The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-27
From the Charleston Is. o. Mercury, March !.
The COolie or British slave Trad.

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| From the Charleston g. o. Mercury, March l.
The Coolie or British slave Trade.
Contemporary with the final triumph Chat is the the
orelca tfumph) OF the British slave trade sprung into
existence traffic, quite innocent and even prass
worthy, in the eyes OF philanthropy renowned Tor hay
ing It's eyes turned outside in, whereby il satisfy il
self by forever gazing at lis complete idea instead
of being compelled 10 take the broken images OF things
as they y and the substitute has proved ingenious
that the sugar planters OF Cuba have almost
10 the conclusion that il is cheaper and better than the
original II has accordingly h.ven wonderfully; under
the joint countenance OF philanthropy and the dealers in
human cattle"
Our attention has been drawn this subject by the
California papers received BY the last arrivals From lead
ng ports OF India, and more especially from China, II
would appear that the cooe trade has been fully organ
zed on grand scale In single Calcutta paper there
nouce Of ten ships taken up for The Transportation OF
coolies TO the British West Indies Many thousands are
every year carried TO the Mauritius, where they
worked TO death, and thus made for more.
But the trade IN China is most remarkable, in
quence OF It's having finally come ahwar the intense
tonaliy OF The Chinese, and thus led not only to
ely o. petty tragedies and explosions but to expo
sure OF the true character OF the traffic gracously
smiled upon by Exeter Hail. in the midst OF It's denun
cations OF slavery.
The Hindoos patient race used TO be conquered,
rampled on, skinned and sold by strangers 1t to
become part of their nature to take all this as mat
ter OF course, and without complaint. The cooie trade
has therefore fiourshed with them, and gone increas
ing without murmur or question But the Chinese
different sort OF aninalvain OF their national name.
despisng and hating foreigners, and turbulent and
snobbish as the Mexcans themselves. Greedy OF
gain, and singulay INSCRIPTIONS TO the there
was not the smallest difficulty in engaging any amount
of Chinese brokers in the business of selling their
rymenlhe difficulty was to get the "catle" into the mar
ke 1t appears that sound Chinaman, delivered at the
British agency, worth hundred dollars, and the cat
tie, as we SAID, not being pleased with the process of
transfer TO the outside barbarians it necessary for
the agents 10 resort 10 cunning Devices and when these
failed, to plain kidnapping.
The result has been anything but pleasant In case
not very long SINCE the coolies rose against the officers of
the shin murdered them The Alta
nmates that the example has been abundantly copied
since II says: EVERY arrival brings us accounts Of
vessels putting back without officers and in the utmost
distress. the result OF disaection and mutny the part
OF the injured and deuded passengers, who per.
haps induced to take passage under false representa-
lions, and promises OF speedy passage TO California
or some other country where they might earn subsst
ence"
This is no, all The Chinese population at home have
become bitterly eYasperated at the frauds pracsed
them and in the cities where the system has been
extensively set in force have mobbed the British trsdes,
and put to death their Chinese agents AtAmoy the
crew of called shore TO defend the
house OF of the dealers human cattle' But ii is
called the slave trade and therefore is honest in the
eyes OF all the motley tribes OF mouhers and pharlsees.
But the real character OF it may be determined by the
fact that the Cuba planters have begun 10 look 10 il
profitable substitute for the African slave trade
From the Mercury, March 2.
We publish from the Alta California the article
referred yesterday relative 10 the species Of slave
trade commenced by British subjects in China, and sus-
tanned by the British authorities TO the shedding OF
blood. In what attitude OF hypocrisy and cruelty
does it place that unprncipea and emorseless govern
ment In Europe and America she is Wanting her pre-
tended philanthropy in her efforts TO extirpae slavery,
and mpertinenty intermeddng in the affairs OF other
governments with that preence The coasts of Cuba
Brazil and Africa kept under the s,rcles surveil
lance by her cruisers for the suppression Of the slave
trade and the barracoons slave pens the
destroyed, and the negroes liberated while at Hong
Kong British subject establish their slave pens, kidnap
the unofendng Chinese and when their countrymen
tempt 10 berae them, they slaughtered by the
rines from British man o.war.
But this may be only the beginning OF the enomities,
and the Chinese government may be called to make
restitution for this loss OF "Brsh properly" they
formerly, when the OPIUM illegally introduced into
their ports, destroyed They may have submit to
invasion and outrage the sack of Cities and the
OF thousands because they will not consent TO be
kidnapped into slavery by British merchants they
when they attempted to prevent them from poisoning
them with opium. Divided and paalyzed she is
by inernecne war, China would fall easy prey, and
British rapaciy might readily exort another large sub
sdy OF Sycee and the cesson OF other eligible and
commanding ports to place her al the mercy OF her
usurping neighbors. Such policy would not be nose
surprising iniquous than what we have al
ready witnessed ia that quarter, and II would be in adj
mlrabe keeping with British threats and abuse OF the
Cuban Bihores for counenancng the introduction of
negro slaves for which these Chinese slaves intended
TO be the substitutes.