The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-28

1 T.ha African slave TRADE.
i Ths last Westminster contains an eiahornl,
sf,icls, 20 prbss The ustsr failure of the Affieal
i cssst Blocknds. Aside from the claims Of human.
y ths sabect i ons Of Interest," our slave Stass
Ths low price Of slaves in Cuba and Brazil affects
ms,srisily the product Of Sugar and Cotton. Were
i not for the fourishng condition Of tho African
hrde, neither Of these countries could afford to
uEderseil ns. The South has deep pecuniafy IN
ereSt In the success ofevery measure which checks
the Importation into any part Of America, Of African
dawes. Our interests 90 hand in hand with phi
ian,hropy.
The earliest legislative enactment is that of the
Federal Constitution. which gave Congress the
power to prohibit the slave trade after 1903.
The British Parliament enacted the first prohibi.
rofy laws in 1906 In 1883, the slaves in the British
Colonies were placed in pupilage, and in 1888 they
were emaBcipated The number was about eight
hundred thousand and the price paid to the owners
f50,OOO,O00 !,
Since that time Great Britain has been attempt
ing by reaties with other nations, to suppress the
trade The most important is the treaty Of l945 by
which Great Britain and France bound themselves
10 maintain twenty-slx sail, each, on the Western
Coast Of Africa. That stipulation expires this year,
The United States have also entered into an agree
ment 10 maintain eighty guns on the Coast. That
term, too expires this year, and Is is probable that
they will decline TO extend it..
The reviewer argues strongly sgainstthe attempt
Of Great Britain clone to keep up the surveillance.
he shows conclusivelythat the blockade has proved
useless for good, but has been injurious-in de-
gree diminishing the number Of Africans exported,
and serving to increase The horrors Of middle pas
sage Ayessel fitted out with the panphernala Of
thetrade is liable % seizure without having slave
on board. One of the indicia of SLAYER is the
number Of water casks. The consequence is, thai
The slaves have but q scanty supply of water, and
II is doed out sometimes only at the rate Of tea
cup full once in three days to EACH and that, 100
during tropical voyage with a crowded ship. So
Ear from the trade diminishing it is in more -four
shing condition than it has been for yean.
In IS47, the number who left Africa amounted to
"a, 1856; of these, g., 967l reached America The
number recaplured by the cruisers has been about
-four per cent. Of the total. The House of Com
mons appointed committee TO examine the subject
Fhey have reported strongly against the system.
We CLEAN some curious facts relative to the ef-
fact OF legislation ON this subject. In 1922 a slave
was worth f20 in Brazil. In 1881, the Emperor
declared all slaves newly imported should be Tree
inc price wenI up Al once lo1IzV But the decree
proved aoois.se, ana lne price receoed TO I4o In
1913; na. .o1' su'ey "e'o wor'a Hiov. va Inc
sOAs. " Aiil'a q siA,o Us "oith 1io-ahe"lng ioi
~ "a 'i'e passaee' 'hs cost may De nxea al 10
/ ms leaves Ioo on each save landed ailye' Ihlt
enormous Pront tempted Inc cuploity Oh me whole
Dfa],llan popu'auon' aney employ me heeies
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= vas i1'$oOi n 1850 ss,oov, ana In loAS
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anu ia',usu 'ooo SAVES "hic'
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a' sei.n iiieu Snou'o AeeP incl
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