Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-18
AMERICAN SLAVERY DENOUNCED IN
PARLIAMENT.

The London correspondent OF the Boston Atlas gives
this sketch OF Mr. Maeaulays brilliant TRADE against Sa'
cry this Country the debate OF the new Tariff
project Of the Ministry;
"Mr. Maeauay msde a powerful and brilliant speech
in the House Commons "Wednesday evening last, On
the horrus Of the slave trade; and he severe IN
at his speech, the shareholders OF the u
States Tho main debate upon the sugar duties
Lord John Russell proposed resolution that the pro
posed by the Government pro.e.sed keep dlstnc
between foreign tree labor and foreign slave labor su
gar which he considered npacucabe aud usory and he
objected that plan. After long speech from Lord John
other members, MIR Mscausy and showed the IN
consistency OF the Government IN masking distinction be-
free labor and slave when slsvegro~n cotton
and tobacco admitted iron the United States and
while there law which nierdcel the free laborer OF
Great Britain from growing tobacco aud saVegro~n cotton
about be admitted duty free! Because Government
could duty ol o0J per upon slave grown to-
bscco the United States had this monopoly. Mr.. Ma
causy asked this moral obligs,ion.-about watch 50
much said, respecting the proposed dunes on suga
may yield fiscal considerations. Whist principle was
Brazilian sugar be kept Of this market Sir R"btfee
proposes take the duty oil accordance Is he
stated with prncple-it will confer great beneh
the people. Mr.. Macaulay agreed with the Premier
and he TO give his support that part u: his
then speak ct the products OF the South
ern States, which the fruits OF siave-labo and
which Great Britain consumed enormous extent
lie denounced the Republic OF the United States,
society which accountable before God aad man
any other for the misery of the African race
There exists lac said III those States, slave trade more
odous and more demoralizng than that which carried
on between the of Africa and Brazil. North Caro-
lima and Virginia, he said To Louisiana and Alabama
what Cong, Rio Jsneiro. He then referred to the
slave breeding States and gave statistical Of the
whole number OF births aud deaths annually amongst the
slaves.
He next alluded to the traders who buy gangs OF
from 300 to 4OO State and sell them in another
driving them like Il herd OF Smhheld market
In Louisiana, the labor OF the mill sends ia short
time the souesi African his grave; but in Virginia Ne
groes are growing up supply the hord trade which he
sad could be viewed IN its most horrible and odousaspec
IN the United States. lie felt that bad enough
take the "wreohed barbarans from Arca-but that civ
zed men, calling themselves Christians, frecmen should
breed the saye-and. If he must speak out the horrible
uuth-eyen beget the slaves they breed-ihai such
should sell them and consisn them To lite which hnger
ing deah-,hs said Mr. Macauay is Infinitely pain
fu To than the saverade OF Africa lie thought
that the condition OF the African would be ee
voted, hundred hence, in Brazil than in the
United States Brazil agreed TO grant the right OF search
but the United States opposed TO it-and by such
positions deprived the system, great extent, OF its i'm
porance and efficiency and the United States would be
responsible hereafter tor the failure OF a great measure
That government has opposed il through its diplomatic
agenls The OF General Cass the subject had
great influence.
the American Government had not placed itself upon
bad emnence, which Brazil never aspred-the United
States Government has openly declared itself the patron
the champion aud the upholder OF savery- has admitted
up its principles OF slavery IN opposition
l., the principles 1T freedom. Us IL II considered that
this conduct gives il title goryihat II renders
itself ilusrous n the efh genus oi Inc unfortunate
African race they seek extend slavery, with
ey exerted by other nation 10 duse ci
vizaon-and yet the Premier will admit Brazilian
gar said Mr. Macaulay, because the Brszians the
Negroes cruelty; but he will admit the slave grown cot
ton Of the Uniied States. He will thus give s,imulous
10 the rale America. As the contents of
Ss Budget shall be known the Atlantic the slave
trade traffic will become Gorribe than Mr.
Macaulay could not he SAID understand how ie PeEer
had reconcied his conscience IN this matter With regard
to the abolition Of slavery and the in the United
States he expected wu for the Cooperation OF that
large, enlightened, and respectable body OF American c's
zens, who hated slavery much "a he did.
When Mr.. Macaulsy bad finished, Sir Robert Peel re-
piled him ia long speech ia which lac odverted to sla
very in United States, and stated that the BRUSH Gov
ernn, could aud had right interfere with at
the institutions OF that county. He had doubt that ia
time slavery would be abolished in the S,atesbut he de-
MED thai slavery ia Brazil less cruel Than the States
The trade still earned there in its FORMS
and 10 defiance Of all treaties, which Brazil had broken