Rare first edition.<\/span><\/p>\nAndr\u00e9 de Lacharri\u00e8re, a landowner in Guadeloupe, magistrate, delegate of the colonists to the French Conseil de la Marine, then member of the Conseil Colonial and President of the Cour Royale from 1836, was one of the men who contributed to the many texts that appeared in the 1830s dealing with slavery.<\/p>\n
On 12 November 1830, a decree abrogated a number of prohibitions on free and enfranchised people of colour, who were then able to dress as they wished, use white names and meet without permission.<\/p>\n
This decision gave rise to a number of disparate texts, ranging from segregationism and abolitionism to a wait-and-see attitude.<\/p>\n
Andr\u00e9 de Lacharri\u00e8re oscillated between these three strands in his numerous publications.<\/p>\n
He began in 1831 with his Observations sur les Antilles fran\u00e7aises<\/i>, in which he asserted that “pour am\u00e9liorer le sort de la population esclave […] l’abolition, ou pour mieux dire la cessation compl\u00e8te de la traite” (p.75-76.) was necessary. His benevolent words were marred by a nagging paternalism. Lachari\u00e8re asserted that blacks could only achieve progress through contact with whites. <\/span><\/p>\nIn his second work on the subject, Du syst\u00e8me de colonisation suivi par la France,<\/i> published in 1832, Lachari\u00e8re noted certain errors committed by nations that had abolished slavery and how they affected the French colonies: ” La Guyane, la Martinique, la Guadeloupe \u00e9prouve depuis quelque temps un fl\u00e9au inconnu jusqu’ici, la d\u00e9sertion des noirs. C’est le gouvernement anglais qui lui a donn\u00e9 naissance” (p.53.)<\/span><\/p>\nOur work is the 3rd written by Lachari\u00e8re on the subject of slavery, and it is the one that fully embraces the issue. Written in 1836, De l’affranchissement des esclaves dans les colonies fran\u00e7aises<\/i> approaches the subject from both a pragmatic and moral point of view.<\/p>\n
It describes the fears associated with the abolition of slavery, and in particular the financial repercussions for slave owners and colonists. While he was not fundamentally opposed, he expressed reservations and questioned the means put in place for such a revolution. His concern was for the well-being of the colonies : “l’abolition de l’esclavage n’est qu’un moyen ; il faut l’adopter s’il conduit \u00e0 ce but, l’ajourner s’il en \u00e9loigne.” (p.55)<\/span><\/p>\nHowever, the fears expressed seem to have a solution, faith: “L’abolition de l’esclavage laissera un vide immense. La religion seule peut le combler”. (p.117)<\/p>\n
Finally, the following text, in response to our R\u00e9flexions sur l’affranchissement des esclaves dans les colonies fran\u00e7aises<\/i> published in 1838, expresses a form of abnegation : “L’abolition de l’esclavage est une question de temps, dit-on. Qui peut en douter ? N’en est-il pas de m\u00eame de toutes les institutions humaines ?” (p14.)<\/span><\/p>\nLachari\u00e8re’s critical path is emblematic of the various moments and reflections at work in France and its colonies in the 1830s. Although he was never fundamentally against abolition, he raised many moral and materialistic questions that inevitably constituted by major societal changes.<\/p>\n
Small tear in margin on p. 134.<\/p>\n
Some foxing.<\/p>\n
[Bound with]: <\/strong><\/p>\nDUMAS. Alexandre.<\/strong> Antony, drame en 5 actes en prose. Paris. Auguste Auffray, 1832<\/i>. 5 unn.l. (half-title, frontispiece, title, foreword), 100 pp., 1 nn.l. (post-scriptum).<\/p>\nSecond edition, illustrated with a frontispiece by Tony Johannot engraved by Tellier and Thompson.<\/p>\n
Some foxing.<\/p>\n
Slight indentation on the spine of the binding. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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