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Chapter 17

           Suchanideaasinsurrection,however,isnotnewamongtheenslavedpopulationofBayouBœuf. MorethanonceIhavejoinedinseriousconsultation,whenthesubjecthasbeendiscussed,andtherehavebeentimeswhenawordfrommewouldhaveplacedhundredsofmyfellow-bondsmeninanattitudeofdefiance. Withoutarmsorammunition,orevenwiththem,Isawsuchastepwouldresultincertaindefeat,disasteranddeath,andalwaysraisedmyvoiceagainstit. 

           DuringtheMexicanwarIwellremembertheextravaganthopesthatwereexcited. Thenewsofvictoryfilledthegreathousewithrejoicing,butproducedonlysorrowanddisappointmentinthecabin. InmyopinionandIhavehadopportunitytoknowsomethingofthefeelingofwhichIspeaktherearenotfiftyslavesontheshoresofBayouBœuf,butwouldhailwithunmeasureddelighttheapproachofaninvadingarmy. 

           Theyaredeceivedwhoflatterthemselvesthattheignorantanddebasedslavehasnoconceptionofthemagnitudeofhiswrongs. Theyaredeceivedwhoimaginethathearisesfromhisknees,withbacklaceratedandbleeding,cherishingonlyaspiritofmeeknessandforgiveness. Adaymaycomeitwillcome,ifhisprayerisheardaterribledayofvengeance,whenthemasterinhisturnwillcryinvainformercy. 

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