There was no medium.

The legislature must either abolish it, or plead guilty of all the wickedness which had been shown to attend it.

He would now say a word or two with respect to the conduct of foreign nations on this subject.

It was possible that these, when they heard that the matter had been discussed in that house, might follow the example, or they might go before us and set one themselves.

If this were to happen, though we might be the losers, humanity would be the gainer.