Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-30
BRITISH AND FOREIGN ANTISLAvE.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ANTLSLAvE-
Rf SOClErY.-The sixth annual general
meeting OF the British and Foreign Anti
Slavery Society, for the abolition OF slavery
and the slave trade throughout the world, was
held this week at the Hall of Commerce,
Ihreadncedle street. The chair was taken by
Mr.. J. J. Quincy, who opened the business of
the day by noticing the importance of MAIN
taimdS in operation an intelligent, industri-
Gus, and effective committee, not only By the
support ct the purse but by the support OF a
tellow-ieeling. liz hoped to see the DAY when
that support woual be what il was in DAYS
past during the treat struggle for the abolition
oil slavery IN our own colonies. The transfer
OF laborers, as they were called, from the coas,
oil Africa to the colonies of European Powers,
must be denounced as being practically slave
trade. Holland, for instance, had been en-
listing negro soldiers on the Gold Coast and
tMng them to Java, there to fight the battles
OF the Dutch; and on examination il was
folnd that the preparatory steps i'm Africa for
obtaining them were precisely identical with
those oil the slavc-trade ITSELF. These things
required to be watched, and the Government
must be piled with such information. Our
Minister at the Hague completely failed i'm
his negotiation for putting an end to that
pracuce and II was accomplished BY the phi
ian,,hropists OF England, though the King of
io,ahd certainlyput II upon wrong ground,
Tor nc gave II up because they made such bad
soldiers. A laugh I'm France there was
great opportunity for forming now a sound
public opinion on this subject anti-slavcry
meetings were allowed, the people were will
ling TO listen, and the speeches Of NJ. de Gas
parin in the Chamber Of Deputies had excited
great attention. Things also were hopeful i'm
Denmark, and even in Holland, though moth
ing could exceed the horrors Of Slavery in Sur
inamc.' Hear, hear.l The eyes of the world
were upon our great experiment in the West
Indies; and he thought it was going on well.
Considering the shorining Of the hours oflabor,
the progress Of agricultural knowledge, and
the vast impulse Of freedom OH the human
mind, these colonists might yet be expected to
slavery; and, if South America could be con.
WINGED that emancipation would answer we'll
to the pocket, difficulties could soon be over
come. Hear, hear
MI. Scobe then read the year report, which
began by deploring that 100000 Africans
were still annually kidnapped for the slave
markets OF the Spanish colonies-Brazil, E.
! gypt, Turkey, Persia, Arabia, and India. The
number OF slaves was calculated to be, at least
IN the United States, 2,750,0O0; i'm Brazil
2,o0O,OOO in the Spanish colouics, 500 900 !;
IN the South American Republics, 400 900; in
the French colonies, 250,000 in the Dutch
Danish, and Swedish colonies, 100000; in
Texas, 30,000-total $3.50 ,0O0 The report
then proceeded to notice the state of the En-.
glish colonies. In India, though slavery was
abolished by law, il was doubtful whether the
bulk OF the slaves had as yet been set free in
iact' except IN the Tennaserim provinces and
In portions OF the Madras presidency. In
Hong -kong freedom was happily established
by law OF the 18th of February, lS44-an
admirable example to all China With re-
gard TO emigration to the British emancipated
colonies, the committee would strenuously
oppose 1t. As to the introduction of East In
dia Coolies into tn, Mauritius, at the end of
March, 1914, Cthere having been introduced
since the lst OF January, 1913, IS, III men,
1880 women, and ,449 children.) the Gov
eminent arranged to allow the annual impor-
tation OF 5000 Indian laborers, exclusive of
women and children and from that time to
September 30, lS44, there Were imported L.
S3o men, 355 women, and 2o3 children; bur,
not content with his the Legislative Council
oil the Mauritius had passed law for the inn
portation, under the license of the Governor,
OF negroes from all parts of the coast of Africa
not within British jursdiction-that is, for
re-opening the AT AN slave trade. Jamaica,
British Guiana, and Trinidad were also receiv-
ing, at the expense OF the tax payers of those
three colonies, laborers from Sierra Leone, and
the two latter colonies were about to have an
importation of Coolies. The emancipated
West India colonies were steadily though
slowly advancing in prosperity. The report
then noticed the leading foreign operations Of
the year, and, after strongly deprecating the
annexation of Texas to America, made honor
able mention of the emancipation by Sweden
OF the slave population in its colony of Bar
tholomew; condemned the conduct of British
Shareholders in the Dutch colony of Surinam /;
noticed that in Brazil, criminal as the vast i'm
/ portation Of slaves was, the great slave dealers
were not the native Brazilians but foreigners,
and that both there and in tie Spanish colo
MES at least two-thirds of the slave population
were entitled 10 their freedom by the law of
the place and under the treaties of England.
The Rev. J. Beecbam, secretary of the Yves
/ ieyan Missionary Society, then moved the
adoption OF the report and disappointment of
officers, which was seconded BY Mr.. X. Cad
bury, and carried unanimously, as were sever
al other resolutions, expressive of satisfaction
at the result OF the society's labors.