[86] See House Bill No. 94.
[87] Annals of Cong., 9 Cong. 1 sess. p. 466.
[88] Annals of Cong., 9 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 519–20.
[89] Ibid., pp. 21, 52, 75, etc., to 138, 485–515, 1228. See House Bill No. 168. Cf. Statutes at Large, II. 421–2.
[90] A few months later, at the expiration of the period, trade was quietly reopened. Annals of Cong., 11 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 443–6.
Chapter VIII
THE PERIOD OF ATTEMPTED SUPPRESSION. 1807–1825.
| 55. The Act of 1807. |
| 56. The First Question: How shall illegally imported Africans be disposed of? |
| 57. The Second Question: How shall Violations be punished? |
| 58. The Third Question: How shall the Interstate Coastwise Slave-Trade be protected? |
| 59. Legislative History of the Bill. |
| 60. Enforcement of the Act. |
| 61. Evidence of the Continuance of the Trade. |
| 62. Apathy of the Federal Government. |
| 63. Typical Cases. |
| 64. The Supplementary Acts, 1818–1820. |
| 65. Enforcement of the Supplementary Acts, 1818–1825. |