He begged the house to consider how, by doing that which might bring about the abolition of this traffic, they might lessen the number of British sailors; how, by throwing it into the hands of France they might increase those of a rival nation; and how, in consequence, the flag of the latter might ride triumphant on the ocean.

The Slave Trade was undoubtedly a nursery for our seamen.

All objections against it in this respect were ill-founded.

It was as healthy as the Newfoundland and many other trades.
The debate having closed, during which nothing more was done than filling up the blanks with the time when the bill was to begin to operate, the committee was adjourned.

But the bill after this dragged on so heavily, that it would be tedious to detail the proceedings upon it from day to day.