The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-21

Paimerston's Schemes and B.iusn Outrages-
TIE Causes and the Remedy.
II will be seen by our accounts from Havana
to-day, that the commander of the British
steamer Styx has not confined his operations to
boarding and insulting American ships at sea
and In friendly port, but that he has also
landed marines and undertaken military
searches upon the soil of CUBA.
This circumstance must do away completely
~ith the superstition that that officer was ex-
ceedipg his orders, and leads concusively to
the belief that there l. something more than &C
cideDt in all these proceedings. The recent
publication OF the documents communicated TO
Congress on the African slave trsde-part OF
which has already appeared in our columns, and
more Of which will be found in them to day
throws good deal Of light upon the whole
subject, and enables us to follow out the thread
OF this new attempt to revive the agitation OF
the slavery question In the American Union.
II seems that as early as May, 1856, Palmer
son started the Britisb Minister in Washington
On this track, but the Champion yfasco delayed it
fcr time. In September, 1857, be directed
Lord Napier to communicate 10 our government
copy Of resolution In regard to the slave
~ sde, passed by the House of Commons
IN July, and with which we have as little to
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We shall presently show. In December
he again orders Napier 10 the attack, which be
uskesin the loog communication Published else
where, and follows IL up In notes, dated December
26, January aud IL, and February 20. From the
Sote Of January IL we insert today an extract
which IL important, because It really involves
the whole point Of this long slave trade contro-
v.rsy on the part Of Great Britain. In the
shole matter. for long series of years, Lord
Palnersten has acted with malice prepense
tov@d THE country, for his own sinister
purposes. aud has, at the same time, exhibit,
ed a gross neglect of duty on other sides,
shen, had bis real object been the extinguish-
ment Of the African slave trade, 1t could long
since have been attained.
n twill be seen by the extract from the letter
Of January IL, that company had been formed
in Cuba for the purpose Of prosecuting the Afri
can slave trade, which had determined 10
adopt the use Of American vessels, undoubtedly
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solent pretension Of British supremacy on the
sea. Having no treaty with Spain In regard to
the slave trade we could not make this event a
point Of Issue with Spain. except, perhaps. as
subject Of diplomatic correspondence. But
England has treaties with Spain of which this
was violation; and by enforcing those treaties
che could have struck at the very root of the
trade had that been Palnerston's object
That such would have been the result is evil
dent from what has trauspired elsewhere. No
American vessels are fitted out 10 bring slaves
to this country, nor are any TO carry slaves TO
Brazil, for the simple reason that the United
States and Brazil have stopped the African
slave trade by their own legislation and cause
their laws to be respected. Spain has agreed BY
treaty with England to do the same thing, but
does not do II, and England will not force her
TO respect those treaties II Palmerston had
taken this simple course Of enforcing Spain, he
would have driven the slave trade from the
ocean, and there would have been 10 need of
searching American vessels, nor Of insulting the
American flag, nor of insisting upon the erer-
else Of IN odious and never TO be admitted right.
There would have then been no excuse for send
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