He therefore called upon the house again to abolish it as a criminal waste of life--it was utterly unnecessary--he had proved it so by documents contained in the report.

The merchants of Liverpool, indeed, had thought otherwise, but he should be cautious how he assented to their opinions.

They declared last year that it was a losing trade at two slaves to a ton, and yet they pursued it when restricted to five slaves to three tons.

He believed, however, that it was upon the whole a losing concern; in the same manner as the lottery would be a losing adventure to any company who should buy all the tickets.

Here and there an individual gained a large prize, but the majority of adventurers gained nothing.