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The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

CHAPTER III
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Their servility was graphically hit off by the apprentice.

"If busha say flog em, he flog em; if busha say send them to the treadmill, he send em." If an apprentice laughs or sings, and the busha represents it to the magistrate as insolence, he _feels it his duty_ to make an example of the offender! The following fact will illustrate the injustice of the magistrates.

It was stated in writing by a missionary.

We conceal all names, in compliance with the request of the writer.

"An apprentice belonging to -- -- in the -- -- was sent to the treadmill by special justice G.He was ordered to go out and count the sheep, as he was able to count higher than some of the field people, although a house servant from his youth--I may say childhood.


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