The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-29

Gently given stimulus 10 tho traffic. and this Increased
.cAvisy h hkely % prove permanent, unless e6ecsasl
pointed out the which most likely cenduoe
% his result 10 not BY diplomatic notes, however
energetic that We can hope 70 ndoSe spain Q fan her OBJ
dead 10 every confederation OF honor and humanity.
Tho Cuban Ella trade only be put down by force. aad
Nrst Lord Of tho Admiralty. TIA. means are being
taken 70 augment the number OF our cruisers on the West
India station II these OF increased strngepcy
still prove neectual, we trust that decisive step
may be next resorted TO- In the shape blockade o the
Havana and other Cuban ports. 1t equally dsgraceful
spain ana 10 soa .nss me snsv @
continue 80 long content ourselves with mere 70
m natraDces IT, unfortunately truth too obvious 70 I'D
NIT OF any doubt.
In the meantime project has been set on foot, ~ well In
Fapte ~ In this country which, carried o ao. proper
precautions, could aid most eecx1uy IN enganMng ne
slave rdds. France, need hardly remind our reaaers
has followed the humane example OF Eagana IN noers
ting the slaves in her tropical colonies Pnese colonies
circumstance coupled With the present high price
Of sugar, which seems likely 70 Dc maintainen fr soma
time 10 come mas directed the sennon noee
in which we have Ind COL siderable experience Ever
snce we npaiy emapcipated our slaves, now nineteen
plsino os,y colonies ,o an adequate amount Of that luor
,otAout Asch their great natural resources are no otd
We la spite Of the opposuon OF Exeter HAN tried
tese and natives Of Madeira But the success OF all these
various experiments has proved but questionable. The
indies he Afrcan negro by far tie most efficient aborer at
has y BEEN tried is tn well known ac which has all
along kept alive the slave trade and which ha, rec ,n
additional stimulus Of high prices, led to its In
crea,e. The question then, ARIES, whether Il Ia
not possible TO import free Africans into the West
Indier? II il one that has been asked before In this
country and 1t is being asked in France Indeed,
sad that the experiment Is Immediately to be attempted
under the sanction Of the Emperor an that certain num-
Der of vesses properly equipped viii proceed forth with
French port the African coast for the purpose of
carrying cargoes Of free negroes 70 the French West
ndies Strict regulations are TO be enforced 70 ensure me
hardly say that If the experiment succeeds Siu strike the
heorses blo,o that has yet been dealt TO TIE sla~ trade
Once let be proved that free african oborers be in
ported tie west Indies cheaper rate than slaps and
this great question Of such vast importance both to com
merce and humanity, is for ever Sc. at rest We do
surely an experiment which Is cacua ed not
only to restore prosperity to the free plantations in
that stale Of degradation which they have occupied for
centuries, 10 we'll worthy OF trial II succeeds, 1t
mpst BIO productive Of unmxed gosd II fails can do
harm for cannot possibly make matters worse than
they fortunately are at present
Many OF readers probably swsre that plan Of
similar kino proposed In this country shortly after
the emancipation of slaves in the British colonies II
was peremptory rejected however, by the government
Of The day, acting In obedience TO the camor OF Exeter
HALL upon what grounds Because forsooth IL would
revive the slave trade under another name and form
Such the reason put forward At the time for refusing
this simple Of justice to suffering colonies
The opponents Of free African emigration prevailed, by
prooes Of reasoning which impossible at this day to
comprehend and the NATURAL the nev abe result was
that compulsory emigrati1nin other words the slaves
trade with all It's ndeecribable horrors-continued and
still continues The proposal that the natives of
Africa should be carried in vessels subject TO government
Inspection 10 the British colonies where they would 1--we
der the protection of British law ne freemen. Had
been adopted there unfortunate dependencies would have
presented different aspect from what they do 70 day.
But iardy justice Is better than none at all, and e trust
that government in operation nth that Of France ,CW
take for establishing free passenger traffic be-
tsoee The Of Africa and the West Indies is project
we'll worthy the consideration OF the fret Euro
Posers for they both have double interest In its
ID find continuous supply Of labor for their colo
MES destroy the slave trade is Ike he oesre Of
both and trust that they will hand in hand in adopt
ing measures 10 e1c,t these objects.