Excerpt from Emancipation: Its Necessity, and Means of Accomplishment; Calmly Submitted to the Citizens of the United States<br><br>Several obstacles prevented me from complying with the above requests, and with my own convictions of duty, at an earlier period. These obstacles are now happily removed; and I have revised them, and send them forth substantially the same as they were when first published, without making any allusion to more recent events. These events, however, - such as the liberation of the slaves in her colonies by the French government, the agitation of the subject in the Ameri can Congress, by which a firm determination has been manifested against the extension of slavery in the newly-acquired territories; as well as the disposition expressed by the inhabitants of California, in opposi tion to its introduction into that territory, - all exhibit an enlightened public sentiment upon this interesting subject; and they lead to the conclusion, that slavery is doomed to destruction in our country at no distant period.<br><br>For the consummation of an event so devoutly wished by every pious heart, and every patriotic states man, I wish to contribute my mite, and for this pur pose I dedicate the following pages.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This 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.