We know not of a single instance in which the negroes have exhibited a _revengeful spirit_." _S.

Bourne, Esq., of Millar's .-- Watkins, Esq., of Donovan's._ "It has always appeared to me self-evident, that if a man is peaceable while a _slave_, he will be so when a _free man_." _Dr.Ferguson._ "There is no possible danger of personal violence from the slaves; should a foreign power invade our island, I have no doubt that the negroes would, to a man, fight for the planters.

I have the utmost confidence in all the people who are under my management; they are my friends, and they consider me their friend." _H.

Armstrong, Esq., of Fitch's Creek._ The same gentleman informed us that during slavery, he used frequently to lie sleepless on his bed, thinking about his dangerous situation--a lone white person far away from help, and surrounded by hundreds of savage slaves; and he had spent hours thus, in devising plans of self-defence in case the house should be attacked by the negroes.

"If they come," he would say to himself, "and break down the door, and fill my bedroom, what shall I do?
It will be useless to fire at them; my only hope is to frighten the superstitious fellows by covering myself with a white sheet, and rushing into the midst of them, crying, 'ghost, ghost.'" Now Mr.A.sleeps in peace and safety, without conjuring up a ghost to keep guard at his bedside.