 | Thomas C. Thornton - 1841 - 358 pages
...colony, from the coast of Africa, has long been considered as a trade of great inhumanity : and its encouragement, we have too much reason to fear, will...very existence of your majesty's American dominions. 'We are sensible that some of your majesty's subjects in Great Britain, may reap emolument from this... | |
 | Henry Wheaton - 1845 - 820 pages
...to the crown, stating that the importation of slaves into the colony from the coast of Africa, had long been considered as a trade of great inhumanity, and under its present encouragement they had too much reason to fear would endanger the very existence of his majesty's American dominions... | |
 | 1849 - 854 pages
...following language appears : " The importation of slaves into the colonies, from the coast of Africa, has long been considered as a trade of great inhumanity,...to fear, will endanger the very existence of your Majestey's American dominions Deeply impressed with these sentiments, we most humbly beseech your Majesty... | |
 | Helen Cross Knight - 1850 - 266 pages
...of a most alarming nature. The importation of slaves into the colonies from the coast of Africa, has long been considered as a trade of great inhumanity...very existence of your Majesty's American dominions." Their petitions were thrown aside ; and the independent constitution of that state cites the conduct... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1858 - 54 pages
...Virginia sent a petition to the throne, declaring, among other things, that " the importation of slaves into the colonies from the coast of Africa, hath long been considered a trade of great inhumanity." 7. A very serious error in your letter, consists in attributing to Infidelity... | |
 | 1852 - 506 pages
...nature." "The importation of slaves into the colonies from tho coast of Africa, hath long been considered a trade of great inhumanity, and, under its present...encouragement, we have too much reason to fear, will endanger tho very existence of your Majesty's American dominions." " Deeply impressed with these sentiments,... | |
 | None - 1852 - 492 pages
...paternal assistance in averting a calamity of a most alarming nature." " The importation of slaves into the colonies from the coast of Africa, hath long been considered a trade of great inhumanity, and, under its present encouragement, we have too much reason to fear,... | |
 | Alexander Somerville - 1853 - 676 pages
...America by Benezet and other zealous Quakers, during the course of three successive years, from 17b'9, had already produced the most powerful effects. The...an earnest wish to abolish slavery as well as the slave trade. Granville Sharp was at this time a clerk in the Ordnance Office. That situation he resigned... | |
 | 1853 - 508 pages
...paternal assistance in averting a calamity of a most alarming nature." " The importation of slaves into the colonies from the coast of Africa, hath long been considered a trade of great inhumanity, and, under its present encouragement, we have too much reason to fear,... | |
 | 1854 - 496 pages
...against the crimes of commercial avarice, and these were their words: — "' The importation of slaves into the Colonies from the Coast of Africa hath long...very existence of your Majesty's American dominions. We are sensible that some of your Majesty's subjects in Great Britain may reap emoluments from this... | |
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The importation of slaves into the colonies from the coast of Africa hath long been considered as a trade of great inhumanity, and under its present encouragement, we have too much reason to fear will endanger the very existence of your Majesty's American... 
