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 páginas |
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... murder , is evident from the fame authority . Gen. chap . 37 . v . 26 . " And Judah faid unto his brethren ; what profit is it if we flay our brother , and conceal his blood ? Come , and let us fell him to the Ifhmaelites , and let not ...
... murder , is evident from the fame authority . Gen. chap . 37 . v . 26 . " And Judah faid unto his brethren ; what profit is it if we flay our brother , and conceal his blood ? Come , and let us fell him to the Ifhmaelites , and let not ...
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... murders her infant ! ) or is fent to the House of Correction , and fhortly after , perhaps is aban- doned to mifery and diftrefs . Yet are thefe people free ! and speak with pity of the fituation of flaves in the West Indies ! 1 And do ...
... murders her infant ! ) or is fent to the House of Correction , and fhortly after , perhaps is aban- doned to mifery and diftrefs . Yet are thefe people free ! and speak with pity of the fituation of flaves in the West Indies ! 1 And do ...
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... murders and enor- mous barbarities perpetrated within that period ? Would the black ca- talogue , which muft certainly refult from fuch inquiry , juftify their abufing the whole inhabitants of Great Britain ? Yet stories , not au ...
... murders and enor- mous barbarities perpetrated within that period ? Would the black ca- talogue , which muft certainly refult from fuch inquiry , juftify their abufing the whole inhabitants of Great Britain ? Yet stories , not au ...
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... murder a negro with impunity : he is not , fays the lat- ter , in such case , accountable to the magiftrate : if the negro is his own property , he is quit by paying a fine of 9l . I think Mr. Sharpe fays , though , as I write from ...
... murder a negro with impunity : he is not , fays the lat- ter , in such case , accountable to the magiftrate : if the negro is his own property , he is quit by paying a fine of 9l . I think Mr. Sharpe fays , though , as I write from ...
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... murder . I will take the liberty to obferve to Dr. Nicholls , that even if fuch a crime is not punishable as murder , as an offence contra bonos mores , it would be under the cognizance of the magiftrates , and the guilty perfon might ...
... murder . I will take the liberty to obferve to Dr. Nicholls , that even if fuch a crime is not punishable as murder , as an offence contra bonos mores , it would be under the cognizance of the magiftrates , and the guilty perfon might ...
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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.