That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles of the British constitution and of the Christian religion, and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British colonies with as much expedition as may be found consistent with a due... Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Seite 561824Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Esther Copley - 1836 - 814 Seiten
...which took place May 15, 1823. On that day Mr. Buxton made a motion to the following effect: — " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British constitution, and of the christian religion, and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British dominions, with as much expedition... | |
| Thomas Smart Hughes - 1836 - 492 Seiten
...Buxton, on the fifteenth of May, 1823, after a speech very inflammatory in its tendency, moved, that a state of slavery is repugnant to the principles of the British constitution and the Christian religion, and ought to be CHAP. gradually abolished throughout the British colonies.... | |
| George Canning, Roger Therry - 1836 - 452 Seiten
...the honourable member for Weymouth, on the occasion to which the learned civilian has alluded, viz that the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles of the Christian religion. To this, Sir, I objected, not, certainly, meaning thereby to degrade the Christian... | |
| Esther Copley - 1839 - 674 Seiten
...which took place May 15, 1823. On that day Mr. Buxton made a motion to the following effect: — " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British constitution, and of the christian religion, and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British dominions, with as much expedition... | |
| 1860 - 722 Seiten
...esteem." given notice of his purpose to move, on a certain day, a resolution declaring slavery to be " repugnant to the principles of the British Constitution and of the Christian religion." The government, dreading to offend the powerful West India body, yet unprepared to brave and set at... | |
| James Mursell Phillippo - 1843 - 662 Seiten
...in March, 1823, brought forward a resolution in the House of Commons, " declaring that slavery was repugnant to the principles of the British Constitution and of the Christian religion, and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British dominions." It was intended that... | |
| George Canning - 1844 - 646 Seiten
...400 . THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. MAY 15th, 1823. Mr. F. Borrow submitted the following Resolution: — "That the state of Slavery is repugnant to the principles...British Constitution, and of the Christian Religion; and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British Colonies with as much expedition... | |
| George Newenham Wright, Charles Henry Timperley - 1845 - 274 Seiten
...the detestable system, and led the way to its final extinction. It was couched in these words — " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British Constitution, and of the Christian religion ; and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British dominions, with as much expedition... | |
| William Cooke Taylor - 1846 - 512 Seiten
...the detestable system, and led the way to its final extinction. It was couched in these words — " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British Constitution, and of the Christian religion ; and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British dominions, with as much expedition... | |
| Bond of brotherhood - 1866 - 224 Seiten
...The resolution with which Mr. Buxton began the debate deserves to be recorded, it was as follows : " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British Constitution, and of the Christian religion ; and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British Colonies with as much expedition... | |
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