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means, by effecting the abolition of the slave-trade 
on the island.* But many years must elapse, ere its 
baneful effects can be entirely removed; the present, 
and probably the succeeding generation, must pass 
away, before the recollection of the unhallowed riches, 
accruing to her chiefs from the sale of slaves, is obli¬ 
terated from their minds. 
* We cannot help exulting in the thought, that our native 
country has set such an example to other nations as the abolition 
of the slave-trade. Although her efforts to prevent its continu¬ 
ance have failed in too many instances, and some, even amongst 
us, are found base enough still to engage in the traffic; yet, if 
our observation has not deceived us, England has been rising in 
moral greatness from the very period that the act of abolition 
took place. Like the individual who has overcome a vicious 
habit, she seems to feel a return of self respect; her moral insti¬ 
tutions have increased and flourished to a degree unknown to 
former years; her moral influence has extended from one end 
of the earth to the other; and the most unparalleled exertions 
have been made, and are still making, to impart to other coun- 
tries the blessings her people enjoy. 
