The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-15
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
The Question In the British Parliamentary
the French AMI spsuish Governments In
tend 10 Import Africans 10 the West An

The Question In the British ParIiament-Oo
the French anu spanish Governments In
tend TO Import Africans 60 the West an
dies, DC.
In the English Hou,e of Lords the goth o. june Lord
BEouGHAM wished TO ask question OF his noble friend
(he Earl OF Carendon) relative TO asubject which had
excited much alarm among those who, ike HIMSELF
friends OF the African race, AMI who hoped they had seen
the END q that great OF NE India sse had
preached the noble viscoun Of the head OF the govern
meni and had urged him to facilitate the importation into
colonies of free negroes from the coast OF Africa II
also understood that OF the sort
by the colonial interests OF France and Spain,
and II stated that the Emperor Napoleon had
given permission 10 house at Msrseillcs to OF out an
expedition for importing 10000 free negroes, ~ they
were called, into the French colonies. One vessel,
II alleged, had already sailed 70 Qudah, on
the coast Of Africa, well known a. q slave trading port
the very port, indeed from which the King OF Daho-
mey formerly carried that Internal traffic No wonder,
then that alarm had been excited al the prospect Of such
expedition 10 the port OF Qudah, with the professed OBJ
ct Of enabling negroes TO take ship and be conveyed over
kable acts OF the life Of the first Napoleon
bis decree for putting down the French slave trade
ancient allies, the Bourbons having altogether omit
ted 10 take such course He Eel, assured present
Emperor Of the French would not by pursuing an opposite
course, tarnish The glory Of policy which REELECTED SO
much honor upon his lustrious predecessor. was also
said that the importation OF free negroes into Cuba
to be encouraged by the Spanish government Nov,
there a grca, difference between any MEASURE hav
ing object he importation OF free negroes Into Cuba
upon the hand, and measure the object OF which
was their importation into tue French or the English
slavery had for some time been abolished, go that
free negroes could not be ensave after their importation
The free who imported Int Cuba, however,
might In reality be compelled 10 undergo state OF end
e.s bondage and that being the he hoped his noble
friend at the head Of the government would be enabled
10 eve him assurance that the nc . government
Of the Havana reading in the footsteps OF those
among prede rho had shown disposition TO put
the slave ra and was no, following the exatnple
of Hose by whom contrary policy had been pursued
That disposition existed In Brazil 10 put end TO the
dssracefu traffic In slaves he entertained no doubt, and
the course which tho government OF that country had
reference 10 The sube such AZ In his opri
reaounded greatly his credit When persons emigrated
this 10 the colonies taken that they
should be provided with sufficient accom- mod alton on board
the vessels In which they conveyed Medical attend
ance aOr 1ed tnem and vigan supern endeuce
exercised the various custom houses 10 their regard
cury being that they should be landed at the port 10
Which they intended 10 emgrae In the case OF those free
Arr such precautions would be tsken and the con-
sequence would be that great abuses would arise. Such
a state OF things should not he commended, be allowed 10
prevail Security should be taken that those negroes
and that whenever they became dissatisfied with their
ne position they should be enabled 10 return TO their
own country Since the abolition OF the slave trade, What
he mieht the innocent commerce OF Africa had in
creased considerable extent In the year 1855, up
wards Of Ct worth Of goods had been exported
In our own possession or under the dominion OF
Fran.e while goods 10 the value OF f250 600
had been exported TO Sierra Leone and other English
settlements on the African coast Now, nothing could In
bis opinion have greater tendency to check that grow
ing than the encourage men OF the traffic In
slaves and he hoped therefore, TO receive from the gov
ernm en some assurance both 10 the Intentions or the
Spanish and Portuguese governments and 70 the pro
ject which bad been brought under the notice OF bis noble
friend at the bead OF the government