There are brutes to be found everywhere.

There are bad masters in the Southern States just as there are bad landlords in every European country.

But even from self-interest alone, a planter has greater reason for caring for the health and comfort of his slaves than an English farmer has in caring for the comfort of his laborers.

Slaves are valuable property, and if they are over-worked or badly cared for they decrease in value.

Whereas if the laborer falls sick or is unable to do his work the farmer has simply to hire another hand.