INDEX.
PART I.
CHAPTER I.—Introduction
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CHAPTER II.—Haley.
Author’s experience.—Trader’s letter.—Kephart’s examination.—Invoice of human beings.—Various classes of traders.
CHAPTER III.—Mr. and Mrs. Shelby.
Account of a well-regulated plantation.—Extract from Ingraham.
CHAPTER IV.—George Harris.
Advertisements.—Lewis Clark.—Mrs. Banton.—Story of Lewis’ sister.—Mr. Nelson’s story.—Frederick Douglas.—Josiah Henson’s account of the sale of his mother and her children.—Recent incident in Boston.—Advertisements for dead or alive.
CHAPTER V.—Eliza.
Author’s experience.—History of a slave-girl and her escape.
CHAPTER VI.—Uncle Tom.
Similar case.—Old Virginia family servant.—Bishop Meade’s remarks.—Judge Upshur’s servant.—Instance in Brunswick, Me.—History of Josiah Henson.—Uncle Tom’s vision.—Similar facts.—Story of a Boston lady.—Instance of the Southern lady on a plantation.—Story of an African woman.—Account of old Jacob.
CHAPTER VII.—Miss Ophelia.
Prejudice of color—Instance in a benevolent lady.—Dr. Pennington.—Influence of this upon slaveholders.—True Christian socialism.—Amos Lawrence.
CHAPTER VIII.—Marie St. Clare.
The Northern Marie St. Clare.—The Southern Marie St. Clare.—Degrading punishment of females.—Dr. Howe’s account.
CHAPTER IX.—St. Clare.
Alfred and Augustine St. Clare representatives of two classes of men.—Letter of Patrick Henry.—Southern men reproving Northern men.—Mr. Mitchell, of Tennessee.—John Randolph of Roanoke.—Instance of a sceptic made by the Biblical defence of slavery.—Baltimore Sun on Biblical defence of slavery.—Specimen of pro-slavery preaching.
CHAPTER X.—Legree.
No test of character required in a master.—Mr. Dickey’s account in “Slavery as It Is.”—“Working up slaves.”—Extracts from Mr. Weld’s book.—Agricultural society’s testimony.—James G. Birney’s do.—Henry Clay’s do.—Samuel Blackwell’s.—Dr. Demming’s.—Dr. Channing’s.—Rev. Mr. Barrows’.—Rev. C. C. Jones’.—Causes of severe labor on sugar plantations.—Professor Ingraham’s testimony.—Periodical pressure of labor in the cotton season.—Letter of a cotton-driver, published in the Fairfield Herald.—Testimony as to slave-dwellings.—Mr. Stephen E. Maltby.—Mr. George Avery.—William Ladd, Esq.—Rev. Joseph M. Sadd, Esq.—Mr. George W. Westgate.—Rev. C. C. Jones.—Extract from recent letter from a friend travelling in the South.—Extracts with relation to the food of the slaves.—Professor Ingraham’s anecdotes.
CHAPTER XI.—Select Incidents of Lawful Trade.
Separation of an aged mother from her son authenticated.—Selling of the woman to the trader authenticated.—Parting the infant from the mother verified.—Suicide of slaves from grief authenticated.—Parting of “John aged 30” from his wife authenticated.—Case of old Prue in New Orleans authenticated.—Story of the mulatto woman authenticated.
CHAPTER XII.—Topsy.
Effect of the principle of caste upon children.—Letter from Dr. Pennington.—Instance of the Southern lady.—Story of the devoted slave.
CHAPTER XIII.—The Quakers.
Trial of Garret and Hunn.—Imprisonment of Richard Dillingham.—Poetry of Whittier.
CHAPTER XIV.—Spirit of St. Clare.
Containing various testimony from Southern papers and men in favor of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
PART II
CHAPTER I
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Accusations of the New York Courier and Enquirer.—Extract from a letter from a gentleman in Richmond, Va., containing various criticisms on slave-law.—Writer’s examination and general conclusion.
CHAPTER II.—What is Slavery?
Definitions from civil code of Louisiana.—From laws of South Carolina.—Decision of Judge Ruffin.—Involve absolute despotism.—Do not admit of humane decisions.—Designed only for the security of the master, with no regard for the welfare of the slave.—Judge Ruffin.—No redress for personal injury that does not produce loss of service.—Case of Cornfute v. Dale.—Decision with regard to patrols.—Decisions of North and South Carolina with respect to the assault and battery of slaves.—Decision in Louisiana, by which, if a person injures a slave, he may, by paying a certain price, become his owner.—Decision in Louisiana, Berard v. Berard, establishing the principle that by no mode of suit, direct or indirect, can a slave obtain redress for ill-treatment.—Case of Jennings v. Fundeberg.—Action for killing negroes.—Also Richardson v. Dukes for the same.—Recognition of the fact that many persons, by withholding from slaves proper food and raiment, cause them to commit crimes for which they are executed.—Is the negro a person in any sense?—Judge Clark’s argument to prove that he is a human being.—Decision that a woman may be given to one person, and her unborn children to another.—Disproportioned punishment of the slave compared with the master.—Case of State v. Mann, showing that the owner or hirer of a slave cannot be punished for indicting cruel, unwarrantable and disproportioned punishments.—Judge Ruffin’s speech.
CHAPTER III.—Souther v. The Commonwealth, the ne plus ultra of Legal Humanity.
Writer’s attention called to this case by Courier and Enquirer.—Case presented.—Writer’s remarks.—Principles established in this case.
CHAPTER IV.—Protective Statutes.
Apprentices protected.—Outlawry.—Melodrama of Prue in the swamp.—Harry the carpenter, a romance of real life.
CHAPTER V.—Protective Acts of South Carolina and Louisiana.—The Iron Collar of Louisiana and North Carolina.
CHAPTER VI.—Protective Acts with regard to Food and Raiment, Labor, etc.
Illustrative drama of Tom v. Legree, under the law of South Carolina.—Separation of parent and child.
CHAPTER VII.—The Execution of Justice.
State v. Eliza Rowand.—The “Ægis of protection” to the slave’s life.
CHAPTER VIII.—The Good Old Times.
CHAPTER IX.—Moderate Correction and Accidental Death.—State v. Castleman.
CHAPTER X.—Principles established.—State v. Legree; a Case not in the Books.
CHAPTER XI.—The Triumph of Justice over Law.
CHAPTER XII.—A Comparison of the Roman Law of Slavery with the American.
CHAPTER XIII.—The Men better than their Laws.
CHAPTER XIV.—The Hebrew Slave-law compared with the American Slave-law.
CHAPTER XV.—Slavery is Despotism.
PART III.
CHAPTER I.—Does Public Opinion protect the Slave?
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CHAPTER II.—Public Opinion formed by Education.
Early training.—“The spirit of the press.”
CHAPTER III.—Separation of Families.
The facts in the case.—Humane dealers.—The exigences of trade.
CHAPTER IV.—The Slave-trade.
What sustains slavery?—The FACTS again, and the comments of Southern men.—The poetry of the slave-trade.
CHAPTER V.—Select Incidents of Lawful Trade; or, Facts stranger than Fiction.
What “domestic sensibilities” Violet and George had.—Testimony of a sea-captain, and of a fugitive slave.
CHAPTER VI.—The Edmondson Family.
Old Milly and her household.—Liberty and equality.—The schooner Pearl.—An American slave-ship.—Capture of fugitives.—Indignation.—Captives imprisoned.—Voyage to New Orleans and return.—Affecting incidents.—Final redemption.
CHAPTER VII.—Emily Russell.
Price of her redemption.—Not raised.—Sent to the South.—Redeemed by death.—Daniel Bell and family.—Poor Tom Ducket.—Facsimile of his letter.
CHAPTER VIII.—Kidnapping.
Causes which lead to kidnapping free negroes and whites.—Solomon Northrop kidnapped.—Carried to Red river.—Parallel to Uncle Tom.—Rachel Parker and sister.
CHAPTER IX.—Slaves as they are, on Testimony of Owners.
Color and complexion.—Scars.—Intelligence.—Sale of those claiming to be free.—Illustrated by advertisements.—Inferences.
CHAPTER X.—Poor White Trash.
Slavery degrades the poor whites.—Causes and process.—Materials for mobs.—Fierce for slavery.—Influence of slavery on education.—Emigration from slave states.—N. B. Watson advertised for a hunt.—John Cornutt lynched.—No defence in law.—Justice prostrate.—Rev. E. Matthews lynched.—Case of Jesse McBride.
PART IV.
CHAPTER I.—Influence of the American Church on Slavery.
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Power of the clergy.—The church, what?—Influence.—Points self-evident.—Course of ecclesiastical bodies.—Sanction of American slavery, as it is, by Southern bodies.—Summary of results.
CHAPTER II.—American Church and Slavery.
Trials for heresy.—Course as to slavery heresies.—Course of the Methodist Church.—Course of the Presbyterian Church, before the division.—Course of the Old School body.—Course of the New School body.—Results.—Congregationalists.—Albany convention.—Home Missionary Society.—The protesting power.—Practical workings of the general system.—Pleas for inaction.—Appeal to the church.
CHAPTER III.—Martyrdom.
Power of Leviathan.—He cares more for deeds than words.—E. P. Lovejoy at St. Louis.—At Alton.—Convention.—Speech.—Mob.—Death.
CHAPTER IV.—Servitude in the Primitive Church compared with American Slavery.
Fundamental principles of the kingdom of Christ.—Relations to slavery.—Apostolic directions.—Case of Onesimus.
CHAPTER V.—Teachings and Condition of the Apostles.
Apostles and primitive Christians not law-makers.—Preaching of modern law-makers.
CHAPTER VI.—Apostolic Teaching on Emancipation.
CHAPTER VII.—Abolition of Slavery by Christianity.
State of society.—Course of councils.—Influence of bishops for freedom.—Redemption of captives.—Contrast.
CHAPTER VIII.—Justice and Equity versus Slavery.
Regulation of slavery impossible.—Contrast of its principles and provisions with justice and equity.
CHAPTER IX.—Is the System of Religion which is taught the Slave the Gospel?
Points to be conceded.—What is taught?—Principles and discussion.—Necessary results of the system.—Specimens of teaching and criticisms.
CHAPTER X.—What is to be done?
Work of the church in America.—Feelings of Christians in all other countries.—Eradication of caste, and repeal of sinful laws against free colored people.—Various duties and measures as to slavery.—Closing appeal.
