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im say so, that is, if his conscience will permit him. But in the mean time, notwithstanding the temptation he lays before us to do wrong in anger, we will still say what is true about repudiation; and he shall have his money, every penny of it, by the blessing of God, though he seems to prefer, as a matter of taste, to get it by the help of Satan. To Mr. Lyell, London. December 14, 1843. my dear Mr. Lyell,—Continuing along with your questions, Alluded to in the previous letter, November 30. the next one to which I come touches the fatal subject of slavery. I hate to come near it, so odious is it to me in all its forms, and so full of difficulties for our future condition. However, there are consoling points about it, and I will go on. He here gives a summary of the history of slavery in the United States from colonial times. . . . . The last important discussion on involuntary servitude at the South was in the Virginia Legislature, in 1831-32, soon after a formidab