The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-19
:5atsilu SnseHigencr.
BRITISH IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
Hagts Of Commons, June 20.
SLAVE TRADE.


SLAVE TsADE.
Mr. Fox roie TO make his rromired motion.
Before he entered UPON the fu'ietl, he thought
1t nsceHlry 20 fay few words AS an apology for
being the perion to propo.e it. This motion
had been repeatedly made for the Ian fifteen or
ifventeen years by A. hoEorah,e gentIeman( VIZ
Wiiberfnr, y who had on ranv occafions dir
tingu:.:ied himfelf by his taents, but who unon
no location had more frangiy recommended
h'mcf 20 the houfc and o the country thin hv
h. very powerful exeriions TO rep al the trade
in oueft'on. Having found the buiner, in Iuch
hands, he would willingly have left it there In
his own opinion, it would have been far better
II MS l!oaorahlc friend had kept it. He was rrr-
that no doubt could have been entertained but
that, whenever the meaure mould be brought
forward, II would meet from him, and from
others Wi whom he was Joined in adminill "a
ton, the iare fuppOrt which it had ALWAYS re-
ce,ved on former occafions. However, from
different circu enhances, it had appeared better
BON to his honorable friend (Mr. Wilberforce,l
and 10 thofr gentlemen who had been ailociated
with him ~ the fame Object (the abolition OF
the Slave Trade,) that the motion ihould now
he brought f,'rwsri by him, MIR. Fox, Under
thofe circumstances, he confented mott unw;I-
llnslv 70 take the hufinefs from thofd able hands
IN which 1t had 10 long been. IT, however ne
tell an uEwiihpgGet. from the nfideration he
had mentioned, in other reloel9s h. l,rnupht IL
forward mon willingly. As it had been refoIv-
ed, by shofe who rad taken 20 warm an ntere(t
IN the bl'6nsfS, that be motion would then
come BET from him, he Mould declare. th,.
there would be nothing, that could d .rfonalIv
give him more pride or o. .sr,re, than to be in.
Ornamental in object ne had 70 much at heart.
H~ mutt declare, that If, after fpcnding more
than 80 Years IN parliament, he had been abie
oniyt eHeet this one me afnre, he iiiould feel
that his life had not been paiIed in vain: vyh-p
nc i'.u''d retire frnn puhiic ire, the recoietti-
on ct hayIng contributed 20 fuch an important
good would completely flisfy him. lie yySs
haPpy to FAY, that, upon the principle, the
houie had appeared pretty unsni,nous, that t,4
'ra7e ought 10 Dc ahohed. # there was not
| an ani"iute unaDinty upon that paint, there
was as near an unanmty Of opinion as could
ne expected on any important qnsttaa. Re-
i0'u'tons of the committee of that houc. !,
romrniiiee. had heen printed for the NE of the
members, in which i; was Gated, :. that tr,s
| African Slave Trade was contrary 70 the nil
c'pies ct humanity, Juice, and found policy.
ana mat II ought 70 be abOlifhed.' He, there
ore, mould not think it neceiIiry to Diet All, the
| 'euie rye minutes, in tpeaking of the princ pl.
1fthe Save Trade. a right honorable. ee,,t!e
oan' now no more fMr. Burkt,) ha;i moi elo-
qnently condemned " this traffic. not in the a.
| Der OF men, hut in The men H.. nfeIyes." He
! nad idid. thar 1t went to keep down ire human
race, and prevent has free interc o,lrf, a,no,y
the nations which providence had ds6gnsG
| The carrying men forGby from their own coun.
! Try to make them nives, was certainly athine
MT to he Offended on any principle ofinaire !.
ana IT was not nHkog the matter much bert.
/ 20 lAy' 'hat the men who had been e. dragged
IRON t'elr own country, were perfons whom
W. did not mike llaves, but whom we fourJ r,
who had been condemned to G1verv in mi
own country, for witchcraft and other crine,
"hich certainly the European laws wonld II >,
tn'nk deiervi7g OF iuch a pu .'iilnent Such an
execute tor the trqde as this was mere prptence.
and It would he better to avow AZ once tina, 81.
were incited by avarce and The Inf of cain 70
Continue prsciiCe which our confidence RI IA
US was wrong. But even If thar were the ,.ac
ava " hlverY were intllsfed in Africa, ONLY a.
'"e pun'hnrht OF crimes, even in that caf. il
would be mott degrading for great natio, 70
lend its ihips To fupport and execute The ,o,;cs
OF African mOnarchs. Ahho' the Ho,JE. ga
pretty unanimous upon the principle that ,he
Save Trade ought to be abohIed, vet therc
were tome gentle mSn who had cOnteuicd that
u was not only good thing, but 20 good. Thar
MT had never extsd before, we H'ould roo,
ende1vor TO form fuch a trade. This opio; ~
however, was not only contrary TO the d.cI,.ed
opin ON OF the huufe, ont 70 the greatef art1o-
',''s '''' Coulu us mentioned. In point Of au-
tnorny upon the fnhjs6t, he d,ould frft name
ms r'gnt honorable friend Mr.. Wiberforce,
who had 10 long and with 70 much pertever-nr.,
and ability, fuppored the meafurc which he
had originally INTRODUCED. lie would next men.
ton the authority Of right honorable gentle
man OF the highelt talents (Mr. Pitt now no
more. lie hoped that that authority would
nave az much ~eigltupon this qucftion as npou
any other, and Especially as this was auction
~ Which party motives could not at ali enter.
q noole Vifcouut, who had filed that chair
Lord Sidmouth,) although he difapproved Of
tne time that It was propoied to carry the sbo.
nt,9n INTO effect, agreed vita etaers in repro
Another noble Vfcount lord Melville, we be
heVe' "as alluded tol had ALTO, tron, tho bcsin'