the end.

INDEX.


Transcriber's Note

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!")
Page 7: Added missing end punctuation (Wordsworth.)
Page 9: Changed igenuity to ingenuity (excite industry and ingenuity)
  Changed diastrous to disastrous (have been most disastrous)
  Changed intercouse to intercourse (intercourse with Europeans)
Page 10: Added missing end punctuation (spears of the enemy.)
Page 12: Changed 'two' to 'too' (becomes almost too harrowing)
Page 14: Added missing quotation marks ("The officers insisted)
  Changed kness to knees (against our knees)
Page 16: Changed stong to strong (a very strong party)
  Changed consequnce to consequence (consequence of the severe)
  Added missing quotation marks (old candle-boxes.")
Page 23: Changed consience to conscience (a matter of conscience)
Page 26: Changed Jeferson's to Jefferson's (the son of Jefferson's)
Page 33: Added missing quotation marks (for safe-keeping.")
Page 46: Added missing quotation marks ("All that a slave)
Page 51: Added missing comma (his or her master, mistress)
Page 60: Added missing quotation marks (_at least nine_.")
Page 85: A set of quotation marks appears omitted but it was not possible to determine where they were to have been added.
Page 99: Changed agreeaable to agreeable (an agreeable novelty)
Page 137: Changed 'them-themselves' to 'themselves' (pledge themselves)
  Removed stray quotation marks (their qualifications?)
Page 145: Removed duplicate word 'been' (to have been the meekest)
Page 146: Changed opnion to opinion (influences public opinion)
Page 157: Added missing end punctuation (in the year 1734.)
Page 159: Changed Geoffrroy to Geoffroy (Lislet Geoffroy)
Page 183: Added missing punctuation (to negro property; what would)
Page 192: Added missing quotation marks ("among one hundred)
Page 195: Added missing quotation marks (your honor," said the Corporal)
Page 211: Changed 'to' to 'too' (too much respect)
Page 216: Changed onr to our (an allusion to our)