The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-06

scouting lawful voyage that the English officers al
lodged fraudulent papers, in order to detain her. The
voyage in consequence broken up. By the posses
sion Of such it is very clear that the American
trade with any country may be broken up The trade Of
The Brazs is great object to the English manufactures
and those Of the United States rapidly supplsntng
them Possessed of the right Of search claimed every
American vessel that GENES to the Brazilian coat
may be detained by British cruisers until her papers are
verified The consequence would be- entire ruin to the
trade, while British vessels away with it, The sur
preston of the slave trade great object but is never
advisable to do wrong that good may come OF iii and
wrong clearly subject lawful traders Of the United
States search and detention merely because en- Eag
lsh naval officer chooses to fasten suspicion upon her.
The will be- that merchant can send his
shin o, to the coast and the trade will be destroyed
Both the people and the Of Great Britain
make great show Of philanthropy in respect to the slave
trade and are constantly camorng against other nations
where slavery exists and yet is well known that the
vernment Of Great Britain itself is at this moment
engaged in the slave trade to greater extent than
ever was practiced by any nation. She employs an
immense MARINE nomnally for the suppression oil
the trade, and yet that marine 10 directly sup
ported from the profits Of the trade. The operation
has been thus described. The cruisers on the Air'
can coast are seldom known to prevent the stealing
board The uniniiaed might then suppose that the
negroes would be Immediately discharged Noise, how
ever They taken to the coast Of Brazil and
sold by British authority into servitude for eight years.
generally at $50 head in order 10 pay The expense 81 fher
capture The negroes are then registered and turned
int plantations among other slaves from 900 10 10000
number where Of it is utterly impossible to re-
cognize individuals. Semannually the surgeon Of the
plantation makes report of the health of the slaves and
the expiration of the eight yearshe returns show that
they have nearly all died off, The government of G.est
Britain have been enabled to keep in active service
powerful marine ready for any emergency at but little
expense to themselves. These facts well known
the Brazilian coast and it TO perpetuate this stem
that the right searching the vessels Of other nations
Of constituting herself the marine police of the world'
is claimed This part Of the operation is however Of
small moment compared with the disastrous effect upon
trade that we have mentioned above. In vain may
support navy for the protection Of our commerce in
foreign seas, put into the hands of great
mercial rival the power to annoy SO that it cannot be
prosec uted with profit
We subj, from tho London Chronicle some special
pleading in support Of the outrageous claim up by
Great Britain. 1t that Lord Ashburton an object
Of suspicion both sides Of the water, and justly so
SIT would be good thing, no doubt to settle all our
disputes with the United States provided they
vantageously settled; but fear Lord Ashburtsn
the effect such settlement. Upon general prin.
ciples far better to keep important negotiations
special envoy abroad to settle them at least in cases
where distance is not great prevent easy commu
ncstion. man sent on special mission does not like
to come away without having concluded some arrange
ment; and if he cannot make good one he will try to
persuade his government to let him agree bad one
and then defend sthe best that could be made The
communications between London and Washington are
now easy and rapid enough for direct negotiation II
yeu determine however, to send 2 special envey, he
ought to be Of rmness and decision has clear
and distinct IDEAS who not only understands the subject
but knows his own mind; who has fixed opinions and
only country, end whose whole heart and SOUL
interests of ell kinds hound up with that country
How far Lord Ashburtons character and position fulfil
thu conditions, it necessary to say, and for one
rather dsrust TINS mission and shall be sgreesbly
| Interests.
r" An envoy ought not to have any preconceived OPT
mons of his that may Interfere with the jealous
assertion Of his countrys interests but strongly
objects which his country has greatly at heart and
that in particular he cares very slightly for the sup
preston of the slave trade The question which has
arisen about the American asg does not involve any
pretenson part to search American merchantmen
in time Of peace. 1t il admitted, observe, from the
correspondence between Mr.. Stevenson and Lords Pal
merston and Aberdeen that cannot do this till the
United States give US permission by treaty But what
suppress the slave trade meet with suspcious vessel
with an United states Neg flying our cruiser must ssnd
hess to board :uoh vessel ana to examine her papers,
Nationality sprsyed Me ships papers, and not by the
piece Of bunting she may choose to hoist for moment
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were admitted and vessel to be reported Ams-
ssn merely because she has flying at her mast head
piece Of bunting with seventeen stars blue ground
every pirate in the world every slave trader even
though she were English, would obtain inpunity and
| might traverse the seas unmolested with her cargo
Of half smothered negroes board All own laws
and all treaties with foreign powers against slave
trade would become waste paper and the United States
would not only exercise the right which they possess
of refusing TO make treaty for the suppression Of
trade but they would exercise the power of
Jasto all the treaties which the other Governmens Of
Christendsm have made for that purpose. The Ameri
can Government and people will surely be 80
foolish % make their stand upon unjust ground
andto give them here would be to undo all that
have done for the suppression Of the slave trade and
proclaim our whole legisation the subject the hegh,
| Of folly"
It is preposerous to suppose that those who are %
suspicious Of the nag should give ready credence to the
papers, 1.-THE papers doubted detention, destructive
and enormous Losses the result withou.
any possible means Of redress, If government is
weak enough agree to make such exercise Of So
versignty the part of Great Britain This matter
does interest the ante alone but every
prodacer in the United States The value of whose in.
dusry will be directly influenced by the restriction Of
| the foreign markets for their sale.