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Show 154 ON THE SLAVERY AND COMMERCE power of murdering his 1lave, if he pays but a trilling fine; and that the murder mufl: be attended with uncommon circumfl:ances of horrour, if it even produces an inquiry. Immortal Alfred! father of our invaluable confl:itution! parent of the civil blcffings we enjoy! how ought thy laws to excite our love and veneration, who hail: forbidden us, thy poll:erity, to tremble at the frown of tyrants ! how ought they to perpetuate thy name, as venerable, to the rcmotell: ages, who has fecured, even to the meanefl: fervant, a fair and impartial trial! How much does nature approve thy laws, as confill:ent with her own feelings, while i11e abfolutely turns pale, trembles, and recoils, at the infl:itutions of thefe receivers! Execrable men ! you do not murder the horfe, on which you on I y ride; you do not mutilate the cow, which only affords you her milk; you do not torture the dog, which is but a partial fervant of your plcafures : but thefe unfortunate mc'n, from .whom you derive your very pleafures and your fortunes, you torture, mutilate, murder at difcretion! Sleep then you receivers, if you can.s. oF TilE HuMAN SPECIES. 155 . 'OU fcarcely allow thefe unfor-can, whlle ) n. JJI feafl: if you can, Pic to relL at a . tunate pco . while you daily d . d lge your genws, an 11 11 tou thefe unfortunate peop Je t.h e fr ino-s o app Y . d 1 ger! exult m nches, at of feventy an JUn dd d hich even avarice ought to 1l1u er, an at w fl: d il:l which humanity mu etc . C H A P. V. Some peopI e ma· y fuppofe, from the· m1e - lancholy account t h a t ha, s been gibv en 111b ft< 1c . reced.m g c h apter, that we have e1en ar o-p )' . romance : that t 1e lCene lutely dea ~ng 101 dreary picture of the· xhibited IS rat Jer a . c "'- e. gm. atl. on, t h an 'a reprefen tat!On of .a~,. W1moau ld to heaven, {;o r the honour of human r I W t11at this were really the ca.e. e nature, 11:' y wJ.1 l1 we cou ld f:ay , that we have no tc Jdm oIn to prod uce for 'a ny of our afiertions, an tt ntf our defcn. pt.w n o f the general treatmen o 1laves has been greatly exagge.rated. d' th B t the receivers, notwithfl:an mg e ~ d difintere!l:cd evidence, that can be amp e an h calion do not admit the brought on t c oc ' , [: fi !l: ~ r . tion to be true. They ay r , ~,e.cn f' "' " ~hat |