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... tion ' has relieved me from the utmost anxiety ' , ' he was echoing the feelings of the majority of the members — as the final voting confirmed : Yeas in favour of gradual aboli- tion , 230 ; Noes , 85 ; majority 145. So great was the ...
... tion ' has relieved me from the utmost anxiety ' , ' he was echoing the feelings of the majority of the members — as the final voting confirmed : Yeas in favour of gradual aboli- tion , 230 ; Noes , 85 ; majority 145. So great was the ...
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... tion . " 7 When reading these travellers ' tales one cannot help feeling that they themselves were often inclined to see the African as bearing a closer resemblance to the noble ideal , but that they inserted the uncomplimentary ...
... tion . " 7 When reading these travellers ' tales one cannot help feeling that they themselves were often inclined to see the African as bearing a closer resemblance to the noble ideal , but that they inserted the uncomplimentary ...
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... tion for emigration . For many thousands for whom starva- tion was no longer a threat but a fact emigration meant survival . Space had to be found for the poor and destitute of Britain and Ireland in the continents across the sea . The ...
... tion for emigration . For many thousands for whom starva- tion was no longer a threat but a fact emigration meant survival . Space had to be found for the poor and destitute of Britain and Ireland in the continents across the sea . The ...
Contents
The Abolition Myth II | 11 |
PART | 19 |
Questions of Policy | 23 |
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