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and kindness as to impress him with
very favorable sentiments OF the in.
habilants Of that city. Mrs. More
land, who was fond Of strangers, ex-
erted herself to entertain him. She
enlarged with wen more than her u
sunl animation On the horrors olslave-
nv, and warmly congratulated M..
Stanley on being a citizen OF a coun-
try whose inhabitants were oil free.
He acknowledged the compliment,
but added
j have always supposed the slaves
in hmecica were well treated. and
that their condition in many respects
was more comfortable thar that OF
the laboring classes Of England, or,
indeed, in any part of Europe
'Ah, you have never been in n slave
State, MIR. Stanley?
No, madam. have been in this
country but a short time. CANT o.
yer in search Of some OF my dear rel
atives Of whom | have not yet been
able to discover any traces
Then my dear sir. you a form
no jus, conception of the horrors Of
slavery
Have you v witnessed any OF
them Yourself, Mrs. MorelandF ask
ed a venerable looking man, who had
listened in silence to the foregoing
conversation.
why, no, doctor, answered the
lady somewhat embarrassed, Il can
not say that | have actually witness
ed them, but | can have no doubt OF
their existence
That injustice and cruelty is fire.
quently committed said DIR. Cleve-
land, is very possible; but ! do not
think the slaves in the South are gen.
orally more oppressed than the work.
inc classes in the free States. 10 the
Course of my professional duties, |
have visited all descriptions OF per-
sons, and ] have seen more h IA n
Instance of persons who had spent
the best of their lives N servitude,
Who, when age or sickness rendered
them incapable Of further usefulness,
were turned out, perhaps with their
wages unpaid, TO starSe, or depend
on the charity Of the community.
.Ah DR.. Cleveland, you are PreJu
diceJ Ynu ore Yourself, If ] mistake
not. a native of d slave State.
] am a Nnginian. madam, but
think am not prejudiced. regret,
IN common with every true ArneFi-
can, the introduction Of slavery MO
thi, country, bu: cannot think the
violent measures proposed by nose
who would abolish it. can have any
other tendency than TO increase The
evils they profess to cure and 10 bring
ruin and confession to our common
country. The stale maxim, that
charity begins at home, is, think, Il
good principle to act upon. Let
those, whose feelings are interested
for the oppressed, see that they pro-
mote to the utmost OF their ability,
the happiness and comfort OF those
who are dependent on them. When
they have performed this duty, and
no, till then, can they with propriety
endeavor to influence the conduct OF
others
Perhaps Mrs. Moreland felt the III
Justice of the good old mans re-
marks, for she did not reply, and the
subiec, was not again resumed that
evening.
II was about a week after the. fore
going conversation, that DIR. Cleve-
land raped at the door OF a humble
dwelling, in IN obscure street IN ph'ia-
delphia. A feeble voice asked h,m
TO enter, and raising the latch, he
walked into an apartment which,
though scrupulously clean, plainly In
dicated the poverty Of its inhabitants:
A small fire burnt On the hearth, and
near it sat a middle aged female, ap-
paren,Iv in delicate health, but busI-
" employed in sewing what appear
ed to be a lady's dress. A girl about
ten years old So, by her side. also en-
gagged in sewing, while a smaller one
occupied n stool at the head OF Il bed
on which lay a young woman, whose
flushed cheek and irregular breathing
denoted the presence of disease. AL.
ter q few words Of inquiry, addressed
the elder female, the doctor advanc-
ed to the bedside, and taking the
hand of his patient, he examined her
nnlse and spoke to Ter in tones oil