The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-31
The Slave Trade I'm Liberia.
'AsE OF TIE SHIP RKer>A CGLI-wkKk THE MIG Rogs
lREg ANRHICANs2

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In little more hsn month from the receipt Of he Bri-
ts and French u The the Regina Cpu
on Mcnrova, We arc In possession Of the two remaining
vefsoDsthcse from the .beran authorities and those
frcm the American Colonization Society, which founded
Inc settlement We commend TO readers a o0mpari-
BOD between .ne tour representations.
We have TO aod q suggestion which it may be ss well
not to overlook Inc Americans in Liberia are fer the
most part emancpasd slaves from southern paus
tons Ter the euence OF their propeors "Scarrec
worn out, helpless slaves, many Of them are according
es) issey 1854 Others strong too able,
rssttts, 10 be safe residents on plantation Of the
,ohole Number Of free and STARE Negroes sent from the
tnitd StcteS, n'nay fire PER cent disappear
the colony They sert cut OF begging rauge,
ard cropped into the huts Of the natives up cou1
try. Does lot this open glimpse character Of tue
negroes beard the Regina Ce o whom told ioa
tte! could no, b. smercaus because tasy through
the chiefs IRON up the country; aod that as they
not Amt ricars they could read aud ssaa could
be Americans because ,hey msbacled while the
other hand, the French they
Americans chceen that eroucd preference that
two hundred Of thorn could reau and were trained 10
civilization For our parts We are disposed to believe
highly Convenient b the sellers pho them there, and 10
the buyers ohc endearcred TO ship them thence liberia
ran officials hare been highly accomplished in the Frae
heal knCloIe0ge II the STARE trade We 40 not feel
the present administrator and tee nputauon Of
lyng brought By the American and Lteran Authorities
a. siDst the French officers.
Our business IA to remember tina, we have su, slave
trade treaties with al the three partes-the French the
Americans and The Libersns On the hint Of Any
conspiracy amopg three allies cryr.ssecors Of them,
to carry the trade under fsse preences every EGG
hshman should bestir himself 10 keep the Foreign Office
and The government generally up TO Us duty.
prom ibe Manchester Guardian, August lsl
There two three questions 10 which catego-
ricA answers ought 10 be enlisted through the me
dun OF commission OF Investigation which ths 90.
vefnrenis Of Grta, Britain, France and the Unitea
states might concur 10 appoint What are the
laws Of liberia for the suppression OF the slave
trade which Il 10 easy 70 eyade without detection
violate with smpuniiyi Were these emigrants, the
greater part OF whom had been kidnapped and were
forced On board shipped a, The port q Monrorid or az any
oher port ckin ne isdicioa Of the r,psbic Did u.
Liban authoriic under any plea ,rhdterr, recespe
" monty for permitting thea % be em,arked These
matters INTO which al haters OF the traffic IN human
flesh ought to ipsst upon having rigid inquiry. The
French government will not be relieved Of any part Of tue
dsgrace which attaches 70 Itself by showing thai native
African State morally implicated In the niouiy 70 which
gives IL saucton but We discover tfai share Of the
criminaty rests with this little experimental republic,
shall have difficulty In dealing With this source OF
ofeIce