The Increase a subordinate Object of Attention 116 Insufficient Feeding 119 Defective Clothing and Lodging, and overworking 122 Moral Vices of the System 123 Especially Degradation of the Negro Race, and its important Effects 127 Proofs of Degradation—a Negroe-Sale 133 Sale of Negroes for Owners Debts 136 Working under the Whip 140 Cruel and indecent Public Punishments 144 Inadequate legal Protection 147 Ditto, considered in its Effect of degrading, and late Barbadoes Incidents 153 Three other Vices of the System—Absenteeship 177 Pressure of the Times 186 West Indian Speculations 190 Admirals and Governors contrary Evidence and Remarks 192 Decisive Proof that Slaves’ State is miserable 205 II.—Yet, though Abuses so great, the Decrease quite inconsiderable 211 III.—Hence, Abuses being corrected, Slaves would rapidly increase 215 West Indians most plausible Objections, and remaining Pleas against Abolition 216 Grand Plea, that Co-operation of Colonial Legislatures necessary 219 Disproved, both by Reason 222 And Experience 225 Mr. Burke’s supposed Plan 238 Efficacy and beneficial Consequences of Abolition 241 Immediate, preferable to gradual, Abolition 254 Abolitionists vindicated for not emancipating 256 Abolition’s Effects on Commerce and Manufactures 261 Present West Indian System ruinous 266 West Indian Opposition to Abolition accounted for, 274 Strong Party Spirit Proofs 282 No Hopes of West Indian Opposition ceasing 288 Appeal to gradual Abolitionists 288 Objection to Abolition on the ground of Slave Trade’s Effects on our Marine 302 Objection, that Foreign Nations would carry on Slave Trade if we relinquished it 305