Despotism in America Or An Inquiry Into the Nature And Results of the Slave Ho
Despotism in America Or An Inquiry Into the Nature And Results of the Slave Ho
Richard Hildreth
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In general it is hardly sufficient to support them in that rude and semi-barbarous condition to which they have been accustomed. The disastrous effects of slave-holding upon free industry, are particularly obvious in the families of the small planters, and of those farmers who possess but five or six slaves. These slaves suffice to perform the labors of the farm, and when the laud is fertile the owner of it lives in a rustic plenty. A family of sons grows up around him. He has no occasion for t...heir assistance on the farm, and if he had, they would regard the labor as an intolerable disgrace. The boys grow up in idleness, with little or no education, be- IN AMRftlCA. 115 cause there is no system of public instruction, and the father cannot aflbrd to send them to a distance in pur- suit of schools. They arrive at man's estate without having been bred to any regular employment. Each has his horse, his dog and his gun ; and while the father lives the sons have a home; they spend their time in hunting, or in riding about the country, or at horse- races, frolics, barbecues, or political meetings.
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