The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-25
The New African slave Trade.
DOCTOR 1IvINGeToNE'S OPINION OF NAPoLEoSS
FREE EMIGRATION PLAN.


FREE EMIGRATION PLAN.
EDITOR OF LONDON TIMES,
Having in former years imbioed the idea from speeches
made Parliament, and from articles in newspapers SINH
bar that your loader Of the oath, that our squadron
On Tie West OF Africa, far from diminishing,
ther Increased the evils Of the slave trade went 20 An
COLA in 1854 July expecting ind you remark ''ths
neSious traffic still suhsists much az ever
When, however came in contact with Portuguese who
had actually been engaged the trade and heard them
refer invariably the past tense confidence was
somewhat, shaken in the soundness OF Parliamentary IN
Sormat on. such man was rich y said they ain the
OF the slave trade And when saw boys OF ten or
twelve years Of age sold for about 12s each within $50
miles Of the coast and heard the pathetic lamentaton,
"Ah could have got 90 20 dollars for these lads in
The time Of the slave trade together with the frank CON
feson by those who, of all others, ought 10 know best
that the prime agents in the repression Of the traffic were
the English cruisers was forced TO different conclusion
from that to which the really very plausible statements of
various parties had led me.
Then again crowds OF carriers (c1rregrdorss)
Me road from the interior 70 the coast These carriers
compelled by the government Of loanda 10 convey
merchandise al the rate OF twopence day ON examin-
tpg this system Of compulsory labor found il TO be d.
evidence OF the efficiency Of cruisers in repress
tug The slave trade Thus, previous TO isi5 hen the
squadron increased 10 the strength had before the
break Of the Russian war, oil the merchandise of
Angola was brought down to the coast by slaves. The
merchants went inland with a few slaves bearing Goods,
and purchased ivory and beeswax with slaves sufficient
~ carry them. All intended for cxpoTtaton and
there difficulty in shipping the human cargo
haaa the loads they carried Bet on the augmentation OF
The force the coast the government resorted q this
species Of inpressment to supply the place Of the
slaves which were previously all exported. The
spectacle Of a large gang OF slaves marched down %
the coast, 50 common previously 10 lsi6, Is now
never seen: and II we glance al the Custom House
returns We nnd that the receipts for head money gradu
ally q mlnshed from that year til 1850, when none
received This sacrifice Of large revenue Ny the Poriu
gnese government shows that not the only people
Who have made eno 10 put down the odous traffic and
" hGg u, honss'y y Ipoe whies y2a Arlly Gscrto. 20
Ae Governor u Cd had characterized The officials sent 10
.Asgoia he trEdc ooad hare entirely ceased few in
oerrbe ssvedeaers wnked al by governors Of Loando,
who IN words would oumach General Coucha in srenu.
endcavors to annhilaie the traffic, have continued
10 export few loats annually from certain ports
north Of Inando. But THIS has boon dfhcuN
game 70 play, inasmuch as their own country
willingly give information 10 the cruisers
Tor small consideration, and being obliged TO con
Cea shipments IRON both parties they stand, a. Il
we're between fires 10 far from brisk i the export
trade that travelled n company Nth three native
sav.a.a,r. Who led eight VI men ia a chain away from
the towards the middle Of tho country ~ sell them
Sor IVORY One Of their owners sad that the English crus
prevented their being sold across the sea And
the ale ged increase uf cruelty in iae middle pas
sage any Who reads how slaves were rea.ed when
the slave trade legal will that was often even
then. bad IL could be Il Il 81 such heath ush
rather nenGish, nature that men engaged IN Il are
somehow led TO treat their fellow men immeasurably
than Gey would animals OF equal or inferior value
NOt~thsanding the very decided influence q the orus-
The part- visited, there seems TO have been an in
traffic since the strength of the cruisers was
reduced by the Russian and this increase has taken
place rivers north OF Angola. Tho Prostitution ~
D. american tug IA serious Drawback - 0tU I0rts ~
supgreAtn Yel il must be borne IN mind that we hear
about Il adays; aud the increase or our know
hedge abuse does not imply actual augmentation
OF DC ovn while cur attention Is directed 70 greater
shut eyes the fact o another market being closed
the trade forget that the present posture
OF brazil OWING the moral influence of Great Britain
Cuna would we're trade open, take aud Kill oil 80 ooC
slaves annually About two-thrds kept away from
shores BY present hlockake That, with another
large market closed 10 the traffic surely not al ignobis
nature.
have thus ventured to my conviction in favor Of
present system formed, IL from personal OBJ
esryaton and the teeth 81 strong bias 10 the con
tray that you may according 10 your custom, and
voa should deem advisable give this 10 readers
By way helping them 20 10th sides OF the question.
i he surJo-ed for moment that The present
u will result radical cure 81 tie evil
7As csirdfioR ~ ~ Africans their sO II The rdac
sncteri1is Of Manufactured ard TIE islfnencc u
Chrisfaan crlisd0n 0l01 tciN efecS ycrDGn.5s sup
yvessn II ~ Sian, trade But all hope o this must be
gwen ~ coast tribes arc 70 be bounded on by
The Furupesu hunt down the dcfenceless inland inab
,As c,srrd primo n pr0otin0 free emigration
n no more that Africans take delight IN hunting
buying and selling each ether than that the English glory
m haDcug themselves in November know that this Is
te case throughout the interior and sorry at the
cause of dinercu' state Of things on the borders N
civilization Rut ignorant Of the sources whence
such that referred 70 arse. Prom meeting
quarters. and more especially IA the mouths
os Shareholders would be slave employers, am IN
cnsd think that both and that about the neiciency
~ rr Maesiys cruisers have bad their origin 10 those
who directly indirectly abettors Of slavery, and
shAi they promulgated by many who, ike myself had
not tho means Of testing their truth. am, &C.
DAVID LIVINGSTONE