Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies 8 6
Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies 8 6
Clarkson Thomas
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During this time, a space of two years, Mr. Steele had been gaining apractical knowledge of the West Indian husbandry, and also a practicalknowledge of the temper, disposition, habits, and customs of the slaves. He had also read much and thought much. It may be inferred from hiswritings, that three questions especially had employed his mind. 1. Whether he could not do away all arbitrary punishments and yet keepup discipline among the slaves? 2. Whether he could not carry on theplantation-work t...hrough the stimulus of reward? 3. Whether he could notchange slavery into a condition of a milder name and character, so thatthe slaves should be led by degrees to the threshold of liberty, fromwhence they might step next, without hazard, into the rank of free men, if circumstances should permit and encourage such a procedure. Mr. Steele thought, after mature consideration, that he could accomplish allthese objects, and he resolved to make the experiments gradually uponhis own estates. At the end of the year 1783 he put the first of these questions totrial.
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