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 35
... penalties of the law , his master has but little in- terest in screening him from its vengeance . Very different is the case of a slave . If he offends by negligence or disobedience , theft , desertion , & c . it is obvious his master ...
... penalties of the law , his master has but little in- terest in screening him from its vengeance . Very different is the case of a slave . If he offends by negligence or disobedience , theft , desertion , & c . it is obvious his master ...
Page 160
... penalties against the merciless and the oppressor . ' Mr. Stephen , p . 221 . Let the most dispassionate man on earth say , if a colonist would be expected to read this and not feel his heart burn within him ? Let him say , if men sent ...
... penalties against the merciless and the oppressor . ' Mr. Stephen , p . 221 . Let the most dispassionate man on earth say , if a colonist would be expected to read this and not feel his heart burn within him ? Let him say , if men sent ...
Page 181
... penalties were imposed on any planter who ' might be disposed to encourage the industry of any head slave upon his pen , by permitting him ' to acquire such property . ' p . 300 . 6 < If the illiberal cause here assigned for not per ...
... penalties were imposed on any planter who ' might be disposed to encourage the industry of any head slave upon his pen , by permitting him ' to acquire such property . ' p . 300 . 6 < If the illiberal cause here assigned for not per ...
Page 386
... penalty equal to half the value of the cargo , for the due landing thereof at the port for which entered . The object of this regulation of course was to prevent the Americans from carrying colonial produce to Europe , and the clause ...
... penalty equal to half the value of the cargo , for the due landing thereof at the port for which entered . The object of this regulation of course was to prevent the Americans from carrying colonial produce to Europe , and the clause ...
Page 465
... penalty on owners , & c . who neglect to inform the Coroner of the sudden death of any of their slaves , and directing the Coroner to proceed in such cases , as in like instances of the deaths of white and free persons . The enactments ...
... penalty on owners , & c . who neglect to inform the Coroner of the sudden death of any of their slaves , and directing the Coroner to proceed in such cases , as in like instances of the deaths of white and free persons . The enactments ...
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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