An' we are going home,
Shout, my brudders, shout!"
were a prophecy of that day of freedom and rest, after centuries of toil and bondage, the dawn of which was even then discernible to those who, like Abraham Lincoln, were wise to read in the political heavens the signs of its coming.
Steamer "Key City," 1857; 560 tons.
Steamer "Northern Light," 1806; 740 tons.