Observations, Occasioned by the Attempts Made in England to Effect the Abolition of the Slave Trade: Shewing, the Manner in which Negroes are Treated in the British Colonies in the West-Indies : and Also, Some Particular Remarks on a Letter Addressed to the Treasurer of the Society for Effecting Such Abolition, from the Rev. Robert Boucher Nicholls ...Kingston, Jamaica, printed. London: reprinted at the Logographic Press, and sold by J. Walter; C. Stalker; and W. Richardson, 1789 - 87 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα iii
... thing more than to present the public with a fair account of the general treatment of the Negroes in that and the other British Sugar Colonies , did not think it necessary to affix his name ; yet , having no defire to conceal it , he ...
... thing more than to present the public with a fair account of the general treatment of the Negroes in that and the other British Sugar Colonies , did not think it necessary to affix his name ; yet , having no defire to conceal it , he ...
Σελίδα viii
... thing to do after they leave the field ; which is confidered injurious to their healths , as they are often detained , in wet weather , till the whole gang are collected together , to be called over . He has confined himself also to the ...
... thing to do after they leave the field ; which is confidered injurious to their healths , as they are often detained , in wet weather , till the whole gang are collected together , to be called over . He has confined himself also to the ...
Σελίδα ix
... thing in favour of a commerce fo generally con- demned , he thought it incumbent on him first to fearch the fcriptures , to learn whether flavery was in- confiftent with the revealed will of the Deity . The re- fult of his enquiry was ...
... thing in favour of a commerce fo generally con- demned , he thought it incumbent on him first to fearch the fcriptures , to learn whether flavery was in- confiftent with the revealed will of the Deity . The re- fult of his enquiry was ...
Σελίδα 16
... , picked up at random , happening in the courfe of a century , neither name , time , nor place ascertained , are the principal foundations of the prefent clamour . dwell between the tropics , where every thing confpires to ( 16 )
... , picked up at random , happening in the courfe of a century , neither name , time , nor place ascertained , are the principal foundations of the prefent clamour . dwell between the tropics , where every thing confpires to ( 16 )
Σελίδα 17
... thing confpires to relax the fibre , and soften the mind . The inhabitants of all tropical countries , when firft discovered , were found to be a mild , inoffenfive , hofpi- table race of people , compared with the ferocious fava- ges ...
... thing confpires to relax the fibre , and soften the mind . The inhabitants of all tropical countries , when firft discovered , were found to be a mild , inoffenfive , hofpi- table race of people , compared with the ferocious fava- ges ...
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Σελίδα xx - And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh : and his brethren were content.
Σελίδα xx - Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Σελίδα 65 - But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners...
Σελίδα 69 - And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one ; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Σελίδα 2 - ... after that he is sold he may be redeemed again ; one of his brethren may redeem him : either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him ; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
Σελίδα 1 - Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you to inherit them for a possession ; they shall be your bondmen for ever : but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
Σελίδα xx - Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father.
Σελίδα 65 - Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully...
Σελίδα 22 - And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand ; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished : for he is his money.
Σελίδα xx - Egypt. 26 And Judah faid unto his Brethren, What Profit is it if we flay our Brother, and conceal his Blood ? 27 Come, and let us fell him to the IfhmeeHtes, and let not our Hand be upon him ; for he is our Brother, and our Flefh : and his Brethren were content.