American Scenes, and Christian Slavery
  • PREFACE.
  • LETTER I. 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.
  • LETTER II. 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.
  • LETTER III. 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.
  • LETTER IV. A Sabbath in New Orleans—The First Presbyterian Church—Expectoration —A Negro Pew—The Sermon.
  • LETTER V. First Religious Service in America (continued)—A Collection “taken up”—Rush out—Evening Service—Sketch of the Sermon—Profanation of the Sabbath—The Monthly Concert for Prayer.
  • LETTER VI. “Jack Jones”—A Public Meeting for Ireland—Henry Clay—Other Speakers—American Feeling in reference to the Irish Famine—A Slave-Auction.
  • LETTER VII. The Slave-Auction (continued)—“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.
  • LETTER VIII. St. Louis Exchange—Inspection of Human Chattels—Artizan Slaves—Scenes and Proceedings of the Auction—Sale of the Men.
  • LETTER IX. 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.”
  • LETTER X. 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.
  • LETTER XI. 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.
  • LETTER XII. Voyage up the Mississippi (continued)—“Patriarchal” Establishments—The Red River—Elder Wright—Lynch-Law administered by a Preacher—Natchez —Story of Mary Brown—The Flat Boats of the Mississippi.
  • LETTER XIII. Voyage up the Mississippi (continued)—Grand Gulph and Big Black River—Snags—“I belong to myself, Sir”—Vicksburg and Lynch Law—A Man Overboard—“Drove of Horses, Mules, and Niggers”—Character of Fellow-Passengers—The Sabbath—Disobedience to Conscience.
  • LETTER XIV. Voyage up the Mississippi (continued)—The Arkansas—Treatment of the Indians—M. de Tocqueville—“Napoleon” and Lynch Law—Memphis, and its Advertisements—A Scene witnessed there—The Ohio—Nashville, and Amos Dresser.
  • LETTER XV. Voyage up the Ohio (continued)—Illinois—Evansville—Owensborough —Indiana—New Albany—Louisville, and its Cruel Histories—The Grave of President Harrison—Arrival in Cincinnati—First Impressions—The Congregational Minister—A Welsh Service.
  • LETTER XVI. Stay at Cincinnati (continued)—Close of the Welsh Service—The Governor of Ohio and his Relatives—The “Black Laws”—Governor Bebb's Hostility to them—Dr. Weed and American Versatility—Private Lodgings—Introduction to Dr. Beecher and others—A Peep at a Democratic Meeting.
  • LETTER XVII. Stay at Cincinnati (continued)—The Democratic Meeting—A Visit to Lane Seminary—“Public Declamation”—Poem on War—Essay on Education.
  • LETTER XVIII. Visit to Lane Seminary (continued)—Dr. Beecher and his Gun—The College Library—Dr. Stowe and his Hebrew Class—History of Lane Seminary—Qualifications for Admission—The Curriculum—Manual Labour—Expenses of Education—Results—Equality of Professors and Students.
  • LETTER XIX. A Sabbath at Cincinnati—The Second Presbyterian Church—Mutilation of a Popular Hymn—The Rushing Habit—A wrong “Guess”—A German Sunday-School—Visit to a Church of Coloured People—Engagement at the Welsh “Church”—Monthly Concert—The Medical College of Ohio—Tea at the House of a Coloured Minister.
  • LETTER XX. Stay at Cincinnati (continued)—The New Roman Catholic Cathedral—The Rev. C. B. Boynton and Congregationalism—“The Herald of a New Era”—American Nationality.
  • LETTER XXI. Stay at Cincinnati (continued)—The Orphan Asylum—A Coloured Man and a White Fop treated as each deserved—A Trip across to Covington—Mr. Gilmore and the School for Coloured Children—“The Fugitive Slave to the Christian”—Sabbath—Mr. Boynton—Dr. Beecher—Lane Seminary—Departure from Cincinnati.
  • LETTER XXII. Cincinnati—Its History and Progress—Its Trade and Commerce—Its Periodical Press—Its Church Accommodation—Its Future Prospects —Steaming up the Ohio—Contrast between Freedom and Slavery—An Indian Mound—Splendid Scenery—Coal Hills.
  • LETTER XXIII. Arrival at Pittsburg—Its Trade and Prospects—Temperance—Newspapers —Trip up the Monongahela to Brownsville—Staging by Night across the Alleghany Mountains—Arrival at Cumberland—The Railway Carriages of America.
  • LETTER XXIV. Journey by Railroad from Cumberland to Baltimore—A Tedious Stoppage —A Sabbath in Baltimore—Fruitless Inquiry—A Presbyterian Church and Dr. Plummer—Richmond and its Resolutions—Dr Plummer's Pro slavery Manifesto—The Methodist Episcopal Church.
  • LETTER XXV. A Sabbath at Baltimore (continued)—A Coloured Congregation—The Thought of seeing Washington abandoned—Departure from Baltimore —Coloured Ladies in the Luggage-Van—American Railways—Chesapeak Bay—Susquehannah—State of Delaware, and Abolition of Slavery —Philadelphia—Albert Barnes—Stephen Girard's Extraordinary Will.
  • LETTER XXVI. Departure from Philadelphia—A Communicative Yankee—Trenton—The Mansion of Joseph Bonaparte—Scenes of Brainerd's Labours One Hundred Years ago—First Impressions of New York—150, Nassau-street—Private Lodgings—Literary Society—American Lodging-houses—A Lecture on Astronomy—The “Negro Pew” in Dr. Patton's Church.
  • LETTER XXVII. A Presbyterian Church in New York, and its Pastor—The Abbotts and their Institution—Union Theological Seminary—Dr. Skinner's Church—New York University—A threatening “Necessity”—Prejudice against Colour—A Fact connected with Mr. ———'s Church—Another Fact in Pennsylvania—State of Public Opinion in New York—An Interview with Dr. Spring—A Missionary Meeting in Dr. Adams's Church.
  • LETTER XXVIII. A Visit to Mount Vernon—Dr. Robinson—Welsh Deputation—Queen Anne and New York—The Sabbath—Preaching at Dr. L's—Afternoon Service at Mr. C——'s—Tea at Dr. L——'s—Evening Service at Mr.——'s.
  • LETTER XXIX. The Rev. Theodore Sedgwick Wright—His Testimony against Caste—His Funeral—Drs. Cox and Patton—The Service in the House—The Procession—The Church—The Funeral Oration—Mrs. Wright.
  • LETTER XXX. Trip to New Haven—Captain Stone and his Tender Feeling—Arrival in New Haven—A Call from Dr. Bacon and the Rev. Mr. Dutton—Newspapers—The Centre Church and Standing Order—The North Church and Jonathan Edwards, junior.
  • LETTER XXXI. The Spot on which Whitfield preached—Judge Daggett—Governor Yale —Yale College—The Libraries—Elliot's Indian Bible—Geological Museum—Dr. Goodrich—Education and Expenses at Yale College—The Graves of the Regicides.
  • LETTER XXXII. A Fast-Day—Political Sermons—A Church of Coloured People—The Sabbath—Morning Service—Afternoon ditto and Dr. Hawes—Prayers at College Chapel—United Service in North Church—The Cemetery—The “Fathers”—Professor Gibbs—Annual Election—Statistics—Arrival at Hartford—Mr. Hosmer—Chief Justice—Deaf and Dumb—Charter Oak.
  • LETTER XXXIII. The “Retreat”—Introductions to the Insane—Piety and Profanity —Service in the Fourth Church—Memorials of the Pilgrims—Dr. Bushnell and his Opinions—The Mother Church and its Burying-Ground —The New Cemetery—Prejudice against Colour—Mrs. Sigourney—Departure from Hartford—Worcester and Elihu Burritt—Boston—The Rev. Seth Bliss—The Cradle of Liberty—Mr. Garrison—Bunker's Hill.
  • LETTER XXXIV. Boston (continued)—The Old South—Unitarianism, and Connection between Church and State—A Welsh Service in an “Upper Room”—Laura Bridgman and the Wedding Ring—Oliver Caswell—Departure from Boston—John Todd and his Family—His Congregationalism—Albany and the Delevan House—Journey to Utica—Remsen and the Welsh People—Dogs made to churn, and Horses to saw Wood.
  • LETTER XXXV. A Peep at the House of Representatives in Albany—“The Chair is but a Man,” &c.—Sailing down the Hudson—Dr. Spring—His Morning Sermon—Afternoon Service—Gough the great Lecturer—The Tract House and Steam-presses—May-day in New York—Staten Island—Immigrants—A hurried Glance.
  • LETTER XXXVI. The May Meetings—Dr. Bushnell's Striking Sermon—Two Anti-Slavery Meetings—A Black Demosthenes—Foreign Evangelical Society—A New Thing in the New World—The Home-Missionary Society—Progress and Prospects of the West—Church of Rome—Departure from New York—What the Author thinks of the Americans.
  • LETTER XXXVII. Slavery—Responsibility of the North—District of Columbia—Preponderance of the Slave Power—Extermination of the Indians—President Taylor and his Blood-hounds—Conclusion.
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