arrest　or　judicial　investigation。　　The　Baltimore　Amer…
  ican；　of　March　17；　1845；　relates　a　similar　case　of
  atrocity；　perpetrated　with　similar　impunityas　fol…
  lows：〃~Shooting　a　slave。~We　learn；　upon　the　au…
  thority　of　a　letter　from　Charles　county；　Maryland；
  received　by　a　gentleman　of　this　city；　that　a　young
  man；　named　Matthews；　a　nephew　of　General　Mat…
  thews；　and　whose　father；　it　is　believed；　holds　an　of…
  fice　at　Washington；　killed　one　of　the　slaves　upon　his
  father's　farm　by　shooting　him。　　The　letter　states　that
  young　Matthews　had　been　left　in　charge　of　the　farm；
  that　he　gave　an　order　to　the　servant；　which　was　dis…
  obeyed；　when　he　proceeded　to　the　house；　~obtained
  a　gun；　and；　returning；　shot　the　servant。~　　He　immedi…
  ately；　the　letter　continues；　fled　to　his　father's　resi…
  dence；　where　he　still　remains　unmolested。〃Let　it
  never　be　forgotten；　that　no　slaveholder　or　overseer
  can　be　convicted　of　any　outrage　perpetrated　on　the
  person　of　a　slave；　however　diabolical　it　may　be；　on
  the　testimony　of　colored　witnesses；　whether　bond
  or　free。　　By　the　slave　code；　they　are　adjudged　to　be
  as　incompetent　to　testify　against　a　white　man；　as
  though　they　were　indeed　a　part　of　the　brute　creation。
  Hence；　there　is　no　legal　protection　in　fact；　whatever
  there　may　be　in　form；　for　the　slave　population；　and
  any　amount　of　cruelty　may　be　inflicted　on　them
  with　impunity。　　Is　it　possible　for　the　human　mind
  to　conceive　of　a　more　horrible　state　of　society？
  The　effect　of　a　religious　profession　on　the　conduct
  of　southern　masters　is　vividly　described　in　the　fol…
  lowing　Narrative；　and　shown　to　be　any　thing　but
  salutary。　　In　the　nature　of　the　case；　it　must　be　in
  the　highest　degree　pernicious。　　The　testimony　of　Mr。
  DOUGLASS；　on　this　point；　is　sustained　by　a　cloud　of
  witnesses；　whose　veracity　is　unimpeachable。　　〃A　slave…
  holder's　profession　of　Christianity　is　a　palpable　im…
  posture。　　He　is　a　felon　of　the　highest　grade。　　He　is　a
  man…stealer。　　It　is　of　no　importance　what　you　put　in
  the　other　scale。〃
  Reader！　are　you　with　the　man…stealers　in　sympathy
  and　purpose；　or　on　the　side　of　their　down…trodden
  victims？　　If　with　the　former；　then　are　you　the　foe　of
  God　and　man。　　If　with　the　latter；　what　are　you　pre…
  pared　to　do　and　dare　in　their　behalf？　　Be　faithful；
  be　vigilant；　be　untiring　in　your　efforts　to　break　every
  yoke；　and　let　the　oppressed　go　free。　　Come　what　may
  cost　what　it　mayinscribe　on　the　banner　which
  you　unfurl　to　the　breeze；　as　your　religious　and　po…
  litical　motto〃NO　COMPROMISE　WITH　SLAVERY！　　NO
  UNION　WITH　SLAVEHOLDERS！〃
  WM。　LLOYD　GARRISON
  BOSTON；　~May~　1；　1845。
  LETTER
  FROM　WENDELL　PHILLIPS；　ESQ。
  BOSTON；　APRIL　22；　1845。
  My　Dear　Friend：
  You　remember　the　old　fable　of　〃The　Man　and
  the　Lion；〃　where　the　lion　complained　that　he　should
  not　be　so　misrepresented　〃when　the　lions　wrote　his…
  tory。〃
  I　am　glad　the　time　has　come　when　the　〃lions
  write　history。〃　　We　have　been　left　long　enough　to
  gather　the　character　of　slavery　from　the　involuntary
  evidence　of　the　masters。　　One　might；　indeed；　rest
  sufficiently　satisfied　with　what；　it　is　evident；　must
  be；　in　general；　the　results　of　such　a　relation；　with…
  out　seeking　farther　to　find　whether　they　have　fol…
  lowed　in　every　instance。　　Indeed；　those　who　stare　at
  the　half…peck　of　corn　a　week；　and　love　to　count　the
  lashes　on　the　slave's　back；　are　seldom　the　〃stuff〃　out
  of　which　reformers　and　abolitionists　are　to　be　made。
  I　remember　that；　in　1838；　many　were　waiting　for
  the　results　of　the　West　India　experiment；　before
  they　could　come　into　our　ranks。　　Those　〃results〃　have
  come　long　ago；　but；　alas！　few　of　that　number　have
  come　with　them；　as　converts。　　A　man　must　be　dis…
  posed　to　judge　of　emancipation　by　other　tests　than
  whether　it　has　increased　the　produce　of　sugar；and
  to　hate　slavery　for　other　reasons　than　because　it
  starves　men　and　whips　women；before　he　is　ready
  to　lay　the　first　stone　of　his　anti…slavery　life。
  I　was　glad　to　learn；　in　your　story；　how　early　the
  most　neglected　of　God's　children　waken　to　a　sense
  of　their　rights；　and　of　the　injustice　done　them。　　Ex…
  perience　is　a　keen　teacher；　and　long　before　you　had
  mastered　your　A　B　C；　or　knew　where　the　〃white
  sails〃　of　the　Chesapeake　were　bound；　you　began；　I
  see；　to　gauge　the　wretchedness　of　the　slave；　not　by
  his　hunger　and　want；　not　by　his　lashes　and　toil；　but
  by　the　cruel　and　blighting　death　which　gathers　over
  his　soul。
  In　connection　with　this；　there　is　one　circumstance
  which　makes　your　recollections　peculiarly　valuable；
  and　renders　your　early　insight　the　more　remarkable。
  You　come　from　that　part　of　the　country　where　we
  are　told　slavery　appears　with　its　fairest　features。　　Let
  us　hear；　then；　what　it　is　at　its　best　estategaze　on
  its　bright　side；　if　it　has　one；　and　then　imagination
  may　task　her　powers　to　add　dark　lines　to　the　picture；
  as　she　travels　southward　to　that　（for　the　colored
  man）　Valley　of　the　Shadow　of　Death；　where　the
  Mississippi　sweeps　along。
  Again；　we　have　known　you　long；　and　can　put　the
  most　entire　confidence　in　your　truth；　candor；　and
  sincerity。　　Every　one　who　has　heard　you　speak　has
  felt；　and；　I　am　confident；　every　one　who　reads　your
  book　will　feel；　persuaded　that　you　give　them　a　fair
  specimen　of　the　whole　truth。　　No　one…sided　portrait；
  no　wholesale　complaints；but　strict　justice　done；
  whenever　individual　kindliness　has　neutralized；　for
  a　moment；　the　deadly　system　with　which　it　was
  strangely　allied。　　You　have　been　with　us；　too；　some
  years；　and　can　fairly　compare　the　twilight　of　rights；
  which　your　race　enjoy　at　the　North；　with　that　〃noon
  of　night〃　under　which　they　labor　south　of　Mason
  and　Dixon's　line。　　Tell　us　whether；　after　all；　the　half…
  free　colored　man　of　Massachusetts　is　worse　off　than
  the　pampered　slave　of　the　rice　swamps！
  In　reading　your　life；　no　one　can　say　that　we　have
  unfairly　picked　out　some　rare　specimens　of　cruelty。
  We　know　that　the　bitter　drops；　which　even　you　have
  drained　from　the　cup；　are　no　incidental　aggravations；
  no　individual　ills；　but　such　as　must　mingle　always
  and　necessarily　in　the　lot　of　every　slave。　　They　are　the
  essential　ingredients；　not　the　occasional　results；　of
  the　system。
  After　all；　I　shall　read　your　book　with　trembling
  for　you。　　Some　years　ago；　when　you　were　beginning
  to　tell　me　your　real　name　and　birthplace；　you　may
  remember　I　stopped　you；　and　preferred　to　remain
  ignorant　of　all。　　With　the　exception　of　a　vague　de…
  scription；　so　I　continued；　till　the　other　day；　when
  you　read　me　your　memoirs。　　I　hardly　knew；　at　the
  time；　whether　to　thank　you　or　not　for　the　sight　of
  them；　when　I　reflected　that　it　was　still　dangerous；
  in　Massachusetts；　for　honest　men　to　tell　their　names！
  They　say　the　fathers；　in　1776；　signed　the　Declaration
  of　Independence　with　the　halter　about　their　necks。
  You；　too；　publish　your　declaration　of　freedom　with
  danger　compassing　you　around。　　In　all　the　broad　lands
  which　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States　over…
  shadows；　there　is　no　single　spot；however　narrow　or
  desolate；where　a　fugitive　slave　can　plant　himself
  and　say；　〃I　am　safe。〃　　The　whole　armory　of　North…
  ern　Law　has　no　shield　for　you。　　I　am　free　to　say　that；
  in　your　place；　I　should　throw　the　MS。　into　the　fire。
  You；　perhaps；　may　tell　your　story　in　safety；　en…
  deared　as　you　are　to　so　many　warm　hearts　by　rare
  gifts；　and　a　still　rarer　devotion　of　them　to　the　service
  of　others。　　But　it　will　be　owing　only　to　your　labors；
  and　the　fearless　efforts　of　those　who；　trampling　the
  laws　and　Constitution　of　the　country　under　their
  feet；　are　determined　that　they　will　〃hide　the　out…
  cast；〃　and　that　their　hearths　shall　be；　spite　of　the
  law；　an　asylum　for　the　oppressed；　if；　some　time　or
  other；　the　humblest　may　stand　in　our　streets；　and
  bear　witness　in　safety　against　the　cruelties　of　which
  he　has　been　the　victim。
  Yet　it　is　sad　to　think；　that　these　very　throbbing
  hearts　which　welcome　your　story；　and　form　your　best
  safeguard　in　telling　it；　are　all　beating　contrary　to　the
  〃statute　in　such　case　made　and　provided。〃　　Go　on；
  my　dear　friend；　till　you；　and　those　who；　like　you；
  have　been　saved；　so　as　by　fire；　from　the　dark　prison…
  house；　shall　stereotype　these　free；　illegal　pulses　into
  statutes；　and　New　England；　cutting　loose　from　a
  blood…stained　Union；　shall　glory　in　being　the　house
  of　refuge　for　the　oppressed；till　we　no　longer　merely
  〃~hide~　the　outcast；〃　or　make　a　merit　of　standing　idly
  by　while　he　is　hunted　in　our　midst；　but；　consecrat…
  ing　anew　the　soil　of　the　Pilgrims　as　an　asylum　for　the
  oppressed；　proclaim　our　WELCOME　to　the　slave　so
  loudly；　that　the　tones　shall　reach　every　hut　in　the
  Carolinas；　and　make　the　broken…hearted　bondman
  leap　up　at　the　thought　of　old　Massachusetts。
  God　speed　the　day！