The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-05
TElIRTIETH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.


Sonata.
W.,uIrcror Mar.b q 1870
The Via Prssidsnt ,a,d ths foil, v,nc ms,.a,. Ei.h
ia enolosures before the senate "-'A
70 he S,rafr of m. tinted SIa,.,
In snswsr r. ths rasolnsion Of ths ssr.t.
Janusrv Ia.s con,mun;cat. hs,.y;,h 1891, 80
the secretary Of s:ate, With the sooompspvino do.
cumenta con, aiming The eorr..nondsncs ~ ~ w. 40
late mnst,r of the United states At IN. Courr of Rra
1l' relating to the subject of the slave srsae o,
WA,u,xcroy March 3 1913
The letter of Mr. Buchansn communicates III. corr,,
pondence 70 tn, Pre,iaent ~ ~
Then occnrs a abatement bv Mr. yy,se NJ m. .ond;
ton Of the slave trads in azi Of the intsrnsoas
stinustonr between n. o;trd states and Grsst Ri
tain the sut-c and OF the du,v Of both nation, in
toe premises we give the opening of the sreum Of
MI "i''' ~ni0 NJ 10 w. " ,ep 20 NJ, yom;,on
LrcAr1oy or rvs ITx,rrn sr.rx.,
July 81. lsas
HIS ExcyILEScy HAMILTON HAMLroN 81
The cow of the ass.stch of the var, NJ Ah.ras.r
communicated TO me on the 2sh Of March lat Sstsd
the Ath Of December 1875 acknowledges that early
in vsar h. reoc;yed from vour Excsencv for th
iuformsJiou of Her Msj.stys government COW Of NV
letter 70 Won dated The let OF Dscsmbsr sai
refer thus to dates for tho purDose Of re-
markur tns for many aud obyiou. ressons IL Was de-
.rahls thst his lordsh,ns rsyisv sbouIS hsy. fnvd
n nosMbe In poiut Of time sf,sr the f
nv letter bv Her Msjxssy,s government
lordship three csuses which limos,
sble FOR Her Msisstys TO mas, M In sl.pca
lst The great i'm pertsnce which in The estimation Of
Her Msestv,s government ATTACHED 10 the subs ~
that COMMUNICATION
sd The charges which although IN a tone 81 f.isnd
brn at he Rfiti natl
ceptine Her Msissy,s raya efce and other serysnts
Al And eboy. ali the oubo attention dra I'm To II bv
messsc. addres,ed nv the Pretidet ~ tho IJnited
states TO Cop0rees on the 2Oth OF Fsbruarv Isa5
am han to rsmsrk uoon the frst of thes, alleged
that the principal obi at least of nv TO
vour exoelleucv has been obtained liz aim vss 70
arouse and attract tho attention of both government,
to certain aspects Of the slave trade which had
not been sum ieuty If at ALL exposed to either
| to make manifest certain OF ia eviIs and n,
| auxiariss in the very bosom and the very home
of Great Britain herself which we're tan.
sibls to her remedial power and thereby TO convince
her Msestvs government that more importanc ca even
should be attached to the subject than b.dereat "A
undoubtedly wss-hitherto been ascribed 70 it Her
government had been in The habit OF treeting
the enve Trade st this sy as ,ubec more n,arv IL
not entirely touching its foreign reatiops A an eyil
belonging rather to other nations and 10 other mover,
sgupress and not as ems which prsccaly Concerned 40
much is own domestic polov and the GOOD government
of British subjects and British themselves II
was therefore that the agents OF the
in In negotiating the ssles and the charters Of
vessels and that British goods chiefly are ent
and consigned to make unds for the slave trade on tbs
coAet of Africa and that British capital and credit are
| used hero to guaranty the payments Ii Informed
Excelency, further that IL Is said that In
sequence of the long credits Of British manufacturers
and merchants extended to the Portuguese nd Brazj
liam merchants shin goods he in
OF the fact that the chief eecurtv which the
British merchants have for PAYMENT IA the
sales Of these goods in Afric. the Eogsh cruiz.ra
will net now capture or destroy them because their
blow il found TO fall upon the trade and comUeroe OF
heir own countrymen. IL informed your Excelleucy
further that 1t IL asserted here positively as had IN
formed you another occasion tina. the Briteh CRUZ
the shipping Of slaves In Africa and that the motive
alleged was tina. they to desire the slaves to be
shipped be put board in order obtain the
bounty Of many pounds sterling per capita for their