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