...burgesses to the throne in 1772, beseeching the king " to remove all those restraints on your masjesty's governors of this colony, which inhibit their assenting...laws as might check so very pernicious a commerce? and the first clause of the bill of rights where, among other acts of misrule, " the inhuman use of...

...and may in time have the most destructive influence, we presume to hope, that the interest of a few will be disregarded when placed in competition with...laws as might check so very pernicious a commerce." The petition proved unavailing. In the first clause of the independent constitution of Virginia, "the...

...and may in time have the most destructive influence, we presume to hope that the interest of a few will be disregarded, when placed in competition with...laws as might check so very pernicious a commerce. Your Majesty's ancient colony and dominion of Virginia hath, at all times, and upon every occasion,...

...destructive in' fluence, we presume to hope that the interest of a few, will be disregarded when put in competition with the security and happiness of...numbers of your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects." The general assembly of Virginia, in 1816, after stating in their preamble, that they li.nl repeatedly...

...and may in time have the most destructive influence, we presume to hope that the interest of a few will be disregarded, when placed in competition with...majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects. Deeply impressed wi*h these sentiments, we most humbly beseech yovtt majesty to remove all those restraints on your...

...praying him " to remove those restraints on the governors of the colony, which inhibited them from assenting to such laws as might check so very pernicious a commerce." "The importation of slaves into the colonies, from the coasts of Africa, has long been considered as...

...and may in time have the most destructive influence, we presume to hope, that the interests of a few will be disregarded, when placed in competition with...numbers of your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects." "When speaking of tile inhumanity of Die slave-trade, and the evils it has entailed on the country,...

...implored the King "to remove those restraints on the governors of the colony, which inhibited them from assenting to such laws as might check so very pernicious a commerce;" and the address contains the following prophetic language: — "The importation of slaves into the...

...and may in time have the most destructive influence, we presume to hope that the interest of a few will be disregarded when placed in competition with...laws as might check so very pernicious a commerce." The petition was rejected. Massachusetts exhibited equal boldness and ardour in her opposition to the...

...interest of a few will be disregarded when placed in competition with the security and happi53 ness of such numbers of your Majesty's dutiful and loyal...laws as might check so very. pernicious a commerce." The petition was rejected. Massachusetts exhibited equal boldness and ardour in her opposition to the...