All I ask of this country is to be let alone, and I will go out peaceably; but,"-he paused, and his brow darkened and his face worked,-"I've had a sister sold in that New Orleans market. I know what they are sold for; and am I going to stand by and see them take my wife and sell her, when God has given me a pair of strong arms to defend her? No; God help me! I'll fight to the last breath, before they shall take my wife and son. Can you blame me?"