The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-03
TIE ANGLO-AFRVCay SLAVE TRADE.
Speectls OF Lords BrouXh and CLARENDON
I'm lhe House Of Lords


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Speechs OF Lords Broux ham and Clarendon
I'm the House Of Lorus
10 the House Of Lords, on the losh OF July,
Lord BRouGHAm al the request Of the Lord Chancellor
consented 10 POSTPONE TIL the folo~ing day his melon
.ne a,S"d bs ssr me ahasI
gave notice his intention 10 postpone Till another day
his motion with respect 10 the Bankruptcy law, which
The Far OF CRrspoy entered she House while the noble
and learned lord informing their lordshps thss for
the convenience OF the government he had
his motion with respect 10 tue slave trade The noble csrl
said he glad that that poneent been
noble and learned lord shoud brag forward the motion
on the following day Her Maestys government not
h.a sufficient time TO consider iss term. He regretted
that there should have been sity for po ponipg 1t
even for single cay Hear, hear.) II q subject
which attracted great deal of attention out OF DOORS and
had been already discussed IN the other House.
Lord BRoUGaAx had no doubt that after the remarks
which had fallen from the noble earl the Secretary for
motion
LORD BRoueHAM's sPncH ON BxHAIr THE AFRICANS
In the House oil Lords Oh the l7ta II july.
Tue MAJ qus Of CANRICARDE, who had notice upon the
the paper oil his ,teniion to petition from Gus
ma praying for the removal OF certain TO the
importation OF free lsbores Ia that coouy, said that ne
would give TO his noble and learned friend, believing
tina, the dscusson OF this subject would be favorable to
the views or the petitioners
Lord BRouGaAm in I.ag to move address on the
subject the African slave trade said that when he
tidered the great importance OF the question which
he was sbou, bring before their ordshps could no,
avoid expressing his agreeable surprise at finding
to do with paTyh had nothing Personal recommendil
lit has of those points that generally created
gathering cge her, he would not say Doth houses
In that Of the hou.e OF Parliament Ii rather belonged
that class Of questions OF which Mr. Canning said
"Nis questions, as they called those questions
which nobody two about " He colld no. saw
no ~ever tina, the present question came within thai
category, for there both Parliament and out OF
very strong feelngss well as deeply roo ed conyic
ton Of the importance OF toe subject which should
proceed shortly TO bring before their lordships II
with very great pain and n, little establishment tina. he
haay Nff alafrl al
fe perfectly assured that the sovereign Of tha. country
war wholly incapable Of lending his counenance any
measures tina. tended to i've the African slave trade
He said go in the first place account OF his niy
neclon with him who first In France abolished that
oraoe tranic Inc most Christian kings had one after
another allowed that traffic to continue and 10
sh and hsd indeed all the while encouraged instead Of
suppressirg II was reserved for the first Napoleon TO
do that act Of bis life which reflected tt most honor upon
hM-he would say, indeed the only act OF bis life in
which he showed himself the friend of human rights and
human liberties 1t was reserved for him at once aud
forever abolish the African slave trade He could IT
therefore, believe that he who naturally prded hi nsef
upon bis near 10 that great and distinguished
Individual would take q different course, and lend his
countenance to measures with respect to which he bad
probably been i'll advised, deceived and misled. The
Ject In eston had OF that tendency TO the rey val
OF Tie save trade, VIII Oh he though, be could p,oye 70
ther lordshps without doubt question, Il
He could not bel possible that ais Imperial Msiestv
mac been otherwise than Icised, msi. formed ana de-
c~,vc when ne considered iee,e by ~ho,n hl.lnps,a
ms cay w 49,. 20 whom be had given ID &C.
tnote m'aiss OF religion who're policy his I'm ps-si
ANeS seemed inclined to esu-he felt certain that they
1I, lave told him OF The ot noes committed By slave
Traders being ranged In the denrncatons OF Hoy Writ
with the tateul and disgusting crimes Of which
could be guly-crimes 10 ~bch he dared not alade
except to say that they not the slave
trade When this well represented TO his I'm Deria
Majesty and especially when ne found that their ordshp:
suspicion all that doing or attem ,tng to be done,
he hoped that his Majesty would view these tranacuons
with the jealous suspicion OF their possible conse
quepces that he would be thus furnished with . SUI
tceui TO the opportunities OF his colonial sue
hen,.on of the fac.s and consequences seemed to
have give cay Without further preface, he would pro-
coed 20 state hon thai licenses had been giceH 10
or had oen teas sd,d, Of the French eoU
o into 70 import French Wes, InaioD Colonies
Nosg such scheme that must end in rese'cal ofue
trna African slaue trade. From the senxtions
which had 1e TO him by learned friend OF his
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Who filed the imp ,rtsnt office OF judicial
the Gold Coast for period Of six yeas AID
who Was thoroughly acquainted with Meesrs Regis OF
Marsees AZ well as their representatives. upon the Gold
Coast had ascertAined that all thoee gentlemen
which he Ind received in reereSce TO them from Mr..
Fltzpatrick prejudice against them could not be said TO
have share. wha, then was the proposition which, &C
oorng to Mr. Fitzpatrick made upon the those
RenemerS why thu, the Africans, being slaves 10 their
country thould be induced to egraie to the West
IRdes that sboud be taken mat the contracts which
mish, be entered with them should be faithfully or
ihey should have the security OF the govern
neni officers their proper cs,meui the voyage to
the ives, Indies that upon their that quarter
they snoud security or the exercise OF
kindnes. towards them upon the part Of he masters .,
vben they were 10 be bosnd apprentices by pdenure;
and thai they Of tine derea 70 rerrn 10 their ns
tive county they should be allowed 10 do so, and
sholld be conveyed back at the charge Of those by
whom tney had been taken to for ign land Thus II
proposed to do for them 10 shor every thing which h1
aulty could suggest but he would beg their lorash
10 bear IN mind that they did evening the
fret Of Africans being slaves IN their own country
of the sres benefits which must result 70 them from their
collect Of blessed change to be effected By
such q trsnsngraton which had in tor ner times been
exty years durng which time he had lad bis share
promoting the abolition OF the slave trade ard had a, all
cvenp, with all the zeal AID ability whiGh he
possessed aborcd for The a,Ainmen, Of that great ect
be could not name single dscu1sion upon the supject
hag igst ALI toeIr Iord.bios attention Rad moi been
used. He should not trouble the House VITA any
IesglheDed Quotations In proof OF thai statement, bat ms
should 10 three in,anccs In order 10 show
l1euLca the arguments which In years oy
bad been advanced In favor Of the slave trade and the
rezsOrs which put forward In support OF TIE
proposed system cf free emigration From the year 1,ss
down 10 the abolition OF the slave trade In 1907 the views
bore 10 enc another striking sinar,y During the Dc.
bsee upon thai question General Thornton. who had then
been member for Liverpool had asserted hat the HfcaEs
had moreover complained that those who held contrary
opinions "A been lea away by mistaken humanity and
had indignantly dered the mitery which was sad had
been Baciea upon those unfortunate negroes In tho
middle patsase during which he had oonieuiet thai
only Eve Of 500 Of them died upon average, while
she West transports General Thornton had further
cited In support OF his vievs The authority Of governor
two sdn8lras one captain nmoiore and large
Der Of naval officers whom be had represented as friendly
20 the tave trade and willing Witnesses TO the benefits
which n conferred SIR W. Young and Alderman Walton
ne 0ord Brougham) found bad been the advocates Of
similar sentiments the latter having gone far ~ 10
tend only pecostary 70 board one Of the
slave shp, and to see those negroe, dancing
and sngng order 10 be ssusned that their lot one
of the greatest happiness But was Unnecessary 70 al
ven 10 further instances In order 70 demonstrate 10 their
sosdshs that exaggerated statemeHts and complete per
version g facts not confined 10 the advocacy OF the
plan q free emigration. They dated from period even
further back than lTss me plan OF free emigration
had an omnous resemblance IN the original scheme
ny which had been sought 70 bring about .
state Of thngs By which the cruelty which
had been inflicted upon the native TndIan tribes In
America might be obvisied, and their place supplied by
abe importation Of negroes from Africa That schsBs,
sohich Ne wiqh term the uniyn II fhort rohed bzsoln>
srA far n1htcd tef tnrsu phi lad first produced
la rcHvsip ne gS'oon slave trod. 10 accordance
with plan, license take out 1900 negroes from
Africa had been obtained-s license which hal aer