"Reader, your are empannelled as a juror to try a plain case and bring in an honest verdict. The question at issue is not one of law, but of fact-"What is the actual condition of the slaves in the United States?" A plainer case never went to a jury. Look at it. TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS in this country, men, women, and children, are in SLAVERY. Is slavery, as a condition for human beings, good, bad, or indifferent?"