This ebook retains the spelling variations and inconsistencies of the original document. Where corrections to quotation marks seemed necessary, changes were made, as detailed below. However, quotation-mark usage in this text is variable. Some quoted passages have end-quotes after each paragraph; some after only the final paragraph quoted. This style matches that of the original document published in 1836. The following typographical corrections have been made to this text: Title Page: Added missing quotation marks (Our brethren!") P. 7: Added missing end punctuation (Wordsworth.) P. 9: Changed igenuity to ingenuity (excite industry and ingenuity) Changed diastrous to disastrous (have been most disastrous) Changed intercouse to intercourse (intercourse with Europeans) P. 10: Added missing end punctuation (spears of the enemy.) P. 12: Changed 'two' to 'too' (becomes almost too harrowing) P. 14: Added missing quotation marks ("The officers insisted) Changed kness to knees (against our knees) P. 16: Changed stong to strong (a very strong party) Changed consequnce to consequence (consequence of the severe) Added missing quotation marks (old candle-boxes.") P. 23: Changed consience to conscience (a matter of conscience) P. 26: Changed Jeferson's to Jefferson's (the son of Jefferson's) P. 33: Added missing quotation marks (for safe-keeping.") P. 46: Added missing quotation marks ("All that a slave) P. 51: Added missing comma (his or her master, mistress) P. 60: Added missing quotation marks (_at least nine_.") P. 85: A set of quotation marks appears omitted but it was not possible to determine where they were to have been added. P. 99: Changed agreeaable to agreeable (an agreeable novelty) P. 137: Changed 'them-themselves' to 'themselves' (pledge themselves) Removed stray quotation marks (their _qualifications_?) P. 145: Removed duplicate word 'been' (to have been the meekest) P. 146: Changed opnion to opinion (influences public opinion) P. 157: Added missing end punctuation (in the year 1734.) P. 159: Changed Geoffrroy to Geoffroy (Lislet Geoffroy) P. 183: Added missing punctuation (to negro property; what would) P. 192: Added missing quotation marks ("among one hundred) P. 195: Added missing quotation marks (your honor," said the Corporal) P. 211: Changed 'to' to 'too' (too much respect) P. 216: Changed onr to our (an allusion to our)