Excerpt from Letters of the Late Bishop England to the Hon. John Forsyth, on the Subject of Domestic Slavery: To Which Are Prefixed Copies, in Latin and English, of the Pope's Apostolic Letter, Concerning the African Slave Trade, With Some Introductory Remarks, Etc I know many slaves who would not accept their' freedom; I know some who have refused it; and though our domestic slavery must upon the whole be regarded as involuntary, still the exceptions are not so few as are ima gined by strangers. It may be asked why any one should prefer slavery to freedom. I know many instances where the advantages to the individual are very great; and so, sir, I am confident do you, yet I am not in love with the existence of slavery. I would never aid in establishing it where it did not exist. St. Thomas gives very brie y one of the principles upon which the answer may rest, and Aristotle sustains him (in l Pom. C. 3. Circafin. T. In his view. St. Thomas is proving that the law of nations is distinct from the natural law, and answering an assertion that slavery is of the natural law because some men are naturally fitted for slavery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."