New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-08
AMERICAN DENUHcEAT70N OF TEE
CHINESE COOLIE TRADE.

In The Hong Kong Register OF the 9Th Of Pssrv.
sly we find the following copy Of circular which hss
b. en- addressed TO the Coasus Of the United States by
Mr. Reed, the American n Mister ia China, agsaa De
Coolie trade: .f. III. .
Lrearros or THE USIrEp SrlrEs TO CursA,(
Feb. Is, 1851
SIR: lam directed by his Exoelency the Munster
OF the United States sgsn ana most earnestly p csa
your attention to the Cooe Tr6e IN Americas saips.
snd the necessity OF resortng to al legal messrss -
arrest L. a. .
uhs constitutes the breach of the laws Of ths Usse
States Is the Contract for labor or service Under waca
the coole is shipped. Hence il is quite mmatensi,
point OF law, whether the coolie goes WIN or
bis will i bis arrival he To be oisposed OF 70 o
"helc 10 labor or service" OF oourse there .
eester oierse TO morals ard to the laws OF ths en-
pine Il, as IS generally the case, the coohs Is konsp
ped, c, se5uced. or entsspPet. ~:
The employment of American ships 10 carrying Cal
nese ooOes to be held TO labor Is illegal. II las oece
60 represented 70 the Government 81 Washington. AID
will be- so regarded by il. II is trade 10 which. a
revolving to humanity in It's processes sod resits No
respectable American citizen will participate. nms
tIsce which epdsngeIs the lives 81 the mantsr es-
gagged 1t, and OF course involves terrible suhenae
aud mortality among its Prinopa SicI'ns tae eeo"es
Themselves.
The American Minister, IN order 10 do al IN his
power TO put sn end or fsg as possible 70 eJcun-
scribe this t,sfc, nsruC's youbeside giving - nuce
pubcity 10 this communicated a. you msy thtnk
cordpcive to the erds you hsve IN view siopsthe
following course IN all instances:
tbs Auei,csr ship about to b. ssrs Nth oeeiss Ia
Hs,aus suran orsry other fscr tntr oonirs SO se".s
vice yor sh. ilio verbally and IN writing thu
chaer OF the views 81 as Less'eo go
the lsby 70 PIT shn cat aid forfeiture ~hloh he ot osy
Ssond. Wh,usyer soca shiruers sbOr, b. made iron
ss Of = f.e Or 3SS ts. 1f IS, nd ss
=, the ard rsfies ~ uuited Saies sas
a. H, e1s az I'D r. .,s go S.,' DC ,.s to tss Co
.poiie. accredited hce BY the country . which the
ihws Wb,u-v,r.p,h .hre,i shou, be mad from
a. trs'y pots IN IhHa nms1se sonee "a 10 h. sssae
ii. local Chimes .u,hoiirs thn they msy Withhold IN.
srsrc hip whrn,S-r ,h- lOs sisso,'ss
70 sSy St Tes aHea ssTes asS ~ ~ 49,
30 American ship unless Chne.- sutjec shipped are ds
etMgd s~ full r,ausiiou 81 ihe local auihoteA ~hcs
Fou,h P.ru attention mus, be paid BY yOg 70 tina NIP
Pig articles Of 'hs .taHsu Ia such ,esss. o !, bee,s Az
many ana and ohe s.o q .sS
articles. IN such case where yu are sscd Of he INC. q ne
by law and retain ;he papers tn the decision u this Lsss'as
known. -.
Fyh II lie known you tbs the Inerm-as dss,.asae
of 81, ship poIt opcued to trade By sy Zoe ss
P's Ct se;s .hr9s.s fo.s' ,GS va sss
lsa ara wan the master that .ach tad ~, sc-.ss vista
tion law and involves the r-nsltiea
Sh Wbepevr you have to believe taa any sees Do
snel for this oher trade IL sepu' 70 ah om Hong hsa
oSwS Give nOlISe to The sspern,eudn, q Trade 6ovsn
ot the tact. - A.
under contracts 10 held 70 sbor service must b. reported
in detail TO th. Lsestu and II possible the fact verified BY As
efdsvt o third person.
Every case Of such shipment Of coolies, with ths
name of owners master, and chsrterers, vii without
delay be reported by this Legation 20 the Depatmsns
of STATE that all parties engaged IN this usfhc may
BE- exposed and brought to justice.
| am directed 10 repeat that you may give such
publicity as you deem expedert to tEn oommnncs
tcn being the sincere desire Of the American MIN
ister that without resor 10 ulterior measures bis
f.llow.ctzers may be deferred from any further px-
tcipaton in trace revolving TO humanity and DIS
credtable to the parties concerned.
lie hopes ard believes tba, this sdmonition, meant
to be earnest and respectful one will have ia nnu'
ence with respectable commercial establishments,
shippers and masters. Should fail, he has no other
resource than TO expose the individual ignomny WHOA
share in such a trade involved, aud to bring the
guilty parties to punishment. This shall be donA
thoroughly. 5. WELLS WILLIAM