Sometimes, when an Abolitionist comes along, we have a little fun with him, the negroes enjoying it exceedingly.
Slaveholders, as a general thing, desire to live a peaceful, quiet life; yet they are not willing to have their rights wrested from them." "One great disadvantage in a slaveholding community is, that you are apt to be surrounded by uneducated people," said Abel.
"We do not educate our slaves," said Arthur; "but you do not presume to say that we do not cultivate our minds as assiduously as you do yours.

Our statesmen are not inferior to yours in natural ability, nor in the improvement of it.

We have far more time to improve ourselves than you, as a general thing.

When you have an opportunity of judging, you will not hesitate to say, that our women can bear to be compared with yours in every respect, in their intellect, and refinement of manners and conversation.
Our slaves are not left ignorant, like brutes, as has been charged upon us.
Where a master feels a religious responsibility, he must and does cause to be given, all necessary knowledge to those who are dependent upon him.

I must say, that though we have fewer sects at the South, we have more genuine religion.