Be it resolved that slave trade continue and if it is banned we will take no action in stopping the act of importing slaves. This is because slaves benefit everyone, the more slaves we have will help in the employ of merchants and seaman, the consumption, and more revenue for the common treasury. The other side will say it is not called a benefit if you use people just like you for slavery, it is written right in the Bill of Rights that all men are created equally and that everyone has natural rights. If you were not going to follow the statement why did you sign it. However, this is untrue because we do not think that way, we think the decision of slavery should be left to individual states so that they can choose if they do or do not want
