reasonable that the present appellation of _slavery_, which sounds so discordant, in connexion with the cheering music of _liberty_, might be exchanged for some title, attended with a less chilling and _base_ note. Let _Masters_, without hesitation, become _Patrons_, _Guardians_, _Friends_, _Civil Governors_. Let _Slaves_ be converted into _tenants_ and indented _servants_, (or _labourers_,) bound, _for the present_, by the lamentable crisis of existing circumstances.--In compliance with the loud and imperative demands of justice and humanity, and the injunctions of policy and self interest, let their toil be carefully and justly proportioned to their bodily strength, and rewarded by a sufficiency of comfortable nourishment, clothing and shelter. And, particularly in cases of correct behaviour and diligence, let a reasonable sum be paid, monthly or annually, to those who have discretion to make a proper use of it, or allotted and reserved for the education and eventual benefit of their children. Let them be effectually protected from the destructive ravages of distilled spirits. Let them not be bought and sold as beasts of the harness, without their consent; unless guilty of criminal conduct;--and let this be decided by the laws of the country. Nor for all the _silver_ in the mines of Potosi, let an ounce of _iron_ be rivetted upon their _necks_, _wrists_, or _ancles_; for he who fashioned these sections of their bodies, never designed them for such barbarous purposes! Let the "resounding lash," and the savage arts of torture and cruelty; be laid aside. The adoption of a discipline, founded on justice and reciprocal equity, will render these unnecessary. It is a very important fact, in human nature, that men, in all conditions, perform their duty with far greater alacrity and pleasure, when prompted by the exhilarating anticipation of reward and advantage, than by coercion, and the paralyzing menace of penalties and pain.[8]