He did not see why we should hold them in bondage rather than they us, so far as right and justice were concerned.

Some of the slave-holders were evidently much troubled in their thoughts, and did not speak strongly.

My own feelings at first went with the physician and with his arguments; but I saw that he was not very clear, nor deep, and his friends who partly yielded to him, seemed to do so rather under the influence of conscientious feelings, than from any very well defined principles.

This is the case with not a few at the South, and it was very common in Thomas Jefferson's days.

But the large majority, who were of the contrary opinion, got the advantage in the argument, and it seemed to me went far toward convincing the physician, as they did me, that he was wrong.
"The company all seemed to look toward a judge who was present, to open the discussion with a statement of his views.