Chapter 18

Would the condition of the slaves in the United States be ameliorated by emancipation, under existing circumstances?

Historical facts. Manumitted slaves. Vice among slaves and free negroes--contrast,

The condition of Southern slaves made worse by emancipation. Under no circumstances can the white man and the African meet on terms of equality,

Nature has imposed an impassable barrier between the two races,

Physical conformation and mental characteristics. Indolence and poverty of the African race,

Universal emancipation--effects and consequences,