The apprentices would have a great respect for law, were it not for the erroneous proceedings of the managers, overseers, &c., in taking them before the magistrates for every petty offence, and often abusing the magistrate in the presence of the apprentices, when his decision does not please them.

The consequence is, that the apprentices too often get indifferent to law, and have been known to say that they cared not about going to prison, and that they would do just as they did before as soon as they were released.
8.

The apprentices in this colony are generally considered a peaceable race.

All acts of revenge committed by them originate in jealousy, as, for instance, between husband and wife.
9.

Not the slightest sense of insecurity.