The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-26

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The statistics Of the slave trade show how quietly the
coasters Of Great Britain have looked upon that horrid
traffic SO far as Cuba is concerned The United States
have vigorously arrested and annhilaed the African slave
trade with her people since 1908 and England who pro-
feses TO be anxious put end to Il between Cuba
and Brazil refuses consent to the acquisition Of the former
by this country, although fully that such an acqui-
sion the only way eaectuay and forever to annhilae
that traffic In proof Of this witness the fact obtained
from unmpeaehablc records before the British Pnra
ment that with all the boosted vigilance Of the English
cruisers annihlae the slave trade there have been
carried from riea into he island Of Cuba fory-rse
thousand four hundred and niaeti negroes This NUM-
Der comprises those only known have been introduced
into Cuba Estimates based upon the highest authority
show that the negroes clandestinely carried into Cuba
from Africa from ls4l TO the present day amount to the
number of about fifteen thousand eeey yedri The number
imported into Brazil the period three hundred
and tce-fpe thousand sir hundred and toeRy5ffsf These
negroes called Bozalcs' and by the treaties between
Great Britain and Spain of 1917 and 1885, and laws
passed in pursuance thereof declared free. Prior
to the treaty of 1885, and under that of 1917, cap
tured Africans to be supported in Cuba for ten
years the expiration Of which time they to be set
free The evasion of this treaty of 1917 by the Cnbans
superinduced the treaty of 1885 Since that treaty. which
ever power whether England Spain shall capture a
SLAYER shall dispose Of the negroes captured The Boz
captured by the Spaniards continued to be disposed OF
pretty much they disposed of PRIOR to 1885 and
1871 and that follows At the expiration of every
Serea yearst will be recolected the captured negroes
10 be supported for ten yearsnearly every Bozale
negro tas reported dead and while this wonderful mortal
ty prevailed among them not single Creole negro 1.-THE
regular slaves known die The Bozales went into
perpetual slavery TO supply the places of those who went
into their graves 1t this evasion OF the treaty Of
1917 which led the treaty of 1885, and the best evil
dence that the system goes to this day is to be
gathered from the enormous imporations OF African ne
groes into Cuba Those negroes captured by English
vessels be proved by ample authority enlisted
in the British black India regiments soldiers and To-
Gated in the Bahamas and West India islands ready any
to be sent aid in the emancipation of the Cuban
blacks and from that point to cooperate against our
4 southern States
In the teeth of Lord Clarendons declarations and Pezue
las disavowas it will be therefore how this scheme
of Authorization goes how boldly and yet how craft
ilyl Both powers aiding TO increase the numbers of i'm
ported negroes and hence of slaves in Cuba under the
referred and yet both asking the verdict of man
kind for their opposition slaveryeyen while they dis
avow to the United States the fell purpose of freeing of
ayages taken their homes by the Spanish policy
II needed any further evidence show the dark pur
poses of Pezuea his governments in his protest that
they do intend freeing the slaves of Cuba the follow
ing extracts from very able letter. dated Havana May H.
recently printed in the New York Herald and all the
indications and concurrent testimony founded upon expe-
rience and observation, will be most interesting
The of the authorities here plainly ndi
cate that Spain does sell island upon
l maxi NOR by hpry sys-
negro stealing and unjust taxation Of every branch Of
and industry Sooner than part with under present
circumstances she win sacrifice the entire interests of her
people, the shes Of Great Britain degrade aud
DESTROY the island and reduce the Of misery,
poverty aud retchedess that England has brought upon ia
paica She will do all this the aid and
of her ally she may put off the day of settlement and
enjoy her harvest little longer Al the late DEGREES the
eoai general conformity uih The alleged heo;y.
One issued only o days ago commando he people 10 de-
per government before the fret Of August all siares for
oicA they produce papers clear title. The enormy
Of this will be better understood bear in mind the
fact that with England for the suppress
of slave trade, Spain has secretly been engaged in
traffic and that nne-tenths OF these slaves she
calls upon the present to deliver up. Thus she
again sell them the kind of slavery and I'LL her
empty treasury SHE has previously received bounty upon
their heads, and party to the first sale. This act at
fleets large proportion Of the slaves Of the island and w
If carried out impoverh many wealthy planters who made
their purchases good faith But what Queen Isabel
plshes important pontsreplenshes empty purse,
and tickes John Bull
In sending forth this Decree the fulfnen Of the
treaty was evident (even the yiceroy cap
genera) that he forgetting that spoke louder
than words, attached to II plump denial Of the existence
Of such document. i barely possible that there sHeh
document but Cuba, judging from faets
and acts, beieres there j. private understanding, and
that General PesHela Is he tool Of England carry into eject.
Another decree has just passed the council notwiihtand
ing the oppostoa Of the snds Of The bishop and The church,
place negroes equality ruth ohes, aud oop em
ntermarry Another gives The sarc-no matter what his
real value may behe opportunity purchase his freedom
for $500 by making payment Of $50 And still another,
outrageous, aiiloss, unjust and r1noH' than all
snfre emancipation haags Ike The oord Of Damoee aud
The captain general ossees R poucr any
the hair and deal destruction upon tho heads Of the already
and oppressed sa5ec ofe erer aahd e ~ Cnbo.
"The royal orders Of dates 2lst and 22d March just
brought knowledge and to into force under especial
instruction Of the governor captangenera Of Cuba the
1st Of August proximo Of he birth and origin
those Of chih you duly odriscd year SINCE hcreo
bouts, only shorn of i,acge that indicated much NE der
rafion and Implicated IL repoasiby hat poeerf nation
which chief pathetcay alluded in his special plead
ing few days and leaving the obnoxious PROPOSE
ton for the termination of iarery period les
(fory-seven years. ~ Co, which Is occur
while conscience and recttude live in Spanish bosom and
honor fills the Spanish breast induce respect for property
legally acquired Siorog ~ Csba ~ infrodc
tons only 10 be continued property legally ac9niref-to
be secured by registry with the power and examine
The BosnleR Africans