Sympathy, Its Foundation and Legitimate Exercise Considered, in Special Relation to Africa

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Excerpt from Sympathy, Its Foundation and Legitimate Exercise Considered, in Special Relation to Africa: A Discourse Delivered on the Fourth of July 1828, in the Sixth Presbyterian Church, PhiladelphiaDear to me as Freedom is, 'and in my heart's just estimation prized, Above all price, I'd rather be myself the slave And wear the chains, than fasten them on him.The general principle, That all are obligated to sympathise with those who suffer, admits this modification, Special cases create special obligations. They who are exempt from the ills deplored and whose location enables them to extend a helping hand without difficulty, are under stronger than Ordinary obligations. The moral world like the natural will be most thoroughly cultivated, when the field under each one's vision is the object of special though not exclusive attention. To this modification of the general principle there is evident allusion in the text. The sufferer addresses her plaint to those who pass by to those who are in the vicinity, the witnesses of her sufferings.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.