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pline, which not only contributes to 

 the fafety of the White Inhabitants, but 

 even to the happinefs of the Slaves ; 

 the impoffibility of attaining, is ever 

 found to deftroy the defire of enjoy- 

 ment ; and rigid treatment, by annihi- 

 lating every hope of liberty, renders 

 them content with the enjoyment of 

 llavery. The late infurre&ion of the 

 Slaves in Berfo'ce, who of all others 

 were the moft favoured, affords a re- 

 cent example of the danger of too much 

 indulgence to Slaves, by which they 

 are excited to attempt the perfedl reco- 

 very of liberty. In this ftate there is 

 no medium ; either the minds of flaves 

 muft be deprefled by abjedt flavery, or 

 the lives of their mafters are in immi- 

 nent danger. For this reafon they 

 have been oppreffed by many humilia- 

 ting penalties and diftindtions. Their 

 evidence, relative to a White Perfbn, 

 is of no validity ; an attempt to ftrikc 



a White 



