Excerpt from The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament, Vol. 1 of 3 Christians, the African* Slave-trade appears to me to have occupied the foremost place. The abolition Of it, therefore, of which it has devolved upon me to write the history, should be accounted as one Of the greatest blessings, and, as such, should be one of the most copious sources Of our joy. Indeed I know of no evil, the removal Of which should excite in us a higher degree Of plea sure. For in considerations of this kind, are we not usually influenced by circumstances Are not our feelings usually affected according to the situ ation, or the magnitude, or the importance of these '3 Are they not more or less elevated as the evil unde. Our contemplation has been more or less produc tive Of misery, or more or less productive Of guilt? Are they not more or less elevated, again, as we have found it more or less considerable in extent Our sensations will undoubtedly be in proportion to such circumstances, or our joy to the appreciation or mensuration of the evil which has been removed. To value the blessing Of the abolition as we Ought, or to appreciate the joy and gratitude which we ought to feel concerning it, we must enter' a little into the circumstances Of the trade. Our statement, however, of these 'needs not be long. A few pages will do all that is necessary! A glance only into such a subject as this will be sufficient to affect the heart; to arouse our indignation and our pity; and to teach us the importance of the victory Obtained. 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.