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London, England, 1814-07-02 00:00:00

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SLAVE TR/IDE.

Yesterday a Meeting of the inhabitants,,of South.
wank, Friends to the Abolition of the Slave Trade,
was held at the Horns Tavern, Kennington.
Mr. H. THORNTON having been called to the Chair,
read a letter from Mr. Calvert, the other representa-
tive for Southwark, excusing his absence. He said
it was the wish of those who had convened the Meet.
ing, that he should state some of its principal grotteds
and objects. The friends of the Abolition of the
kg lave Trade had been sometimeracceied of being
led away by enthusiastic and romantic' notions. This
owns not the case. They were actuated only` by the
teeing: of common humanity, and of strict justice.—
Neither had they, at any time, proceeded on specula-
tive or imaginary principles, but always on sure prac-
tical grounds. Mr. Wilberforce, to whom the Hon.'
Chairman paid a just tribute of applause, did not,
when he first brought forward this question in Parlia-
ment, propose the immediate Abolition of the Slave
Trade, on the general plea of its inhumanity and in-
justice, but persuaded Parliament to go into a de-
tailed investigation of the facts relating to this traffic
in human flesh. The result of this inquiry had been
to establish the nefarious and mischievous tendency
of the Slave Trade, beyond what bad been supposed
possible. The slave-ships did not merely carry offt
as had been pretended, criminals or cnptives taken in
war ; but crimes were created, and we're weie oft&
to supply the slave-ships with their unnatural certain.
The demand for slaves by the African 'Captains MI
not in proportion to the supply ; but it was the des
mind which created the supply. The miieries
io-
Mcted by the existence of this traffic on the interior of
Africa, were it altered the whole inter.
nal state and cecotionay of that country. The whole
face of the country was often laid waste. In Sierra
Leone, whole towns bad been left standing, without
inhabitants, who had taken refuge in the mountains.
The principal modes of recruiting the slave-ships
were four : by war, by kidnapping children, by con-
victing persons of witchcraft, and by seizing on pri-
soners t.,r debt. The Chairman illustrated the extent
to which this unprincipled system of rebbery. fraud,
rapine, and nierder was carried, by relating the cir-
cumstance of a Governovof Greet, who, while he
was entertaining 150 African guests at his table, was,
in the midst (if the festivity Applied to by three slave
captains to seize and send them on board the vessels
that were then in the harbour.—The Governor indig.
nantly resisted the overture, when. the others replied
—" 0 ! it is common enough in other countries." In
speaking of the light and information which had
been diffused on this, which he thought the strength
ef the cause—the wanton, the gtatuitous, the unqua-
lified and unbounded mischiefs which the Slave Trade
originated in Africa—time Chairman paid a high
compliment to Mr. Clarkson, who was present. as
having done more to promote a spirit of enquiry into
the subject, and a' feeling of sympatby with the wrongs
of Africa, titan perhaps any m.ther person in this cram.
try. A celebriated author, Dr. f' elev. had said, that
the social affections were the priocipai source 01 human
happiness. We in this country had also the I-got of
.science and the higher consolations of religion. But
to the poor Afric in these were unknown. What
havoc then must not the Slave Crade make in his only
remaining source of comfort. Isis domestic happiness,
his social affections !. Mr. Thornton they` alluded to
the hopes entertained for the success of the cause from
the highly favour tole state of Europe, and the senti.
meats of the Allied S ivereigns ; and lamented dun
the return of Louis XVIII. alter a long exile, to the
throne of his ancestors, should have retarded, instead
f accelerating that object. This he, in part, attri.
buted to the weakness of the new Government, to its
desire to conciliate all parties, and among others the
West India party. He feared that this retention of
the Si ire Trade in the neighbouring colonies was only
a preliminary step to the renewal 01411 the horrors of
civil war in St. Domingo, and if possible. the re-esta-
blishment of Slavery there—a country from which
he had expected better things, and horn which he had
hoped to see the example of free laiscur among black
men spread to the other colonies. He could not un-
derstand the clause in the Treaty on this subject. It
seemed to arise from the adroitness of Lord Castle-
reagh on the one hand, and the adroitness of Talky.
rand on the other, the forma insisting on not giving up
the general principle, and the latter being determined
to qualify the general principle by the actual practice.
This was no party qui:snon,
but
one in which every
religious ant moral feeling was concerned, and it was
to the prevalence of religious and moral feelings in
this country, that he attributed the necessity of the
exertions of the friends of the abolition of a trade which
vielated equally the laws of Con and the laws of men.
(Mach illiklause.)
Mr. MACALLEY said, he had witnessed the horrors
o' the Slave Trade for many years, and had contem-
plated with no ordinary emotion the concentration of
human m:series in the Zvliidle P. ssa :e.
The Rev 1):. MIDDLETON proposed several Rev-.
lotions similar to those passed at the Freemasons'
Tate: n.
Mr. BARCLAY seconded the Resolution% which
were t .en read separately and carried.
Mr.Su,sw rasa a Petition, which he proposed to be
presented to Parliament, and which was seconded by
the Rev. W. MANN.
question. and
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the Thanks of the Meeting having bets voted M Mr.
THORNTON, as Chairman, the company Woke op.