A Practical View of the Present State of Slavery in the West Indies, Or, An Examination of Mr. Stephen's "Slavery of the British West India Colonies": Containing More Particularly an Account of the Actual Condition of the Negroes in Jamaica : with Observations on the Decrease of the Slaves Since the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and on the Probable Effects of Legislative Emancipation : Also, Strictures on the Edinburgh Review, and on the Pamphlets of Mr. Cooper and Mr. Bickell |
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... appears that they judged it necessary for the purpose of regenerating agricultural labour among the FREE Negroes which constitute the mass of the population of that once flourishing Colony . APRIL , 1827 . PREFACE . NEVER , perhaps ...
... appears that they judged it necessary for the purpose of regenerating agricultural labour among the FREE Negroes which constitute the mass of the population of that once flourishing Colony . APRIL , 1827 . PREFACE . NEVER , perhaps ...
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... appears the land of horrors , where cruelty sits in brief authority , and the oppressed drag out a gloomy life in groans and tears , without any of the comforts of exist- ence , and of course , without manifesting any signs of enjoyment ...
... appears the land of horrors , where cruelty sits in brief authority , and the oppressed drag out a gloomy life in groans and tears , without any of the comforts of exist- ence , and of course , without manifesting any signs of enjoyment ...
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... - dition , their capabilities , habits , and dispositions , is the chief motive which has induced me to appear before the public . December , 1825 . CONTENTS . Introduction .... An Examination of Mr. Stephen's Slavery PREFACE .
... - dition , their capabilities , habits , and dispositions , is the chief motive which has induced me to appear before the public . December , 1825 . CONTENTS . Introduction .... An Examination of Mr. Stephen's Slavery PREFACE .
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... appears , that what Mr. Stephen considers as ag- gravating the slavery in the British colonies , viz . the superiority of intellect on the part of the masters , mitigates rather than aggravates it , by preventing that jealousy between ...
... appears , that what Mr. Stephen considers as ag- gravating the slavery in the British colonies , viz . the superiority of intellect on the part of the masters , mitigates rather than aggravates it , by preventing that jealousy between ...
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... appear a picture altogether imaginary : but let such persons ask any one , who has been upon a Jamaica plantation at a Christmas season , if the description is not correct . ' CHAPTER I. - On the Origin and Authority of the Colonial ...
... appear a picture altogether imaginary : but let such persons ask any one , who has been upon a Jamaica plantation at a Christmas season , if the description is not correct . ' CHAPTER I. - On the Origin and Authority of the Colonial ...
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African allowed appear Assembly assize courts attend authority aforesaid Bickell British canes charge churchwardens clause colonists colour committed complaint conviction crime cultivate custos death duty Edinburgh Review emancipation England English evidence exceeding free persons freedom further enacted gaol give hard labour hereby important Indies island Jamaica Joseph Boyden jury land magistrates manner manumission master means ment mother country mulatto negroes never notice oath obeah offence oppression overseer owner paid parish peace penalty person or persons plantation planters population ports possession possessor pounds present Price produce proprietor provost marshal punishment purchase quarter sessions receive religion runaway says sentence shew ships slave code slave law slave or slaves slavery sold special slave court Stephen suffer sugar thereof thing three justices tion trade transportation trial vessels vestry warrant West India whipping white person workhouse workhouse-keeper