Why Are Slaves Important To Me

I am a black freed slave. With my freedom, I was able to purchase land and have a small plantation. I own fifty slaves to help run the grounds. I support the slave trade, for what it does for my business. I have spent the money that I earned on the slaves. Therefore they are my property. Money was put into these slaves. These slaves are the property of their owner and should be able to be used as necessary. The slave owners paid good money to be able to have the slaves for their labor. In the Constitution, it is stated that “Nor shall [anyone] be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; Nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.” If abolishment were to happen there would be no compensation …show more content…
The discipline the slaves receive allows them to be prepared for the real world. Slave owners that were previously slaves got where they are today because of the slavery system. The knowledge bestowed upon them provides guidance in the slave’s live. Being a slave means that you are at the bottom of the caste. Persons at the bottom of the caste are known to climb to the top. The slaves are at the bottom of the caste learning so that they can move up. It is how societies work. In order to rise you must work for it, it does not come free. The slaves are working to be able to go places in life. Some say that slave owners are violent to their slaves and that this is not the right way to treat others. However, the slave owners do not treat their slaves inhumanely, since they were slaves before and know how it feels. They would not try to increase the slave’s hardships. It was known that the majority of slave owners were not cruel to their slaves. In fact, only a small percentage of slave owners were abusive. This is because the slave owners did not know how to treat and teach their slaves. They were not good at the position of a slave