Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-11-16
A New Slave Trade---Frightful Revelations.

1t appears from Parliamentary paper, presented
to the House of Lords, entitled correspondence up
on the subject OF Emigration from China" that a
new slave trade is growing up In the world, and 1t
must be confessed, under British auspices. The rev.
lation is frightful. A memorial from certain ship
masters lately returned from the Chnca Islands de-
tails the cruelies practised the Chinese iaboers
employed in the export of guano under the authori-
ty of persons responsible to the government of Pc u
These unfortunate represented to be carried
from China to the Chincas, for the most part, if not
exclusively, board of British vessels. "No sooner
are they landed from the ships than they see tall
African negroes placed them as boatswains
armed with LASH of four plats OF coW-hlde, laid up
in the form of what seanen call round sennet" hve
feet in length, inch and half in diameter, taper
ing to point During the forenoons, for regular
offences (or such the overseers please to term
such, this instrument was not much used but as
about O'Clock in the afternoon many of the weak
had not performed their task work, the boatswan
freely used to start those behind to bring the days
supervision TO close The slightest resistance was
punished by fogging little short of murder, as on
many melancholy occasions we have witnessed, be-
ing nearer than desired The first six to twelve
cuts shed the most agonzng cries that rang through
the feet.-cres heard day by day. but only then
knew the full amount of suffering that called them
forth. There was tying up, the nearest China
man being compelled by cut of the lash, to lay
hold of an arm or leg, and stretch the miserable suf
ferer on his stomach on the guano. The mere weight
ing the flesh at every blow, besides cutting like
sabre; and when a convulsive movement took place.
a subordinate placed his boot the shoulder to keep
the quivering body down. Two dozen made them
breathless and when released after thirty nine lashes
they seemed slowly to stagger over reeled and fell,
and were carried off to the hospital in most cases,
if they recovered, committed suicide, for no human
heart, unless elevated by Christian training, could,
after undergoing cruel an nliction, ever have
more than two feelings, that is death those suffered
from, or TO himself. Accordingly, during our stay
there, many sprang over the cliffs, many buried
themselves alive in the guano, and many hid them
selves in the caves 10 starve 10 death their dead
bodies floating all around in numbers. In one in
stance, two, embroidered by pity shown them by
shpmaster, hid themselves on board bis vessel one
of whom survives and is in this country"
REGULATING THE SECRET ORDER-We call the
serious attention of readers to the following ex-
tract from the Huntsville (Aa) Advocate, staunch
Wing paper, whose editor has been induced to alb
jure Know Nothingism. The reason he assigned
will be appreciated by every intelligent voter who
has watched the progress of the order and familiar
lied himself with its result
"When Know Nothingsm first manifested ITSELF
it came wooing the South with the soothing, sweet
and afectionate voice of Jacob; we lent willing
ear 10 It, hoping that it would be a power in the
North TO master and swallow up abolitionism But
It's hands have been the hands of Esau, strong rug
ged, aggressive, warlike, striking down the rights
outragng the feelings and prostratng the interests
of the South-tendering nothing in exchange but
mess OF pottage, seeking to bride the sons of the
South with hopes of the inheritance, while it robbed
them of all. AS soon as the mask was thrown Off
and Know Nothingjsm at the North and Abolitionism
became 'one and indivisible.' we washed our hands
of It, 1t was not the feast to which were invited