New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-23
Abolition In Ceyion-N dan and Hindos
Shareholders.
FROM ihe National Era


Prom the National Fra
The perusal of The History Of White Slavery in
the Barbsry States. by Charles sumner ESQ Of
Boston-a pamphlet by the way, which We can
hardly commend IN too strong terms 20 the notice
o. our rcaders-has called 20 mind the circam
stances attending the abolition Of slavery Ia The
isian. Of Ceyl0n m 1916. The record OF that trans
scti0n forms one OF the most cheering pages in the
history OF human progress
Tbis beautiful island the spice garden Of the
Eastern World. around which. IN the strong ~.
perb0le Of the poet
ior many lesgge
Chcsrtd with the grateful lmel oi Occsn smiles
itiswcu known passed permanently into the pos
session OF Great Britain by the treaty oi Amiens
IN ls02. Atth time, % use the ~ouis of con-
municstion addressed o the Marquis ~ " elcs.ey.
the Institution OF slavery existed Ia si iis agsr..
waited horrors OF uncertainty m It's application and
crurlt, IA - exercise in the island. Par.lR Pa.
pers Tor s,sI The principal class oi slave hold.
crs were Mohsmmeoaus, although large numbers
Of slaves were held by the native C.ugslcse and
few by the white coorists. SIR 4. Jahustouc On
the part OF the British Government urged anon
tbcse pu,prictCrs ll l-N0 tie cNuc3i anry Of taking
measures TOR the emancipation Of theif slaves -
But the right Oi s.avcho.liur bad been -aarantied
by the terms oi captulaton under which Cey ION
was surrendered % the British arms and the pro.
position was rejected. The Efforts of the gentle.
mea above named were continued from time ~
time aud n decided change OF opinion and feeling
on the subject soon became manifest The No.
hammedan Jaw officers admitted that an mcu arc
by nature free and that the Koran only aloss
OF slavery the punishment OF the crime Of the
iufdcl who takes up arms against the faith Of
islam. The Hindoos, while, on the contrary, they
/ maintained that DO was not necessary % inquire
farther into the masters rght % ms slave tlanto
ascertain whether the latter was born OF n Save
mother were nevertheless found 90 be accessible 20
arguments against the impohcy OF the slave sys
tenn. aud 10 appeals In behalf of their slaves On
the l2ih OF the -th month lsl6 all the slave pro.
pretors Of Cey ion with the exception o. those Of
the kandian provinces ot the interior sent &c Sir
Alexander tombstone a resolution % which their
names were appended, declaring frlf dt chadfcn
bonn ~ shares after that d9ff. The whole number
OF slave owners In the island exclusive 90 the
Handy country. was i63 Not nan hesitated 10
sian the resolution Mohammedans. Hindoos and
the disciples of Buiiha whose colossal foot MARKS
are stiil pointed out on the rocky top of Hamaieel
united In this act Of ideulal and humsuity. So
deeply impressed was Sir Alexander Johustouo by
such signal instance az the voluntary rehnquish-
ment OF slavery that he suggested 10 the British
Government the proprety of erecting az Colombo
a imminent with the names OF those who slgned
the resolution Of emancipation inscribed upon T.
II is a matter far less of surprise than al regret
that Government which has dotted rs world en-
circliug territory with the monumental marbles Of
military heroes wholesale butchers OF their Kind,
regarded as "inexpcdieut and unnecessary
proposition to DO equal honor 70 the bcneiactors Of
humanity.
I'm this connection. We would call attention 10 the
suboined Proclamation OF the King ol Dude, one
oft the richest AMI most popu'ous dependencies OF
the British Government Ia India.
Whereas repeated reports have reached our most
blessed ears that sayedeaers and after their example
sundry persons of other ribes. kidnapping male sri
female children sell them and whereas NO practice
can be- deessbe thsn this, for J, IL nothing short
of the destruction ol human life and whereas to our
Majesty belongs the preservation OF the people OF God
committed 20 our royal care. and nt do NOT prmH IN
jsrg % BE- done ere1 am much les can or Myesy
see uam0red fhe destruction n human bfHgs' IL -,
therefore our royal wish that this horrible practice lOt
kduapping) boz Al eradicated from our royal DO
mnions and this vile custom cot buying ana selling
human beings be entirely and absolutely nterdct-d.
We therefore command that h'nceiorth no one any
pretsnce or plea Whatever sell or buy human beings
and that hs officers both Judicial and ministerial OF the
capital and throughout our royal dominons, deem Il
imperative and incumbent them 90 be wstchful
that this netsrous practice do not occur In any place
and that from those men whom they may suspect OF
having any connection or participation IN this horrible
practice, they require penalty bond and even sufues
Tor good behavior otherwise 10 Danish them nom
royal territories. In this We command tho ufhcers
aforesaid be unremiitingly vigilant and II any
after the issue OF this mandate, be found guilty Of this
nefariOus practice be shall be spprehended, and mme
date report made Of the Circumstances 90 exalted
presence that whsteyer punishment we are pleased 10
award in his behalf be- forthwith carried into effect
aud II there be any difficulty in the apprehension OF
such deinquents that the same be reported % our ex
atsd Majesty without loss of time ia order that tho
royal mandate may be issued without delay Tor their
apurehensiun Let this r-a@@s.~sssa he pronul gated
alleys and streets by the beat CT drum, and
copies of H. In the Persian and Hndoo characters be
suspended In all the cutcheres both civil and military
and In all the public places Of the resort of that
me sers Of human be,H9s keeafr shall be scnfsHeed
imprisonment for hfs IN chains and that The buyers shall
t,cise BE- mos, severely punished and that n any man
clandestney buy sell Gods people the informant of
such clandestne dealing shall receive ssuitabe reward
but II any one cOnnyc st such, he shall be punished
accordnRy
Dated IN z,equad l3is, Hyrsseore,poadius 9Th 2oh
March 1888"