enemies to oppress themselves and us.  But I declare this day before my Lord and Master, that I believe there are some true-hearted sons of Africa, in this land of oppression, but pretended liberty!!!!!—­who do in reality feel for their suffering brethren, who are held in bondage by tyrants.  Some of the advocates of this cunningly devised plot of Satan represent us to be the greatest set of cut throats in the world, as though God, wants, us to take his work out of his hand before he is ready.  Does not vengeance belong to the Lord?  Is he not able to repay the Americans for their cruelties, with which they have afflicted Africa’s sons and daughters, without our interference, unless we are ordered?  Is it surprising to think that the Americans, having the bible in their hands, do not believe it.  Are not the hearts of all men in the hands of the God of battles?  And does he not suffer some, in consequence of cruelties, to go on until they are irrecoverably lost?  Now, what can be more aggravating, than for the Americans, after having treated us so bad, to hold us up to the world as such great throat cutters?  It appears to me as though they are resolved to assail us with every species of affliction that their ingenuity can invent. ([Hand->] See the African Repository and Colonial Journal, from its commencement to the present day—­see how we are, through the medium of that periodical, abused and held up by the Americans, as the greatest nuisance to society, and throat-cutters in the world.) But the Lord sees their actions.  Americans! notwithstanding you have and do continue to treat us more cruel than any heathen nation ever did a people it had subjected to the same condition that you have us.  Now let us reason—­I mean you of the United States, whom I believe God designs to save from destruction, if you will hear.  For I declare to you, whether you believe it or not, that there are some on the continent of America, who will never be able to repent.  God will surely destroy them, to show you his disapprobation of the murders they and you have inflicted on us.  I say, let us reason; had you not better take our body, while you have it in your power, and while we are yet ignorant and wretched, not knowing but a little, give us education, and teach us the pure religion of our Lord and Master, which is calculated to make the lion lay down in peace with the lamb, and which millions of you have beaten us nearly to death for trying to obtain since we have been among you, and thus, at once, gain our affection, while we are ignorant?  Remember Americans, that we must and shall be free, and enlightened as you are, will you wait until we shall, under God, obtain our liberty by the crushing arm of power?  Will it not be dreadful for you?  I speak Americans for your good.  We must and shall be free I say, in spite of you.  You may do your best to keep us in wretchedness and misery, to enrich you and your children but God will deliver us from under you.  And wo, wo, will be to you