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was the poriontion of the kg',. Itaptsratitttlire, sttd
the reermamendation of his Pl•*jelLy, received? Why,
with contumely and Intuit I They not only rehired
to contlitute the wanton killing of a negro Inttrelfr,
but in their language, in their debates, they la•
bowed to repel what they termed the intuit of
filch a propofal. One of thefe murders was per.
petrated by a white militiaman returning from se.
ercife, who, in the moll wanton and barbarous man-
ner, ran his bayonet into an unofTending negro wo.
man, who was accidentally patting by. Whenthe
was reproached with his crime, and threatened with
punilhment, he triumphantly exclaimed—" Punith•
ed ! What, for killing a negro A white man pa-
nifhed for killing a negro ?" jolt as a brutal dray man
in the ftreet might exclaim, if reproached by a pat•
Fenger far feverely chalttfing his horfc. And it was
from Inch perfons, and a Legiflature prnteeting fuch
perfons, that we were to look for filch
.regulations
fur bettering the condition of the unfortunate negro,
as would preclude the neceffity of abolifhing the in.
human and pernicious traffic, which it was the objea

of the Bill to deliroy.
Here his Lovdthip was interrupted by
The Eatl of MORTON, who role, he raid, to
order, and complained that a perfon had been taking
notes at the Bar, in dited violation of the privileges

of the Houle.
Lord ELDON obferved, that it was the duty of
the Noble Lord on the Woolfack to put an end to
fuch a praetice.
Load HOLLAND laid, it was no more the duty
of that Noble Lord than any other. The whole Houle
was the confervator of its privileges, and not the No-
ble Lord on the Woolfack.
The Earl of MORTON obferved, that, if the de-
bate took that turn, he fhnuld feel himfelf obliged to
move, that the Houle should be cleared.
After a few words in explanation from Lord EL-
DON, the converfation terminated, and.
Lord G RENVILLE relit rned—but i n confequence
, of the obfervatinns of the two Noble Lords (Lords
I Morton and Eldon) the order againa taking notes
was flrietly enforced by the attendants of the Honfe,
and our Reporter t; as confequently unable to do that
juflice to the remainder of his Lordfhip's fpeech, cer-
tainly one of the molt logical, as well as animated,
that has ever been delivered on this great fubjeet fince
it was fi• it ol,itated, to v, hich it wan fo well entitled.
I—After combating every argument which had ever
been urged against the abolition—after (hewing that
if the trade was alandoned by Great Britain and
America, it could act poffibly be taken up by any
other nation—his Lordthip concluded with a b:illiant
encomium upon the talents, eloquence, virtue, and
perfeverance of Mr. WILBERFORCE, to whom, he
obferved, millions unborn would be indebted fcr this
great bleffing.
The Duke of CLARENCE was glad to find that
the negroes now employed in the laborious bufinefs of
our colonial efiablifitments were not to be included in
the prefent arrangements, but were to be permitted
to fulfil their important duties. He was pleafed alfo
that it was admitted that thefe at prefent engaged in
the African Trade had engaged in their commercial
purfuits under the fanetion of Parliament. Much had
been mil-apprehended on the nature and circumstances
of the traffic itfelf, by perfons who had no local know-
ledge on the fubjeet. With relpeet to himfelf, the
habits of his life had given him opportunities of know-
ing the fads from the befl authorities; and he had
vifited every one of the iflands. where he had con-
verted with fame of the moil thinl and experienced
perfons on their culture, produce, climate, and pop-
lotion. He could fcarcely fuppofe the Noble Lord
was ferious in what he laid on the tricks of witchcraft,
as among the expedients reforted to to facilitate this
commerce; but he was inclined to think he was ac•
curate in the particulars he Rated, indicative of the
improvement in the population of the colonies, and
that this augmentation of the negroes prevailed over
all the difadvantages in Dominica, which was the
molt unhealthy of all thefe fettlements. The ar-
gument, however, operated precifely in a contrary
direetion to that which the Noble Lord attempted
to give it ; for, h was a decilive proof that the
condition of the (laves was ameliorated, and that
a degree of humanity towards them was exercifed
which rendered the prefent Bill unneceffary. It was
a little fingular, that after exhibiting a tlyle of decla-
matory accufation again the Planters, not unufual
on this fubjeCt, the Noble Lord had adduced but one
or to% o infolated examples of cruelty towards the ne-
groes to fuppott all his broad and confident affertions
—the truth was, that human nature was much the
fame in every country, and that the Planters as well
as their Lordfhips had hearts fenfible to the calami-
ties cf their fellow beings. It was ufelefs to refign
this traffii, fince other nations would purfue it if we
abandon it, and under circumflances much let's con-
-1 ducive to the comfort of the Africans ; the idea then
of abolithing the trade was nugatory and abfurd ; it
might be transferred into work bands, but it would
I Hill be perfevered in with all the difireffes, and many
I more, which the enemies of this commerce were fo
fond of detailing. The flotation of St. Domingo
was a warning not to try experiments unneceffarily
the population of this rich country has been reduced
fince the infurreltion from zgo,ooo to teso,coo fouls;
and whether the fame horrors were to be experienced
in the adjacent iflands, in confequence of thefe new
projects, was yet a matter of uncertainty. Among
the effeets of fuch meafures mull be, that his Ma-
jelly, by the multitude of feizures (for the whole
navy of England could not prevent the trade) would
become the yreateft (lave merchant in the world.—
Another, confequence would be, that the maritime
llrength of the nation would be dearoyed ; for on the
African Trade, more than on any other refource, de-
pended the fupply of our hoftile navy, which had
rendered the name of Britain glorious in every part
of the world. A third refult would be, that the re-
venues of the State would be largely diminithed,
from which the fupplies for that navy mutt be drawn
—Many illnfttious charaelers had been mentioned,
who had not only approved, but contributed to the
efiabliihment of this commerce ; from the circle of
his own immediate acquaintance, he could add feve-
ral others who concurred in the fame fentiment, and
who were an ornament to their profeffion and to their
country ; among thefe he might rime a late gallant
Admiral, with whom he was allied in the clofelt inti-
mac). -(Lord Nelfon), and whelbad received, on nu•
merons occafions, the enthutiattic applaufe of *
grateful people. Should the bill pats, he had no
doubt but the fuppotters of it would loon regret