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Excerpt from Observations on the Present Condition of the Island of Trinidad, and the Actual State Emancipation
Seven years have now passed away since slavery was abolished throughout the British dominions by an Act of the Imperial Parliament; and three years have elapsed since the labouring population of the West Indies have been put into possession of social and political advantages, unexampled in extent at any period of history.
Yet the question, Has the great experiment of negro emancipation succeeded? Is still asked, not merely by ordinary inquirers, but by philosophers and statesmen who have access to all printed docu ments, private or official, and whose chief business is investigation. It is impossible that doubts could exist with respect to important transactions in such near dependencies, where seventeen governors are writing and forwarding despatches by every packet, and from whence numerous public journals, hun dreds of letters, and many ocular witnesses are continually arriving, unless the truth were obscured by the misrepresentations of party Spirit.
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Seven years have now passed away since slavery was abolished throughout the British dominions by an Act of the Imperial Parliament; and three years have elapsed since the labouring population of the West Indies have been put into possession of social and political advantages, unexampled in extent at any period of history.
Yet the question, Has the great experiment of negro emancipation succeeded? Is still asked, not merely by ordinary inquirers, but by philosophers and statesmen who have access to all printed docu ments, private or official, and whose chief business is investigation. It is impossible that doubts could exist with respect to important transactions in such near dependencies, where seventeen governors are writing and forwarding despatches by every packet, and from whence numerous public journals, hun dreds of letters, and many ocular witnesses are continually arriving, unless the truth were obscured by the misrepresentations of party Spirit.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
William Hardin Burnley
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780656130993
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
Page Count - 183
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Contributors
Author
William Hardin Burnley
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ISBN - 9781330814642
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
Page Count - 185
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