The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-28
BRAZIL and the sIavo-Trade.

ITO Do JANElHO, Ice. IL.
The slave-trade is more fouushing than ever;
all parts of the coast between this and Bahia are
open 10 their Decentralization; some 400 were
landed from a steamer few weeks since, not
ten leagues to the eastward Of this harbour. A
steamer Of large dimensions, intended TO cany
out 1900 slaves, is building on the BraganEa
side; and is TO be launched intwoor three months.
II is a fact, that at present, IN Rio, young.
healthy boy of Is or ii, and well grown, can be
purchased for $50 dollas, while within the last
two years from 700 TO $40 dollars were paid for
the same as a domestic servant, though untamed
and ignorant, on the day he was imported. Bra
al says, "sayes we wIlhave;' and Brazil does
have a constant and plentiful supply of them
1t is in vain to blink tins fact; the reports made
10y the English minister and consul must prove,
If further proof were necessary, that folly OF fTon-
sy only can PERSIST in our further interference
with Brazil regarding slaves, and this wholly
apart from the enormous cost and useless sacn-
fee Of life incurred by England on the coast OF
Africa, as well as the additional horrors and
cuelties which have been shown to result from
our interference.
THE SLAvE.rRADK-A letter recently received
from gentleman on the coast Of Brazil gives G
gloomy pioturs of the houid traffic in human
beings which is carried on by the merchants and
government OF the Brazilian Empire, many OF
our own people (American) being also engaged,
it is believed in the same detestable business
AAti. Slapsry Reporter.
'OuT present duty on tins station is the hu-
name one Of watching and searching American
vessels fitted cut for the coast of Africa from this
port, and suspected of being engagedin the slave
trade, in which hellish traffic a large number OF
vessels under the Amencan flag are engaged
| Yes, this damnable traffic in human souls, th,.
details of which in all its horrors would actually
make your ife-blood cuTde in your veins, is car
ried on with the most perfect IMMUNITY under the
stars and stnpes-the ensign OF liberty and hu-
man rights-but whose broad folds are pTostltu-
ted TO the base purpose of shielding and protect
| ing the inhunan tyranny in daily enacting the
most revolving of human crimes. True our gov.
eminent, in its philanthropy, enacted statute
against any American citizen engaging in this
trade, and wlomsoeveI so engaged shall suffer
death. But the same law which denounces il
as piracy legases every article that Is trafhckod
| for slaves.
"The law says, that any vessel suspected d
being engaged in this prescribed trade may be
rcmanded for trial. Now, every vessel that
cleans for the coast from this port is suspected q
being engaged in the trade, and justly too, foi
nine-tenths Of them, directly or Indirectly, al,
engaged in the traffic; which fact is nOtorious.--
Now what proof have we to bring forward, be
fore court OF admiralty, TO justify us in arrestinl
her lbound, as she is, to lawful pom, with {
cargo on board, testified TO by the American con
sui ! as a slaver7 Mere suspicion will not con
denim her--nothing but positive proofs of the fac
i ofthat being her object. And those pnoofs sh'
does not present within herself. No officer oftit
navy is stupid enough TO send vessels home a
slayers under these circumstances, when he !
held personally responsible for all damages accrl
ing from the arrest and detention of tho vessel
in The event of her not being condemned.
"American vessels engaged IN this trade out
number the vessels of all other nations put togeth
Grand are chartered at much higher prices b
slave dealers, as they are not subject to the nigh
nf search by the British, who swarm the Africa
coast YOU kuow--and cur laws are totally IN
sufficient and Inadequate, in the great malorlt
Q of cases, to their condemnation; and so vessel
sailing under our flag, being the more safe, al
much more desirable.
"The whole law in reference to this trade Is
{ farce. and the sooner il is abrogated the be
i. Ter. as the demands OF the slave market here WI
be supplied in defiance of all laws as long as u
trade continues so profitable az II is-when me
$ can make fortunes in few trips. And, IN fac
these penal enactments enhance the value