The Friend of Africa, Volume 1, Issue 1 - Volume 3, Issue 28J.W. Parker., 1841 - Africa |
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... labour , nor tongues to plead , both eloquently and well , on behalf of the enslaved and suffer- ing sons of Africa . The recent emancipation of 800,000 slaves at a cost of 20,000,000l . sterling , and indefatigable , but hitherto unsuc ...
... labour , nor tongues to plead , both eloquently and well , on behalf of the enslaved and suffer- ing sons of Africa . The recent emancipation of 800,000 slaves at a cost of 20,000,000l . sterling , and indefatigable , but hitherto unsuc ...
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... labours will not be wholly confined to these subjects . It was not to be supposed that the principles , objects , and plans of the African Civilization Society , would entirely escape mis- conception ; nor at once command universal ...
... labours will not be wholly confined to these subjects . It was not to be supposed that the principles , objects , and plans of the African Civilization Society , would entirely escape mis- conception ; nor at once command universal ...
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... labour , and to endeavour to convince them , by every means in our power , that the Queen of Great Britain , actuated by the pure spirit of Christianity , has sent this Expedition chiefly for their benefit , if they will profit by the ...
... labour , and to endeavour to convince them , by every means in our power , that the Queen of Great Britain , actuated by the pure spirit of Christianity , has sent this Expedition chiefly for their benefit , if they will profit by the ...
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... labour ; or , if the current is strong enough , by the paddle - wheels being disconnected , and made to act as water - wheels . By means of this apparatus , the whole vessel , or any cabin , may be thoroughly ventilated . Besides this ...
... labour ; or , if the current is strong enough , by the paddle - wheels being disconnected , and made to act as water - wheels . By means of this apparatus , the whole vessel , or any cabin , may be thoroughly ventilated . Besides this ...
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... labour growth of the same article in Africa ; it appears to me , such an expectation may be reasonably entertained . If it should turn out , under the blessing of Providence , to be the case , such an event would do more for the ...
... labour growth of the same article in Africa ; it appears to me , such an expectation may be reasonably entertained . If it should turn out , under the blessing of Providence , to be the case , such an event would do more for the ...
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African Civilization Society Albert amongst appeared ARRIVALS AND SAILINGS Ashanti attention blessing Bonny British Cape Coast Castle Captain Trotter carried cause Chadda chief Christian circumstances CIVILIZATION OF AFRICA coast of Africa colony coloured command commerce Committee Coutts and Co Cuba desire duty emancipation engaged England European extinction favourable feel Fernando Fernando Po Fowell Friend of Africa Gambia Government Hoares honour hope human Iddah important inhabitants interest interior island Jamaica king Kumasi labour land letter Lombard-street London Lord Majesty's Majesty's Government means meeting ment Messrs miles nation natives negroes Niger Expedition noble notice object observed officers palm oil persons present Prince received respect RICHARD HARRISON river sent ship Sierra Leone Slave Trade slavery Soudan sulphuretted hydrogen supply tion town traffic treaty Trew vessels West Indies Wilberforce
Popular passages
Page 147 - ... committed within the jurisdiction of either, shall seek an asylum, or shall be found within the territories of the other: Provided, that this shall only be done upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where, the fugitive or persons so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment. for trial, if the crime or offence had been there committed...
Page 82 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 184 - But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, 'Restore.
Page 1 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed...
Page 113 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Page 29 - And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Page 148 - ... considered ; and if, on such hearing, the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining Judge or Magistrate to certify the same to the proper executive authority, that a warrant may issue for the surrender of such fugitive. The expense of such apprehension and delivery shall be borne and defrayed by the Party who makes the requisition and receives the fugitive.
Page 147 - The parties mutually stipulate that each shall prepare, equip, and maintain in service on the coast of Africa a sufficient and adequate squadron or naval force of vessels of suitable numbers and descriptions, to carry in all not less than...
Page 124 - And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Page 148 - The eighth article of this treaty shall be in force for five years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications, and afterwards until one or the other party shall signify a wish to terminate it. The tenth article shall continue in force until one or the other of the parties shall signify its wish to terminate it, and no longer.