...Mr. Fowell Buxton rose in his place in the House of Commons and moved the following resolution : " That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British constitution and of the Christian religion, and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British colonies with as much expedition...

...on 15th May 1823, when Fowell Buxton, an ardent advocate of emancipation, brought forward a motion ' that the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British constitution and of the Christian religion, and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British colonies with as much expedition...

...the humane.1 He brought the matter before the House CHAP, on May I3th, 1823, when he moved that, "a state of slavery is repugnant to the principles of...British Constitution and of the Christian religion, and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British Dominions with as much expedition...

...was formed in early 1823, and its representatives in Parliament argued that "the state of delivery is repugnant to the principles of the British constitution and of the Christian religion, and it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British colonies." The abolitionists stressed...

...associate of Wilberforce, had presented a motion to the House of Commons declaring, among other things, "that the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British Constitution, and of the Christian religion; and that it ought to be abolished gradually throughout the British Colonies, with as much expedition...

...Buxton, struck the opening blows in a House of Commons debate on May 15, 1813, with the resolution, "That the state of Slavery is repugnant to the principles of the British Constitution and the Christian Religion; and that it ought to be gradually abolished." Gradual abolition was to encompass...

...liberals that led the parliamentary leadership to take radical action despite itself. [The motion declared that "the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British constitution and of the Christian religion" and that it should gradually be abolished "with as much expedition as may be found consistent with...

...against slavery. In May 1823, Sir Thomas Buxton (1786-1845) offered a resolution in the House of Commons that "the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British Constitution and of the Christian religion." The institution ought to be abolished "with as much expedition as may be found consistent with a due...

...succeeded Wilberforce as parliamentary leader of the abolitionists, moved a resolution that argued "that the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British Constitution and of the Christian religion" and ought to be abolished "with as much expedition as may be found consistent with a due regard to...

...Wilberforce as the abolitionists' leader in Parliament, presented a motion in the House of Commons affirming: That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles...British Constitution, and of the Christian religion; and that it ought to be abolished gradually throughout the British Colonies, with as much expedition...