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the governor. In Nova Scotia, where they had 
been promised lands, the same disposition appear- 
ed, though it did not proceed to such violent ex- 
cesses. The lands allotted them were almost 
sterile, as the most valuable were engrossed by 
the whites ; and of the privileges of British sub- 
jects, particularly the trial by jury, they were en- 
tirely deprived. Persons accustomed to the ser- 
vice of slaves, became too effeminate to support 
themselves without them. In the West Indies, 
the deepest distress of a ruined planter is expressed 
by the significant phrase, " Poor man, he has but 
one negro left to bring him a pail of water." 
In these islands, Europeans find the climate too 
hot to subsist without slaves ; and in Nova Scotia, 
a chief-justice declared publicly from the bench, 
that it was too cold. The free negroes, finding 
that no redress of their grievances could be ob- 
tained, and guessing what treatment they had in 
future to expect, deputed one of their number to 
represent their situation to the British ministry. 
In consequence of his representations, it was de- 
termined, with the consent of the Directors, that 
all who were discontented with their situation 
in Nova Scotia, and were willing to fix their resir 
dence in their native Africa, should be conveyed 
to Sierra Leone at the expence of the Government, 
Lieutenant Clarkson, brother of Mr T, Clarkson, 
whose humane exertions have already been men- 
