The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-08 00:00:00

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. ,t.writted to revert to its former state. Ile now moved,
• therefore, for leave to bring in a Bill, for coutlosiop,
drub,' a limited period, the Acts of the 53d, 54th,
and mill, of his present Majesty, relative to the Law
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of losmunt Dehiors.
Sir WILLI AM CURTIS opposed the motion, anti
. , reprised his wish tint the raising law might die a
nateral.deatio.
Mr. Ahlarresan WITHMAN mooed at consider.
• shin igafrilt Wit misting law on the subject,
which he characterized as pregnant with every de.
ectlption of gritty/ince and abuse, and against which
• Petitions had been presented from all parts of the
kingdom.
Lord CASTLEREAGH was persuaded that the
feeling of the Home was adverse to a return to the
rid law. Ile moat, therefore, support the lion. and
Lamed Gentlemen's swims.
Mr. CALCRA FT. while he supported his Hon.
and Learned Friend's motion, expressed his regret
that longer time bad not bees afforded to the other
Ileum to consider the provision. of the Bill whisk
hail been sent to them.
Mr. G. LAMB declared that he mat oppose any
Continuance whatever of the exiling law.
Mr. Serjesot ONSLOW also intimated his Indio.
position to continue an Act which bed been so
pointedly medullae/I by o Committee of that House.
Mr. BATHURST observed, that ie his opinion
the best eosin was t. agree to the motion for a short
Bill continuing for a time to be limited the misting
law, and before the expiration of that times antis..
favor, measure might be digested.
Lord F.hringten, Mr. W. Calumny, Mr. Alder-
man Wood, and Sir Jas. Graham, opposed the mo-
tion far continuing the misting law; Sir J. Macin-
tosh and Sir R. Wilson supported it.
The Deem then divided,
Far the Molise Agaleil it 26 I Makrity 65.
A Bill was then brought in, which was allowed to
go through the several stages sod passed. Some
discussion look place, in the course of which Mr.
WArril //lAN announced his Intention, if the 'dad-
mistration of the Court was allowed to remain in the
num bands, to move neat Session, that it be so In-
a fistulae to the Attorney-General to undertakes cri-
minal proutatioo against those persons.
The Lords' antendments of the Churches Building
Atneedment Bill were agreed to.
SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. WILBERFORCE stated, that his object in
rising upon the present occasion, was to move for en
Address to his Royal Highness the Prime Regent, of
a similar nature to those he bad formerly intro-
dosed. He bad to propose that applications should
be made to the different Powers of Europe, wresting
them to join this country in carrying the Conven-
tions which bad been entered into for the entire Abe.
lition of the Slave Trade into effect. Ile could
tot forget the fraud and cruelty with • hick this traffic
nig attended, and the pain and peremerancewithobich
tiled been combated. A declaration had been made
'describing that system as contrary to every principle
r of humanity ; that Government had used every
mesas to gain the co-operation of other Powers :
this country had shown that it was earnest in the
o by the sacrifices it bad made to obtain Webs.
Pion. There was only one Power in Europe, els.
Portugal, that bad not filed a period for its terming.
lien ; even Spain had subscribed to that measure, and
be could not bet hope that Portugal would not conti.
nue to subject itself to the imputation of supporting it.
Bet although the different Powers entered into Co..
?polies', it was well known how difficult it was to'
carry them into effect. A nag was hoiviril, ender
which, English, French, and Americans bad prose.
voted the trade. A General Convention had bees
concluded, by which it would in a greet measure be pre.
vented. It was, however,. subject for regret, that the
twe Powers, Fro nem nd America, had not become par.
tits thereto ; It was grievous to think, that when this
country, which had been termed a shopkeeping pee.
pig, bad sbsndesed it, that a high-minded nation,
tiger of any commercial celebrity, should permit its
condemner. Surely, when they considered that it
had been curled se is a most scindalous manner,
and viewed the ravages created by pillage, &c. they
would not allow the interest of a few fraeilelent men
to influence them in countenancing it. It was the
more distressing that the subject bad been so Meg
delayed. Some parts of Africa began to show the
effect of the Abolition, and to manifest, that if im-
provements were cultivated, they would proceed in
civilisation equal with other countries. A newly.
established Colony et present bad %KO persons under
a coarse of edecation. The best wens by which the
concurrence of other Powers could be obtained
remold be to let them see bow much this country had
it at heart. lie then moved, that an Address be
presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
consisting of a series of Resolutions espresaise of
the sense entertained of the benevolent auctions his
Royal Highness bad uniformly made, and congra-
tulating him on the result, that the different Powers
bad acknowledged the ioliernenity of the Slave
Trade, and preying that his Royal Highness would
be graciously pleased to renew thine 'Jealous fur the
entire accomplishment of its Abolition.
Sir JAMES MACINTOSH seconded the motion,
and requested the indulgence of the Home for a few
moments. The object needed no recommendation,
and if it needed any, none could be more appropri-
ate or more powerful than his Honourable Erleud's.
It was impossible to speak of the conduct of Portu-
gal with truth and decorum.—( Iker!)—When ue
viewed that Power standing in the solitude of inhume-
-I:ity and infamy—when we viewed it refusing to joint
with other nations to abolish the most nefarious of
trades, it was impossible to speak of its policy in
terms St to be applied to a nation in alliance wi'b
With respect loth* United States, be felt great confi-
dence in their determination to lost a final end Si, the
trade. It was remarkable that they and we, without
any concert, had, within the rpsce of t welve months,
declared the traffic illegal. Ile could not bat think
Vial it would be remarked by future historians, that
too oat:eas of the same race, separated by a civil
war, but possessing common blood, common language,
sod common liberty, were the first to put an end to
Vie traffic in fellow men. Hue to could not help
once again alluding to South Amerks, sod lamenting
t het we should bace passed any law unfavourable to
her rising liberty and glory. Ile could not help
remarking how mach credit redounded to her, a
eouutry abeurding is slavekoldess, that the Act