Zachary Macauley
Published: 2016-12-20
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Excerpt from The Anti-Slavery Reporter, Vol. 4: June 25, 1831 But let us contemplate more nearly and particularly the whole enormity of this clause. We are continually reproached with dwelling on individual instances of cruelty, which, as they may occur in the best regulated community, prove nothing as to the general state of law and manners which may prevail in it. But here we have wholze communities, acting by their representatives freely chosen, strenuously contending for the continuance of this monstrous and revolting power of lacerating, at their pleasure, the prostrate bodies of their dependants, and pertinaciously clinging to it, as if it was their life. They seem to hug the cart - whip to their bosoms as their glory, their grand badge (if distinction. And not only are those, it would seem, ready to fight for it, who actually wield it, who exult in its explosions, and whose 'lust of power is gratified by directing and witnessing its application; but by forty-one chosen advocates of the West India body, residing among ourselves, mixing in our assemblies, joining our convivial par ties, occupying seats in our imperial senate, and claiming the name and the character of English gentlemen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.