The West Indian interest, which opposed them, was a collected body; of great power, affluence, connections, and respectability.
Artifice had also been employed.

Abolition and emancipation had been so often confounded, and by those who knew better, that it must have been purposely done, to throw an odium on the measure which was now before them.
The abolitionists had been also accused as the authors of the late insurrection in Dominica.

A revolt had certainly taken place in that island.

But revolts there had occurred frequently before.

Mr.Stanley himself, in attempting to fix this charge upon them, had related circumstances, which amounted to their entire exculpation.