The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-26


large portion OF space to-day pied with
above report We should be disposed 10 permit this
port, which speaks for ITSELF TO forth 10 the world
without word Of comment but TIA, we are no, disposed
10 permit rationale at home 10 think the recommeuda-
ton TO mercy. with which the trial concluded entirely
concurred In by coons at large. We have nolksn leave
OF altogether and but say that there does
not appear from rst 10 last, word which In
tmsion, serves 10 aid 10 extenuaon OF the conduct OF
the Defendants We hardly conceive q nsgrsu,
In the -s, place the ship herself had long been OF the
register Of "letteret" shipping, ana was begging pur-
chaser here for Insignificant goo short
time before the con,rac, entered Was this the
Kind of vessel 20 sen such freight n2 Tell not ~
ts being cruel 10 make matters by speaking Of
these ACTS rather give some thought some feeling of
Consideration 70 The susrnss Of the poor wrc.ches that
practising basphemy in repeating these words) in tho
tween decks Of such cram on her long, long travel Of
hundred and seven days TO s. Helena.
And among the whole 297 only 90 sgreemsuts could be
found The rest all lefwere forcel TO leavea Without
ota OF security against their beng compelled into
slavery than the worst form tolerated by tho LAYS
Of Cuba
Were they really Ensshmen that asked Chinese 70 en-
gage themselves the Conditions translated BY the
learned Attorney General We're they Engishmen who
told by Chinese that they objected 90 oo such ter
In effect reped-"Yo have taken an advance, and 60
Were they really Eoglishmen who, when the Chinese
denied the receipt OF ADVANCE and kind heared mags-
trasenow no more-recommended nvsstlgstion into
their cases, IN effect replied" We will give them no 10.
vesteaton we have them and we will keep them; say
deuures We have tSemser esh their cir faculties their
nberties-sll are ours; and 20 they shsil-svy with
them ~
Yes-they were Englishmen
"But they were submissive" says Mr.. Day; "evsn
when borne down by fever and dysentery, AMI dropsy,
and the craving for opiumthey sub nissivesub-
mIssive" Would that We had the pen o, Martin rup-
per, other poet OF the day. 70 paint the picture
q this submission" as, In our minds eye appears 70
What kind OF submission submi ssoni Msurre VIVA.
ne wroewha said Captain rhornhi him self when last
In Hong KongS "The way ! kept them submissive
by ssaonine men n each hachway with muskets loaded
and bayopets fixed" Yes, that the kind Of submits
son-tha the latest phase OF slavery under the British
flag.
Ie, us NOT be misunderstood. Captain Tbornbil was
perfectly right He had his orders and he obeyed them
10 the letter. Kinder hearted than Captain Thorn
hill nephew Of the Captain Thornh OF the old East India
Companys Marine well known In Indi) does not exist
We have known him many years and feel satisfied that
far 10 his power lay he did everything that could
be done 70 make the poor cresturee under his charge AZ
comfortable possible But Captain rhornhi Il absent;
and impeachment OF common sense 10 make ap-
pear thu, he Is the prncpaltbat the defendants In the
action reported innocent victims, fully entitled 70 the
hini consideration Of the Crown.