ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
Your correspondent "Honour to Whom Honour Is Due" does well to recall Toni Paine's share in attacking slavery, but surely his claim that Paine was first in this field is untenable. Has he not heard of the Quaker attitude to this question, and noted their practical application of their principles, especially in Pennsylvania, where they had power to act in accordance with their ideals? Undoubtedly Taine himself,' in his hatred of slavery, 'both mental and physical, was profoundly influenced by his Quaker father so that, at least indirectly, even his attitude was due to" Christian * teaching. Certainly many men besides Tom Paine (e.g., Dr. Johnson) anticipated William Wilberforoe (who, by the way, was not a clergyman) in his noble ideals in this matter. * E. HAMES.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 194, 18 August 1933, Page 6
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128ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 194, 18 August 1933, Page 6
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