CHAPTER VIII
THE PERIOD OF ATTEMPTED SUPPRESSION, 1807-1825

55. _The Act of 1807_ 97
56. _The First Question: How shall illegally imported Africans
be disposed of?_ 99
57. _The Second Question: How shall Violations be punished?_ 104
58. _The Third Question: How shall the Interstate Coastwise
Slave-Trade be protected?_ 106
59. _Legislative History of the Bill_ 107
60. _Enforcement of the Act_ 111
61. _Evidence of the Continuance of the Trade_ 112
62. _Apathy of the Federal Government_ 115
63. _Typical Cases_ 120
64. _The Supplementary Acts, 1818-1820_ 121
65. _Enforcement of the Supplementary Acts, 1818-1825_ 126


CHAPTER IX
THE INTERNATIONAL STATUS OF THE SLAVE-TRADE, 1783-1862

66. _The Rise of the Movement against the Slave-Trade,
1788-1807_ 133
67. _Concerted Action of the Powers, 1783-1814_ 134
68. _Action of the Powers from 1814 to 1820_ 136
69. _The Struggle for an International Right of Search,
1820-1840_ 137
70. _Negotiations of 1823-1825_ 140
71. _The Attitude of the United States and the State of the