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ou commence, m e sure or -do no trifle, for
. not trifle ith you-th y ant us for their
and thin no run of murderin us in ord r to
ubj to that wretched condition-therefore if
ere i an attempt made by us, kill or be killed. 0 ,I
ou, had ou not rather be killed than to be slave
to tyrant ho t es the life of your mother, . fe, and
littl children? Loo upon your mo er, wife, and
hildren, and er God Almi ty; and bell e this,
t it is 0 more harm for you to kill man, ho is try-
in to ou, than it is for you to ta e drin of ater
h n thirsty; in fact, the man ho will tand still and let
ano her murder him, is orse than an infidel, and, if he
h ommon Me, ought not to be pitied ....
Remem r Americans that e must and shall be free
d enli ten you are, will you ait until e shall,
r God ob ain our li rty b the crushin arm of
po er? ill it no be dreadful for you? I speak
'cans for your ood. e must and shall be free I
t in spite of you. You m y do your best to eep us in
etchedn and misery, to enrich you and your
o dren, ut God will deliv us from under you. And
0, 0, 0 be to you if e ha e to obtain our freedom
b fi ting. Thro ay your fears and prejudices
then, and enlighten us and tr us like men, and e will
li e ou more than e do no hate you, and tell us no ·
more bout co onization, for America is as much our
it i ours.
li e men, and there is no dan er but e will
and happin to ether. For e are no
d hearted, unmerciful, and unforgiving.
ppy country this will be, if the hites will
'on under heaven will be able to do
ith ,un} God giv us up into its hand?
Bu 0 cans, I declare to you, hile you keep us
d our children in bon e, and treat us like . brutes , to
m e us uppo you d our families, e canno be
yo fri . You do 0 100 for it, do you? Treat us
then li em, and e will be your friends. And there i
o ou in my mind, but that the ho e of the past
o be un 0 to oblivion, and yet, un er God, will
beeom united d ppy peop e. The whites may say
it is irnpo ib e, b t remember th t nothin is impossi­
be ith God.
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