Excerpt from The Intellectual Torch, Vol. 3: Developing a Plan for the Universal Dissemination of Knowledge and Virtue by Means of Free Public Libraries The immaturity of the man, despite his impressive projects for the betterment of his fellow-citizens, is well illustrated in the next sentences. 1 followed them hastily; and as I approached so near as to discover that they were bound together in pairs, some with rows, and some with iron chains, (which 1 had hitherto seen used only for restraining beasts), the involuntary successive heavings of my bosom became irrepressible. This was, with me, an affection perfectly peculiar to itself, which never having before experienced, gave me some surprise. I have since heard an intelli gent gentleman, from Scotland, describe a similar symptom. He affirmed, that on his arrival upon the coast of the United States (in Chesapeake Bay.) his first view of the slaves brought his heart into his throat. Overtaking the caravan, just opposite to the old capitol, l inquired of one of the drivers (of whom there were two) 'what part of the country they were taking all these people to P' 'to Georgia' he replied. Have you not' said I. Enough such people in that country yet P Not quite enough he said. 1 found myself incapable of saying more, and was com pelled to avert my eyes immediately from the heart-rending scene! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.