white population, is truly alarming. But liberate them,and their increase will become proportionate to the rest ofthe nation. They will scatter over this Union—many ofthem will emigrate to Havti and Africa. Prepare them forenship, and give them the privileges of free men. andthey will have no inducements to do us harm : but persistin oppressing them, and ruin will eventually burst upon ournation. The storm is gathering fast — dismal clouds al-ready begin to darken our horizon ! A few more years, andthe work of death will commence ! John Rankin. Skn (second edition. Newburyport, 1836), Preface, iii-iv, and 24-11- passim. 95. A Southern Defence of Slavery | 1835) TTOR the institution of domestic slavery we hold our-X selves responsible only to God, and it is utterlyincompatible with the dignity and the safetj of the S. Bj GO^ FKNOR GeorgeMcDu I i. s ; . - *J» «• N It « .. -. y - (j s i tititl
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