" But I do now, however,
most solemnly declare, that a very large majority
of the American slaves are over-worked, under-fed,
and frequently unmercifully flogged.
I have often seen slaves tortured in every con-
ceivable manner. I have seen him hunted down
and torn by bloodhounds. I have seen them
shamefully beaten, and branded with hot irons. I
have seen them hunted, and even burned alive at
the stake, frequently for offences that would be
applauded if committed by white persons for similar
purposes.
In short, it is well known in England, if not all
over the world, that the Americans, as a people, are
notoriously mean and cruel towards all coloured
persons, whether they are bond or free.
"Oh, tyrant, thou who sleepest
On a volcano, from whose pent-up wrath,
Already some red flashes bursting up,
Beware!"
End of the Project Gutenberg Etext of Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
Note: I have omitted the running heads [RUNNING A THOUSAND MILES
and FOR FREEDOM], the cedilla on "Macon" [pages 15, 55, 74, and
89], the acute accent on "Salome" [pages 3, 4, 5, and 6], and
the circumflex accent on "prima" [page 36], and the signatures
[B through H2, pages 1, 3, 17, 33, 35, 49, 51, 65, 67, 81, 83, 97,
and 99]. In addition I have made the following changes to the
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22 18 Hoskins, Hoskens,
22 22 I "I
22 27 me me,
29 15 sucess- success-
39 6 villanous villainous
40 27 "Come "Come,
71 13 master," master,
77 12 want?* want?"*
80 8 to me.
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