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He
was
a
native
of
Canada
,
from
whence
he
had
wandered
in
early
life
,
and
after
visiting
all
the
principal
localities
in
the
northern
and
western
States
,
in
the
course
of
his
peregrinations
,
arrived
in
the
unhealthy
region
of
the
Red
River
.
His
last
removal
was
from
Illinois
.
Whither
he
has
now
gone
,
I
regret
to
be
obliged
to
say
,
is
unknown
to
me
.
He
gathered
up
his
effects
and
departed
quietly
from
Marksville
the
day
before
I
did
,
the
suspicions
of
his
instrumentality
in
procuring
my
liberation
rendering
such
a
step
necessary
.
For
the
commission
of
a
just
and
righteous
act
he
would
undoubtedly
have
suffered
death
,
had
he
remained
within
reach
of
the
slave-whipping
tribe
on
Bayou
Bœuf
.
One
day
,
while
working
on
the
new
house
,
Bass
and
Epps
became
engaged
in
a
controversy
,
to
which
,
as
will
be
readily
supposed
,
I
listened
with
absorbing
interest
.
They
were
discussing
the
subject
of
Slavery
.
"
I
tell
you
what
it
is
Epps
,
"
said
Bass
,
"
it
's
all
wrong
--
all
wrong
,
sir
--
there
's
no
justice
nor
righteousness
in
it
.
I
would
n't
own
a
slave
if
I
was
rich
as
Crœsus
,
which
I
am
not
,
as
is
perfectly
well
understood
,
more
particularly
among
my
creditors
.
There
's
another
humbug
--
the
credit
system
--
humbug
,
sir
;
no
credit
--
no
debt
.
Credit
leads
a
man
into
temptation
.
Cash
down
is
the
only
thing
that
will
deliver
him
from
evil
.
But
this
question
of
Slavery
;
what
right
have
you
to
your
niggers
when
you
come
down
to
the
point
?
"
"
What
right
!
"
said
Epps
,
laughing
;
"
why
,
I
bought
'em
,
and
paid
for
'em
.
"
"
Of
course
you
did
;
the
law
says
you
have
the
right
to
hold
a
nigger
,
but
begging
the
law
's
pardon
,
it
lies
.
Yes
,
Epps
,
when
the
law
says
that
it
's
a
liar
,
and
the
truth
is
not
in
it
.
Is
every
thing
right
because
the
law
allows
it
?
Suppose
they
'd
pass
a
law
taking
away
your
liberty
and
making
you
a
slave
?
"
"
Oh
,
that
ai
n't
a
supposable
case
,
"
said
Epps
,
still
laughing
;
"
hope
you
do
n't
compare
me
to
a
nigger
,
Bass
.
"
"
Well
,
"
Bass
answered
gravely
,
"
no
,
not
exactly
.
But
I
have
seen
niggers
before
now
as
good
as
I
am
,
and
I
have
no
acquaintance
with
any
white
man
in
these
parts
that
I
consider
a
whit
better
than
myself
.
Now
,
in
the
sight
of
God
,
what
is
the
difference
,
Epps
,
between
a
white
man
and
a
black
one
?
"
"
All
the
difference
in
the
world
,
"
replied
Epps
.
"
You
might
as
well
ask
what
the
difference
is
between
a
white
man
and
a
baboon
.
Now
,
I
've
seen
one
of
them
critters
in
Orleans
that
knowed
just
as
much
as
any
nigger
I
've
got
.
You
'd
call
them
feller
citizens
,
I
s
'
pose
?
"
--
and
Epps
indulged
in
a
loud
laugh
at
his
own
wit
.
