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coffee, sugar, rice, and many other things of the same kind ; and 
while these are growing, you can collect elephants’ teeth, gold 
dust, gums, wax, and things of that sort, almost without any 
trouble. 
Now, if you will always have plenty of these things ready for 
our people when they come, you shall have plenty of our goods 
in exchange. 
Perhaps you will say we do not know how to make these 
things grow. But the Queen of our country has sent good men 
to teach you how, and also how to build houses, and to make 
clothes, and to read books, and to talk about the great God, who 
made all things. Only you must be very kind and attentive to 
them, and not suffer anybody to hurt them. 
You may say again, our country is so disturbed by war, that 
if we dig and sow we are not sure of gathering our crops. But 
is not this the consequence of catching and selling each other 
for slaves ? If you wish to be rich, you must be peaceful ; 
therefore you must leave off this wicked practice. And if several 
of the chiefs would agree together to do so, their people would 
be much more safe and industrious and happy. 
Perhaps some chief may say again, but what shall I gain by 
giving up the trade of catching and selling men 1 First, you 
will gain much by putting an end to war, for by this means your 
people will live quietly, and become industrious, and thus you 
will be able to get large tribute, like the kings and queens of 
Europe. Secondly, you will gain also in this way. Suppose 
you sell a man for five pounds; this sum you get for him only 
once; but if you make him free as our people are in England, 
and pay him good wages, he will work very hai’d, and will col- 
lect for you so much gum, or so many elephants’ teeth, or help 
you to grow so much cotton and other things, that after paying 
him his just wages, you will get as much every year by his 
labour as you would have got only once by selling him and send- 
ing him away. 
Now then, you must judge for yourselves. Our Queen offers 
you her friendship, and an innocent trade which shall make you 
rich and powerful and happy ; but it is only on one condition, 
and that is, that you will promise solemnly to give up the prac- 
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