He was convinced, that it was both inhuman, unjust, and impolitic.

This had always been his opinion as an individual since he was capable of forming one.

It was his opinion then as a legislator.

It was his opinion as a colonial proprietor; and it was his opinion as an Englishman, wishing for the prosperity of the British empire.
The Earl of Suffolk contended, that the population of the slaves in the islands could be kept up by good treatment, so as to be sufficient for their cultivation.

He entered into a detail of calculations from the year 1772 downwards in support of this statement.