The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-15

heard, expressed his almost entire 10 the
earned friend He regretted, however, that he MOI
position TO give an answer 10 the various questions
shch the noble and learned lord had put 70 MIN, be-
,ause, although the noble and learned lord had given
him notice that he was about 10 call his attention
10 the slave trade, he had mentioned to him the
marks would be directed He had certainly seen by
the public prints that deputa,on had waited upon his
noble friend at the head Of the in connection
else nature Of the proposal which had made to
noble FRIEND or Of the which he given that
antecedepts OF his noble friend, and from the energy
which he had always evnced In the suppression OF the
traffic slaves that he would give no encouragement to
would he likely TO Be increased regarded the ship TO
which his noble and learned friend had referred having
sailed from Narseles to Quidah for the importation Of
free negroes hsr Maestys government had no official
OF tho circumstance, and ship could hardly
have sailed from Aarseles for such purpose Without
their receivi Ing some Information on the sup)ect.
BETWEEN THE SLAVE TRADE AND
sLAvsRY-gCoN0MIo REASONS FOR NEGRO I'M
FORMATIONS.
from the London Times, June 29.l
To those who have been 10 the haot-not unnaturally
conceved-of regarding the slave trade question % one
fraught with ntermnabe embarrassment we beg 70 oer
srccinct statement Of facts Attention must first be
slavery itself Against the latter as an institution
enough any be sad but with this at present we
not Tho practice under the ban Of universal
law IL the slave tradethat nefarious and nhuman com
by which Gods creatures being first captured on
heir native soil, are carried through succ ssve
Of The mos, shaI misery ill they hey are
life long servude with all Its determinations. For
tbs plea custom or necessity can be sustained
be told al this point that the practice has par
archa sancon that 1t has certain advantages, or that
cannot be terminated without certain difficulties What
be argued on behalf Of domestic slavery or serf
DOM nothing, all events be said for that horrible
trade which involves at once the worst kind Of and
the worst kind Of theft and which In all Its accessories
80 thoroughly atrocisus that vanes OF the heinous
ordinary iuCid0utQ This
the domestic institution Of slavery, is ,ohat zoe are noU con-
ssdrng-is Is Whot for so long time, and wi sch en-
empdry perseuednce hare bsen stirling to put ioon.
Now, what Is II that stands wayp Under what
conditions is this trade still maintained, and how has 1t
Of European governments against the prac
tee universal and entire and this unanimity has exist
ed for years. The Powers Of Christendom OF every de-
gree have consented TO denounce and expgush this most
deesabe of trades and this common assent having been
stipulated two of the greatest nations Of the world have
combined 70 keep the police Of the 80 that no con
undertaken to orego In other words whereas the 60
Of Europe have covenanted for themselves
and their colonies that slaves shall not be imported into
their domnions the export of these unhappy beings from
the soil Of their birth Is stopped far possible by
maritime patrol What further conditions, ask could
possibly be required for the extinction Of any traffic mark
ed out for destruction As far as undertakings 60,
every market Is closed and every communication inter
ruped; yet the slave trade is not at end It's proper
tons have been diminished, but 1, exists STILL and Its VIC
Tins still TO be numbered by Thousands Ostensiby
all governments of MUD and yet the traffic Is not
Hneo nere Ineu, ODbACle, anu Wnat can %
done which to all appearance lot done already As it
happens, put finger, without any difficulty,
the leak from which the vessel Is now suffering
There slaves imported into British colonies.
Our own work has been done thoroughly and Is beyond
Impeachment. There are no slaves imported into the
United States There are imported int, the French
Danish settlements, and none now, Brazians
nesty assure u.s. into Brazil The only rece tace for
these cargoes Of miseTyls Cuba the single delinquent
against slaves as much as 81. vincens or Ti.
ndsd, and Spain does not deny that she, as well As
Great BIitaia or France, Is committed by treaty 70
conditions is evaded has appeared very plainly in the
letters Of Madrid correspondent The Of
Cuba is officer the tenure Of whose place is usually
BRIEF and always uncertain while his emouments admit
of increase fem connivance the forbidden
mpoatoDs The Cubans are ready to buy
found TO fetch them from Africa for sae-and, -
there Ii no class OF Spaniards whose symathes very
active in the matter, the planters lay In their human
stock and the Cabinet Of Madrid dnds convenient
employ preex and excuses than to exert iH authority
against Its officers and subjects Spain, In Short has
not entered honestly into the abolition OF the slave trade
could not for very shame refuse It's but II
will not be at the pains Of executing Its engagements
against the will OF an important colony, and would
rather carry . war Of dispatches with the British
Foreign office than involve itself in trouble at home
We do not say that this policy contains much TO excite
SURPRISE but 10 the interests Of others preudcial In
the extreme The Cuban market keeps the whole slave
trade alive perpeuaes all the Introductory horrors Of the
traffic In Africa ITSELF and maintains ut their full weight
At the same time our oun colonies are nGain0 he nso
grteoso tsjustsoe, for Cuba aooed 10 riue e~
~ Us pserance in e, and 70 supply the demands
Of Europe through the fundamentally OF the very
chnery for hidden in the adjacent Islands. If moi
for Cuba the sRve trade, far u present
would be at an end We do not deny that policy con
fined TO this species OF repression alone Ia likely enough
be defective, and that something In the OF substitution
for the labor intercepted would probably be Indispensable
TO the complete and permanent success Of efforts
sul far the first and immediate object is concerned
the interruption In the traffic in human esh-we should
be apparently accomplishing our ends II the mpor alton Of
tlaves into Cuba could be stopped.
Here then are the fact, OF the case In very narrow
pass. All countries-SIain ncuded-are committed
TO the abolition OF the traffic but 1t continues still at point
OF Spanish territory where Spanish authorities not dis
posed 10 repress it. If repress at this point
shall be only doing what Spain herself bound 10 do, and
what when pressed che declares her desire TO done
1t has been suggested readers aware, that
should try the elect OF preventive force the coast
Cuba, well the coast OF Africa and the inboats
Of which possess serviceable iotia have been
considered kind Of craft especially adapted to the pur
poees view. The moral ell set, too OF such a policy
would be MATERIAL and would prove 10 the spanish go
vernmenl that resolved TO insist upon rights
and carry out our engagements. such a resolution
indeed, we owe not oily TO humsny, In the
cause OF which we nrst undertook the struggle, bu
10 colonies. The laws OF Understandable
In their operaon-prevenl us from discriminating between
mporations Of sugar. We must buy this commodity 10
the best markets. and consume without reference TO the
circumstances OF lie production; but at any rate
endeavor provide that other settlements equally bound
with absa from the slave trade sha not take
advantage OF their bad faith and rise upon
honest communities
We 60 rot however, deny bat this policy, after all
liable ailure AT the nrst period OF suspension ude
Moreover II not for the interests OF civilization
that productive estates should out OF cultivation tina
article OF almost FIRST necessity should fail In the Euro
pcan markets. We should rejoice therefore, 10 the
suggestion of certain octipe phianhroptss carried into -ec,
leoitiDas S1py If laor established BY proper com
muntcafi0ns bct0een africa and the Wot Indies. Be
remembered that there humanity In leaving Africi
TO itself Many OF lis tribes and especially those tn,
coast have been bruazed by the prevalence OF the
traffic have been considering those Of the In
terror though lees debased still savages and heahens
The work OF instruction and conversion cannot be Of
fectualy prosecuted than through system which would
maintain q constant communication between Africa anC
other paris OF the Africa 10 rich In OF mel
who endure topical labor. and u Is dloloed a,
hands d phen Slaves DeR reof uelr condition
superior enly 10 TIA, u their countyncs at h0ae, bW
Tat II ne poorer classes in mann pdrts u Erope VIII
should rot some suoh be established gene
raj condition Of ihings3 why should not the engagement
OF black labor stripped Of the evils OF slavery by the
uatd existence OF freedom. ri restore colonies
prosper and introduce Africa 70 better daye pcrso'
should sill be apprehensve about the position OF negroes
In the hands OF planters, under what soever,
commend 10 bis notice "a Q final argument that th
promises 10 be the only eec,ua method Of abolishnl
slavery Slave labor, and therefore toe slave trade, maj