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By Ebenezer Davies

First released in 1849, American Scenes and Christian Slavery is an outline, in epistolary layout, of yankee existence, nature, tradition, and its slave alternate through the 19th century, as saw through a British abolitionist, Ebenezer Davies, in the course of his travels in the course of the usa. Davies have been the minister of project Chapel, New Amsterdam, and during this choice of letters, he deals necessary modern views at the humans and the manners of the United States as they looked as if it would him in the course of a trip of over 4 thousand miles. A beneficial reception of some comparable letters that have been released within the Patriot journal lead the way for the training of this booklet. The book's 37 chapters list the author's impressions of Ohio, the river Mississippi and the towns of latest Orleans, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Philadelphia, long island, and Boston. Davies' travelogue is a witty account of an English traveller's reviews of nineteenth-century the United States.

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Was there no public body, either civil or humane, to come forward on such an occasion? Had " Jack Jones" gone to the war, and butchered a score or two of harmless Mexicans, he would have been loaded with honours; but he saved a human being, close to the metropolis of the South, and his body was left to perish like that of a dog—for aught the citizens cared. I felt proud of my countryman. All honour to " Jack Jones \" May none of Cambria's sons perish in a cause less noble ! On the evening of the 4th of February I attended a 44 A PUBLIC MEETING.

At first there were about a dozen white boys in my neighbourhood, who seemed as if they belonged to the Sabbath-school; but, having no teacher to look after them, and enjoying the full swing of liberty, they had before sermon all disappeared. After the singing, Dr. S made several announcements,—amongst others, that the monthly concert to pray for the success of Foreign Missions would be held there to-morrow evening, when several speakers would address the meeting. By all means (said I to myself), and I'll try to be present.

If any of you were going to emigrate to another country, you would be anxious to know what sort of money was current in that country, and to get your's changed into it. The Christian's treasure is the current coin of eternity. It is also in the right place. Where would you like to have your treasure? Why, at home. The Christian's treasure is at home—in his Father's house. Life is his also, because during it he fights the battles of the Lord. Here the preacher made an approving reference to the war against the Mexicans; and I strongly suspect that this view of the Christian's inheritance was dragged in for the very purpose.

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