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Excerpt from An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire: In Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies
In truth, so far have the masters been from attempting tohstablish marriage generally among their slaves, that even the idea of its introduction among them never seems to have seriously sug gested itself to their minds. In the commence ment of the long contest concerning the abolition of the Slave Trade, it was one of a number of questions respecting the treatment of slaves in the West Indies put by the Privy Council, What is the practice respecting the marriage of Negro Slaves, and what are the regulations concerning it? In all instances, and from every colony, the answers returned were such as these They do not marry. They co habit by mutual consent, &c. If by mar riage is meant a regular contract and union of one man with one Woman, enforced by positive institutions, no such practice exists among the slaves, and they are left entirely free in this re spect, Ste.
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