1838 March 31. Buxton to Priscilla Johnston, and others, about his feeling that he had been unfairly treated in the House the night before because the …
1838; Gale Group;
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Memoir pp 118-19 1838 March 31. Buxton to Priscilla Johnston, and others, about his feeling that he had been unfairly treated in the House the night before because the Ministers had alleged, on the grounds of one division which he had conceded, that he was in favour ofapprenticeship. On the other hand great praise had been heaped upon him whenever his name was mentioned [A note by Edward Buxton to whom the letter was dictated noted that this was at least 300 times]. He writes of Howick's speech arrogating to himself the credit for havingtaught Buxton about abolition, the result of the Division exceeding his expectations even though the Motion for abolition failed. He refers to Priscilla's comment that the sting had been taken out of apprenticeship, the mischievous and clever speech of Gladstone, his own satisfaction that he had acted in accordance with his conscience, reckless of his own reputation, and that he had saved many a negro from the lash. A postscript by Edward comments on the gratifying way in which Buxton had been referred to in the debate. ( p 427.)
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