The New York herald., 1845-02-23


received from the President in the House, accom-
panied by some communications from Mr.. Wise,
our Minister to Brazil, on the subject of the trade
IN slaves by citizens of the United States and Brit
ish subjects.
To SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES. OF TINE UNITED srArEs:-
transmit herewith, for the information of Congress-
Wise Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo.
tentary to the Court of Brazil upon the subject of the
slave developing the means used and the devices
escorted to in order to evade existing enactmens upon
the subject
desirous as are the United Sta es to suppress
traffic so revolving to humanity in the efforts to
pish which theyhave been the pioneers of civilized States
cannot but be subject Of the most profound regret that
any portion of our citizens should be found acting CO.
operation with the subjects of other powers opposition
to the policy of their Governments thereby subject
ing to suspicion and to the hazard of disgrace the flag Of
their own country il true this traffic is carried al
together in foreign ports and from
its pollution Butthe crime remains the wherever
pspetrated and there many circumstances
in its guilt.
The mode and manner of carrying ON this trade are
clearly and saressy set forth in the accompany doc
uments and would that regular system has been
,doPted for the purpose of thwartDg the policy and
ding the penalties Of laws. American vessels with
the knowledge, as there good believe OF
the owners and masters chartered rather purchas
ed by notorious slave dealers in Brazil aided by English
brokers and capitalists with this intent. The vessel is
only nomnally chartered at much per month, WHILE
in truth, it is actually sod to be delivered the
of Africa the charter party binding the owners 10 the
meantime to take on board, passengers in
Brazil who, when delivered on the coast are to navigate
her back to the ports OF Brazil with her cargo of slaves
Under this agreement the vessel clears from the United
states for some port Great Britain where cargo Of
peciay for the African trade is purchased shipped
con'gned together with the vessel either the slave
On her arrival is put board passengers and
the vessel and cargo consigned to equally guilty fac
tor agent the coast Of Africa where the unlawful
purpose, originally designed is finally consummated
The merchandise is exchanged for slaves-the vessel
delivered upher oberated, her papers destroyed
heI American discharged be provided for by th
charterers and the new or passenger crew put in com
mand to carry back its miserable freight to the first
'ryers Of the the voyage g or their e employees in Brazil
Is possible that neither the American originally
listed nor the passenger crew put board in the BRAZIL
these principally ignorant not innocent that The
penalties of the law inacted while the guilty con,r
shor all who most deeply concerned in the crime
and its rewards for the most part escape unpunished
It's also worthy Of consideration whether other
han those now existing are necessary to give greater
efficacy to the just and humane policy laws, which
rea1y provide for the restoration to Africa Of slaves
captured at by American cruisers From time time
provision has been made by this Government for their
comfortable support and maintenance during limited
period after their restoration and much to be regret
ted that this liberal policy has not been adopted by Great
Britain As II is seems to me, that the policy it has
dopted is M rather to peretuae than to sup
favor Merchants and capitalists furnish the for
carrying i on.manutactores for which thenegroes are
exchanged the products of her workhops the slaves
when captured instead OF being returned back to their
homes transferred to her colonial in the
West ndies and made the means of swelling the amount
Of their products. by system of apprentice ship for
erm Of years. and the officers and who capture the
vessel receive the whole number Of slaves SO many
pounds sterling per capita by way of bounty.
1t will he seen from the examinations which have re-
Gently taken place at Rio that the subjects of her Britain
mic Mesty, as well as citizens, deeply i'm
plcated in this inhuman traffic British factors and
agents. while they supply Africa with British fabrics in
exchange for slaves chiefly instrumental in the abuse
Of the American flag and the suggestions contained in
the letter OF Mr. WISE Cwhose udicous and jealous ef
forts in the matter cannot be too highly commended ad
dressed to Mr. Hamilton the British Envoy the best
mode Of suppressDg the evil deserve your delbe
rate consideration, as they will receive doubt not that
of the British government
must be obvions that while these large interests are
enlisted in favor Of its continuance it will be difficult
not impossible to suppress the nefarous traffic and ha
its results would be in effct but continuance Of the
ilave trade OF another and more cruel form for be
matter of little difference with the African whether he
torn from his country and transported to the West In
es slave in the regular Of the trade cap
tured by cruiser transported to the place and
made to perform the labor under the of an ap
prentice which s at present the practical operation OF
the policy adopted
tits to be hoped that Her Britannia Msjesys Govern.
ment will upon review of all the circumstances stated
these dispatches adopt efficient measures for the
suppression OF the trade which she has long attempted
to put Down, WITH yet little success and
sonant with the original policy Of restoring the captured
African to mis- home. JOHN TYLER.
Washington, Feb. le, ls45