Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-04-25
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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1886.
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In the United States Senate, on Thursday


their native country in American ships. on alleg-
ed contracts of service in distant places also, to
ascertain il the same is not conducted IN violation
of an existing treaty with China; and to consider
il any legislation be expedient with view to the
prohibition of this commerce, or to prevent
abuses incident TO it, on board American ships,
Or to extend to it the provisions and penalties OF
the recent act of Congress regulating thescarflaSe
ofpassengers in merchant vessels.
The introduction of this resolution was credita-
bic alike to the head and heart of its disting
guished mover, and its unanimous adoption oy
the Senate shows that some redeeming traits sui
linger around the character Of that hn1kerlsh
body.
1t is, perhaps, not surprising, that at time
when insIdous attempts are being made to revive
the infamous traffic in black slaves with the coast
of Africa, by the repeal of the statute prohibiting
it, an equally infamous trade in ,chite slaves
should be gotten up with another quarter of the
globe, the developments of which are par in
backness of criminality with the inhuman tran
sactiens to which cur government pus an end in
1905 But, perhaps, apology is made for the
business, in the closeness of its analogy to the
eoastwise traffic in human chattels which is still
kept up in as full tide ever under the protec-
ton of the General Government. If this is the
excuse, then. for conscience sake, let the whole
of it be swept away, at once.
But, as there is no hope at present of Installing
national government of the right stamp to go
to the root of the matter and abolish the domes-
tic slave trade, our efforts should at all events,
be specially directed, if there be suffciency
of Republcanism yet lingering on the surface of
our political institutions to do it, to put speedy
termination to all attempts either to revive
odious traffic once abolished, or to carry on
other equally infamous, with beings of diff
ferent complexion, in another section of the
globe.
The Coolie trade consists in the purchase, in
China, of what are designated "COole appren-
tees who are transported thence to stock the
West Indian and South American plantations in
our hemisphere, with white slaves, well as also
supply the Sandwich and other Pacific islands
with that convenient " commodity" Into This
traffic, it is said, even New York and Boston
merchants enter with avidity, and vie with each
other in their eagerness to supply the extra de-
mands of Cuba, Brazil Peru, &C., for the poor
Goodies" who answer all the purposes of their
black compeers, pilaged from Africa. The man
ner of the capture, transportation, and disposal
into perpetual servitude, of these unfortunate
Cinnamon, is said to be not whit less objection
able on the score of inhumanity than the cireum-
stances attending the capture, transportation and
sale of the poor African. All the horrors of the
"middle passage are recapitulated. And the
manner of their treatment, after they have reach
ed their destinations as slaves upon Cuban and
other plantations, is said TO even cast into the
shade the cruelties practiced upon the African
lave, they being unsparingly whipped and
worked than the latter.
In defence of this horrid traffic. the same argu-
ments are used, (none other can be,) that are
urged in extenuation of the African slave trade,
such as the advantage to the poor victims Of
new associations, by emigration, &C.; but the
ageis too far advanced to listen to any such alb
surd augmentation. The whole traffic is stamp.
ed with infamy from the beginning, and no rea
soning detract from its internally. A good
explanation of its nature is seen in the following
letter from person engaged in the business, 70
the New York Journal Of Commerce. 1t is
enough to make ones blood tingle, to think that
merchants of Boston and New York. possessing
the Christian name, sh ould engage in such diabol-
ical business But it is perhaps on a par in
baseness, with some Of the political operations Of
this country within the last few years This trader
writes under date of
SwoLLow, (China,) Monday, Dec 10, 1856
We have now bent our sails. and expect to sail
for Calao in a few days. We havenow on board
7OO coolies and expect to take 200 more | sup
pose, if God preserves our lives, we will arrive in
about 70 days. will try to explain what our car
go consists of, viz men, Cinnamon of course
who are called Cinnamon coolies As you have
been to Russia you had a sample-the same as
buf
things, they are torn from their parents and
friends and sent on board our ships, and many
other ships of our own country as well as Eng
fish. They kidnap them and take them to the
Junk as we call it, and stay there one or two
weeks, till the captain thinks proper to take them
on board our ship. They are bought for fifteen
ana twenty dollars per man, and when the cap
tam is ready TO go on board the Junk, the mate
sings cut : lay aft there" calling the boys by
name, and they have to keep the boat away from
theJunk for fear of some of the coolies friends
coming and taking them away. We have one
cooley who has run away from five different ships.
Inc kidnappers bring out the coolies the same as
az the slave market at Mobile for inspection
They are then made to go through several exer-
clsea, Jumping, kicking, &c., and then inspected
by the doctor. After this, they are given new
clothes, and then sent aboard the ship. and we
have to keep sentry We have twenty men arm
cd on sentry night and day. The coolies have
several times tried to rise, and if it had not been
Tor two or three coolies who made it known thew
would have taken the ship We have plenty Of
ammunition on board, and three guns which are
lasned so as to bear on the slaves If they should
rise ship took some from here and sold them
ior 200 each. This ship expects to stay out
here about two years
We trust that both Houses of Congress will
cordially respond to the Resolution of Nj. Sum
her' by the enactment of stringent statute in
prohibition of this infamous traffic.
lHE fATRIor's HoPE."-This is the name
OF the excellent anti-slayery Poem to be repeated