 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...  The Parliamentary Debates - Page 1023by Great Britain. Parliament - 1828Full view - About this book
 | Charles Buxton - Antislavery movements - 1855 - 862 pages
...place the first debate on the subject of Negro Slavery. Mr. Buxton began it by moving a resolution, " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...regard to the well-being of the parties concerned." In his opening speech he plainly declared " The 138 PLAN FOR ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. CHAP. VIII. object... | |
 | Charles Elliott - Slavery and the church - 1855 - 640 pages
...Christian spirit. On the 15th of May, 1823, Mr. Buxton brought the following bill before Parliament: " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British dominions with as much expedition as may be consistent with a due regara to the well-being of the parties... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - Great Britain - 1858 - 794 pages
...of 1823 ou West Indian affairs. Mr Thomas Powell Buxton moved, as a resolution, on the 15th of May: 'That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...and of the Christian religion, and that it ought to bo abolished gradually throughout the British colonies, with as much expedition as may be found consistent... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1859 - 786 pages
...to prepare the way. For instance, in May, 1823, Thomas Fovvell Buxton moved in the House of Commons that the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...of the Christian religion, and that it ought to be abolished gradually throughout the British colonies with as much expedition as may be found consistent... | |
 | Henry M. Wheeler - Abolitionists - 1859 - 184 pages
...of Commons, " declaring that slavery was repugnant to the principles of the British constitution and the Christian religion, and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British dominions." But interests here, like Plutoan guards, stood in the way. Mr. Canning's sketch—one of... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1860 - 712 pages
...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... | |
 | Henry M. Wheeler - 1861 - 254 pages
...Commons, " declaring that slavery was repugnant to the principles of the 146 British constitution and the Christian religion, and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British dominions." But interests here, like Plutoan guards, stood in the way. Mr. Canning's sketch — one... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1862 - 738 pages
...Fowell Buston moved as a resolution, " That the state of Slavery is repugnant to the principles of tbe British Constitution, and of the Christian religion...gradually abolished throughout the British Colonies, with аз much expedition as may be found consistent with a due regard to the wellbeing of the parties concerned."... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - Great Britain - 1865 - 512 pages
...1823 on West Indian affairs. Mr. Thomas Fowell Buxton moved, as a resolution, on the 15th of May : l " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...of the Christian religion, and that it ought to be abolished gradually throughout the British colonies, with as much expedition as may be found consistent... | |
 | James Ewing Ritchie - 1866 - 936 pages
...their parliamentary campaign. On the 15th of May, 1823, Mr. Buxton moved, in the House of Commons — " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles of the British constitution and the Christian religion; and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British colonies,... | |
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