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th&t ftKtifoal&cl ^ ^ iappreskibtt , ' % wittth th £ We « t-Ibdian'fel ^ s totom ^ peopled with black Slaves , stands out to the full light of day , artfr ^ s ^ ib ^ - raedi feat / tod ce « fifaf ^ 4 ft ^ tiefff £ th i ^^^ tfcfe $ te&i ) S #$ ccgmtafoe&JL eweti if ! th ^ t could be pleaded ^ gaiust : the edliiKofl * rigftft ^ fi huftiaiiitjhsfaifn ajsrf Ji rnoffw oaod * o * nohma ^ qmoo arnoe jasig Jon bluorig ncAtafearhBfc &he n ^^^^^ f Mbd , 4 ir A # f 4 S 00 Bfl ^ 3 f 3 tfetaSlflfe& tefldeiiasflraeiifafo ^ Sl&Vf £ ?* 60 p&fe Siferf ^ ii $ filtoe ^ ik #
m > arightstfcl iMfre&mti € mapkhl th&m pr&js&tyf v i ^ h ^ M ^^^^ RUfftW ? ricte ^ nth ©^( HBfei < fiicdvit % oiirld be iti compauMe with th ^ ir mi ^ rfelb ]^ ^ 6 fVi ' d ^ iom bAnkJvjdqttiifilt m ) t irien venture , wiiatmllmt ^ m ^^^^^^^ fantti ^ s ^ rfyfycisWtito tbat was taken bjra N « c » tliP ^ IH ^^ fs ^^ KP iM > t > i ^ ivBBaU £ ^ lid £ fsfe £ po 8 sesse ^ in the world for h& ^ ari ^ b ^ ?^ ^[ M ^^ jfia ^ e * eitioiisSiwbDuldfeDt histlfiends and relatives make , 4 o WhktW f ^ W& ^ &W to
tb ^ t ^ abmit , that they might redeem bitia frdrti hfs ^ i ^ Wkf ^ WlSa ^ piAw S ]^ MiGiJef 2 t ^ l ^ . t |} ieiif r of his property in his Sla ^ fetttH ^ Srg « : ^ ha ^ fe ? is robbjnglhem of iWiat is dearer tban the gold whidh ^ Me ^ t ^ rti ^ i ^ Fj ^ W s ^ ea © said ^ groausj aid blood ? Shall he demand ^ that fr&pmf 4 $$ %$ & * sacked , . and Jjethe firsts to violate its sacredness ¦? - iSay ^ if' th ^^ lli W ^ pr ^ pecty ^ the Negro ' s claim is to a property ^ h ^ h' ^ 4 ^ ^^ t ^ h ^ p& ^ creature whom God has made , a property wKicb was befoW All dlfcwaftl "
possessions , and which is not to be taken from him trfidef ^ jftp&elfce ^^ sec ^ ariiig a merely conventional right . It is detestable injustice ^ An- ^ li ^! i fe way / as this , to place human liberty and human happiness on th ^ t ^ eka 4 ^ and pn the other the produce of the earth , and to demand that that pt&freR should be held of higher value than human liberty and human happinfes §! Much j obbery has been committed on the earth , many wretdbes l ^ ve rebelled in unjust gains , but the robbery of men ' s natural ^ rights ^ ^ a \ rrfd a cry ; jfor justice and fair dealing , is the most monstrous that can ' well [ be conceived . " ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ '¦ ¦^ - - ^ - ^ iw ' -
i ^ f Biit , ^ said , ** the property has been acquired under sattcti ^ of the few , and therefore ought to be held inviolate . " Under the saiicfiotfof what law has it been acquired ? Under the sanction of the law of nature "'? If thfttlarw be sought in the genuine feelings of humanity , uninflueifte ^ d by k sordjd ^ lb % e of gain , it proves that no nian has a right to tyrannize Of ^ ef'feis fellbw-frnm , far it would inot be good for himself to be oppres 5 e < ii a ^ If of be
tbepofor « 5 jcanndt be gobd for aiiiother ^ the law nature Sought ift stages ; liberty , to ; do anyrthing-we please to any persons whom we ^ c f ^ io ^ e ^ prGvi&edbwe rpo ^ isesB sufficient strength or cunning ; then propertyicllfi *'( tifcl held o ^ ily b ^ ikit powerful , r and-: a little change of circumstance ^' teaj ^^ Safc ^ - Siay ^ s to ^ tiioi Dow ^ o £ ihos c ^ whofto-rday are Masters . i k ^ iv , £ q ^^ i « ^ Js iffcBriJtish law lender -whose sanction the property in Slaved -fe ^ ^ ti e ^ afejqwired ^/^ niioby whi ch , therefore ^ it qoght to be held j rviblate' ?<^ Wfekt ivatilirUiBh hw-Uo do witli the free nations of Africa ? How catt'British of
l * fW' > sanction / llie ^ rauQijportatioii Negroes fro m tbeir native ^ attilvafld s ^^ t ^ theniAimtbedoui ^ niDq ^ the lash and the split bamboo itrt thd l * l ^ i q 6 a / JistatitM » gi ^ To \ I « fatW wo ^ Magisren up to the te&ider mercies of ^ a ftfili 8 ^ LegislatWe , ^ nl oan iti iianclictfi eriormkies comiiiiued i against the ^ Go ^ ilttibiT rj ^^ mdAid ^' iM ^ iifA hnm ^ m English law caaco mare ssn ^ cii ^^ d ^ ejfdl ^ c ^ io&JIVica ^ iitei ^ dycic ^ law can sattctian the bn $ lavi « grb ^ Bt ^ gUtt )^ D « hrAo < ictfirtte ' > lav £ Q 0 iiklb seizing of Aftican ^> * Hd c ^ uiryiPg ^^ m ( Q 0 ito s » i 8 eas [ toi * l ^ Ve ^ yi , aodtoll v anfl ^ tripte ^ , it cariribt sanbtiW ' tholco » tj ^» ano ^ < i ^ i ^ u ^ r !» Mtetet : amdji ^ vhtlc it does feo ,: rt 4 ssume 3 fwn »> rii sVrQl ^ jpq ^ eii ( wtMdi j idbe « pot befon | gito i ^ l aind tHe eoon ^ r tlifeit ili » div ^ fetbd '
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740 Itfe ^ fadifin Stuveryr .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1830, page 740, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2590/page/12/
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