The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-29

q CHR China French missionaries have bean iropr son.
ed tortured cruched. To live In holes AMI srAnnes OF
tls rocks, performing the rites Of their religion by
stesh and in the daily expectation bloody martyf
dom Is an heir snficipation-all their privilege.
70 much 0r much iS5 a. 81.
has committed, bsss-has borns-noss indgai.y At the
Il Cochin China than It has submitted to from
ohe- heather nations To reraoe its stsps-to give
sisance to the Tonquinsse prince in against
TIE ussDs S1 70, w0a 3; worthy tie and
nation with whom we now allied In unfolding the
weak against the strong May add aPponte % the
tIlois in against the Manchou they
fspscacns q the shanghae stamp CHRIS ans Of the
Of an Ss q r. the
merca concessions Ard free intercourse with the ooun
try. e@a.a
THE SLAVE TRADE-PURCHAsE OF BOYS AND GIRLS
-PRICE OF A FEMALE OHILD-ORDER FROM TUE
QUEEN OF SPAIN FOR TEN qH0UsAND-NEw PLAN
OF LABOR IN CUBA.
From the North China Herald Nov. 81
In former number referred TO the release ct Annoy
of above forty female children purchased BY Portu-
guefe in this city and conveyed to Annoy In English
vessel to their shipment 70 Cuoa stating
f100 ana that Sir John Bovring and viceroy Wang hal
issued rioclamations prohib ing the traffic in female
reached one Of the 81 Ministers o.
State Earl Csrendon) caused all documents respecting
The purchaser ef the children protested to b taking
them to Manila to be employed in the government
gar mandatory. Mr. Sinclair informed tina. there
Nh gpal ready to be exps,ra.ed in the same manner
An American seaman on board the vessel (Ingewood)
testified that the children were althy condition.
crowded into small space and treated with cruelty
fever brol out In consequence Sixteen dred
dollars the the SPECTATOR expected to make
years of sge~sor whom he paid less than IS SO a
head. The Minister examining the case and on con
sui ing the proper Aw officers Of the crown states
that her MBjes US government Of opinion ha the
master OF the Ingewood should be crminay proceeded
against ard the ff ure Of the ship should be sued for
be the ell. ctual means of preventing
similar trans actions in future"
CONTRARY to what has been stated, there Is evidence
tat his most faithful Msjesty's Consul at this place
and Governor Guimaraes hearing of tho affair, aio
against the traffic. \
trade In beys has been carried 70: many years be-
tween he northern ports and the Straits by Chinese ira
ders, formerly In jnnks but recently since the Augo
Chine Of The Archipelago have become Of En-
gsb vessels they have been conveyed In ships. less
induced that term be applicable in the at ALL for
unfequs nty the children adopted by the soness
in other cases areegaIded merely as adherents or willing
vassals by Il cir pun chaser whose claim them
they become adults Ia Of moral kind only Attempts to
suppress Il trade would be futile the most strngen
prohibitions could be easily evaded.
In Siam, however, the condition OF Chinese children
sold into slavery perhaps the whole less favorable
a 70
slaves in name but they generay allowed to qui
their masters attaining manhood may be considered
apprenticeship rather than slavery Every Samese ship
about twenty boys so that every year
two cities send about hundred Of their youth
70 that country in that manner-many Of them are
doubtless kidnapped in the country II cir average price
three d0llarr two thirds less than they be pro
cured for at the South Their ages vary ron four to
We lately witnessed case illustrative Of the traffic.
Nearly every native board these Anglo Caese chips
has share in the cargo and place Ia wL,ch TO stow
something The cock of the vessel to which refer
having place but his cabo0se was a. loss how 70
invest his capital, when broker happening to
a Dgside with Jour boys the whole pended IN
their purcbas at an average of 50 is per head.
Girls Of tender age can be had very chsapy for the
reason that inianticde il common crime, I've have
known fema infants sold for dollar at Canton
s he hope hat hi. 4om Of slavery viii be
end impracticabe.
In series Of English Parliamentary documents refer.
is frequently made to the disturbances Of procuring
male enigrants from Chine for English, Spanish and
other colonial possessions. II was to supply this want
that the experiment made at Ningpo the agens in
this city having order for two thousand girls for the
'scueen of the Antilles" to begin with. Tue victims Of
the prevailing crime Of infantcide being all females
adult in too great demand 81 home to be
y procured as emigrants. Youig women are not pur
wren meant TO occupy the position OF second wives
concubres with widows however, the case is dferen
when Ss al
him with the bride In the form of hcr outfit dowezy.
TmigI ants for the most rar men who have not tn.
means Of securing wife; married msn OF this class
herefore not numerous. 1t is q common pracic
districts for hu bands to hire out tker wives
cr te Of years to some poor unmarried man. whose
fee to his names.
WHY CHINESE LADIES SHOULD NOT LEAVE HOME
REPLY TO THE AMERICANS IN CALIFORNIA.
With singular want of foresight our countymsa on tae
other side OF the Pacific have objected to Chnee emga
ticn. the ground that come with their wives ami
CO nsequently al purpose 10 return home One can
eady understand that European coloi ts, in
genial region should desire to Chinefe conmu
growing up in THEIR idst, but that Americans fboL
with be fill ng TO element introduced into
eur already too nongre popn'ston is passing stanse
1t may II may not be polite to have Chinese prole
ary in the Pacific aes but there BE- ques
tic the impoov Of stocking the country with
ther variety o. the human family Let that air portion
Of heritage not only be kept free from involuntary
yitude but far is practicable let it be male tho
home of a homogeneous people.
From The compai alive ity OF women, thereof
is not likely that female emigration become
neral nor Il it desirable that any attempts should
made to carry out the pr ject for it could hardly fall y
be attended with d tr0us con luenees to society %
China.