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

"Hicn hilSiI De desired, Yet sill II ia"
y AIDE considerable progress since il first
became the subject Of negotiation. As
10 Portugal, he should observe that she
had net ios'palls refused To abolish ihe
iratt., ard The period (eight years we.,tn-
dersiaUdj iiad noi arrived =, which she
had agreed Ia give her ultimate decision
upon. NJ. She could not mot baving yet
given her final ansNer) bc accused oi in-
Tending io 20 on indefinitely wiih the
traffic. With respect To France, lie
could Stale, that her government had
made, and was still making, great exer--
lions 10 enforce her own laws against The
trade. She had a considerable force or
the coast OF Africa, aud he conceived
MAS qnIie ANXIOUS thai her laws upos tile
subject OF the trade SHOULD be strictly
earned ilo effect. In conclusion, the
noble lord observed, that nothing could
be more earnest than the wish ct his
royal iiglrnesS The Prince Regeni. au,t
his MalesiN's government, 10 Gary The
system OF abolition mo full and eutire
effect. The motion Was then agreed TO.
The Joiioming is Copy Of tie ADpREs. :
moved 6y MIR. NILBBRFoRCE -
That an humble address be present.
ell Ia his Roy al Highness the Prince He
gent, 10 assure his Royal Aishness, HAT
we acknowledge. wiib becoming tiank-
iuiness, the Jealous aud perseNeltEI
efforts which, IN conformity wJlh ior-
iuer Addresses OF the Huu,cS Iils Royal
HighueSs has made ior accomplishing
the total annihilaiion OF lie a irican Slave
Trade, toy all the iDrrig4 Powers, whose
subjects had hitherto beau engaged III II 1:
T" iia, We also congratulate ms Royal
Nighness on The success with which lis
tbNris havc Ll,een already attended that
gully trathc having been declared by lie
concurrent voice at all The great Pow
crs OF Europe assembled in Congress, To-
be ',rpuguaut 10 the principles OF liu-
nanily and universal morality : iai
That, consequently, on this declara-
ton all The States, whose subjects were
formerly concerned in this criminal traffic,
have since prohibited ii: the greater part
absolutely and entirely some for time,
partially, on that part of The coast of Airi.
"a ouiy Witch l. 10 The North OF The \ .Il4r
al HE i~o States which still tolerate The
traffic, one will soon cease 10 be thus dis
ipguis'sed; The period which SPAN has
S"lemn!! fixed for the total abolition Of
the rade being near al hand; one Pow
er alone has hitherto tOrborne 10 specify
any perIod when The traffic shall! be abso-
u!riy abandoned:
That The United States of America
were honourabiy distinguished as.ILe first
WHO pronounced lire condemnation of
this gully traffic; and that they have
since snccessiv ly'passed various laws Tor
carry ing their prohibition into e'teci -
That nevertheless, We canRo! but hear
with feelings of deep regret tina! motwilh-
standing the strong condemnation OF lhe
crime by all the great Powers OF Europe,
aud by The United States of America,
there is reason 10 fear that the measures
which have been hitherto adopted tor ac-,
ualiy suppressing these crimes aie not
gel adequate 10 their purpose
That we never however, can admit
t'e persuasion, tndt sUgIcdf and generous
apeople as lhai OF France, which has con-
demned This guilty commerce in lhp.
strongest terms, will be less earnest THAI.
! ourselves 10 wipe away so foul q blot on
'br character ola Christian people
mat We are II poss,nR, sill less
| Wiling to admit such supposition IN Inc
instance oi The United States, a peopls.
derived originally from The lame common
siook with ourselves, and favored like
! ourselves, iii a degree hitherto, perhaps
unequalied ia the history Of The world,
with The enjoyment ofreligious and ciyli
liberty, and all their atlenC.,ut blessings
mat Tie consciousness that the
| government OF this country was originally
| instrumental IN leading The Americans
| prompt us 10 call on them thr more i'm
Fortunately to join us in endeavouring so
| pni an es'ilre end 10 the evils Of which ii
Is productive:
That we also conceive that the estab-
! llsbment OF some concert and cooperation
III The measures 10 be taken by the diiEeren.
| powers for The execution ofibpir common
! purpose, may, ia various respects, be of
! great practical utility and that, under
! The Impression of this persuasion, several
! OF The European States have already en-
| tered iGfo conventional arrangements ior
seizlug vessels engaged in iIr criminal,
traffic, and for bringing TO punishment
those who shall still be guilty OF these lie.
| iarlous practices
That we therefore suppiicaic his
Royal iighness. to renew his beneficeut
endeay0rs, more espeeisliy with The Go
VcrDmeDis OF France and OF the United
States OF America, for the eifeciuai
attainment OF an object which We all pro-
Tess equally TO have IN view and wecannot
but indulge lie confident hope, that these
efforts may yet. ere long, produce their
desired effect, may insure the practical
enforcement of principles universally
acknowledged 10 be uDdeBiably Just and
true and may obtain for the long afflicted
people OF Africa the actual termination Of
| lHelT wrongs ann mlscrieS, ana may de-
etroy for ever that fatal barrier, which, by
obsirUciing the ordinary course OF cvili-
zailon and social Improvement, has so
long kept large portion of The Globe in
darkness and baTbarsm and rendered It's
connection with The civilized and Christian
Nations of the Earth, fruitful source on
~ OF Wretchedness and desoaliOn."
HOUSE OF LORDS-JULY 8.
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