The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-trade, by the British ParliamentR. Porter, 1816 - 348 pages |
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Page 313 - the pursuit of a just commerce. We might behold the beams of science and philosophy breaking in upon their land, which at .some happy period in still later times, might blaze with full lustre; and joining their influence to that of pure religion, might illuminate and invigorate the most distant extremities of that immense continent. The
Page 244 - on high; Has he bid you buy and sell us, Speaking from his throne, the sky ? Ask him, if your knotted scourges, Fetters, blood-extorting screws, Are the means, which duty urges Agents of his will to use ?
Page 245 - shall find, Worthier of regard, and stronger, Than the colour of our kind. Slaves of gold ! whose sordid dealings Tarnish all your boasted powers, Trove that you have human feelings, Ere you proudly question ours.
Page 184 - on the nineteenth of March, rose up in the house of commons, and desired the resolution to be read, by which the house stood pledged to take the Slave-trade into their consideration in the then session. He then moved that the house should resolve itself into a committee of the
Page 60 - in this and the southern provinces, live much on the labour of slaves, many of whom are used hardly, my concern was, that I might attend with singleness of heart to the voice of the true Shepherd, and be so supported, as to remain unmoved at the faces of men.
Page 312 - were destined never to be free; who were without the understanding necessary for the attainment of useful arts; depressed by the hand of Nature, below the level of the human species ; and created to form a supply of slaves for the rest of the world
Page 312 - our country continued to the present times, through some cruel policy, to be the mart for slaves to the more civilized nations of the world ; God forbid, that we should any longer subject Africa to the same dreadful scourge, and exclude the sight of knowledge from her coasts, which
Page 310 - on board or carry away from that coast any Negro, or native of that country, or commit any violence on the natives, to the prejudice of the said trade; and every person so offending, shall for every such offence, forfeit one hundred pounds." But the whole trade had been demonstrated to be a system of fraud,
Page 332 - called upon the friends of this great man to show their respect for his memory by their votes ; and he concluded with moving, " that this house, considering the African Slave-trade to be contrary to the principles of justice, humanity, and policy, will, with all practicable expedition, take effectual measures for
Page 260 - complete. Never, never, will we desist, till we have wiped away this scandal from the christian name ; till we have released ourselves from the load of guilt under which we at present labour ; and till we have extinguished every trace of this bloody traffic, which our posterity, looking back to the history of these enlightened