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InvAle Istria •end other reg. shakos effecting tote
*wee in those Colonies.
Mr. Ilusuithei said, it *es mistake to sopp.o.se
o
that the object of his f; it
Friend was to establish
say thing iu the nature of an arrangement with the
piasters, in the shape of nelgociation or ecuseession
other °none side or the other. All that leis Right
800. Friend intended was, to propose to regulate
gie trade of the Colonies on what were allowed to
be the soundest principles of trade. He wee
mire he should loot be *caned of any disposition
to encourage the traffic in slaves t but he did
net think the position of the Hon. Member for
Dumber (Mt. Wilberforce) could be muiutaitied.
At the present moment, by the Free Port Act. the
Culonies had as free an intercourse with show places
from whence slaves could be brought to them us
they would were the trade thrown open as proposed,
so that no additional facilities would be crested to
the introduction of slaves. The Colonies of Spain
sad Forage' had the benefit of a free trade with
the whole world, sod hiving the advantage of •
trade in slates, were enabled to compete with
oar Colonies in the foreign markets for' produce ;
while we had • superfluity of produce from
our Colonies, which in vain looked fur a mar-
ket. The old restricted colonial system was found•
ed on the principle of encouraging the African
slave trade, of nhich it was, tnistakingly perhaps,
the favourite feeling of this country to monopolize
as much as passible the whole advantage. We had
abolished the slave trade. but there was in our Co.
lanes 's nemerObs slave population. which had
grown op under that system, and which could no
logger be supported in comfort, eerie% to the de-
remora of the trade of the 'floods; we had there-
fore an obligati*, to do all that was in oar
power to enable the masters to promote the
welfare of those slaves; and on that account,
et present be should feel to relax a little from
the general principles of free trade. in reaped
of the importation of East India mese, by keeping
up for the present the protecting duties in favour of
the West India planters. The other topics which
had been alluded to by the Hon. Member for Wey.
mouth (Mr. Buxton), it was not now the proper
time for considering; the only question before the
Committee being, whether the measure contents.
plated by his Right Honourable Friend wain lees
neficial measure.
Mr. Pulse! gave his decided support t• .I
Resolutions.
Mr. Evass thought it wee impossible to say
that by extending the intercourse with the Colonies
beyond those places to which it was now limited,
the facilities for ail illicit introduction of staves into
the islands would sot be greatly increased. The
chief objection heretofore against • general Slave
Registry Act was, that it might be viewed as an
encroachment on the rights of the Colonial Legisla-
tor's. Now he could not ceniceive • mere favour.
able opporionity for pretesting the consent of the
Legislator', of the several islands to such a measure,
than the present, when they were seeking an exten-
sion of their trade, and he was errant that if mow
neglected it never would be obtained.
Rastausost said it was his intentiou not to
propose to throw the trade open to every port in
to Europe, but to certain ports which should be
epecilled, with powee to the King is, -Consoled to
add to the nuniber. He also intended to confine
the measure to such ports is the Colonies as were
provided wish imitable custom-house establish-
ments. whereby the appreheuded introduction of
slaves would be prevented.
Mr. W. Sierra said he thought the Hon. Mem-
ber for Chichester had mistaken the cause for the
effect, when he said the intention of the old restric.
tiumrlriTU Cohnsies was to encourage the African
Slave Trade ; the object, es it appeared to him,
having been to enlarge the Colonies, and that the
trade was encouraged tritely for the purpose of co-
foaiziiig island.. Believing those islands to be
in • state of depression, he thought that any mea-
sure which could be devised for their relief con.
*steady with the interests of this country, and the
great emote of the amelioration of the condition
of the slaves, ought to be adopted. Thiuking,
however, that this measure required much more
discussion than there was now an opportunity for
going into upon it, he reserved to himself the
right of discussing it more fully in the several
-stages of the Bills.
Mr. Husgtssom said his observation upon the
'African slave trade, as connected with the restric-
tions on the Colonies, was, that the totemic of the
Colonies and the slave trade had always beeu re-
genteel as among the great interests of this coun-
ter ; and that one of the tires in extending the
colonial establtshments wee the extension of the
slave bade. In that opinion he was borne out by a
Petitic.i„ which was many years ago sent from the
Legislative Assembly of Jimmies' to the Privy
Cutiocil of this kingdom, pniying that it would
privet any further importation, of slaves into that
island ; %Inch was refused on the gr le that it
was considered to be the interest of this country to
pmtnute the sieve trade.
his. I 1.1.1 PS said he thought there war no one
interest tins country that could be injured by the
proposed exiel,sinit lithe colonial trade, and hardly
one Hort would not be s gainer r. Ile thought
there H 1 110 clinger of its leading to any increase in
the illicit 'italic in slaves, if proper regulations were
adopted at the ports to check such practices.
Ale. BRIGHT said, that by enabling our plower,
to compete with the Colonies of Spain end Por-
tugal in the markets for their, prodocr, this ineatAure
"mold greatly contribute to induce these Powers to
the Slave Trade. No persons could be
mote solicitous, fur their out, interests, that the
slave trading of other countries shuuld lee put
down. them those oho were connected with our
Colonies. Tbis messore was in some degree calcu-
lated to prevent its continuence, and he thought no
obstacle should be thrown in its way.
After a few words from Mr. Burstawoirrn,
which were inaudible in the gallery, the Recede-
tioos were agreed to.
The House then resumed, and Mr. BROODER
iisting reported the Resolutions of the Coo 1111 l nee,
moved fur lease to bring iu the Bills pursuant
tlersto.—Leave given.
ISCELLA NEOUS INTIMATER.
The hoes bark/ resolved itself into a Curamiitie of
Sueeiy—
Mr. ARBUTHNOT awed a vote of 7,01)0/. to &fray
".• solarium sod expeinies of ibe Lauri mad Re-
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