From the New York Evangelist.
“It
will be difficult for any reader, however suspicious o narratives of this kind, to resist the
conviction which the simplicity, candor and good feeling of this work produces, of its entire
truthfulness. And if true, what a history it depicts Such
oppression fear, and suffering; such courage and energy; such meek endurance and perseverance,
could only be exemplified by one whose nature was taxed to the uttermost. The hardest task the
reader will find is to suppress his indignation, and to keep the
balance of his judgment in reference to a system which can possibly lead to such monstrous
results. We wish the book might obtain a universal perusal. It is adapted to produce the right kind
of feeling — a feeling of deep and abiding sympathy for the
oppressed. We are all too indifferent to the wrongs the slave. We do not
make his case our own. We do not feel for those in bonds as bound with them. There is a
lamentable lack of proper Christian sympathy; and it is one of the best
results of a book like this, that it quickens the flow of feeling, and touches the heart. Mr. Bibb has
manifested by a blameless life, and by extraordinary talents, a character which not only
roborates the truth of his history, but powerfully
illustrates the terrible nature of the system whose oppressions he here record. For his sake, as well
as for the sake of humanity and freedom, we hope an extensive sale awaits the little volume. It is
small, neatly printed, and sold at a low price — from
fifty cents to seventy-five cents per copy. Let there be a little Christian generosity exhibited in the
sale of the work.”
