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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Page ii
... existed in the mother country ; but I confess , I had no idea , till I sat down to peruse this celebrated performance , how far those preju- dices were carried , and still less that such means or such talents were employed to extend and ...
... existed in the mother country ; but I confess , I had no idea , till I sat down to peruse this celebrated performance , how far those preju- dices were carried , and still less that such means or such talents were employed to extend and ...
Page vii
... existed ' under the sun , and with many aggravations as much ' beyond example as excuse . ' For my own part , I have no hesitation in saying , that if one - twentieth part of the horrible things he charges the colonists with were true ...
... existed ' under the sun , and with many aggravations as much ' beyond example as excuse . ' For my own part , I have no hesitation in saying , that if one - twentieth part of the horrible things he charges the colonists with were true ...
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... existed there , and had been recognized by its own acts encouraging the trade in slaves , before the colonial legislatures had existence ! But Mr. Barham has stated this matter so clearly , that it is only necessary to give his state ...
... existed there , and had been recognized by its own acts encouraging the trade in slaves , before the colonial legislatures had existence ! But Mr. Barham has stated this matter so clearly , that it is only necessary to give his state ...
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... existed in the world ; that English slavery there , is yet more cruel than that of any other country ; and that the better educated and more enlightened the master , the worse it is for the slave . The negroes argue in a different way ...
... existed in the world ; that English slavery there , is yet more cruel than that of any other country ; and that the better educated and more enlightened the master , the worse it is for the slave . The negroes argue in a different way ...
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... existed twenty - five years ago , and is likely to be the same as many years hence ! If the colonists are without legal enactments to secure the proper treatment of the slaves , they are impre- cated for leaving their poor bondmen ...
... existed twenty - five years ago , and is likely to be the same as many years hence ! If the colonists are without legal enactments to secure the proper treatment of the slaves , they are impre- cated for leaving their poor bondmen ...
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