The year of jubilee; but not to Africans / a discourse, delivered July 4th, 1825, being the 49th anniversary of American independence

The discourse examines the contradiction between the Declaration's assertion of equality and the continued existence of slavery, framing opposition as a moral and religious duty grounded in Christian commandments and the Golden Rule. It presents demographic figures and social observations to argue that the growth of the enslaved population creates civic and moral challenges, and it defends and urges support for the American Colonization Society as a proposed remedy. Biblical ethics, statistical argument, and appeals to national conscience are combined to press for emancipation and measures claimed to secure liberty and social order.