A counter
project was suggested by her, but not accepted (cf. above, p. 144). The
striking out of the word "America" was declared to be the insuperable
objection. _Senate Doc._, 18 Cong. 2 sess. I. No. 1, pp. 15-20; _Niles's
Register_, 3rd Series, XXVI. 230-2. For proceedings in Senate, see
_Amer. State Papers, Foreign_, V. 360-2.
~1824, March 31. [Great Britain: Slave-Trade made Piracy.~
"An Act for the more effectual Suppression of the _African_ Slave
Trade."
Any person engaging in the slave-trade "shall be deemed and adjudged
guilty of Piracy, Felony and Robbery, and being convicted thereof shall
suffer Death without Benefit of Clergy, and Loss of Lands, Goods and
Chattels, as Pirates, Felons and Robbers upon the Seas ought to suffer,"
etc. _Statute 5 George IV._, ch. 17; _Amer. State Papers, Foreign_, V.
342.]
~1824, April 16. Congress (House): Bill to Suppress Slave-Trade.~
"Mr. Govan, from the committee to which was referred so much of the
President's Message as relates to the suppression of the Slave Trade,
reported a bill respecting the slave trade; which was read twice, and
committed to a Committee of the Whole."
Sec. 1. Provided a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment not exceeding 7
years, and forfeiture of ship, for equipping a slaver even for the
foreign trade; and a fine not exceeding $3,000, and imprisonment not
exceeding 5 years, for serving on board any slaver.
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