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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... person in charge of them , and who owns no slaves himself , it is a common expression with them , ' He does not feel for a negro , he has got none himself . ' This short but significant expression conveys a very different impression of ...
... person in charge of them , and who owns no slaves himself , it is a common expression with them , ' He does not feel for a negro , he has got none himself . ' This short but significant expression conveys a very different impression of ...
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... person for whom they have a regard , and whom they request to stand sponsor for them . This forms a lasting claim to some attention ; the sponsor is in future addressed Godfather ; and a friendly con- nexion is cultivated with him by ...
... person for whom they have a regard , and whom they request to stand sponsor for them . This forms a lasting claim to some attention ; the sponsor is in future addressed Godfather ; and a friendly con- nexion is cultivated with him by ...
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... persons of colour , or even to low ignorant whites , because , as they briefly but pithily express it , ' they are too spiteful . ' If a white person punishes them for a fault , they say , there is no more of it ; but if they once give ...
... persons of colour , or even to low ignorant whites , because , as they briefly but pithily express it , ' they are too spiteful . ' If a white person punishes them for a fault , they say , there is no more of it ; but if they once give ...
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... person in London may steal , rob , murder ; but if he does , it is at his peril : and any person in Jamaica who wounds or injures the per- son of a slave , must equally abide the conse- quences of such flagitious conduct . It is true ...
... person in London may steal , rob , murder ; but if he does , it is at his peril : and any person in Jamaica who wounds or injures the per- son of a slave , must equally abide the conse- quences of such flagitious conduct . It is true ...
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... person , but by his represen- tatives and agents of every description , and by every person , whether bond or free , who is clothed in any manner with his authority , ' p . 46 . The British public is ever ready to lend an ear to tales ...
... person , but by his represen- tatives and agents of every description , and by every person , whether bond or free , who is clothed in any manner with his authority , ' p . 46 . The British public is ever ready to lend an ear to tales ...
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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