Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-01


on the subject of the African Slave Trade:
| TO the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the United States
Hansmh herewith, for the information of Congress, CO.
pies of certain dispatches recently received from Mr.. Wis.,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penpotenary to the
Court of Brazil upon the subject of the Slave Trade develop
the used and the devices reoed to in order to evade
existing enactmens upon that subject
Anxousy DESTROYS the United States 10 suppress
traffic so revolving humanity, in the efforts accomplish
which they have been the pioneers Of civilized States
but he subject Of the profound regret that any po
ton of citizens should be found acting in cooperation
with the subjects of other Powers in opposition the policy
of their Government thereby subjecng suspicion and
TO the hazard of disgrace the flag Of their country 1t is
true that this traffic is carried altogether in foreign ports
and that free from its pollution. But the
crime remains the wherever peeraied and there
many circumstances to warrant the belief that of c
Gems deeply involved in its guilt The mode and man
ner of carrying the trade clearly and feaesy set forth
IN the accompanying documents and il would that
regular system has been adopted for the purpose of hwarng
the policy and eyadng the penalties of laws. American
vessels with the knowledge there good to be-
eve, of the and masters chartered rather pur
chased by notorious avedeaers in Brazil, aided by English
brokers and capitalists with this intent The vessel is only
nomnay chartered much per month"; while in truth it
actually sod to be delivered the coast of Africa the char
ter party binding the owners the time, to take
board, passengers, in Brazil, who when deli
vered the coast 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 port Great
Britain where cargo of merchandise, known coast
goods designed especially for the African trade purchased
shipped and consigned together with the vessel either the
IN
On her arrival put board passengers and the
vessel and cargo consigned equally guilty factor agent
the coast of Africa, where the unlawful purpose originally
designed is finally consummated The merchandise is
changed for saveshe vessel is delivered upher obi
teraed her papers destroyed her American discharged
be provided for by the charee and the passenger
crew put in command to carry backs miserable freight to the
first contriyers Of the voyage, their employees in Brazil
During the whole progress of this enterprise
possible that neither the American originally enlisted,
nor the passenger put board in the Brazilian ports
of the nature of the voyage, and yet these
principally, ignorant if innocent that the penalties Of the
law inflicted; while the guilty conrvers the charterers
brokers' owners and masers-in short all who are most
deeply concerned the and its rewards for the most
part escape UNPUBLISHED.
will be from the examinations which have recently
taken place Ro that the bects Of her Britannia Majesty
well citizens deeply implicated in this nh-
traffic British factors and agents. while they supply
Africa with British fabrics in exchange for slaves are chiefly
instrumental in the abuse Of the American flag and the sug
gesons contained in the letter of Mr. W (hose udicious
and jealous efforts in the be too highly COM
mended, addressed to Mr. Hamilton the British Envoy,
the best mode Of suppresng the evil deserve your
deliberate consideration, they will receive doubt rot that
Of the British Government
II ola of
than those existing necessary give greater
efficacy to the just and humane policy Of laws which
already provide for the restoration Africa of slaves captured
by American cruisers From time to time provision has
been made by this Government for their comfortable support
and maintenance during limited period after their restoration
and it is much to be regretted that this liberal policy has
been adopted by Great Britain As it is that
the policy has adopted calculated rather pepeate than
suppress the trade, by ensng very large interests
ayor Merchants and capitalists furnish the for carry
ing manufactures for which the negroes exchanged
the products of her workshops the slaves when captured
instead Of being returned back their homes transferred
her colonial possessions in the West Indies and made the
Of swelling the amount Of their products by system
apprenticeship for Of years. and the officers and
Who capture the vessel receive the whole number Of slaves
many pounds sterling per capita, by way of bounty.
1t be obvious thai while these large interests
sed IN favor Of its continuance il will be difficult not inn
'ossbc to suppress the nefaous traffic, and that its results
would be in effect but continuance Of the slave trade of
her and cruel form for it be but matter Of little
Inference with the African whether he is from his coun
Try and transported to the West Indies as slave in the re-
suar course Of the trade captured by cruiser transported
the place. and made to perform the labor under
the name Of apprentice which present the practical
operation Of the policy adopted.
II is to be hoped that Her Britannia Mseys Government
will upon review Of all the circumstances stated in these
dispatches adopt efficient for the suppression
Of the trade which she has long attempted 10 put down.
with, yet little success and consonan with the
original policy Of restoring the captured African TO his home
JOHN TYLER
WASHINGTON, FEBRUART 10, 1s45.
Wme FanILr-A correspondent of the Rochester De
says that there is living in that city man. who
with his sons, sonsnaw, grandsons and grandsons nlaw