I have lately been obliged to discharge a manager from one of the estates under my direction, on account of his overbearing disposition.

If I had not dismissed him, the people would have abandoned the estate _en masse_."-- _Dr.Daniell_.
"The management of an estate under the free system is a much lighter business than it used to be.

We do not have the trouble to get the people to work, or to keep them in order."-- _Mr.Favey_.
"Before the abolition of slavery, I thought it would be utterly impossible to manage my people without tyrannizing over them as usual, and that it would be giving up the reins of government entirely, to abandon the whip; but I am now satisfied that I was mistaken.

I have lost all desire to exercise arbitrary power.

I have known of several instances in which unpleasant disturbances have been occasioned by managers giving way to their anger, and domineering over the laborers.
The people became disobedient and disorderly, and remained so until the estates went into other hands, and a good management immediately restored confidence and peace."-- _Mr.Watkins_.
"Among the advantages belonging to the free system, may he enumerated the greater facility in managing estates.