The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-23
The Coolies.

The New York times has excellent article upon this
oppressed deceived and outraged peoples who have been
introduced 10 servude worse than slavery by the phi
anthropic English, whose sympathes with the Ameri-
slave such as 10 awaken all sorts OF tender alarms
on his account The coolies brought into the
British provinces some fifteen years ago. under the spe
cious name Of voluntary immigrants" They were
harmless and creduons OF Indians, whom English
agents had persuaded into belief Of fortunes TO be made
the colonies the sea- and had placed their marks
documents binding themselves by English law to
slavery than ever was elt BY the African in
order 10 reach the goal OF their awakened ambition BY
these documents they bound themselves to The perform
OF labor in order TO pay the expense OF their pas
sage-which was rated exorbitan,!y high when they
should arrive al their destination, and the fact kcpi
from their view that high there and provisions
dear and that though the wages they would receive were
icenl compared with those OF their own land, they
Vs. Inadequate 10 defray their expenses and pay one
&c wards the redemption OF their bond; and their
own redemption from bondage and labor became i'm
possibility. The cooIie system had thus all the disad-
vanages of old slavery with Of its benefits for the
slave had his comforts and Injuries his patch OF ground
TILL and his hospital attendance when sick. All these
were denied the unfortunate coolie. II became a
proveb where this system in operation that the little
finger of such liberty theirs heavier than the IONS
of old slavery, and it And the humane Johannes
Taurus esq, the founder OF it, and Parliament. al
though assured of it's outrage upon humanity shut both
eyes at il, and coudn see the evil at all
La.,eryihe Cuoans are receiving the coolies INTO their
borders under the patronage Of the English government,
and the Times thus ably treats the matter;
But the coolies, seems, free laborers not slaves
theirs is voluntary forced, emigration Now, let
though it well known That !, oi,ener the effect OF fraud
violence than of ee uniettered choice But what treat
ment do those receive Tue voy
age Are they crowded down between decks, where
any other than sitting rcumbsnt posture is posi-
BILE Are off with insufficient unwhoiesome
food Is their al owance. OF water be
rather calculated rritate than aay thirst And yet
John Bull regards the erings OF these poor
with coolest indifference, while his sympa'hes all
alive 10 wrongs OF the African! But though Johns
philanthropy does shield the voluntary from
suffering during the perhaps holds the axs Of its
protection over the Tree abore in the country 10 which he
has immi grated. BY The moment the free
laboreT his foot Cuba he be under Johns
Tisdction he becomes amensbc Spanish law he is
surrendered the tender OF Spanish officials and
Creole His freedom become. Gction-hmselt
ocennal slave. He receives indeed miserable pittance
Tor his services, but during the period Of his apprentice
ship his maseT hal absolute authority him He s
nj liberty nfct corporal punishment himto dispose
Of hm--to him wi cruelty in fact which even In
oil the negro the law would not permit him TO
srcise!
"The coolie may be voluntary emgrant free aborcr
in the estma John Bull but IT we had TO choose,
lot the Aincan in preference 10 his
pertdous 1t is Infamous dccoy these unfortunate
Orienlas dttant homes and abandon them thus
strange land the OF yTanis and monsters
Nor can John Boil persuade the world that his horror of
slavery is not simulated while he continues TO paironize
and uphold system which nfiicu on an innocent and
confding the very worst evils OF servitude"