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| CONTENTS | |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| THE QUESTION AT ISSUE. | |
| We are called to discuss the Slave Trade anew — The contest between Freedom and Slavery — Responsibility for the progress of the latter — Jefferson's view of God's justice — Many indeed discard the "higher law" views of Patrick Henry — Gouverneur Morris — John Jay — Washington — The American Revolution a Contest for Natural Rights — Views of Hamilton, Lafayette, and Washington — the Constitutional Convention — Modern Degeneracy — The Slave Trade and Slavery alike in principle — Testimony of the Presbyterian General Assemby — Alarming aspect of this degeneracy, | 7 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| HISTORY OF THE SLAVE TRADE. | |
| Dates from 1503 — Portuguese, French, and English — First importation into America in 1620 — Waste of Life — The "Middle Passage" — Statistics — Disclosures elicited by the British Parliament — A Slave ship described — The ship "Zoreg" — Horrors of the trade can not be written, | 19 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| EFFECTS OF THE SLAVE TRADE UPON AFRICA. | |
| Barrier to Social and Moral Improvement — Condition of Africa in the 12th and 16th centuries — In 1700 — In 1726 – In 1819 — Changes in the same District under the Effects of the Traffic — Cruelties of Native Chiefs — Bloody Customs — These due, in great part, to the Slave Trade – Slavery in Africa compared with that in America (Note) — Blood crying from the Ground, | 32 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| EFFORTS TO ABOLISH THE SLAVE TRADE. | |
| First Advocate — The "Friend" – Yearly Meetings in 1696, 1727, and 1760 — First act of Voluntary Emancipation — Goodwyn — Baxter — Whitefield — Wesley — Thomas Clarkson — Early History — Premium Essay on the Slave Trade — Obtains the Prize — Devotes himself to the Cause for life — His Supporters — Sacrifices — Joined by Wilberforce — Committee of Twelve — Granville Sharp — Efforts to secure the action of Parliament — Opposition — Resolution in 1806 — Passage of the Bill to abolish the Traffic — First Movements in the United States — Laws of 1794 and 1800 — Importation of Slaves prohibited in 1808 — The Traffic declared Piracy in 1820 — Opinions of Memorialists and Eminent Citizens — Abolition of the Traffic by European Governments — Noble Conduct of Great Britain, | 43 |
