From "Ralph Waldo Emerson in St. Augustine"
As part of his "coming of age" experience in St. Augustine, Ralph Waldo Emerson witnessed for the first time a slave auction. Extracted from Dr. Patricia C. Griffin's book "Ralph Waldo Emerson in St. Augustine," (from the bottom of p. 11 to the top of p. 12 - the indented paragraph) here are Emerson's thoughts.