The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-19
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nlng, reprohated the principle of the trade, al
tho ne differed refpeSing the time that i, ,nishs
he prudent 10 carry the abolition into effect.
The proceedings and refoiutons OF the bouf.
'sts's muit. however, be con!i,icrcd as the high
cit authority. Above eighteen years ago, the
hou'e was fully psr!;iadcd that Il ought 10 be
aholi'hed. and YET nor Il fnrie tcp had been
taken during all that :insc. for c,rryiny their ~
iojntion INTO execution. Such an iuronGaency
appta'ed contrary II the charaSter and eiignitr
"i that houie. In l792, the houfc fcer,ed 10
think thar three We re was the longrH oericd tha,
the trade ihoud be perinitr,d, and Lord Mel
vile, who aspeared the noR anxious for delay.
ing tne abolition, named The year 1900, as thc
period at which it might fafyly be carried into
execution, and yet 1ow, in the wear lsos nor
a fteo had been taken towards 4. Not t,nlv th..
Iconntry, hut the whole civilized world. might
reHroach them, FOR ncg'rcting that iury. 70 the
performance of which they had ole,i-- 4 them,
ieiFes, ana which they vet ap-earet, tn want u,
conrage tc perform. At fra, they founa e,ult
with toe fiowncfs OF other nations to abo,ia, she
trade but II appeared, that other nstions. al,
mo Howcr IN making retoiurious, were rrucil
more rapid N the execution Of them. Will,
we rad made no prngreE in the abolition, the
Americans and the Danes bad ma<'e A coniidera.
| o'e proere,S. Dcnmrk hat ahu'iih-d the trad.
the illni'h colonies, ard hal prohibited Da-
NH veiieis from ernbarkog ia IL. This waa
aching III mot GENEROUS and honorable manner.
IL was Gyl'7g, II We cannot prevent other
pops IRON being concerned in IT, ,g. VII AZ
lent ATTAIN from that NJ krfncfs c;,-C-,ves. ,,
Inns WAS what 1t was IN our power, and If was
our duty to do. 1t had been his ho,,e. in the
oeg'hnng OF the se'hna. thpt h;sl FIR tnis pur-
pole might have paHta thro' both hnp,i-s. AMI
have received the royal af1-nf in the courft of
the prefent Zion. rhs fefii " Was. however.
now too far advanced to exoest II >; M. Ior5.
nIeht well ai'cEe, tARt they w0uid not hzver,e.
:cs :: IN, S,i,,c-r ,,,, ,,,r,,.,
me bill was to he i.ipaortcd. The houre WA
therefore PLACED in this ALTERNATIVE they r,ua =
either let The pre'ent he the irft felton, which
mas pAHef without fome agitation oethe quSGi
on, or eite they nnif piecige the lnuf. n = mr.
. ticular principle, without porting oar 9;ther
The mode Or the time in which the ahn,itioo
ihouia take place. Some gentlemen hal throw,
ohI ",ntf' thar TIE abolition might better be e.
itec'ea ny other regulations and arrangements
than by m expreis att of parliament.
"nch inggetionS, however, could have ve-,
h't'e int'uence on his opinion. He had conf.
qe'ea me inNitct with great attention for the
lat eIghtccn years. and was convinced fL,t !,
could only be properly fattled by an a.,f ~
parliament. A' to the time when It yv,u;t ~
Pr"per tAaf the abolition fhouii take pi,ce tb,t
was 'h2iSct on which he did not viii, H..
houfe to ple'.ge itEeif tur he fhould c,v th,t
MS op'n'oI was, that ~ immediate aho;rjon
would be the hrff. He hoped that The b,nG.
"nu'h Dc nearly unanimous il agreeing to the
u,'on ne ihnultt prOpnie. lie hoped thev
would NOT he II tseteintu the c,rini,n ~, S.!
n'sr regulations had tore every thing th,, 49,.
pecehary. She town of Livsrnanj. tha+ go,
always torefnot IN oP2oftion 10 tbe ai,o;;.i,
declared, when thofe regulations were. ,,.,,,
that " thoi Regulations were adopted the -
would nc ruined, aud would he as we'll IN -
W. ~ Al once DOW the fame town Of Liver
poo. ""'i'o wi'i' IN ;>,rt.425e ,.,,,ff- r,r
thoie regulations were f, ps,fcts.v 49,.
1t was quite anne cli'try to do any ~. 80
III the huiiatis. 1t had turned ont az, ~.
'"'ie resna''on', "aich they ilid ,y,utJ 60.
,a'n'y rain the trade, had fiery "a tba~, ,,,,,,,
~ "' 'he miro u>ti0n Of NOR. iuff ahd 49,
niane inaontr or carving the (lavce i-,,
the sfa'iIc. Again Svhen tn fore. ~, n ,,,s 80
vi" was Drought 10, the togu - riv.r1,,,, A..
! feared thAt It wuul5 be IS v; u, r., t,:I
" .e5 :e'ne'. II N, eent'.nsn were q >.
/ ceFr III t'elr declarations, thty need No, o.;a
| 10 tne preient me fare. IF he N f,li 6 - -
d'Is''Y uohe' there conld be no harm i, $50;
iet''"s th.ir nands to it AMI if thsv ,vo,, lsii
n' ~ ING 'ra'e misN 70 We be ab.'iH,,
| '""JeEt 20 thoie regulations, he misat ,.,,,.a
'Hem 20 go oce Rep farther, and ,.o,C.I. 4.
nieht De "boGhed. lie then a!.ui.,itCo ns :,
'a.,''' ,'''''''n! "nd able ip,ee!iss vii y we
h'd ever heard in Parliament (,- al,.,ti.t
believe, to iDe-ch or sEr 6ury.sI - w
'peech not adorned Win pusrie and G,;;.;
SrdCes' ou' flil ottae ,rof Solid AID ,,,nvio,,;s
arguments. Although there exf;yet r,,ne 80
count IN print IF tr ic.ding .rgI nrnts as -
| ipeeeh' yet he would vsntlreto E1v 49, -
! sFs' h'n inc advantage of bearing that r,a.oh
"'e'i' 'nuii have gone away ct,nvinc.d 49, -
ao"N'on ct the fave trade coiLl not nr,i,,,.
,Aat 'nln IN Tie Weit-ind;es tnat ,,~,, ,s
~ Nofth America, independent of inof,t, -,
o"9' 'ne olacE population bad i1crsatgd vsyv
nearly IN the ElInc proportion AZ he 49,
nty bad nearly doutdrd In the Ian o;,e,een
| years. o's WA nruR convincint, nroof e..
our Weit-in-iia iila1dS could, uncitr.i,,orer -.
E""',ous' iupportthtir exiting popular ~ in-
| 1epcnuen' OF he Slave Trade. II mo 60
90 conh1er3tjY more. There World h. a con.
'e'dhe ilcresie Of the poDoratior. ara ty;,b
tnH' incrsa'e a Comfortable amelio-,t;on ~ ,,'.
| la4nns' lie hoped and trufed chat the rneo,o.
! ~ 81 'hSt right hon. gentleman (Mr. pit,) ,hst
nag oeen ~ often brought forward room OH
occaions' ~onld not be forgotten on me nr.G.1,
gay Then qnefioo was broacbt forward. moi,
through party motives, but on Eich t1,ti,,es 80
| that right hon. gentleman had purely and Dir.
WtereHrdy Imported. He hoped thqt ne
3e"IeneH on the Other file IF the houre ,v,,,iJ
Hiew their a'rsfpstt for the authority os 49,
sIht'eman' and not merely introduce hi. psme
""en th'y wanted q toric forthroviny oiiuro