Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-03

trusted HAT VIXEN this was known in
France To have been done by French
subjects. thai sucl, measures would be
taken as should pneveDi few evil minded
individuals from ,llrowilg such a stain on
The character OF their country. He WAS
sliii more shocked AT knowing that many
subjects of the. United States Of America
Merr still engaged in the Slave Trade
They had been among The insi TO pass a
law agalnsiihe continuance of The Trade,
and many OF the Siaies did all that Was in
>their power To complete its abolition. In
others the laws were not made riiectua.
Congress had lately passed IA law Tor bet
ter rewardinG those who seized and
brought IN slave ships. He liat read ~
Inns with pleasure, aud he hoped il would
lie carried into effect, and HAL America
would not be content with mere abo
liiion on paper. The wished for objrci
IN sight, TWAS moriiiSi ing To be krp, from
II so long. From some parts OF Africa
Intelligence had been received which
Justified The predictions of those wi,o
had looked forward TO the Improvement
OF The African character. In the much
caiun,niaied colony OF Sierra Leone,
1000 Africans were now under Instruction.,
and 1000 were enjoy ing The rights OF free
! cIiizcns. lie was desircus Thai new cx-
erlious should be made To prevail uu
| Foreign Powers tOunte viii, MS in putting
! down The Slave Trade, and lie remarked,
| lie best way OF getting lie consent OF
] Oihri countries Ia THAI WilCh we proposed
on ihIS subject, WAS 10 continue Ia show
! them, that we ourselves were sincerely
anxious 10 repair the injuries Whiuh ma
happy Africa had ior".erlv received al our
| bands. lie caueiuri~,tily moving "a lnns
| Address Ia the Prince IA Scul, cmhodNiDs
| the substance at his speech, ackpow lydg-
| im2 ihr great ,ti"rlS already made by h,,
| ROYAL hIghn TO complete The abolition
%! Tie Slave TRADE. and PRAY III. his Roy al
| lhShhess To make new clur,s 10 obtain
The 60 operation OF The powers who were
k formerly engaged in The Slave Trade, in
| this great attempt, that the long aHllcied
| people OF Africa may al length see the
| actual termination OF their wrongs and
| mlscrics.
Sir J. Macintosh seconded The motion,
aud requested tlIe indulgence Oi The House
for d few moments. The object needed
no recommendation, and iii needed any,
none could be more appropriate or more
powerful Than his Hon. Friends Ii was
| impossible to speak OF The conduct OF
| Portugal with truth and decnrum( Hear. }
| When we viewed That pouerinl nation
| standing III The solitude at luhunIanity
| and ln!dmy when we viewed II refusing
To join with other nations To abolish the
| most ntiarIous oi trades, II was Impossible
To speak of lis policy in ttrms M 10 be
applied 10 naiion in alliance with us
Wilhrespeci 10 ihr United States, he iell
| great confidence in their determination
10 pGi a fiual cod Ia Tie trade. II was
| remarkable that they and Ne, without
! any concert, had, WiIhin the space OF
| twelve months. declared The traffic Illegal.
he could not but think ,bal IL would be
=, :'..L ri IL 1'AiiIri lilsOria.s, that two
| fati@ns o' Iht same race, s~p"'-...--i- l. ia.
| civil war, bat possessing common blood,
common language, aud common liberty,
were the first 10 pul an end 10 The traffic
in fellow men. Here he could not help
once again al,nding 10 South America,
and lauieiitlng that We should have passed
any law uuiavOrabic 10 her rising liberty
and glory. lie could not help remarking
how much credit redoundeA 10 her, IA
country aboundIug ~ slave holders, thai
The aCi dboiishIng the trade, was the FIRST
aci Of her Independents existence. IT was
impossible TO disguise Thai Fon ST. L. uis,
on the rive. Senegal, contained nothing
but slave traders. Ii Was certain thai
the officers in authority and trust were
not an exception To- This statement. What
countenance they obtained at home he
knew not. but the reputation of the ma.
ion suffered by allow my trade disgrace
iui 10 the French name. He rcjoiced, III
common with all Who regarded the best
hopes OF mankind, and the future peace
of the world, tn see the solid foundations
on which liberty was established in France.
The establishment of tree Government
~ that country was the best foundation
for The future hopes Of mankind, and the
bcs. security against the commissions OF
future revolutions. 1t was impossible
to see, without heart fell satisfaction and
Joy the general tranquility which follow
ed The evacuation of France bv foreign
troops, the spirit and order licl prevail
ed III the legislative assemblies, the re.
gard and obedience tD law and decorum
which appeared IN the publication OF the
press. Hodr, btar, lea, lille could
not view these happy results without ex-
pressing his hope thai all The sacrifices oi
the revolution would soon he repaid: fol
repaid they as.urrdly would be. He was
persuaded that The free French nation
would soon retrieve lis character, and
could not continue tO allow such blot
upnp lis name. He was persuaded thai
the French, nation Rnuld moi suffer IFS 0aQ
"A flag that had been long unknown oil
those coasts, aud had lately &c appeared
thereto conceal tie iOulCsi aud most
alrocious traffic HAT oycr stained the
annals Of nation. lie was persuaded
that The French nation would not sufleI
ileir proud flag 10 project robbery, and
murder. and desOlaiIOn, aud To- be the
signal around which bandltii (he could
not give them any other name) should
FalIN Tor The airociOus purpose Of renew.
ing that state of guilt and misery Il
which Africa had been so long exposed
, ( HoD.)