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From the preceding extracts it appears, that
Slavery is a neceffary evil attending upon na-
tions in a Hate of uncivilization and barbarifm;
and that very great efforts, for a continued length
of time, are required to extirpate it. Europe
would never have attempted, much lefs have
effefted, the happy alteration that has univerfally
taken place within her own borders, unlefs {he
had firft received the humane doftrines of Chrif-
tianity. This however was the work of centu-
ries, and of men who facrificed their own eafe to
the good of mankind. And we may reafonably
conclude, that without the knowledge of true
morality, and of that philanthropy which is bell
taught by the Gofpels, without a fettled life em-
ployed in agriculture and arts, in fcience and
manufactures, it is impoffible for the inhabi-
tants of the Gold Coaft to live free from thofe
evils which introduce Slavery, or what is worfe,
the horrid murders of their captives by the fword
or the fire, to glut revenge, or appeafe fuperftition.
It will not be an eafy matter for all the ftates of
Europe to agree in paffing a general law for the
abolition of the Slave Trade; but it will be ftill
more difficult to prevent the African ffiores
from reeking with the gore of young and old
taken captive by an enemy, who, when the Slave
Trade
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