New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-31

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Then rising AID turning 70 the House. be said.
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18Th Of October next: and the Psrisnen, sc ,osi-
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berg attended - on her snt's 1cs.
The African slave Trade.
TIE Report Ct ths Select Connitses appointed
by the House Of LOrds ~ ccosides the best means
which Great Britain can adopt for the aaa exsinc.
ton Of the African Slave trade. 10 published Il 10
favorable to continuance Of The preseat systeu.
Tie means which have been hitherto employed
are. !, TIE formation Of treaties with the various
civil Eed States for the prohibition and suppression
Of the slave Trade, and the panishment OF thosa
eho ergsge IN u ey conascstion Of their ships. =
The formation Of treaties sikh the chsfs Of Aries,
prchbi1g ire exportAriOn Of slaves from their Ter
riiosits. 3 The Maintenance n certain forts UPON
the African coast Z. The mainssnsncs Of armed
cruisers on the coast Of Africa. to enforce these
treaties.
The 6rst Of these means has been attended by q
large MEASURE Of success. rbroegh its eject sks
Slave Trade is nov entirely limited to Brasil ard
10 the colonies Of Spain. IN which isis carried on Ia
q reduced degrees. both thoss powers being bound
by treaties with England eatirely 20 abolish the
srsffc, which ID condemned By The laws OF both a.
q ere st crime.
IRE second means has also proved Of great
value not only by destroying the slave fsctacies,
bat BY directing the sstesti N Of the chiefs b tho
possibility Of their obtaining by lsvsal commerce
those European goods, the drsire Of which alone
leads them 70 maintain The : ave trade. Connected
with this fundamentally the Occup ston Of certain
ports on the cast has been elective. The Tort On
Cspe Coast Cattle has suppressed the trade foe
/ 100 miles to the South ard 90 10 the North; the
| COSTS "a. 600 year.
As for the squadron on the coast al other means
depend on il, and could bot eaist without Il, Be.
sides its direct effect has been great Whea its
operations began, the traffic extended over almost
every part Of Aries, from the Equator ~ far as
Cape Verde, distance OF nearly 500 niles. To
this quarter the efforts ofthe cruisers entirely
conhns from 1878 to $50; the Slave Trade south
Of he Equator from which Brazil sss almost alto
gether supplied, being prosecuted with perfect
security, and indeed protec, Yet within this
time, the Slave Trade ha been expelled from
every quarter north OF the Line, except from the
Blight Of Benn--s space Of less than 900 miles.
In the Blight OF Biaffs In which 800 Slaves per
ansOm were very recently exported from the river
Bonny sOue while large export also took place
from the Old and the New cslabsr. tina Csmeroons,
Otnor flNtfsl, tne Save trd0o mas DcoI entrc-
ly extirgushsd. Complete treaties, enabling the
British orce h. land and put /. down, II resumed,
have been oonclGded aud Consul resident az
Fernando Po periodically visiting these rivers and
assisted by an occasional Wait from vessel OF
wsr, will IL 10 expected. DO able 70 secuie their
fufment
In the place Of the slave trade great and In
creasirg trade 10 springisg up In this blight Mia
sion sta ions have been estsb ished. and the COM
Psrs,ively small means which sothce 70 prevent
the revival of,he Slave Tfsde oompsr with those
which we're required 10 put it down, show thss
wherever the Slave Trade has once been effectively
suppressed, large reduction OF force may follow
without danger ~ lie revival Ga the Gold Coast
the influence Of the English foTts mas entirely Grad
icsted the traffic Al Cape Pslmas 70 the north
ward as far ss Cape Mount, tho sstdements OF liz
IBERIA have been equally ethcs fous TO that end
! Al 9slnas uuder the treaty OF lsi9 Tho opera
ton Of which was long suspended oy doubt ~
| TO the legality Of destroying factoriesl the Slave
Trade has beenr recently teatirey rooted CUT mainly
by the assistance OF the surrounding natives. Ia
s: .ss 6. q s'a,s 90
vii, there 10 reason 10 hope, prevent the Blavs.
Trade breaAiog cut sffesh 20 thas here ss well a.
10 the b sht Of Biafra eEFscsas repression may bs
followed by great reduction Of force. Further
north the natives themselves have risen against
the uatiic, requesting the captain Of cruiser 10
land and destroy The factories. profitable trade
has ing up IN lis Ila ., ADD the Sierra Leone
Commlsssonsfs report that not q ave has been
shipped for the preceding 'welvemon.h.
The Committee recommend a. a pan cor giving
greater efficiency IN tho Treaties with Brazil and
spsin. the giving, by Treaty, To mixed Commission
Courts at Rio and the Havana power 10 declare
free all Slaves brough. before them Who shall have
been imported Aftsr day 10 be fixed. There ap-
pears to be In Cuba large, and in Brazil an in-
ere ssiDg party. who might be osoted to support
this country la repairing and mantainios sEch 4
y..< ard 81 a. II
the wisdom OF extending the British forts and set.
Elements on the coast OF Africa Of encouraging the
free settle ment OF Liberia, which secures $50 miles
Of coast tens nciDg the settle on differ
eDt parts Of the coast Of Africa of free blacks from
Brinsh posssssioDs Of establishing Consalsr
Agents on the points Of the coast whore tho
slave trade oas been exiiogoisbed. and which
best fitted to become emporiu1 az OF trade
This last recommendation leads them 10 another.
The slave trade cannot be permanently suppressed
by spy means vhieb DO not at the same time oster
slswfsl trade, by = ch the desires Of the naive
chiefs for European goods can DO supplied. To
promote, shers iOre this trade should be one chief
object it appears 70 be capabeof sImost unimited
increase. Toe present great hiodrancs 70 lie ex-
tension Is The existence Of the slave trade, which,
shsrever 10 continues renders eli security for life
and property impossible In Africa, prevents the
cultivation ofits met fertile so and the Consequent
increase OF isTtui commerce. Cotton and alnsost
all tropical productions might IL appears DO largely
produced 10 Africa II this ono master impediGo1t
we're removed; while the hsbts and inslinssloAs
Of the Africans are such a. would naturally i1ei0a
them to become an emiBentiy commercial people,
AZ lhss At once secure supply OF most import
ant productions Tor oar own markets and open sn
Unlimited demand for British manufactures. Dicest
trading establishments should bs en- soaraged uader
the protection Of every British fort the cosst Of
africa.
Miscellaneous.
The settlement Of the affairs OF the British opd
American Steam Navigation Co12aoy has tsen
referred % the Mater In Chaacery, Sir 0osexe
Rose, on the petition Of Henry Bsinbeijgs and
Charles EBderby, who ssa,e II the propoeed
capital vss 4l.ooo 900, 10 10000 shares Of Eco
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