[The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Vol. I by Thomas Clarkson]@TWC D-Link bookThe History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Vol. I CHAPTER XXIII 4/38
He had written to his constituents to be made acquainted with this circumstance, and he must be guided by them on the subject. Mr.Martin was surprised how any person could give an opposition to such a bill.
Whatever were the merits of the great question, all would allow that, if human beings were to be transported across the ocean, they should be carried over it with as little suffering as possible to themselves. Mr.Hamilton deprecated the subdivision of this great and important question, which the house had reserved for another session.
Every endeavour to meddle with one part of it, before the whole of it could be taken into consideration, looked rather as if it came from an enemy than from a friend.
He was fearful that such a bill as this would sanction a traffic, which should never be viewed but in a hostile light, or as repugnant to the feelings of our nature, and to the voice of our religion. Lord Frederic Campbell was convinced that the postponing of all consideration of the subject till the next session was a wise measure.
He was sure that neither the house nor the public were in a temper sufficiently cool to discuss it property.
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