A Summary View of America: Comprising a Description of the Face of the Country, and of Several of the Principal Cities; and Remarks on the Social, Moral and Political Character of the People: Being the Result of Observations and Enquiries During a Journey in the United StatesT. Cadell, 1824 - 503 pages |
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Page 173
... coloured Methodists , being admitted by special favour . The discussions were maintained orderly . Great care was taken in the appointment of deacons to exclude unfit persons . I was also present at the General As- sembly of the ...
... coloured Methodists , being admitted by special favour . The discussions were maintained orderly . Great care was taken in the appointment of deacons to exclude unfit persons . I was also present at the General As- sembly of the ...
Page 213
... coloured popula- tion , as well as of the slaves who profess religion , are Methodists ; though congregations exist of several other denominations . The annual celebration of camp - meetings is kept up amongst the Methodists in various ...
... coloured popula- tion , as well as of the slaves who profess religion , are Methodists ; though congregations exist of several other denominations . The annual celebration of camp - meetings is kept up amongst the Methodists in various ...
Page 251
... the frequenters of them . The log- houses of the poor white and free coloured peo- ple were little adapted to exclude cold and wet .. All seemed dormant . Gangs of negro slaves un- der the eye of an overseer were at work in SLAVERY . 251.
... the frequenters of them . The log- houses of the poor white and free coloured peo- ple were little adapted to exclude cold and wet .. All seemed dormant . Gangs of negro slaves un- der the eye of an overseer were at work in SLAVERY . 251.
Page 280
... coloured people , as strong as that in Ger- many and Denmark against the Jews . It ex- tends from the highest to the lowest , like a gan- grene corrupting the whole . That this preju- dice is the strongest in the slave States will be ...
... coloured people , as strong as that in Ger- many and Denmark against the Jews . It ex- tends from the highest to the lowest , like a gan- grene corrupting the whole . That this preju- dice is the strongest in the slave States will be ...
Page 284
... coloured man , told me , that he dare not shave one of his own race , for fear of losing the custom of the whites ! I put the question to him in consequence of recollecting what Fearon has related on this point . After reading these ...
... coloured man , told me , that he dare not shave one of his own race , for fear of losing the custom of the whites ! I put the question to him in consequence of recollecting what Fearon has related on this point . After reading these ...
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