hvd.32044050943943	1836	nations, to whom, on a scale so magnificent, you are sending devoted, undaunted Missionaries P Why molest their household true God, and one true religion ; and plead the consequent necessity laid upon us, to press the universal adoption of that faith, and principles of the oracles of God, to American Christians, who are population that defend the Slavery of America? population that defend the Slavery of America? population that defend the Slavery of America? population that defend the Slavery of America? Already our Christian influence with America has been tested Already our Christian influence with America has been tested to liberate America''s oppressed millions, by speaking the truth. to liberate America''s oppressed millions, by speaking the truth. America, where shall it survive P With such desertion from its America, where shall it survive P With such desertion from its
hvd.32044019672443	1835	2. They maintain, that the masters are solemnly bound instantly to emancipate their slaves; to afford them the protection of law; and to treat them, not as merchandize, but as men. Let those who say, that one man may innocently enslave another on account of his ignorance, tell us how much knowledge The ignorance of the slaves, so far from excusing the masters for retaining them in servitude, is one of the strongest reasons which can be urged in favor of their emancipation. * "Slaves shall be deemed, sold, taken, reputed and adjudged in law to be chattels personal in the hands of their owners and possessors, and their executors, administrators and assigns, to all intents, constructions and purposes whatsoever.''— American Anti-Slavery Society, said—''I have facts; but I forbear to state themfacts which have fallen under my own observation, startling enough to arouse the of the free States have no concern with slavery Suppose the
pst.000055472449	1842	The emancipation in the West Indies, whether viewed in itself, or in its immediate results, or in the spirit from which On this day a few years ago, Eight Hundred Thousand human beings were set free from slavery; and to comprehend the fare; the terrible thing in slavery is the spirit of a slave, the extinction of the spirit of a man. spirit of a man, and would be less wronged than other men, if slave rising into a man, looking on the white race with a steady But in the most enlightened countries in Europe, the man of African descent is received into the society of the great and good, as an equal and Humanity, justice, Christian sympathy, the love of liberty, found Nearly a million of men, at no great distance from our land, passed from the most degrading bondage into the ranks of freedom, with hardly a welcome, from
hvd.32044010282382	1845	—who then stood up before the world disenthralled, emancipated—their rights as men recognized, guarantied, secured to them, by the government of the British Empire. abroad—the event we this day celebrate reveals the cheering fact, that there are true hearted, noble minded philanthropists among her people; and that by the power of truth, cause of the slave, God has been witness—to these, (however now despised) will the praise be due, for that deliverance, which is to come to the oppressed, down trodden We rejoice this day in the act of West India Emancipation, not because it gives us a formula, by which the great We rejoice in anticipation of the effect, which the abolition of slavery in the West Indies must produce upon our But it may not be denied, that much was gained to the cause of humanity, when the British Parliament, and the American Congress were brought to denounce the Slave Trade as piracy.
nyp.33433075912919	1839	In Antigua and Barbados, manager is the word in general use; in Jamaica it is oversee,—both meaning the practical conductor, or immediate superintendent of an estate. 349—Causes of the diminution of crops, 351—Anticipated consequences of full emancipation, 353—Examination of those anticipations, 354—Views of Colored People, Magistrates, Missionaries, He said, the planters all conceded that emancipation had been a great blessing to the island, and he did not At short intervals were seen the buildings of the different estates thrown together in small groups, consisting of the manager''s mansion and out-houses, negro huts, boiling house, cooling estates, said that he was in England at the time the bill for immediate emancipation passed the legislature. Another planter, by way of replying to our inquiry on this subject, sent for a negro child of five years, who read with great employs much of his time in laboring among the colored people in the town, and among the apprentices on the estates, in the
njp.32101037454467	1836	hour of emancipation is advancing in the march of time. * Free colored people if they go out of the State, for any reason Let any man of spirit and feeling, for a moment cast his thoughts over the land of slavery-think of Let any man of spirit and feeling, for a moment cast his thoughts over the land of slavery-think of state of things in our own country, at the present time. British cruisers, the French had no time to attend to St. Domingo, and the colonists were left to govern themselves. And what was the conduct of the emancipated slaves, emancipated from their long and cruel bondage, and admitted by law to all the rights and privileges of the white Britain emancipated the slaves in all her colonies, of which The slaves were to continue to work six persons or property, by eight hundred thousand emancipated slaves.
hvd.32044080377930	1826	cheapness, between free and forced labour, is particularly important; and, on the whole, it is fondly object of a full and final emancipation, to tranquillize the natural fears of the slave-holders, and, achievement, this conversion of slaves into freemen; and therefore the more important for its ultimate success, that in every step of its prosecution there should be an even-handed justice to all slave population of the British colonies be 800,000. proprietors, one day''s free labour to each slave and forced labour, that an ordinary working slave But, secondly, the slave who idled his free population-an experience, on the part of planters, of the superior advantage of free labour, that emancipation as well as he, and all his labours calm which it is fitted to impart to the now restless and ruffled mind of the slave population-not peace and good order of the colony, and to be than one sixth of the negro population at a time,
nyp.33433075936785	1832	I have received a letter from Mr. Rees | obscure village in New Hampshire, who wishAlexander, of Arkansas, a gentleman of high led to know where these Free Goods could be obrespectability, in which he says: "I must not tained, and said that a society would be immediforget to tell you that the papers (Genius of ately formed in his village, if they could be free colored persons, who inay arrive within in the human mind, all distinction between virtheir limits, without reference to sex, cause, or TUE and vice: by banishing all correct reascondition; and to be sold as slaves where ihey | oning, and feeling, from the head and heart. It has long been the ardent desire of the ed-display of liberal and virtuous professionsitor to devote a portion of his time to other taunting foreign nations for their despotic regumatters, connected with the great and impor-| lations, while we were, ourselves, far more destant subject of African Emancipation:—but he potic than many of them-indulging in bachanregrets—exceedingly regrets-to find, that no alian carousals, and chanting pæns to "LIBER.
mdp.39015016479068	1833	hear a plan suggested for preparing the Slave for free applying to the state of Slavery be absolutely repealed; and that, in all cases not hereafter specified, of British subjects, and governed by the same laws and Slave about to be manumitted be registered in the presence of commissioners appointed for that purpose. labour, be required to hire themselves to some Master, for å period of one year, at the ordinary rate of some others, exceptions must occur in processes requiring continued labour : these should be specified by abolition of Slavery, and of all persons who shall become incapable of labour during the five years next the case of the free labourer, the only serious difficulty that embarrasses the question of Colonial Slavery; but who administer the laws by which the wages of labour The last measure to be considered is the appointment of Commissioners, which is the subject of the
hvd.32044080378227	1824	by the Government of this country—but Slavery is still perpetuated in our West India colonies, and the horrors of the Slave to the friends of emancipation, or of perpetual slavery? right of the slave, and the interest of the planter, are distinct questions ; they belong to separate departments, ''to different provinces of consideration. " But, (it will be objected) it is not an immediate, but a gradual emancipation, which the most enlightened and judicious of West Indian slavery, would produce such a general insurrection of sympathetic and indignant feeling; such abhorrence gradual emancipation, the prince of slave holders, " transformed himself, with astonishing dexterity, into an angel of It is no marvel that slave holders, should cry out against immediate emancipation, as they have done against all propositions gradual emancipation,-let them remember, that the miseries more just and humane,--than gradual emancipation. If the great work of emancipation be not now accomplished,
hvd.hn2guj	1835	To test the truth of these two assertions, let it be recollected, first, that no evidence existed that any other seminary for blacks was at this time contemplated in Connecticut; and that the free colored people are, as a class, sunk the second place, there are in the constitution, three talismanic words, which through the influence of existing prejudices have blinded the eyes of these good men to the practical operation of the Society on the colored people. " Resolved, that the Society, to effect its purpose, the removal of free people of color (not the slaves) through its seen that they are men indeed ; let the degrading associations which follow them be broken up by the actual improvement of their character as a people, and negro slavery must wither and die." New-Haven Christian Spectator for March, 1833.
uiuc.1524221_001	1846	mother, but they never stood high in favor with her ; indeed any thing like humanity or kindness to a slave, was faces shall greet him % The master tells him, that abolitionists decoy slaves off into the free states, to catch them we went up to the house of a good friend of the slave at wrath of the slave-holders, because he ran away, Monday morning she went down, in great distress, to the recollections of his family matters, to illustrate the workings of good society among slave-holders, The deacon easy time ; lives as well as a man can and be a slave ; good or bad masters allow their slaves round about Savannah on the plantations. The legal allowance of food for slaves in North Carolina, is in the words of the law, " a quart of corn per day." A slave man came to jail one day, and worked on the doors
hvd.32044019222702	1843	the Society of Friends, and Granville Sharp, an English philanthropist, at London, were at the same time blowing the bugle horn of human liberty and the natural equality of mankind, against the institution of slavery practiced from time immemorial by all nations, ancient and modern. the Society of Friends, and Granville Sharp, an English philanthropist, at London, were at the same time blowing the bugle horn of human liberty and the natural equality of mankind, against the institution of slavery practiced from time immemorial by all nations, ancient and modern. Slavery in the British Colony of Jamaica, tolerated The prosperity of Jamaica, like that of the neighboring colony of French St. Domingo, (the present empire of Hayti,) thus ceded first to France, and afterwards to England, the privilege of introducing, annually, a certain number of negro slaves into her colonies, with
nyp.33433075912828	1826	Successful result of personal visits for the purpose of diffusing wider information on the nature of slavery. of slave-cultivated sugar for the produce of free labour.The appalling " view of Negro slavery existing in the British Colonies," drawn up and circulated by your Committee, in April, 1823, is is operating like a powerful opiate on our feelings and principles ;—it is neutralizing our sympathy, palsying our exertion, and benumbing our on the nature and effects of West Indian slavery, emancipation of our West-Indian slaves ? We must remind you who are tired of the subject of West Indian slavery, that the emancipation and slave labour, may ultimately effect the destruction of slavery,—but christian charity will oppressive of West Indian slave labours ;—as the moral principle, right feeling, and christian charity, with regard to the great object in question, the African slave-trade nor West Indian slavery
yale.39002002553197	1843	
umn.319510023440719	1840	of slave-cultivated sugar for the produce of free labour.and slave labour, may ultimately effect the destruction of slavery,--but christian charity will disuse of West Indian sugar would be alike injurious to the slave and his master, inasmuch East India sugar is not the production of free labour, but of a system of slavery more severe than these personal visits, especially among the humbler classes, for the purpose of conveying information on the subject of West Indian slavery the African slave-trade nor West Indian slavery race of slaves, under 7 years of age at the time of general emancipation, so freed, and all afterwards born, may, The total number of slaves in our West India colonies has been variously stated from 7 to 800,000-let not it will be most for the interest of West India proprietors to substitute free for slave labour, is more their
mdp.39015028086281	1840	the importance of the subject, as may be seen by the following report of the Minister of the Marine and the colonies, presented to Louis Philippe in May last, and which on giving to a slave the thoughts, the habits, and morals of a free man, is to condemn him to remain always The terror of poison is great in this country; by its power the slave governs his master." When, on the contrary, the slaves receive their liberty one by one, and by a concurrence of circumstances which appear accidental, the social change thus One of these colonies, Jamaica, counted for herself alone three hundred and twentytwo thousand slaves, and thirty-five thousand whites; this colony as yet has only 5,000 free inhabitants and 16,000 slaves. slavery should be abolished in all the English colonies; and that the slave should then pass forever from emancipation, but 29,370 slaves, 4,066 free blacks, and
miun.abj1204.0001.001	1845	" One of the most able works which have been written in recent times on criminal jurisprudence viewed in its relation to cerebral organization; and to the merits, sound judgment, Slavery, that the negroes, in their present state, are first effects shall lead to disaster,-that the immediate consequence of a return to obedience must inevitably be bitter-it will of course be our duty to But, even if we admit the necessity of enforcing the labour of the negro for a certain term either with the slave or free produce of other countries; and although, even under the recent alteration of the sugar duties, an amount of about a million of the debt which he owed to the State for his freedom." From this it is evident that while the Government at times recognized the inherent claim of the what is understood, however, of the views of the British Government at the present time, it is believed
nyp.33433075912802	1845	" One of the most able works which have been written in recent times on criminal jurisprudence viewed in its relation to cerebral organization; and to the merits, sound judgment, Slavery, that the negroes, in their present state, are first effects shall lead to disaster,—that the immediate consequence of a return to obedience must inevitably be bitter—it will of course be our duty to But, even if we admit the necessity of enforcing the labour of the negro for a certain term either with the slave or free produce of other countries; and although, even under the recent alteration of the sugar duties, an amount of about a million of the debt which he owed to the State for his freedom." From this it is evident that while the Government at times recognized the inherent claim of the what is understood, however, of the views of the British Government at the present time, it is believed
uc1.32106000602976	1876	In response to our request for a few words introductory to "Uncle Tom''s Life," we have the following from GEORGE STURGE. young master in vain.-Man''s extremity, God''s opportunity 72 leave him to die.—Meet a "Friend."—A poor white man . The laws of slave states proviſie means and opportunities for revenge so ample, that miscreants like line of stages with the horses, and lived near Montgomery Court House; Riley carried on blacksmithing day''s work of a man; and it was not long before I and ask master to let you go down and hear Mr. McKenny preach." I said to my mother: "I do proceeds, or that Master Amos, in fear of my running away, had resolved to turn me into riches LEAVE IIIM TO DIE.-MEET A "FRIEND."—A Poor white MAN. He and his wife lived in Canada for a long time
hvd.32044020090494	1836	It was formed in October 1833, after a series of Lectures on the subject of slavery by Mr GEORGE THOMPSON, whose labours in this country, in the great cause of Negro emancipation, had It was formed in October 1833, after a series of Lectures on the subject of slavery by Mr GEORGE THOMPSON, whose labours in this country, in the great cause of Negro emancipation, had It was formed in October 1833, after a series of Lectures on the subject of slavery by Mr GEORGE THOMPSON, whose labours in this country, in the great cause of Negro emancipation, had GEORGE THOMPSON, in every respect so highly qualified for proceeding to the United States, having been cordially and unanimously invited on the same day (the 7th October 1833), by the Emancipation Societies of Edinburgh and Glasgow to undertake this arduous
hvd.32044080378417	1833	" Scarcely was this opinion transmitted, and the new slave law promulgated, than a negro came before him with a collar rivetted round The negroes continually increasing, the price of labor would proportionably diminish, and facilitate the opening of new lands; cattle, I reply, it is true that the negroes were still slaves, legally, but practically they were free: they were secured from all arbitrary punishments; their few crimes were tried by their peers; they received to be entirely provided for by him; but whether, in all cases, generally, it is better for a poor man to be the subject of just and equal laws, British slave masters have vastly better means for securing the happiness of the negroes, than by keeping them in slavery? fundamentally, in the Negro slave system, being removed by its abolition; and every mind in the colonies being left free to bring its negro slave party, will have it, that a man labors most profitably for