The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23
THE SLAVE TRADE AND LIBERIA.
man,fssto OF tine Jew York CsiSo,sataon
Society.

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mansfssro Of the Jew York Csiooisataon
Society.
TO THE EDIrOB OF TBB NEW YORK HERALD.
Has Liberia sanctioned the slave sts2 Has PRECEDENT
psDson copnived At it, by ncirsctorS Are toe emf
grants that We serd at 20 much expense 10 bec,e FREQ
cz, liberia, inveisled away 70 French Guians
CubaS These questions are pressed ulou the American
people, and regret 70 thst TO some ertspt very
imgtrfsct DATA the charges implied BY them assumed
TO be true
But who are the parties and what the f.csp
French vessel--the Regina eeb-k f,u.d at ses BY az
Er gsh tesmer, in possession Of about two hundSed
nves who hao Murdered eleven OF the crew Ex Pfesi
cent Roberts, who bso gone up In the Eogsh steamer 10
take the Frercb vessel was Welcomed by these poor
natives a. q devereY, He found them on Board GSder
such ciroD as convinced him that they had
nearly or qute all been put ON eoara BY force, AID
msny kept in msnscles, and therefore ia ooen
defiance Of the laws OF the republic The French
captain came Of IN hts boat, and demanded his
vsrsei. but, important legal questions involved
che taken 10 Noprova spd pscsd under the auhori
ties Of the port The Engsh vessel used In saving the
RsRrs Cor, demanded salvage, which NJ first
fused by the French owner, Captaio N nds but
even tuay agreed % submit The question Of salvage TO
l. q Iibeyiap Court Of Admir- atty.
NJ ant me, az by the L. isws held
sisve there poor natives lsDded At this the French
Captain sDa conmsndapt on that station OF tbs French
ofwsr red the vease contrary s0d IL contempt
Of The laws and sovereignty OF beraand by force took
her away,
The Court Of Admiralty nevertheless heard tho testi
mepy and awarded salvage TO the captain and him
certified copy oftteb decree. On tho trial Of this civil
su WAS proved that the Dasve Africans had al, been
taken board contrary 10 the lass Of hers, 8, that
bad the vessel remained, che msh' have been hbcled
end sold for violating The laws sgsnet the save trade
The parties are Then French captain and bs physician
wbo have violated tbe laws OF LAera and nosiy, With
the assistance o. rsOnl vesrei, ato,op awav IN de-
sspce Of ice authority, their roip anc 10 soied them
selves, have made repre- seLtap5ns involving the sooo
Lsue tho honor and the future pros perity Of small
community, whces tness apd ~hose government have
previously sustain ed the highest reputation for fidelity
oush strongly bias judgment against the accuser
Yet sensitive 20 the honor and good ZANE OF
liberia BIZ crimes, o.ps1 s%oo's ana
reNpty are forgotten; 10 this home qoestoo, Is Liberia
viii out boptr ano iro'br And dc bsr noblsmeD cor
rvp1y aid IN the renewed eia7e trsdeS We snsser
Without . oorbt that tho charges are Incredible and
unsupported BY even psobsb,i'ies Doe ground
%.r, ~O oS , i xp',sr ts ws,Se Of the Fseeea
government fotDoed on q report OF beueepaot
Pcnte, viz that rot only was the Nberisn govern
neDt operative but sol,ous 70 bAve Capt Simoocs
procure the grants In Lber,a and al actually receiv
cd large rum Doe rastrsJ FOR passports Tor tour buo
oreo ene,Ants Ihs allegation we dscrtdn ior several
get their clearance for foreign port; tb,s the Re
sins bad not done, her load MT completed q
The sum stated se having been paid for passports B In
crt6ib srge. For four hundred pertops The snount
would have been only $500 The cflcer who maze
the report has doubtless m.taken she sum paid TOR
custom, house dutes paid Tor passports The Hon.
B James xhcse word, 10 al who kDow hir,. Is as
good % b.. bond rays money had been pad by The
With these remuis on he charge Of %, spor.s We
that point until the Lberan aohorites can be heard
from.
Another allegation hes been that the eraigyan.s we're
LberiAbs DO beng set free in America sent out "
srer t1perse by our ooopza'ioD Society ph.Sotbro
PIC asure were thur vioDs sent asay By the conni.
vsoce The noerap government. Ins charge Is b~ssa
report by DR.. Buais, the physician Who declared
thst hun To tpis reply, tba, tns
ustves Of TIE vey Tribe near Gaipas and ss-na have
Inverted syabc alphabet Of their own many Of the
youoe NEE Gao use Il, spd even DR. suas' ss,emen,
that two huDoreo could rtat, II would fol
loo that hey ever tmierato IRON America
But t 10 not true Mr.. James above referred 10,
present IN the Courts Of Moprovs when the legal question
Of salvsse was 'reo, be that every
gran bosro vst African, anJ but then
Others Who could reao They have esc-Ieo, and
learn nom Tire papers that the French captain
them rs they came on shore II this 10 true be ought
have feep ounR fer shooting Lberians.
rnus much 10 the tao principal cosrges have
particle NJ doubt that ,otn Bat there
aims duty which ~ Liberia, ~ exoain 70 ihc
pubic vfy that French or any yes-els have right
htr coastrg trace.
rbn ibe result 81 uucoptrosble c-cunssnces Pro,
TO TIE stt Debt CT Ibeji. the European naoos bal
traded acpe tba cont tor org perod Aod their
j,cs bsn acquired gtip Of trade f'0m the pasve c5css
tiberis dtciNsd her toveregtiy the coast, and
AIRED for recofri'ion slsno nrst ard then Fspc-
CURED the privilege tor Their mere, sntsf 10 Do.-n
hcepe-by paying cuties at Acnrovia other p0r
of eutry.
10 their circumstances the little CON unity Which We
have established when Htir recognition ard
with such great nations copld res-t tbe demand
nwr yi,lceo No doubt h privilege capable o. abuse,
ano very ujurous, by ia competition, 70 ths uhcfisn
merchants; but "a privilege which the government OF
Liberia can ot repp' late.
IT, prevent any sbufs laws have been MAZE publishing
the purchasing Of slaves hs sipg any vessel an ca
nsy be proved guilty. of d; ano this fac, perba
have The hey W the violent and up1st OF the French
msDospt ebo forobly tons pcsse-sipp OF the Regss
aro CARVED her swsy from the uoeriat authorities.
Had che rsmsipso, spo. by examination OF Der inmi
grsnts. bad beer proved shs they slaves held
BY force maj aoies HIS bonc would have been Tor
feifeo ann bis veprei rfpoemned
The uuh 20 be- that the French being fiscov~r
ed In . pam violation OF beeriAn a., ana The French
ocmrosDoaot the station ero~s outrage upon tbe
sovereignty OF LIBERIA, they are Lrw, BY mercprcsetta
ton, trying 10 plicsfe the 1iber.os eth them 90
not doubt that LIBERIA win he vindics'ei from these
charges, snd would ash the public 10 credit stories "
Der injury until they be txsmped. Every aud
law, and the whole psiiopai ieAloe Of LIBERIA aszrs,
the slave trade and they have willingly permitted
IL But for fear Of making THE statement 100 long
would append some extracts from the Lheris Lays
showing the eth whcb they have susrde against
any af mrt a. tstrg slaves from he ooei vtha sner
Jurisdiction, and that President Benson could %, have
coorerstse IN The obtaining Of Save emsass ~,tous
rendering himself hanlc Impeachment and Disgrace
his however mot be omitted The subject ie's until
receive The drsc, reply teeee charges, ~h,ch all
expect from Lbera within few weeks
b PTSNEY,
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