Contents of the Memorial to the Queen (Meeting)
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Title
Contents of the Memorial to the Queen (Meeting)
Subject
Discussion of event in England with mention of encouraging free labor
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The following Memorial, which we have just received from a friend in England, will show that an important movement is now going forward in that country, for the suppression of the African slave-trade. It is highly gratifying to observe that anti-slavery feeling or England does not slumber, and that it has again opposed itself in a tangible form to the horrid traffic in human flesh, which finds no greater protection anywhere than under the American flag.
Contents of the Memorial to the Queen.
The Memorialists respectfully call Her Majesty's attention to the enormities of the African Slave-Trade, which they describe as in a state of great activity, notwithstanding the efforts of this Country for its suppression.
They submit that this arises -
1st, From the absence of good faith on the part of the Spanish and Brazilian Governments, which are under solemn engagements to relinquish the traffic.
2nd, From the increased consumption of slave-produce in this Country.
With a view to remedy this evil, the Memoralists pray -
That Her Majesty's Government shall use every legitimate and peaceful means for enforcing on Brazil and Spain the fulfilment of their Treaties with this Country -
1st, By the immediate abolition of the Slave Trade; and
2nd, By the emancipation of all Negroes unlawfully introduced.
The Memoralists propose an individual and wide-spread abstinence from the productions of Brazil and Cuba, and pray Her Majesty:
To exclude the same from the Royal Household.
They further entreat her Majesty:
To encourage the growth and manufacture of free -lacor Cotton, in order that it may more speedily supplant the Slave-grown Cotton of the United States.
In conclusion, the Memorialists desire that Her Majesty's reign may be signalised by the annihilation of this stupendous crime, and that the blessings of the emancipated may mingle with the congratulations of her devoted female subjects.
Contents of the Memorial to the Queen.
The Memorialists respectfully call Her Majesty's attention to the enormities of the African Slave-Trade, which they describe as in a state of great activity, notwithstanding the efforts of this Country for its suppression.
They submit that this arises -
1st, From the absence of good faith on the part of the Spanish and Brazilian Governments, which are under solemn engagements to relinquish the traffic.
2nd, From the increased consumption of slave-produce in this Country.
With a view to remedy this evil, the Memoralists pray -
That Her Majesty's Government shall use every legitimate and peaceful means for enforcing on Brazil and Spain the fulfilment of their Treaties with this Country -
1st, By the immediate abolition of the Slave Trade; and
2nd, By the emancipation of all Negroes unlawfully introduced.
The Memoralists propose an individual and wide-spread abstinence from the productions of Brazil and Cuba, and pray Her Majesty:
To exclude the same from the Royal Household.
They further entreat her Majesty:
To encourage the growth and manufacture of free -lacor Cotton, in order that it may more speedily supplant the Slave-grown Cotton of the United States.
In conclusion, the Memorialists desire that Her Majesty's reign may be signalised by the annihilation of this stupendous crime, and that the blessings of the emancipated may mingle with the congratulations of her devoted female subjects.
Source
The North Star
Date
6.29.1849
Collection
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“Contents of the Memorial to the Queen (Meeting),” No Stain of Tears and Blood, accessed October 22, 2026, https://productsoffreelabor.com/items/show/40.
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