Sturge and Harvey.] 7th.

The planters affirm that the abolition of slavery put an end to all danger from insurrection, rebellion, privy conspiracy, and sedition, on the part of the slaves.
8th.

Emancipation is deemed an incalculable blessing, because it released the planters from an endless complication of responsibilities, perplexities, temptations and anxieties, and because it _emancipated them from the bondage of the whip_.
9th.

_Slavery--emancipation--freedom_--are the universal topics of conversation in Antigua.

Anti-slavery is the popular doctrine among all classes.