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of God. He will be a man. Complexion is
no barrier to intellectual progress nor eleva-
tion. But for Slavery, "the sum of all villain-
ies," heir of hell, and child of human depravity,
these blessings had long since been enjoyed by
the now outraged and down-trodden sons of
Africa. Thank heaven; they are only crushed,
not subdued. Their cause lies deep in God's
compassion, deep in a Savior's love, and deep in
every good man's heart, and must prevail.—
Liberty must triumph. AMERICA MUST BE FREE.
Liberty is the true atmosphere of the soul, and,
therefore, does not consist in the enjoyments of
secural rights or governmental immunities, but
in true intellectual greatness. It is he that is
made free by the Son of God, who is free indeed.

Without this liberty, though enjoying all the
privileges earth can afford, a man is in the worst
of bondage. One man, by physical force, may
deprive another of his prerogative to do as he
will, and thereby cramp and tramel the mind.—
And the great evil of Slavery lies in the arro-
gant claim of one class of men to deprive an-
other of themselves and their right to volunta-
ry action. That claim is based upon the un-
righteous absurd doctrine of the intellectual in-
feriority of the colored race. Disprove this
false theory, and the work is comparatively
done. That will devolve upon the colored peo-
ple alone. No body else can do it.

H. BLACKMARR

ROCHESTER, Jan. 22, 1855 [1856].