Whenhetakesupanewspaperandreadsstatementsaboutdifferentpersonsinhighpositionswhicharenotatallcreditabletothem，andlearnsthatnoseriousconsequenceshappentothewriters，heislostinwonderment。Afteralittletimehebeginstounderstandthatthisisthe\"landofthefreeandthehomeofthebrave\"，andthatinAmericaeverybodyisonanequality。ThePresident，thehighestofficialintheUnitedStates，isneithermorenorlessthanacitizen；andshouldhe，whichisveryunlikely，commitanoffense，ordoanythingincontraventionofthelaw，hewouldbetriedinaCourtofJusticeinthesamemannerasthelowestandthepoorestcitizen。
Naturallythenewvisitorthinksthisthehappiestpeopleonearth，andwishesthathisowncountrycouldbegovernedashappily。
UntilthatluckydayarriveshefeelsthathewouldratherstayinfreeAmericathanreturntohisnativeland。
OneofthefirstlessonswhichislearnedbytheAmericanchildinschool，andwhichisdeeplyimpressedonitsmindbyitsteacher，isthataccordingtotheConstitutionallpersonsarebornequal，andthatnodistinctionismadebetweensections，classes，orsects。
Noslaves，orpersonsunderbonds，havebeenallowedintheUnitedStatessincetheabolitionofslaverybyPresidentLincoln。Themomentaslave，oranyoneinbonds，stepsontheshoresoftheUnitedStatesheisfree，andnoone，notevenhisformermaster，candeprivehimofhisliberty。