Having made these remarks, he proved by a number of facts the folly of the argument, that the Africans laboured under such a total degradation of mental and moral faculties, that they were made for slavery.

He then entered into the great subject of population.  He showed that in all countries, where there were no unnatural hardships, mankind would support themselves.  He applied this reasoning to the Negro-population in the West Indies; which he maintained could not only be kept up, but increased, without any further importations from Africa.

He then noticed the observations of Sir W. Yonge on the words of Sir S. Romilly; and desired him to reserve his indignation for those, who were guilty of acts of rapine, robbery, and murder, instead of venting it on those, who only did their duty in describing them.  Never were accounts more shocking than those lately sent to government from the West Indies.  Lord Seaforth, and the Attorney-general, could not refrain, in explaining them, from the use of the words murder and torture.  And did it become members of that House (in order to accommodate the nerves of the friends of the Slave-trade) to soften down their expressions, when they were speaking on that subject; and to desist from calling that murder and torture, for which a governor, and the attorney-general, of one of the islands could find no better name?

After making observations relative to the cooperation of foreign powers in this great work, he hoped that the House would not suffer itself to be drawn, either by opposition or by ridicule, to the right or to the left; but that it would, advance straight forward to the accomplishment of the most magnanimous act of justice, that was ever achieved by any legislature in the world.

Mr. Rose declared, that on the very first promulgation of this question, he had proposed to the friends of it the very plan of his noble friend Lord Castlereagh; namely, a system of progressive duties, and of bounties for the promotion of the Negro-population.  This he said to show that he was friendly to the principle of the measure.  He would now observe, that he did not wholly like the present resolution.  It was too indefinite.  He wished also, that something had been said on the subject of compensation.  He was fearful also, lest the abolition should lead to the dangerous change of emancipation.  The Negros, he said, could not be in a better state, or more faithful to their masters, than they were.  In three attacks made by the enemy on Dominica, where he had a large property, arms had been put into their hands; and every one of them had exerted himself faithfully.  With respect to the cruel acts in Barbadoes, an account of which had been sent to government by Lord Seaforth and the Attorney-general of Barbadoes, he had read them; and never had he read any thing on this subject with more horror.  He would agree to the strongest measures for the prevention of such acts in future.  He would even give up the colony, which should refuse to make the wilful murder of a slave felony.  But as to the other, or common, evils complained of, he thought the remedy should be gradual; and such also as the planters would concur in.  He would nevertheless not oppose the present resolution.