American Slave Trade Or An Account of the Manner in Which the Slave Dealers Ta
American Slave Trade Or An Account of the Manner in Which the Slave Dealers Ta
Jesse Torrey
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Some will imagine that know- ledge would be a dangerous instrument in their hands. It is true knowledge disarms oppression. But those who have experienced and appreciated its almost uniform tendency, will perceive that it is a pacific weapon, — an olive branch, — accompanied by moderation, justice, and moral (hiiy. Education has been calumniated with tiie charge of instigating the rebellion and shocking outrages of the slaves in St. Domingo. But the fact is pre- cisely the reverse. The catastro...phe M^as pro- duced chiefly by the haughtiness and impru- dence of the white planters, in opposing de- SLAVE-TRADE. 39 crees of the French government, which con- cerned only the rights of freemen. In this civil war, in which the uhite planteis were arrayed against the laws of the national as- sembly, and the planters of colour in defence of them, it is not surprising that the slaves should take sides with their nearest relations. The consequent atrocities, most unquestion- ably resulted from the remembrance of the former barbarity* of masters.
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