The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-27 00:00:00

MAIM TRADE.

Mr. BUXTON rem to call the attention of her Majesty's
government to the karma, of the Cabot slave trade, and
the importance of supplementing the exertions of the naval
force on the African coast by other measures, especially by
the re-appointment of a oonsul at Mozambique. He com-
plained that the American war had completely paralysed
exertions on that side of the water for the suppression of
the alive trade • and in one cue, although about 9D slaver.
had captured, our activity had been much diminished.
He thought it would be aerierary to carefully watch the
coolie trade. He understood that the coolies in Cuba were
receiving much better treatment in Cuba, and obtaining
good wages. He wished the consul at Haysanab to inquire
tato the matter, so as that if this were true the importatioo of
coolies in Cabs might be enoouraged, ea au effectual cheek
to the slave Owls. He trusted also that the town of
Wydeh would be watched, sou to prevent the horrible
dare trade which was there carried on. The rest of the
coast was aressedully watched by our (cruisers, and mea-
sures might be taken to occupy Wyikh. We were under
no obligations to the King of Dahomey to call
for any &limey in the 'ratter. Representations also
should be made to Portugal, which possessed an immense
portion of the 00111 t, to co-operate with us. Our best plan
would be to opposer cowls at then. various stations. Dr.
Livinptese, who wee always exploring the interior, was of
no
use whatever ea • onimuL After some further observe.
tiro, the hue. member .occluded by commending the sub- I
Piet to the serious attrition of the government.
Mr. CAVE called attention to the French Emperor'.
letter to the Minister of Marisa respecting the coolie trade.
By this ermagenion we gave up everything and the French
nothing. While the government bad been conceding so
much to her neighbour he trusted they had stipulated in re-
turn fee some modification of the French law with respect
to the right of search. He moat my that the flag of AO/A-
rks was very mach dimmed is the matter, and that
of Frames was ust altogether unstained.
After a disemolos, in which Mr. H. Berkeley, Sir J. Pa-
Htos, Mr. Dodeces,Mr. Gregory, Mr. W. X Forster, Mr.
,and Mr. Morin, took part,
Lard PALMERSTON said he wished tomb some observa-
tion upon what had passed with regard to the slave trade.
He was bound to observe, that he thought that the house
and the wonky were under an obligation to the hon. mem-
ber who brought forward the motion, because the subject
was one of the deepest interest, and it was impossible that
the house could too often or too strongly express its opinion
is coodemeation of the continuance of thatahomiusble traffic.
(He•r, beer.) The truth was, that the abolition of the
slave Inds, though it might, sad had been, in some cases,
as in the case of Brazil, brought about by force, yet could
not be wholly extingeished except by the progress of opinion
throughout other countries—(bw, hear)—of opinion pro-
duced in the mind sot only of the governments with which
they treated, but of the tiatioes to which them governments
belonged. He lamented to say that of late years there had
been a rasps* on the part d our neighbour. on the other
side of the Chanoel. Frew very only aboliabed the slave
trade. FILM not many
_yew ego abolished slavery in her
colonise, and we bad wean to hope that the
French nation and the French government being
thoroughly convinced that slavery and the slave
trade were abomination, and having determined to
get rid of both, there was no danger of such a relapse. But
the first symptom of a relapse was when the French govern.
meet, under M. Guizot, refused to ratify the convention for
a mutual right of search, which was negotiated by Lord
Aberdeen, the refusal being grounded on some motion in
the French Assembly. That was an indication, no doubt,
et a retrograde opinion. Then four or five years ago ease
the Regis eastract for the emigration of free labourers to
French colors., which was nothing more nor less than the
I slave trade in its purest and amplest form—et least so
far as the
i acquisition of negro:ea went. Slave
trade it was n its begianiag. It could sot be
and to be entirely slave trade in its end, because
when those oahappy creature, were landed in the
,r French colonies, where slavery did not by law exist, though
I they were apprenticed against their will a considerable
weber of years, sad subject to strict regulations, and the
possibility of punishment, and therefore were cooky not
1 in ••state of freedom, yet Deverthelees the law dA not
ack*owledgs that they were in • stated slavery. But
the meaner la which those negroes were bought was wetly
the wee as that by which, in the Spain& mid Portuguese
slave trade, Degrees were got and sent to Cube. It was
said thee they were ransomed sod free, and that documents
were glom I. them professing to be certificates of freedom ;
but they were obtained by the persons who sold them to the
heath by all those mew of force and violeoee, and fraud,
by which slaves were still procured by Spain for the market
In Cubs. That was unfortunately the result of the weed-
asissay= In numb councils by the sehmial interest. That
se
was paramount, and fee • leap UMW the Frisch
teLei rrest wire deaf to all She esmenikaress made by the
government, who poiand out that was slave
=aid aostrwy to the priselpiss Mai the French
had openly promulgated NA aroma to abide by.
hat the primb government as 011(1 LO
this spawn. vided other emu amid he devised by
"hid, vie !About Ved ter thutmit
aims amid mid be procured. The mesas Beglaud