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Excerpt from Constitution of a Society for Abolishing the Slave-Trade: With Several Acts of the Legislatures of the States of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode-Island, for That Purpose
T having pleafed the Creator of mankind to make I of one blood all nations of men, and having, by the: dih'ufion of his light, mani', feited that however diver fified by colour, fituation, religion, or different dates of fociety, it becomes them to confult and promote each other' s happinefs, as members of one great family It IS therefore the duty of thofe who profefs to maintain their own rights, and efpecially thofe who acknow ledge the obligations of Chrifiianity, to extend, by the ufe of fuch means as are or may be in their power, the bleflings of freedom to the whole human race, and m a more Dparticular manner to fuch of their fellow-crea tures as by the laws and conftitution of the United States are entitled to their freedom, and who by fraud or violence are or may be detained in bondage. And as, by the African {lave-trade, a fyitem of flavery, ' te plete with human mifery, is erected and carried on, it: is incumbent on them to endeavour the fuppreflion of that unrighteous commerce to excite adue obfervance of fuc'h good and wholefome laws as are or may been acted for the abolition of flavery, and for the fupport of the rights of thofe Who are entitled to freedom by the laws of the country in which they live and to afford fuch relief as we may be enabled to thofe unhappy fclc low -citizens, who, like the fons ofafrica, falling into the hands of unmerciful men, may be carried into flavery at algiers or elfewhere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
