A response and criticism of Jos Sandars letter of resignation from the society, rejecting each point he has made about the reasons why the campaign will not work. They find his arguments… Keep reading
Discussion of the present condition of slaves; decline of slavery in some places due to technological advances; increase of slave population in the US; state of slavery in Brazil; affects of commerce… Keep reading
Discussion of the benefits of the spread of Christianity ‘to lessen the miseries and promote the happiness of man’ which has contributed to the decline of slavery; argument of using labour provided… Keep reading
Basic argument is that people are more productive if you pay them for their labour rather than force them to work. The pamphlet is written in French and English.
Letters on the following topics: ? On the present treatment of slaves in the colonies ? Physical and moral condition ? The principles on which improvements should be founded… Keep reading
Taylor argues that emancipation is extremely beneficial to Africans and Britons, engendering peace, an end to corruption and end to suffering. Slavery benefits only a very small number of people, and Britain’s… Keep reading
A series of letters first published in the Liverpool Mercury between James Cropper, a supporter of abolition and John Gladstone MP (who later became prime minister) and West Indies planter, each arguing… Keep reading
