I suppose that he referred to persecuted Christians, suffering imprisonment for their religion, and to all afflicted persons.
"'My landlord said to me,' he continued, '"They tell us you are afraid of free discussion at the South, that you are afraid to have your slaves hear some things, lest it should excite them to insurrection.

How is this ?" "'I told him that the slaves, being the lower order of society with us, were not capable of so discriminating in that which promiscuous strangers should see fit to say to them as to make it safe to have them listen to every harangue or to every one who should set himself up to teach.

"Of course," said I, "there are liabilities and dangers in our state of society.

We must use prudence and caution.

We have some loose powder in our magazine.