... voted for the reception of anti-slavery memorials and peti- tions ; for motions to inquire into the constitutionality of slavery in the District of Columbia, and forty-two times for the Wilmot proviso for prohibiting slavery in the territory acquired from ...

... by the Republican Legislature prohibiting slavery in any of the Territories of the United States, and abolishing slavery in those districts directly under the government of the Federal authorities. Thus slavery lost its national character, and was checked ...

... inevitably follow from this foul crime, it was that this i offence of slavery would all the more speedily cease, and that the foul deed would seal the speedy and irrevocable doom of slavery. (Cheers.) It would be unpardonable for any Englishman to add funel ...

... during a long life, to the suppression of slavery. 'He was' too young at the time to join in the vote by which the British slave trade was abolished; but he took an active part in the extinction! of slavery in the British possetisionse, .4th in. the ...

... He took a prominenti'part in'the6 agitation cairied on for rnany years against slavery, in our colonies. He. was one of the :four vice-presidents of the great Anti-Slavery. Association of. all countries held in London.. in 1840..'. When the temperance ...

... day when there was no longer a slave in the wide dominions of Britain. And it was not merely against Slavery in the British dominions, but against slavery in all past of the world, that he laboured, when be gave so large a portion of his time and so much ...

... Almighty does not put many of above ground. Another officer, equally high in command, and one of the most thoroughly pro slavery Virginians that we met during our visit, took me aside the night be. fore we left, and said, I do not like to make the re- ...

... cheatetr. The annual meeting of the Anti-Slavery Societ'y was held on Monday evening at the London Tavern. Mr. Samuel Gurney presided. The report made congratulatory alluason to the great progress of the anti-slavery cause in America. Several gentlemen addressed ...

... with all the world the other was the abolition slavery. It was then If slavery were abolished, Liverpool would be ruined. Loud laughter.) He and Dr. Raffles had lived to see both wishes now accomplished. Slavery was abolished {Liverpool was not ruined), and ...

... He was a zealous Liberal and Nonconformist; and during the con- tests for Parliamontary Reform, the abolition of Colonial Slavery, and the repeal of the Corn Laws, ise rendered im-1 portant service both with his pen and as a public speaker. He was also ...

... AMERICA. PRESIDEWT LnlsCOLYS -LAVERY PROCLAMTAT.XW The iies, in a leader, says it has never doubted th. X the abolition of slavery would, in ?? way or other, be the 6inal resull of the ovar, and would untignedfl rejoice were atln words to which the President ...

... use! these three nionthls. We were afraid that our Northern brethren were not sincere in their throw-ing off the bands of slavery, but now they have come out honestly, we prxay God speed the North ! Throughout the vast asselsblage ?? was one hearty loud ...