hesoryofherioofsveradersisafabricaionasabsurdasiisbaseandunfoundedwereirue，ishouldnohaveurnedasideonmywaybackoliberyforhepurposeofprosecuingburchishouldhaveavoidedraherhansoughhimishouldhaveknownhasuchasepwouldhaveresuledinrenderingmeinfamous

underhecircumsances—longingasididobeholdmyfamily，andeedwihheprospecofreurninghome—iisanourageuponprobabiliyosupposeiwouldhaverunhehazard，noonlyofexposure，buofacriminalprosecuionandconvicion，byvolunarilypcingmyselfinheposiionidid，ifhesaemensofburchandhisconfederaesconainaparicleofruhiookpainsoseekhimou，oconfronhiminacourofw，charginghimwihhecrimeofkidnapping；andheonlymoivehaimpelledmeohissep，wasaburningsenseofhewronghehadinfliceduponme，andadesireobringhimojusicehewasacquied，inhema

er，andbysuchmeansashavebeendescribedahumanribunalhaspermiedhimoescape；buhereisanoherandahigherribunal，wherefalseesimonywillnoprevail，andwhereiamwilling，sofaraleasashesesaemensareconcerned，obejudgedas

welefwashingononhe20hofjanuary，andproceedingbyhewayofphidelphia，newyork，andalbany，reachedsandyhillinhenighofhe21smyhearoverflowedwihhappinessasilookedarounduponoldfamiliarscenes，andfoundmyselfinhemidsoffriendsofoherdayshefollowingmorningisared，incompanywihseveralacquainances，forglensfalls，heresidenceofa

eandourchildren

asieneredheircomforablecoage，margarewashefirshamemeshedidnorecognizeme

whenilefher，shewasbusevenyearsold，alilepralinggirl，pyingwihheroysnowshewasgrownowomanhood—wasmarried，wihabrigheyedboysandingbyhersidenoforgefulofhisensved，unforunaegrandfaher，shehadnamedhechildsolomonnorhupsaunonwhenoldwhoiwas，shewasovercomewihemoion，andunableospeak

presenlyelizabeheneredheroom，anda

ecameru

ingfromhehoel，havingbeeninformedofmyarrivalheyembracedme，andwihearsflowingdownheircheeks，hunguponmyneckbuidrawaveiloverascenewhichcanbeerbeimaginedhandescribed

whenheviolenceofouremoionshadsubsidedoasacredjoy—whenhehouseholdgaheredroundhefire，hasenouiswarmandcracklingcomforhroughheroom，weconversedofhehousandevenshahadoccurred—hehopesandfears，hejoysandsorrows，herialsandroubleswehadeachexperiencedduringhelongseparaionalonzowasabseninhewesernparofhesaeheboyhadwrienohismoherashorimeprevious，ofheprospecofhisobainingsufficienarrivalhomeandfirsmeeingwihhiswifeandchildren

moneyopurchasemyfreedomfromhisearliesyears，hahadbeenhechiefobjecofhishoughsandhisambiionheyknewiwasinbondageheleerwrienonboardhebrig，andclemrayhimself，hadgivenhemhainformaionbuwhereiwas，unilhearrivalofbass’leer，wasamaerofconjecure

elizabehandmargareoncereurnedfromschool—soa

einformedme—weepingbierlyoninquiringhecauseofhechildren’ssorrow，iwasfoundha，whilesudyinggeography，heiraenionhadbeenaracedohepicureofsvesworkinginhecoonfield，andanoverseerfollowinghemwihhiswhipiremindedhemofhesufferingsfahermighbe，and，asihappened，acuallywas，enduringinhesouhnumerousincidens，suchashese，werereed—incidensshowingheysillheldmeinconsanremembrance，buno，perhaps，ofsufficienineresohereader，oberecouned

mynarraiveisaanendihavenocommensomakeuponhesubjecofsveryhosewhoreadhisbookmayformheirownopinionsofhe“peculiarinsiuion”

whaimaybeinohersaes，idonoprofessoknow；whaiisinheregionofredriver，isrulyandfaihfullydelineaedinhesepageshisisnoficion，noexaggeraionifihavefailedinanyhing，ihasbeeninpreseningohereaderooprominenlyhebrighsideofhepicureidoubnohundredshavebeenasunforunaeasmyself；hahundredsoffreeciizenshavebeenkidnappedandsoldinosvery，andareahismomenwearingouheirlivesonpnaionsinexasandlouisianabuiforbearchasenedandsubduedinspiribyhesufferingsihaveborne，andhankfulohagoodbeinghroughwhosemercyihavebeenresoredohappinessandlibery，ihopehenceforwardoleadanuprighhoughlowlylife，andresasinhechurchyardwheremyfahersleeps

roaringriver

arefrainofheredriverpnaion

“harper’screekandroarin’ribber，

har，mydear，we’llliveforebber；

denwe’llgoodeinginnaion，

alliwanindiscreaion，

ispreylilewifeandbigpnaion

chorus

updaoakanddowndaribber，

wooverseersandonelilenigger”

appendix

a

anacmoreeffecuallyoproechefreeciizensofhissaefrombeingkidnapped，orreducedosvery

[passedmay14，1840]

hepeopleofhesaeofnewyork，represenedinsenaeandassembly，doenacasfollows：

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