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CHAINS AND DARKNESS. 39 There must have been some misapprehension—some unfortunate mistake. It could not be that a free citizen of New-York, who had wronged no man, nor violated any law, should be dealt with thus inhumanly. The more I contemplated my situation, however, the more I became confirmed in my suspicions. It was a desolate thought, indeed. I felt there was no trust or mercy in unfeeling man ; and commending myself to the God of the oppressed, bowed my head upon me fettered hands, and wept most bitterly.