Note 32 — Chapter V · CONCLUSION.

1º Influence of slavery on the social organization of the tribe. A slave-owner, having labour forces at his command and being supported by a body of followers, is more likely to attain wealth and consideration than the other freemen. And as in those countries, where the slave trade is developed, the keeping of slaves may soon become a privilege of the rich32, slavery furthers the divergence of the rich and the poor, of the nobles and the common people.