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 xvii
... punishment possessed by the masters , is that by which they have hitherto been chiefly governed . Annul that power , and they will scarcely conceive themselves under any authority ; order or govern- ment will be at an end ; the ...
... punishment possessed by the masters , is that by which they have hitherto been chiefly governed . Annul that power , and they will scarcely conceive themselves under any authority ; order or govern- ment will be at an end ; the ...
Page xxii
... punishing his slaves was little restrained by law ; and was ex- ercised to a great extent by the subordinate white ... punishment for twenty that were inflicted fifteen or twenty years ago . The use of them is now en- tirely abolished ...
... punishing his slaves was little restrained by law ; and was ex- ercised to a great extent by the subordinate white ... punishment for twenty that were inflicted fifteen or twenty years ago . The use of them is now en- tirely abolished ...
Page 2
... punishment by the master . for with- holding that service . Let me not be misunderstood , however , as holding the affirmative . I simply mean to decline the dis- cussion of the question , as perhaps , of considerable difficulty ; but ...
... punishment by the master . for with- holding that service . Let me not be misunderstood , however , as holding the affirmative . I simply mean to decline the dis- cussion of the question , as perhaps , of considerable difficulty ; but ...
Page 8
... punishment , to go to some neighbouring overseer , whom he knows to be on good terms with his own overseer , and solicit his mediation for forgiveness . If the fault has been trivial , such as a few days absence from duty , the culprit ...
... punishment , to go to some neighbouring overseer , whom he knows to be on good terms with his own overseer , and solicit his mediation for forgiveness . If the fault has been trivial , such as a few days absence from duty , the culprit ...
Page 23
... punishment with resentment . Nor is this difficult to explain on at least a rather more rational principle than that of the approximation of colour . Between the negro and his coloured master or mistress , there is often little ...
... punishment with resentment . Nor is this difficult to explain on at least a rather more rational principle than that of the approximation of colour . Between the negro and his coloured master or mistress , there is often little ...
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