: American Scenes and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States by Davies Ebenezer - United States Description and travel; Slavery United States Slavery

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Occasion of Visit to the United States--First Impressions of the Mississippi--Magnitude of that River--Impediment at its Entrance--The New Harbour--The "Great" and "Fat" Valley--High Pressure Steam-Tug Frolics--Slave-Auction Facetiae

American Oysters--Becalmed in the Mississippi--Anchor raised--Ship ashore--Taken off by a Steam Tug--Slave-Sale Advertisements--Runaway Negroes--Return of Fever--Terrific Storm--Frightful Position--Ashore at New Orleans--A Ship-Chandler's Store--American Wheels--A Joltification--The St. Charles's Hotel

New Orleans--The Story of Pauline--Adieu to the St Charles's--Description of that Establishment--First Sight of Slaves for Sale--Texts for Southern Divines--Perilous Picture

A Sabbath in New Orleans--The First Presbyterian Church--Expectoration--A Negro Pew--The Sermon

First Religious Service in America --A Collection "taken up"--Rush out--Evening Service--Sketch of the Sermon--Profanation of the Sabbath--The Monthly Concert for Prayer

"Jack Jones"--A Public Meeting for Ireland--Henry Clay--Other Speakers--American Feeling in reference to the Irish Famine--A Slave-Auction

The Slave-Auction --"A Fine Young Woman"--A Man and his Wife--Jim, the Blacksmith--A Family--A Ploughboy--Cornelia--Another Jim--Tom, the House Boy--Edmund--Tom, and "his reserved rights"--A Carriage Driver--Margaret and her Child

St. Louis Exchange--Inspection of Human Chattels--Artizan Slaves--Scenes and Proceedings of the Auction--Sale of the Men

Sale of Women--Second Sabbath in New Orleans--Cricket in front of the Presbyterian "Church"--The Baptist "Church"--A Peep at an American Sabbath School--Proceedings in "Church"--A Sermon on "The New Birth"--Nut-cracking during Sermon--"Close Communion"

Interview with a Baptist Minister--Conversation with a Young Man in the Baptist Church--The Presbyterian Church, and Dr. Scott again--A Peep at the House of Representatives of Louisiana--Contrast between the French and the Americans in the Treatment of their Slaves--Dinner Table in New Orleans--American Manners

Farewell to New Orleans--Revolting Bargain--"The Anglo Saxon" Steam-boat--Moderate Fare--Steam Navigation of the Mississippi --Steam-boat and Railway Literature--Parting View of the "Crescent City"--Slave Advertisements--Baton Rouge--A Sugar Estate--Fellow-Passengers--The Ladies' Cabin--A Baptist Minister--A Reverend Slave-holder

Voyage up the Mississippi --"Patriarchal" Establishments--The Red River--Elder Wright--Lynch Law administered by a Preacher--Natchez --Story of Mary Brown--The Flat Boats of the Mississippi

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