THE DEBATE ON A MOTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE, IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, ON MONDAY, THE SECOND OF APRIL, 1792, REPORTED IN DETAIL

London: Printed by W. Woodfall, and Sold at the Printing-Office of the Diary, Salisbury-Square, Fleet-Street, 1792. 178 [i.e., 186] pp. As ESTC notes, pages "145-186 misnumbered 137-178." The text is continuous. Widely scattered and generally light foxing. Bound in later dark cloth with gilt-lettered title stamped on spine. About Very Good.

Responding to "a GREAT number of PETITIONS, praying for the ABOLITION of the SLAVE TRADE," the House of Commons resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, on motion of Mr. Wilberforce, "to consider the circumstances of the African Slave Trade."
Wilberforce opened the debate with an eloquent and lengthy speech, printed in full at pages 4 through 48. He is answered by Mr. Baillie, who has "passed the most active part of my life in the West Indies, having a considerable property, both in land and Negroes," and reminds the House that the slave trade is essential to England's interests.
Others speak pro and con, the debate illuminating the diverse viewpoints and issues-- moral, religious, legal, political, economic, geopolitical.
LCP 4265. Sabin 19095. ESTC T32168.