Identifier: historyofslavery5491blak (find matches)
Title: The history of slavery and the slave trade, ancient and modern : the forms of slavery that prevailed in ancient nations, particularly in Greece and Rome ; the African slave trade and the political history of slavery in the United States
Year: 1860 (1860s)
Authors: Blake, William O
Subjects: Slavery Slave trade Slavery Antislavery movements Antislavery movements
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio : H. Miller
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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urder ? Exactly upon this ground did the presentmotion stand, being strictly a question of national justice. He thanked MrWilberforce for having pledged himself so strongly to pursue his object till itwas accomplished; and, as for himself, he declared, that in whatever situationhe might ever be, he would use his warmest efforts for the promotion of this righteous cause. . Mr Stanley (the member for Lancashire) rose, and declared that when Hecame into the house, he intended to vote against the abolition; but that theimpression made both on his feelings and on his understanding was such, thathe could not persist in his resolution. He was now convinced that the entireabolition of the slave-trade was called for equally by sound policy and justiceHe thought it right and fair to avow manfully this change in his opinion. Theabolition he was sure, could not long fail of being carried. The argumentsfor it were irresistible. The Honorable Mr. Byder said that he came to the house, not exactly in
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< 00 w 1Z5Wooo o H «l«l ON THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. 225 the same circumstances as Mr. Stanley, but very undecided on the subject, liewas, however, so strongly convinced by the arguments he had heard, that hewas become equally earnest for the abolition. Mr. Smith (member for Pontefract) said that he should not trouble thehouse at so late an hour further than to enter his protest, in the most solemnmanner, against this trade, which he considered as most disgraceful to thecountry, and contrary to all the principles of justice and religion. Mr. Burke said he would use but few words. He declared that he had forlong time had his mind drawn toward this great subject. He had even pre-pared a bill for the regulation of the trade, conceiving at that time that theimmediate abolition of it was a thing hardly to be hoped for; but when he foundthat Mr. Wilberforce had seriously undertaken the work, and that his motionwas for the abolition, which he approved much more than his own, he hadburnt

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