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l7O4 c. t. Ibid l22
1905, c. l. Ibid 1876.
! ITO, C. |. Ibid 239
! I7I2, C. 3. Ibid. 2o2
/ 1923, c. ]. Repealed by proclamation, 1888.
l1ZI, c. |. Enacted with suspending clause and
the royal assent refused, $40.
I 1892, C. 3. Printed at large 400
1874, c. 3. Printed at large in Sessions Acts.
1886, c !. Ibid.
1888, C. 8. Ibid.
l7l0 c. 2 Ibid.
1872 c. 3 Ibid. From this period have not boon
able to refer to the Sessions Acts.
l7J2 C. l. Printed at large, edition of 1863 28I.
l7ji, c. !. Ibid, 3l9.
1855, C. 3 Sessions Acts. Ten per cent. in add
ton to all former duties.
1882 C. l. Printed at large, edition of 1869, 1863.
1868, c. !. Journals Of that session
l7G6, C. 3, 4. Printed at large, edition of 1899
46l 1862.
1906, c. IS. Additional duty. Tho title only is
printed, being repealed by the Crown. III, ALB.
1863, c. 7, 3, and r. Title only printed edition of
1856, Z.
l772, C Is Title only printed. Ibid. "a.
Cd 70 The following extract from petition to
the Throne presented from the House of Burgesses
of Virginia April l. l772, will show the of the
people of Virginia, the subject Of Slavery at that
period
The many instances Of your Maesys benevolent
intentions, and most gracious disposition to promote
the prosperity and happiness of your subj in the
colonies, encourages to look up to the Throne and
ing calamity OF a most alarming nature
The importation Of slaves into Il o colonies from
the coast of Africa hath long been considered rs a
trade of great inhumamiy, and under its present
coHt"SemeW, we have too much reason to fear HiU
caaaHger HE reyy existence Of your Majesty Amer-
can dOminiOnS
We are sensible that some of your Majesty's sub
Jects Of GTeH BJAaiH may reap emoluments from
this sort Of traffic but when consider that it
greatly rctards the settlement of tho colonies with
Ri0rc "SeHI inhabitants, and may in time have the
most destructive influence we presume to hope that
the interest of cw will be diSregarded when placed
in competition with the security and happiness Of
such numbers of your Majestys dutful and loyal
subjects.
Deeply impressed with these sentiments we most
humby beseoch your Majesty to remOce all those re-
araiats on your Maestys Governors Of this colony
Hhich tHh'bu Hsir asserting to such MtoS might
chfc6 50 cry psrRtciOHS cOmHiyce"- Journals Of
tho House of Burgesses page 1871.
This petition produced effect, appears from |
the first clause of our Constitution where among |
other acts of msrulo the inhuman use of the royal
negative in refusing permission to exclude slaves
from us by law, Is enumerated among the reasons for
Spay0ttRg frOm Great Britau1
| have lately been favored with the perusal of
manuscript copy of letter from Granville Sharpe,
Esq, of London to friend OF tho Prime Minister
dated March 25th, 1904 in which be speaks of this
petition thus " myself was desired, by a letter
from America, to inquire for answer to this extra
ordinary Virginia petition. | waited on tho Secre-
tary OF State, and was informed by himself that the
petition yectiUtd, but that he approhendeD no
0RSmty woHhi b, gipeH"
t2j) 1t may not be improper hero to note that tho
First Congress of the United States at their third SEES
non, December, 1893, passed an act TO prohibit the
carrying on the slave trade from the United States to
my Foreign place or country the provisions of which
eem we'll calculated to restrain the citizens of United
Amorica from embarking in so infamous traffic
ITO BE Continued