How Is Thomas Jefferson's Disagreement Related To The Declaration Of Independence

Thomas Jefferson, the great president and the writer of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson did not expect the Declaration of Independence to end slavery, his slavery clause indicates his distaste for the growth of the institution of slavery and yet his actions are inconsistent related to slavery. He tried to make the slave trade abolished, yet he owned slaves, it has been said he had a sexual relationship with one of his slaves, and he used them for his plantations. Why did he go through the trouble to even stop slaves when he owned so many?
The committee writing the Declaration of Independence was John Adams, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson. According to Russell Shorto, in Thomas Jefferson and
In 1794 Jefferson opened a nail factory, that slaves work on. He employed a dozen boys around the ages ten to sixteen years old. Jefferson’s made this deal because two months of those slaves work to pay a year’s worth of groceries. In 1811 Jefferson started another business, a textile factory. He ordered a 12-spindle spindling machine from New York. He then trained two of his slaves to run it. Sometimes Jefferson actually rewarded his slaves. For an example, any of the teenage slaves that did extra well in the nail factory received extra food and the top nailer received a suit of clothing. One other account of Jefferson rewards his slaves: to his top slave, John Hemings, which he earned a payment of twenty dollars. On the opposite side, some slaves were punished. One of his girls in the textile factory obtained a notice because she failed to be doing a good job. Jefferson told her if she did not do any better she would go work with the “overseer”. Jefferson had more than just slaves to work on his plantation, he also used slaves during his everyday chores. Jefferson’s slaves made breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, which consisted of 3-4 meats, 4 vegetables, and 4