Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-16
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The BRITISH QuEES.-It 10 now three o'clock In
the morning, and have yet notice OF TINS s'ea"
boat She has been fourteen and nan aAys
and may, therefore, be hourly expected to arrive
We shall issue an extra within two hours tnerea"er
whenever that event takes place.
The sl.vers new in Psrs-Thcir Probable
Rispssisien MIR. N. p. Trist.
The three slavers, Wyoming, Clara, and Eagle,
are still in our harbor. They will be adjudicated
upon in the middle Of next month before the United
States District Court which meets here at that
time The American government cannot act relative
to them until the decision Of the court ID made
known
IT. upon full statement Of facts, jury is found to
decide that these three savers American proper
ty they WILL Of course be thrown upon the hands Of
our government But il il is proved, or decided by
the court that they Spanish property, then they
will be- on the other hand, returned the British
who will take them to Sierra Leone for confscation
by the Mixed Commission In the frat instance,
however, if they are adnitted to be American pro-
perry, they come under the act Of Congress which
pronounces the foreign slave trade piracy, and
punishable such-and consequently the vessels
must be confscated, and the American commanders
attached to them punished as pirates.
two Of them are dead. If however, the court decide
in either ofthe above English will not be gra
tilted in the manner they wish. 1t is their desire
to have the American government instantly pro-
Pounce it unlawful, and as palpable piracy for any
vessel matter whether American or otherwise, to
engage in the African slave trade with American
Tors or papers. If they should decide then the
only flag under which the trade be carried on
will be the Russan--and arrangements will soon be
entered into between that government and the
British on that score.
The question has now become one Of very great
importance to the whole civilized world, and the
turn Of the wheel depends entirely the American
government 1t is for to decide whether the slave
traffic, it is horribly conducted in Africa and
on its coast, shall continue or be abolished. From
the facts we have gathered, and the nature of the
slave act Of 1905 cannot the slightest foothold
for the owners and commanders Of the Wyoming,
Clara and Eagle that the latter will be punishable
as pirates, there is doubt-and that the former
will suffer much, there is not the least question.
II the United States government do decide that
the British can capture, with impunity, all the
sells engaged in the slave traffic, that display the
American flag, upwards Of one hundred brigs and
schooners will be coniscated in less than twelve
month. But if, on the other hand, they continue
and the horrible traffic made more horrible by the
carte blanche from this government and its agent in
Havana, Mr.. Nicholas p Trst.
The seizure Of the three slavers now at quaran-
tine has for the present put stop the sending Of
vessels from ports for sale in Havana. There
were in that port at the last accounts, six 10 eight
American clippers, from Baltimore and New York,
sent there for the express purpose Of being sold for
slavers. One beautiful pilot boa;-the Lafayette
was despatched from this port, but returned short
time since the owner having been unable to sellh
such was the sensation in Havana, created by the
capture Of the Wyoming, Clara, and Eagle.
Mr. Trst i. fearful Of retribution, for he is aware
that il will be terrible. He trembles when he thinks
of the depth of sin into which he has been plunged
by his numerous covert acts and inhaman conduct
towards his countrvmen and country. He has al
ready been rebuked BY the very people TO whom he
has been so subservient Capt. Howell, Of Charles
ton has gained his suit against him, and the Spanish
Court stated in giving in their verdict that the Ame-
rican Consul had exceeded the bounds Of his author
ity. Mr.. Trist is placed in very enviable po-
sition. But this, en- PEASANT. The vessels now in
Havana which were for sale slavers, will proba-
bly, remain there and await the decision Of the U. 5
Court and our government. IL therefore behooves
the United States District Court TO give the case
that will be brought before IT, thorough and cri-
cal examination for on its decision will depend the
future trade in slaves the African coast and If
that traffic is stopped slavery at the seuth will be
thought differently Of from what il is now by the
rest Of the world.
News system or THE WALL STREET PAPERS
Day after day we in exchange papers whole
columns Of parag raphs and articles taken from the
"Herald" and published without credit. This we
seldom notice, much matter Of coarse has il be
come. Bat il also as frequently happens that many
Of these paragraphs copied into the " Courier"
" STAR" Express" and other Wall street papers,
and published as news, a month after have given
them. Here is case in point On Friday last, the
" Star" published the following as news
Z" The JTIfe of a Boston Boys Grondson.-I is
supposed that the Peel Ministry were outmannuvred
by the beautiful Marchioness OF Normandy, who
rules the Queen, the Queen rules England, and Eng
land rules nearly all the world. Thus the Marchi-
oness Of Normandy 10 the greatest woman in the
world az present She Is married to the great grand
OF Boston Boy, named Phipps"
This very paragraph we wrote on the receipt Of
the news BY the Great Western, and published in
the " Herald" OF June 18th. So much for the Wall
street system Of news-msking. And this is but one
instance out Of dozens that occur daily.
Tar CpKw or THE NORM CARoLfSA LINE os
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