CHAPTER IV

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RETROSPECTION AND REFLECTION. 1825-1850.

The Security of the Institution of Slavery at the South.--The Right to hold Slaves questioned.--Rapid Increase of the Slave Population.--Anti-slavery Speeches in the Legislature of Virginia.--The Quakers of Maryland and Delaware emancipate their Slaves.--The Evil Effect of Slavery upon Society.--The Conscience and Heart of the South did not respond to the Voice of Reason or the Dictates of Humanity 31

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