Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-08-06

From an unpublished manusctipt.]
BIZ ]. A. MOSSEL, Esq. |
Late Of the University of Edinburgh
The arrival Of y general peace had,
among variety of beJeiits which are
its usual conconitants, the good effect
Overwhelming the attention Of nations
TO the necessity of ahoiishing Chris
tian Slavery in those piratical states
where it was found to exist. In this
enlightened age, when the principles
ut general Liberty sre SO widely diff
fused and appreciated, it was not to
be tolerated that any Power should
assume to itself the right of OBTAINING
captiyes in a state of bondage, to la
Dor solely for the individual interests
Of their oppressors. The long con
tinuauce OF european warfare delayed
the necessary work Of retribution I'M
iii the Earring views of conflicting
parties should be harmonized, when.
simultaneously as it were, the re
preach OF having, for time, submit
ted TO the indisnity and injustice Of
Christian Slavery was sought to d,
aifaced by the several maritime pow
ers. After due chastisemcnt bestow-
ed upon the perpetrators of so fragrant
ALI enorsnity, the supreme head of the
barbary states was compelled to en-
gage Tor himself, his heirs and success
sors. for ever to abolish that SLAYER,
10 his do'ninions. But Africa, iniur.
ed, desoated Africa, is unable to
aveuse the wrongs she sustains from
European aggression. DECEASED by
the policy of moral degradation too
successfully exerted Ivy crafty advrr-
saries*-robbed by their intrigues of
her unhappy victims, she is impotent
in exertion and inetiertuaI in com
plants. TO the tears and rrmonstran-
ces:of the unfriendcd African, country
and friends are alike strangers--tbey
are deaf to his voice ami inaccessible
to bis entreaties. Without the DO
OF vindicating herself. Africa must
look for relief to those friends of hu-
manity who have associated them
selves tor the psrpesl of mitigatins,
her sGrs'ows, to :. IaJtr together fox
good in comforting aud eiviiizing I,
much injured people lost in the PR
foundest ignorance AMI barharism4
To them the appeal most appronri
asely ifiengs. WHO, actnated by The
true charity Of the Gospel. have pro
claimed aloud to The world the moral
obligation on all mankind TO suppres-
WA, ,.',Jls and blood stained trniIi
permitted for a time to dis grace those
who " call themselves Christians.s
4 :}ariiy IF reasoning: 70 that wtlic;,
insueaced civilized nations in reduc-
ing ,nad.nissii.lc prtteMi!Ons to fyrsn
u. ","l A1"t' = ny caI,tivrs, appears
40 ar '. VITA peri''"t analogy. to tbs
,.n.e IT the African slave trade AREA
q. denounced and abolished by TIA.
NOS, enlightened powers. Forcih.s
80 apply the labor Of our fellow crea
lures 70 our individual par ,uscs " t.-
out enoiAaien, or requitaI to the per
sohs SO aHntrfs, is utterly irrecon
cilahie with the primary dictates Of
humanity and natural .iastiee--sih
sers!ye OF every moral principle, and
calculated in il, effe TO loosen tho
attachment of man TO man. I'll;
consequences Of imparing or weaken
ing that attachment whether il spring
from Interested o. from moral motive.
or both, are more serious and ext.,n
sive IN their influence than person!
aueust0.;ati to European politics alon,
are qualified to conceive. The slay,
populations in some Of the British
West India islands is so considerabl,
and prepoaieratiag ovee the nun,I,c
OF whites. so AFFECT IN condition, ant
oppressed by wrongs that il would no
be matter Of sarpriz,', if attempts a
rebellion should lie repeated, and ira
gi.al scenes Of wide calamity am
liked root, as at Barbados, again &c
eur. The san culinary effects OF til,
most de!'lprablr eyant-the des.rue
tien Of prs, 'irty and boss TO Individual
are taF Y, edcd as tn their reniot
conseqn, aces hy the mischief resultin,
This is evident from the constan
intrigu"s among the petty princes am
chiefs OF tribe practisei by the slav
dealers, who thus succeed in Dvomot
ing discord and contention betwee,
the natives ahom they encourage t