Letters from the West Indies: Relating Especially to the Danish Island St. Croix, and to the British Islands Antigua, Barbadoes, and JamaicaGould and Newman, 1838 - 212 pages |
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Page 59 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the LORD'S sake, whether it be to the King as supreme, or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Page 59 - God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men : as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Page 46 - That, through a determined and persevering, but at the same time judicious and temperate enforcement of such measures, this House looks forward to a progressive improvement in the character of the slave population, such as may prepare them for a participation in those civil rights and privileges which are enjoyed by other classes of His Majesty's subjects.
Page 46 - That this House is anxious for the accomplishment of this purpose, at the earliest period that shall be compatible with the well-being of the slaves themselves, with the safety of the colonies, and with a fair and equitable consideration of the interests of private property.
Page 132 - appointed to consider and report upon the measures which it might be expedient to adopt for the purpose of effecting the extinction of slavery throughout the British Dominions, at the earliest period compatible with the safety of all classes in the colonies, and in conformity with the resolutions of this House, of the 15th of May, 1823.
Page 141 - There is something in the nature of absolute authority, in the relation between master and slave, which makes despotism in all cases, and under all circumstances, an incompetent and unsure executor even of its own provisions in favour of the objects of its power.
Page 190 - On a plantation of 288 slaves, in June 1780, viz. 90 men, 82 " women, 56 boys, and 60 girls, by the exertions of an able and honest " manager, there were only 15 births, and no less than 57 deaths, in " three years and three months. An alteration was made in the mode " of governing the slaves, the whips were taken from all the white " servants, all arbitrary punishments were abolished, and all of'' fences were tried, and sentence passed by a negro court.
Page 176 - ... suppose there would be any greater difficulty in adopting the system of free labour upon the sugar estates in the English islands, than in the Spanish islands ?— Yes, a great deal. " Will you explain why ?— Because all the English inhabitants that ever I was acquainted with are against free labour, and consequently they would resist it. " Independently of the opinion that may be entertained by planters in the British West India colonies, is there in the thing itself any greater difficulty...
Page 138 - ... the towns the apprentices had their due share of amusements. On Sunday, the places of worship were again unusually crowded, and the day passed over in the most orderly and quiet manner. My reports from all parts of the island, with the exception of St Ann's alone, state that on Monday the apprentices turned out to their work with even more than usual readiness, in some places with alacrity, and all with good humour.
Page 20 - ... me, falsification through bias in selection. Space, and respect for the reader's impatience, obviously forbade my printing the whole of my material. Selected extracts alone could be ventured. With a little cunning it would be possible to make selections that would give very different impressions. I can only say that I have been on my guard against unfairness. I ought to add perhaps that the part of the material least adequately represented is the havering, non-committal, vague, sit-on-the-fence,...