Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-05-23

therefore illegal, and the Americans in China
are warned to desist, otherwise they will not
only forfeit the protection of this government,
but they win incur heavy penalties"
We understand the movement upon the sub
iect of this trade was first made in Congress
by Hon. Humphrey Marshall, our former Com
missioner to China, and at present the Repre-
sentative from the Louisville district in Ken
lucky. WeunderstAnd, too, that Mr.. M. places
no confidence in the promises to "parn our
citizens in China to desist," nor any idea that
the heavy penalties" will prove efficient
On recurrence to his resolution, we perceive
that the remedy he proposes is a forfeiture
Of the ship, in the first place, as prize to her
captors, and next to Aclare this lnhuman traf-
fic piracy, as the African slave trade is now
declared by Christian nations.
The attention of this government was called
to this subject by Mr.. Marshall while he was
in China, but elected no other remark than
comments by the New York press, designed to
throw discredit upon his suggestions, and to
induce the government to turn deaf ear to
| them. We refer especially to the New York
Times, which was busy on this, as upon other
themes relating to events in China, about the
same time.
When win the Committee on Foreign Rela-
| tons be ready to report bill to suppress the
Coolie trade? When will gentlemen, whose
philanthropy exhausts itself upon the condi-
ton Of African slaves in the South, be willing
to forego the profits that arise to Northern ira
ders in Chinese flesh and blood? The eyes of
this whole country are fixed upon Congress,
and something efficient upon this important
question will be demanded of Congress at the
present session. AS to the philanthropy of
Great Britain, SO far from an exercise Of it be-
ing expected in this matter, she is probably,
indeed, undoubtedly, engaging in this detesta-
| bic trade sub rosa as a government. Her agents
have BEN in Ohira stimulating the traffic, and
weunderstand thata Annoy and otherplaces her
marines have covered it with the bayonet and
with ball, firing upon Chinese populace when
1t was aroused by the bold and inhuman effort
to tear from their native shores the poor Coo
lies who had been inveigled by British agencies
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master in distant and unknown land
We invite attention to the Ex Doc. 1913 of
the House of Representatives, pages rs, 70,
for IN expression Of the opinions Of the United
States Commissioner upon this subject, and to
page "a for specimen Of the circular address
ed by the British agent to the Chinese to in
! duce them to emigrate-to pages 50 and Sc for
further light on the subject. 1t will not an
swer to pass this subject by among the neg
lected business of the session. 1t concerns
| nearly the honor Of our country, and we hope
to see gentlemen in Congress brand the afro
cious traffic in Chinese flesh and blood, with
such Reproduction on our part as shall save our
flag from renewed dissertation by being en-
gagged in it on mercantile account We wish
Mr.. Marshall success in his efforts to remove
this reproach from the stars and stripes of
America.