Excerpt from Substance of the Debate in the House of Commons, on the 15th May, 1823, on a Motion for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery Throughout the British Dominions: With a Preface and Appendixes, Containing Facts and Reasonings Illustrative of Colonial BondageIn the Colonies of Great Britain there are at this moment upwards of human beings in a state of degrading personal Slavery.These unhappy persons, whether young or old, male or female, are the absolute property of their master, who may sell or transfer them at his plea sure, and who may also regulate according to his discretion (within certain limits) the measure of their labour, their food, and their punishment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.