New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-21

IN men, Tor The procuring 4 foreign lAborer ~ ih-r
oniss large supply Of native Africans Of the KrOo
Crew tribs.
From the information which we have Outlined Il appears
hat the new psn embraces the- PsFcusrs, via rnst
kessrs Hyde Hedge Co. q isondOn have contracted
with the Court of Policy es British Guisns % convey
$4,000 LAHORE r. from West Africa 10 that colony com qenc
rg from the 1t Of July last the following terms First,
Mtssrs Hyde Co are authorized to hire Issorer uader
cen'ure British Guiana for three years At an average
II teppeboe for each days york -h claim 70 rsfurs
Iss:sge alter industrial residence Of such duration
n sy De sereed upon with permission Messrs H,de n
Co 10 advance them two monhs' wages n necessary;
,eouSy that Messrs Hyde Co TO be paid ia London
u Der Msjestys Commissioner for each sdat Of ten
,ssrs ard UPWARDS m.e or femsle landed in Br, usn
r.m the Krso Coast II. and for chdr-n. - los and
for srv INT back the krOo Coast "a los for adults and
- s. children: thirdly they are 20 be repaid he al
vance. mad. 10 the immigrants the production 81 cerG-
cafes add oCrtAy the conr act to conunuet Tor nve year
and Nessrs HYDE * Co 20 import culng t1A period lOos
Ac,ns II i also Understood that the same parties have
,de a similar proposition 20 legislative committee OF
J,u.ca 10 introduce into that island an equal namoes Of
Kroomen sud that this same con m'ttee Is "a eorrspon-
d. nee with he authorities q the colony relative thereto
These peopls-the krooS-sre scattered over auost inc
entire West Coast Of Africa. They are the wstermen ana
sailors TIE naval and merchant vessels Visiting .s Pr
lion Of Africa sad hardy, industrious people noted
r resf love Of county Competent Judges estimate me
entire population not exceed $1,000 Of both sexes and AL
ages
sever, governmental trips 70 induce these people 20 en-
crse conducted under the authority Of the British GOV
eminent have invariably proved complete failures free
lsbcr.rs in the proper OF the ter could ros %
tulG aud. De YOhd fhi~, X WAS uirCNNtNru
est osr cnai0u manifested by the hroo Cnie.s OF
besd p.p allow their people 20 emgrse because moss
who bad previously been permitted 20 90 10 uusna on me
ndun Il their return in specified period had nn re-
,urn.d The kro men are under the authority 81 Chleis
srd dare Independently Of their viii Ihey cshnot
leave the country, ship themselves on ooaru ny
vessel for short period without the PERMISSION orappou.
u,it Of ihe .adnen who receive in advance, ron
those anxious 20 secure their services. two m'n'ns
wseos, and their return. for that forms Necessary
part of the stipulated agreement these headsnen sse
their earnings eQuivss NJ probably Is SAID or
N. debts # the family contracted IL presumed during
their absence There were several hroomen on tne Me'
Coast II Aries in isg7 from whose evidence We gamer
that II the king has small DASH present he wa iet
the people go but il they refused n rond Hase neN
hke In fact the Kroomen have no liberty OF chsoe
in the matter therefore regard them a. people csps
be o. entering voluntarily into any labor contract y 70 op
pose all the evidence which has been collected on TINS I'M
portaDt point
In the ,.,r lsl Mr. Butts an Emigrant Agent from
British Guiana the kroo Coast visit OF inquiry
snd from his report it appears that all emigration must Dc
conducted through the chiefs that nothing can os aons
without them and that absolute was their sutnony,
n AZ "t the mandate Of chief would stop emlgra'on
from any part or portion OF his tribe lhs ttc.
corroboraied by the report of Mr. l. Bag0t sno hee
Guiana agout who visited the in 1876 10 lsi7 ihe
coast was sgan visited by Mr. Hamilton, an agent OF the
Government At Great Neh'u, he says he held grano
'paaver The burden of the discussion was the wau
of dasb present. in money or goods and the efPres
's0n Of SURPRISE that the white Queen had never Sent m
sable majesty present BY any OF the vessels shcn nae
called at Nsiiou for emgrants and ~ ve had not pre-
scented ourselves with presents gt return board
'our hip TAis" says Mr. Hamilton both eIgl'di
"dtcistre The kroomen not 10 be obtained whout
money goods in exchange. The same tact appears on
the face Of the repor, Ut Mr Fhfr smother Government
agent specially appointed in 1850 visit the coast to pro-
emsrants though, unlike his predecessor, hs ~
well provided with present, 10 conciitte toe ch'ois'
In the official report printed few months sgo.
Of this transaction, il IL said Nothing could
exceed the exertOns Of Mr.. Fisher ar the no
".rslity with which presents we're made 10 various
chiefs or the patience and perseverance, with whch
"B8eAvored 20 render thu scheme successful ana ysth
ed alto gether This failure is accounted for by the sur
eeon Superintendent Mr. NcCrea who accompanied Mr-
Fisher the expedition aud is worthy OF special Afternoon.
He says that the chiefs who anne on board ther Vess ~
Neou, "tOld would be folly on our part 10 htempt
"anchorng as eg roui permit man 70 eniRae
"Rirtpg the f0 mir hosttpy 70 em'grahos
Uh,ck had b,cn aA6g,d IN other places namely tnMtno
people they had permitted 10 20 toGuisna ie years DC
fore had been brought back according to PROMISE
And SUCH. Mr. McCrea says. the result thM must ~
ways from breach Of faith with the race
Putting things together IL s clear hatthe roo enies
will permit their people 20 leave the country "tno
receiving FIRST dash. present representing pDroa
Of their usg.s .econdy that they expect 10 derive con
siderable profit from them, out OF the wagesthey my nave
received during their abencean easy aud rOntaols mDdo
of dealing in the labor Of their people and far more AVIAN
tsgeous than the ordinary slave trade transactions and
thirdly that they the honor Of thOse with whom
they into arrangements to enable them 10 reap ina
full benefit Of their contracts
will be seen throughout the whole Of ths agents re-
port. that the parties with whom they invariably put than
selves in communication were chiefs and not the peoples
and they always assumed the right vi these chiefs 10 con-
ing emisrsnis IA free, is deIuson and mockey
Even allowing the greatest precautions taken 10
impossible conceive that the kroO people could % made
understand in their own country the nature o. con.
tract the amount of labor they may be called
upon to perform, the laws regulations to which they
NAV be ,ubugated, or the relative vsue Of the money
they will De paid for their services ignorant Of ns Ian
gus Of the colony which they may be taken 4nused
to the customs Of the people among whom they1n %
thrown they will be reduced b stste OF semi sao
Manufacturing the unfayOrableness for the pu7oss
tended of the r-pesed unsuccessful efforts made be sst
arrival from Liberia furnishes the intelligence that ne con-
tractors are actually sndesvorng b. ulh their conr.cs,
and il is feared without regard to the rights and keings
Of the Door noer ive aud really worthy people, whom "
Is thus intended TO transform practically into slaves
10 induce and emigration, Mrssrs. tyde " W.
have offered sdybce Of s0 Ter every a0orer wp0 can
be induced to emgrste thence TO ths BRUSH csons'
This advance Il Is believed will have tbs effect Of rpv-
ing the slave trade As Il s sOne Of the reoeDns 40
tive chiefs who refuse submit to the Llberan uOyer
meut are reported 10 bsysengsgsd with the Brush s8.c
In questiou 10 furnish number Of abOrers for tins West
Indian Colonies . and these honest sub contractors are
known 20 have lately made number Of ca1tyes Dy pre-
dsory ncuIons whom they have collected IN bHracooos
Grand Cape Mount IL is not astonishing 10 view o.
these facts that complaint has been lodged WITH me
President O Liberia that these poor wreches are 10 %
sent of without their consen-us as slaves are 10
10 Cuba or Brazil
The President OF Liberia has acted in proper n'nnef
In this unctu O. he has issued bis pr0ca nston directing
that IN order TO prevent abuses, the vessels carrying or
intending to carry away eHgrans shall first proceed 10
MOnroHia with their passengers and obtain passports lor
them in order that an opportunity may he AFFORDED o.
ceriang whether the emigration be free c0nsrsI Sd
We have been thus explicit and careful ID give il his
tory OF his whole transaction up 20 this time. We or no
commen,-none are necessaTy-and We close WIN mo
remark that for any individual parties ~r government 70
negotiate with the krO any other African chefs 0r no
labor services Of their people for periods of yesfs
really % sanction the principle OF slave trading va -
open the way 10 he revival in forms Of trsiic
sesinst which aRy reyols, and which tho religion Of
the Gospel condemns.