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i nsult a n d e v e r y i n j u r y short o f m a i m i n g o r d e a t h , w h i c h t h e i r f e l l o w - m e n m a y c hoose t o i nflict. T h e y suffer a l l t h a t c a n be inflicted b y w a n t o n c a p r i c e , b y g r a s p i n g a v a r i c e , b y b r u t a l l ust, b y m a l i g n a n t spite, a n d b y insane anger. T h e i r happiness is the sport o f e v e r y w h i m , a n d t he p r e y o f e v e r y passion, that m a y , o c c a s i o n a l l y o r h a b i t u a l l y , i nfest the m a s t e r ' s b o s o m . I f we could c a l c u late t he a m o u n t o f w o e n d u r e d b y i l l - t r e a t e d s l a v e s , it w o u l d o v e r w h e l m e v e r y compassionate h e a r t , it w o u l d m o v e e v e n the o b d u r a t e to s y m p a t h y . T h e r e is also a v a s t s u m o f s u f f e r i n g inflicted upon the s l a v e b y h u m a n e m a s t e r s , as a p u n i s h m e n t for that idleness a n d m i s c o n d u c t w h i c h s l a v e r y n a t u r a l l y produces. T h e o r d i n a r y motives t o e x e r t i o n i n m e n a r e w i t h d r a w n f r o m the s l a v e . Some u n n a t u r a l s t i m u l u s must then be substituted ; a n d the w h i p p resents i t s e l f as the readiest a n d most efficient. B u t the a p p l i c a t i o n o f the w h i p to p r o d u c e i n d u s t r y , is l i k e t he a p p l i c a t i o n o f the g a l v a n i c fluid t o p r o d u c e m u s c u l a r e x e r t i o n . T h e e ffect i s p o w e r f u l indeed, but m o m e n t a r y ; a n d i f o ften a p p l i e d , it is e x h a u s t i v e a n d d e s t r u c t i v e to the s y s tem. I t c a n n e v e r be used as a substitute for the h e a l t h ful a n d a g r e e a b l e n e r v o u s s t i m u l u s w i t h w h i c h n a t u r e has s upplied u s. E q u a l l y v a i n i s the attempt to s u p p l y b y the w h i p t he d e f i c i e n c y o f n a t u r a l m o t i v e s to e x e r t i o n     i t p r o d u c e s m i s e r y and d e g r a d a t i o n . Y e t i n a d e q u a t e as is t his s ubstitute, it is the b est t hat c a n be h a d     i t must be u sed w h i l e the s y s t e m l a s t s     t h e c o n d i t i o n o f the s l a v e is u n n a t u r a l , a nd his treatment must c o r r e s p o n d to his c o n dition. W e a r e s h o c k e d to h e a r o f e p i c u r e s , w h o c ause t he a n i m a l s on w h i c h t h e y feast to be w h i p p e d to d e a t h , t hat t h e i r flesh m a y be m o r e d e l i c a t e a n d d e l i c i o u s to the t aste. W e feel it to be d i s g u s t i n g a n d i n t o l e r a b l e c r u e l t y , t hus t o i nflict p a i n e v e n u p o n a beast, m e r e l y to s a t i s f y t he c r a v i n g s o f l u x u r y ; a n d s h a l l w e e x c u s e o u r s e l v e s , i f a d esire for e ase o r w e a l t h leads us to s a n c t i o n , s u s t a i n , a n d a ssist i n p e r p e t u a t i n g a s y s t e m w h i c h , as l o n g as it l asts, m ust l a c e r a t e the b odies a nd g r i n d d o w n the feelings o f m i l l i o n s o f r a t i o n a l a n d i m m o r t a l beings ? B r u t a l s tripes, a n d a l l the v a r i e d k i n d s o f p e r s o n a l i n d i g n i t i e s , a r e not the o n l y s pecies o f c r u e l t y w h i c h s l a v e r y l icenses. T h e l a w d oes n ot recognise the f a m i l y 2