... and Clarkson in their successful efforts for the suppression the slave-trade; was one of the original promoters of the Anti-Slavery Society, and one of the British and Foreign School Society, of which he acted as treasurer for many years. He took an active ...

... to leave. He always introduced himself to st rangers worshipper of Freedom ; was the consistent advocate of Lynch law and slavery ; and invariably recommended, both in print and speech, the tarring and feathering” of any unpopular person who differed from ...

... monopolies, and that the Corn Laws would | stand an hour if he could accomplish their overthrow. asked if he would oppose slavery and West India protecti Ilis answer was, that he would, and during the eleven years had represented Greenock, he had omitted ...

... Sooner or later the abolition of slavery in this country must come?and the sooner the better.? Those were Thomas Jefferson?s opinions in his seventy-seventh year; and these are mine now?l believe that the abolition of slavery in this country will come?but ...

... Perhaps their genius had a resurrectionary power, and in later days quickened a degenerate posterity from the lethargy of slavery into the activity of freedom. We, too, had among us, in better times, many who approached the greatness of antiquity. The ...

... idiot,” to any thing of the kind. Mr. Connell then adverted to the meetings that had been held in favour of the abolition of slavery, and contended that Wilbekforce might fairly have been charged with conspiracy. It was by the calling down of public indignation ...

... announcement of this event in the American journals, demonstrates the effect which the close and habitual contemplation of slavery has blunting the better feelings of humanity. It stated accounts from Tahiti that the Queen and her chiefs had intimated to ...

... touching the Church : hut Lord Stanley himself had abolished slavery, although when the slave trade was first assailed. Mr. Wilberforcc and all its other opponents used to declare that not slavery, but the slave trade, ought to be abrogated. He trusted that ...

... of Durham s splendid mansion Cleveland-row, overlooking the Green Park, was 15,000. Mr. George Thompson, the eloquent anti-slavery advocate, arrived at Southampton on Wednesday, the Oriental steam-ship from Alexandria, on his return from India. The fifth ...

... all, which must put down slavery in America. We cannot force a great nation to act justly, or on what we suppose to just principles, except in one way—by logically persuading it to think as do. America must wish to abolish slavery before she does so ; she ...

... negotiating for the slavery in Brazil. There was no official authority tliere which could effect that suppression ; it could be effected only public opinion, which all your negotiations could not influence. Mr. viid, the anti-slavery plea, when used gentlemen ...

... take the prisoner’s word, which certainly was passed, or there would have been climbing. Sir P. Laurie: It is worse than slavery in the West Indies send him chimney, and I must not siifF>r so excellent act of Parliament to violated with impunity. I hope ...