Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-07-09

| monthly fec. A still more frequent practice
is TO let them out at stipulated payment,
and the slave masters again, illegally, su 1 G;
1 them, and enrl transfer conveys an absolute
! right over the saves labor As n matter of
course, the last owner having to pay the
Government tax, aud the middle mans profit,
aud to keep the slave alive, mud do all this
wi ere human labor is ain ost drug works
his unhappy purchase rs nearly TO death as
he dare venture. In one respect, indeed,
the slave in North America is in the better
position of the two; he is ut least fed and
clothed in his old age, IIns a room Of some
kind to cover him, and may lincer on for
years, mere burden upon his masters estate
In Travancorc, there is no provision of the
kind. The slave lives through life Of un-
paid toll, on scaniy food, ia which even the
Bcngnlec hut is n mansion, and if he survives
TO old age, is turned ont 10 hcg of men as
wreiched MS himself or sinrvP.
1u 1910, IL is understood, the Madras Gov
ernmoit, moved by the tales which reached
it's members of the deep degradation of this
class, forwarded to the Rajnh some rcmon-
sirances on the subject, so stringent, that his
llighness wnyercd, and the large shareholders
b came alarmed; they went in body 20.
Trevandiun, aud represented to the Rjah,
IN unusually free langungc, the consequences
which must result from IIis Interference
They declared tlint ii the slaves were pnid,
they would refuse to work, that The rich cul
iivaiion must perish, aud the lund would DO
in danger OF famine. The argument is
precisely that of the American slave owners,
and of the Jamnica planters but the Rniah,
kind-hcnred, but indOlent man, WINS alarm
ed, aud the efforts Of the Madras Government
were of no avail. Al the same time tho
missionaries of Tmvancorc forwarded a for
mnl address to the resident, praying that he
lac would forward TO the Rnjnh n memorial
in their behalf, representing the extreme suf-
fering aud degradation to wlicl, his subjects
were exposed. The correspondence was
subsequently published In The Christian HIT
ness, nnd from il few OF our facts are taken,
but we reproduce below General Cullen's
reply, as that Journal is not one winch the
minority Of our readers are likely TO have
| seen.
ITO Rev. c. MAuLT, and the Members Of
the Church aud London Missionary Soci.
cites in Travnncore.
"REvEREND GENTLEMEN: have the hon
or TO acknowledge the receipt Of your letter
of the 26th of March last, with its enclosure,
the address TO his hghness The Rniah, on The
subject of Slavery IN iravancore, Which was
duly Submitted TO his highness. And have
now the pleasurrto transmit copy of the
letter from the acting. ..Dewan, communicating
hls highncss the Rnjal's sentiments on
this important question. need scarcely add
that the subject of ameliorniion shall receive
every support in my power
:" j have the honor to be, sir,
Your most obedient servant,
lSignedD w. Cullen, Resident.
" Residents Office, on Circuit Quilon,
June ., 1917.
"TREvASpRUM, June /, IS47.
"REsPEcTED SIR: With reference TO an
address from the reverend missionaries of
Travnncore To his Highness the Rajnh, under
tIatO the l9th Of March last, which YOU were
pleased To hand over TO his llighness, | nn
directed to request you will he so good as 10
intimate To those gentlemen that his High.
ness fully appreciated the feelings which
prompted that address, that his Hiehness
cannon hnt feel deeply interested in the wei.
fare OF every class OF his subjects, however r
low may he their condition; aud his HigIiness
will he ever disposed to nneliorate, ms far as
may be practicable, the condition of the class
referred 10 ly the reverend gentlemen, by
lie lhirodnrlion from time 10 time, of inn
proved regulations for their treatment EN-.
nncipn'ion his lliglIncss considers TO be too
important question TO he entered upon a,
present, especially as no snch measure has
! yet heen Introduced, even in the honorable
Company's territories; hut the ameloration
oi the condition Of the unfortunate classes
of the population is subject which will not
fail TO engage his llighness' future consider
alton. remain, &c,
(Signcd) V. KRIsTSo Row.
"Generul w. Cullen"
ave have made no exaggerated statc-
menls. Volumes might be written on the
condition of these classes, and another Mrs.
Beecher Stowe might fnd among them the
mnterinl for stories which would rs strangely
move the people of England us her tale hns
done; hut no records of oppression could
call more strongly for the interference of the
British Government than the simple fact that
hereditary slavery exists ms legulized insti-
tuition IN Kingdom, which in all else, ia
absolutely subject to our authority. No in
iercsts exist here MS ia the United States, too
powerful Tor anything hut Cancellation. The
Ralali can abolish unpaid labor by decree.
and 10 libcrntc forever hundred thousand
families, would scarcely cost five minutes TO
The Governor General One such letter as
that which brought the Niznm to his knees,
or frightened the Rnjnk of Nngpore, would
put nn cnd ton system which, ii fairly pInced
before Parliament, could not endure un hour,
F.om tho chronological Journal.