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AUNT PHILLIS'S CABIN;

OR,

SOUTHERN LIFE AS IT IS.

BY

Mrs. MARY H. EASTMAN.

PHILADELPHIA:
LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.
1852.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by

LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District ofPennsylvania.

Transcriber's note: Minor typos in text corrected. Contents added.

PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CONCLUDING REMARKS.
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PREFACE.

A writer on Slavery has no difficulty in tracing back its origin. There isalso the advantage of finding it, with its continued history, and the lawsgiven by God to govern his own institution, in the Holy Bible. Neitherprofane history, tradition, nor philosophical research are required toprove its origin or existence; though they, as all things must, comeforward to substantiate the truth of the Scriptures. God, who created thehuman race, willed they should be holy like himself. Sin was committed, andthe curse of sin, death, was induced: other punishments were denounced forthe perpetration of particular crimes—the shedding of man's blood formurder, and the curse of slavery. The mysterious reasons that hereinfluenced the mind of the Creator it is not ours to declare. Yet may welearn enough from his revealed word on this and every other subject toconfirm his power, truth, and justice. There is no Christian duty moreinsisted upon in Scripture than reverence and obedience to parents. "Honorthy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which theLord thy God giveth thee." The relation of child to parent resemblesclosely that of man to his Creator. He who loves and honors his God willassuredly love and honor his parents. Though it is evidently the duty ofevery parent so to live as to secure the respect and affection of hischild, yet there is nothing in the Scriptures to authorize a childtreating with disrespect a parent, though he be unworthy in the greatestdegree.

The human mind, naturally rebellious, requires every command and incentive