 | 1801 - 618 sivua
...gentleman, at the conclusion of a long and elegant speech, moved, " That it is the opinion of this Committee, that the trade carried on by British subjects,...on the coast of Africa, ought to be abolished." Mr. Thornton *, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Fox, Mr. Pitt, &c. were * In the course of this gentleman's speech he... | |
 | James Stephen - 1802 - 240 sivua
...Monday the 2d of April, in that year, upon an amended question, " That it is the opinion of " this Committee that the trade carried on by " British subjects...obtaining " slaves on the Coast of Africa ought to be gra" dually abolished," the Committee having divided, the numbers were, For the Question - - - - -... | |
 | 1804 - 646 sivua
...speech, without any respect for the cold calculations of avarice, moved, " That it is the opinion of this Committee, that the trade carried on by British subjects,...on the coast of Africa, ought to be abolished." Mr. Thornton*, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Fox, Mr. * In the course ol this gentleman's speech lie read the following... | |
 | William Pitt - 1806 - 476 sivua
...consideration : — when Mr. Wilberforce moved the following resolution -. " That it is the opinion " of this committee, that the trade carried on by British subjects,...on the coast of Africa, ought to be abolished." MR. PITT, at a late hour, rose, and addressed the committee as follows : ' At this hour of the morning... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 sivua
...them. No further notice was taken of the subject, before the year 1791, when Mr. Wilberforce moved " that the trade carried on by British subjects for...slaves, on the coast of Africa, ought to be abolished." Notwithstanding the eloquence and influence both of the ministry and opposition were enlisted in its... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 514 sivua
...them. Nd further notice was taken of the subject, before" the year 1791, when Mr. Wilberfprce moved " that the trade carried on by British subjects for...obtaining slaves, on the coast of Africa, ought to bq abolished . " Notwithstanding the eloquence and influence both of the ministry and opposition were... | |
 | William Pitt, W. S. Hathaway - 1808 - 496 sivua
...when Mr. Wil* berforce moved the following resolution : " That it is the opinion of this com" inittee, that the trade carried on by British subjects, for the purpose of ob** taining slaves on the coast of Africa, ought to be abolished.'' MR. PITT, at a laie hour, rose,... | |
 | Charles James Fox - 1815 - 620 sivua
...of Mr. Wilberforce, who moved, at the close of a most able speech, " That it is the opinion of this committee, that the trade carried on by British subjects, for the purpose of procuring slaves from Africa, ought to be abolished," Mr. Wilberforce declared, that from his exertions... | |
 | William Pitt - 1806 - 488 sivua
...moved the following resolution : " That it is " the opinion of this committee, that the trade curried on by British " subjects, for the purpose of obtaining...the coast of Africa, " ought to be abolished." Mr. PITT, at a late hour, rose and addressed the committee as follows: At this hour of the morning I am... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1819 - 514 sivua
...Wilberforce once more brought the question before the House, by moving " that it is the opinion of this committee, that the trade carried on by British subjects...slaves on the coast of Africa, ought to be abolished." It is manifest, that the reasoning which was employed on this occasion must have been nearly the same... | |
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That it is the opinion of this committee, that the trade carried on by British subjects, for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of Africa, ought to be abolished. 
