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and fhape, that negroes, as well as the reft of mankind, fhoud be confidered as their neighbours by the difciples of Chrift. It is firft faid, that God hath made of one blood, all nations of men, and then again it is faid, that these of one blood are to dwell on all the face of the earth. When therefore it can be proved that one blood signifies various bloofs, that all nations fignify fome nations, and that all the face of the earth fignifies only a part of the earth, then it may be proved that thofe who call themfelves Chriftians are not culpable in opreffing the Africans. In fhort we may apply to the opreffors of this unhappy race of men, fome of whom perhaps may conceive from their colour that they are of an inferior fpecies and that they may be opreffed without guilt, the words of St. Paul. We may fay of them, that God hath fent them, "Strong delufion, that they fhould believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleafure in unrighteoufnefs.*" --For have not negroes the fame figure, the fame voice, the fame paffions, and the fame feelings with white men? Were they not made by the fame God, and are they not redeemed by the fame Saviour? Can it be of any fignigication in the eyes of the Supreme, who the apoftle tells us, "Is no refpecter of persons," whether we are brown, of back, or white? t -- A negro in mant of the Weft-India Iflands, and in fome of the American States, 
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* 2 Theff. ii. 11 & 12.
The opinion which has been entertained by fome, among whom is David Hume, that the capacities of Negroes are not equal to thofe of white people, is contradicted by thofe who have had a peculiar opportunity of being acquainted with the difpofitions and talens of the Negroes. --- Anthony Benezet, the author of "Some Hiftorical Account of Guinea," and of fome other publications upon the subject of Negro-flavery, (whofe zeal for
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has fcarcely a greater protection from the laws than a horfe. The murder of a flave is not in many of 
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for the freedom and the welfare of this injured and oppreffed part of mankind deferves high commendation) fays, that "he as a teacher of a school eftablifhed by private fubfcription, in Philadelphia, for the inftruction of the black children and others of that people, has, for many years, had opportunity of knowing the temper and genius of the Africans, particularly of thofe under his tuition, who have been many, of different ages; and he can with truth and fincerity declare, that he has found amongft them as great variety of talents, equally capable of improvement, as amongft a like number of whites; and he is bold to affert, that the notion entertained by fome, that the blacks are inferiour to the whites in their capacities, is vulgar prejudice, founded on the pride or ignorance of their lordly mafters, who have kept their flaves at fuch a diftance, as to be unable to form a right judgement of them."

The celebrated PHILLIS WHEATLEY may be produced as an inftance of extraordinary genius. It would be difficult perhaps to name any living perfon as being endowed with fuperiour talents for Poetry. The following lines appear to be faultlefs.---

"To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady.
"WHERE contemplation finds her facred fpring, 
Where heav'nly mufic makes the arches ring,
Where virtue reigns unfully'd and divine,
Where wifdome thron'd and all the graces fhine,
There fits thy fpoufe amidft the radiant throng;
With perfect blifs, and peerlefs glory crown'd. 
While thy dear mate, to flefh no more confin'd,
Exults a bleft, an heav'n-afcended mind,
Say in thy breaft fhall floods of forrow rife?
Say fhall its torrents overwhelm thine eyes"
Amid the feats of heav'n a place is free, 
And angels ope their brilliant ranks for thee;
For