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| INTRODUCTION | 1 |
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| Sources of Information | 11 |
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| Methods by which the Slaves are supplied in Africa | 18 |
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| Slave Trade’s Effects in the Interior and on the Coast | 30 |
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| Proof of Abolitionists’ Facts decisive, and contrary Allegations groundless | 47 |
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| Pleas against Abolition, that Negroes are an inferior Race | 53–4 |
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| Opponents’ description of Negro Character contrasted with other Accounts | 57 |
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| Argument from Africa’s never having been civilized, considered | 71 |
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| New Phoenomenon—Interior of Africa more civilized than Coast | 86 |
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| Plea of Opponents, that Slaves State in Africa extremely miserable | 89 |
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| Plea from Cruelty of African Despots | 92 |
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| Ditto, that refused Slaves would be massacred in case of Abolition | 95 |
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| Middle Passage | 96 |
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| Opponents’ grand Objection—that Stock of Slaves cannot be kept up in West Indies without Importations | 103 |
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| Presumptive Arguments against the above Allegation, from universal Experience | 104 |
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| Positive Proof that the Stock of Slaves might be kept up without Importations—Argument stated | 109 |
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| I.—Abuses sufficient to account for great Decrease. | |
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| The Increase a subordinate Object of Attention | 116 |
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| Insufficient Feeding | 119 |
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| Defective Clothing and Lodging, and overworking | 122 |
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| Moral Vices of the System | 123 |
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| Especially Degradation of the Negro Race, and its important Effects | 127 |
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| Proofs of Degradation—a Negroe-Sale | 133 |
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| Sale of Negroes for Owners Debts | 136 |
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| Working under the Whip | 140 |
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| Cruel and indecent Public Punishments | 144 |
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| Inadequate legal Protection | 147 |
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| Ditto, considered in its Effect of degrading, and late Barbadoes Incidents | 153 |
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| Three other Vices of the System—Absenteeship | 177 |
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| Pressure of the Times | 186 |
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| West Indian Speculations | 190 |
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| Admirals and Governors contrary Evidence and Remarks | 192 |
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| Decisive Proof that Slaves’ State is miserable | 205 |
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| II.—Yet, though Abuses so great, the Decrease quite inconsiderable | 211 |
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| III.—Hence, Abuses being corrected, Slaves would rapidly increase | 215 |
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| West Indians most plausible Objections, and remaining Pleas against Abolition | 216 |
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| Grand Plea, that Co-operation of
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