The slave is a subject, subjected by others; the slaveholder is a subject, but he is the author of his own subjection.

There is more truth in the saying, that slavery is a greater evil to the master than to the slave, than many, who utter it, suppose.

The self-executing laws of eternal justice follow close on the heels of the evil-doer here, as well as elsewhere; making escape from all its penalties impossible.

But, let others philosophize; it is my province here to relate and describe; only allowing myself a word or two, occasionally, to assist the reader in the proper understanding of the facts narrated..