Proposition
58 |
| 33. |
The General Debate |
59 |
| 34. |
The Special Committee and the "Bargain" |
62 |
| 35. |
The Appeal to the Convention |
64 |
| 36. |
Settlement by the Convention |
66 |
| 37. |
Reception of the Clause by the Nation |
67 |
| 38. |
Attitude of the State Conventions |
70 |
| 39. |
Acceptance of the Policy |
72 |
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CHAPTER VII
Toussaint L'Ouverture and Anti-Slavery Effort, 1787–1807 |
| 40. |
Influence of the Haytian Revolution |
74 |
| 41. |
Legislation of the Southern States |
75 |
| 42. |
Legislation of the Border States |
76 |
| 43. |
Legislation of the Eastern States |
76 |
| 44. |
First Debate in Congress, 1789 |
77 |
| 45. |
Second Debate in Congress, 1790 |
79 |
| 46. |
The Declaration of Powers, 1790 |
82 |
| 47. |
The Act of 1794 |
83 |
| 48. |
The Act of 1800 |
85 |
| 49. |
The Act of 1803 |
87 |
| 50. |
State of the Slave-Trade from 1789 to 1803 |
88 |
| 51. |
The South Carolina Repeal of 1803 |
89 |
| 52. |
The Louisiana Slave-Trade, 1803–1805 |
91 |
| 53. |
Last Attempts at Taxation, 1805–1806 |
94 |
| 54. |
Key-Note of the Period |
96 |
| |
CHAPTER VIII
The Period of Attempted Suppression, 1807–1825
|
| 55. |
The Act of 1807 |
97 |
| 56. |
The First Question: How shall illegally imported Africans be disposed of? |
99 |
| 57. |
The Second Question: How shall Violations be punished? |
104 |
| 58. |
The Third Question: How shall the Interstate Coastwise Slave-Trade be protected? |
106 |
| 59. |
Legislative History of the Bill |
107 |
| 60. |
Enforcement of the Act |
111 |
| 61. |
Evidence of the Continuance of the Trade |
112 |
| 62. |
Apathy of the Federal Government |
115 |
| 63. |
Typical Cases |
120 |
| 64. |
The Supplementary Acts, 1818–1820 |
121 |
| 65. |
Enforcement of the Supplementary Acts,1818–1825 |
126 |
| |
CHAPTER IX
The International Status of the Slave-Trade, 1783–1862 |
| 66. |
The Rise of the Movement against the Slave-Trade,1788–1807 |
133 |
| 67. |
Concerted Action of the Powers, 1783–1814 |
134 |
| 68. |
Action of the Powers from 1814 to 1820 |
136 |
| 69. |
The Struggle for an International Right of Search, 1820–1840 |
137 |
| 70. |
Negotiations of 1823–1825 |
140 |
| 71. |
The Attitude of the United States and the State of the Slave-Trade |
142 |
| 72. |
The Quintuple Treaty, 1839–1842 |
145 |
| 73. |
Final Concerted Measures, 1842–1862 |
148 |
| |
CHAPTER X
The Rise of the Cotton Kingdom, 1820–1850 |
| 74. |
The Economic Revolution |
152 |
| 75. |
The Attitude of the South |
154 |
| 76. |
The Attitude of the North and Congress |
156 |
| 77. |
Imperfect Application of the Laws |
159 |
| 78. |
Responsibility of the Government |
161 |
| 79. |
Activity of the Slave-Trade,1820–1850 |
163 |
| |
CHAPTER XI
The Final Crisis, 1850–1870
|
| 80. |
The Movement against the Slave-Trade Laws |
