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37 We realize with much pleasure "that the Lord God is a sun and a shield. He will give grace and glory, and no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly." "Bow down thine ear, Lord, and hear the poor and needy." He hears the prayer of the Fugitive Slave, for many are devoted Christians. They can say with David, "Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications." "All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee," O may Africa come and enjoy this privilege. May the 4,000,000 of Slaves, in the United States, come: but they are legally prevented, 39 lashes is the reward of each if found off his owner's premises, whether to worship God or otherwise, unless with a written consent of their owners.

It was a strange oversight on the part of the Conservators of Slavery, when they passed the Fugitive Bill, (for law it is not); and especially when they determined upon systematic measures for its rigorous execution. In no other way could they have done as much to increase the agitation they had determined to suppress. In no other way could the public attention have been drawn to the diabolical character of Slavery, and to the wickedness and meanness of its Northern allies and supporters. The North, in many respects, does the bidding of the South; they are Slave-hunters for their masters,