The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-07

70 soe TO-. isnghl He began By saying @ASe IT
policy has beer ern'uenty successful He said that
have Increased The horrors Of the middle passage That
bate, Numerically opposed 70 tho Il it. Tneu he said
tnss s Cu1.ns get ~ many slaves q they want that
can prevent the sppcscn or 'D.' pooo ecoUomcI
maxim That assertion also has been SHOWN 10 be
arsG.y Opposed 70 'hs fact because The high price
most commercial principles that the supply falls
short Of the demspd. (aear) say tina, our policy
neny successu bscsuse for three four pears past
we have putt stop 70 toe enormous slave tsds which
in thai country than 70 600 negroes every
year. And when We consider the misery which has thus
been we must not conns our vsw 70 the TO-
ssry TO bring from the interior OF Africa by which
we'll known nearly three times sost number. TIA
general calculation Is that tbs slaves captured Ia the
interior third perish the journey third in
the oArrscoors end on the voyage and only
landed on the other side OF the Atlantic wha the
method by which slaves obtaned IN Atrlcas
They not captured the COAST. whsre the cners
used their for their purposes, bu. the
them were brought from many hundreds Of miles
10 the interior. They were obtsiaed BY wAts--
not net vars for conquest: not wsss for ex ernsa
villages were anacxsd In the dead Of ngot, the
houses set fire. tas aged and infants murdered and
subjected the way 10 every kind OF misery, watsaog
the road with their bones imprisoned Ia Sroshea bara
until the arrival Of the traders, exposed TO tins nor
Of the middle passage and at last signed T. hope
less and cruel captivity forsign end The nobls 'rd
who spoke last says that operAtocs are productive OF
great cruelty TO the negroes sod exsmpaes that DE- the
TACT tba; he captured t~o vessss- not sr from
the coast or Africs-u which tue regr nuddet
together state or great misery Thsee people wsrs,
no doubt. undcrg cog great c,ua,ty hands OF the
slave dealers; but noble erd restored taem 20 oor
ty; and therefore 90 far from our hsvag
eject Cf ssersvatng their suf,rngs they were oqdvs
lent TO an act Of mercy (aesrl Bat my noble friend
that the First Lord OF the Admiralty IL mistaken
when he supposes tnst the African station
unhealthy than suy others winch shps sbigs1
to frequent he adds that every from
the c,st OF Africa broken down ovAid AN hspoy
TO say that The example which he aTJrds IN MS
person doce not corroborate mis- stAtementia augh)
ana Wv as a the az ssn ssy
assertion which he may caocse to make (Hear, hsar
say that We have boon eminertly succsesul, nwmlch
have entirely put stop for the last three CT four
years the importation OF slaves into BaZl thereby
cupg about 20u goo Africans annually from tbs ri!sory to
which they would have been other wise exposed Bat
that this 10 the result OF any naval operations
the part Of The Britain government; the Spontaneous
act tod OF the poverOment aud people of Brazil
utterly deny that statement. Anybody WOO sSkes tue
trouble 10 lock back to the papers upon the trade,
which are laid annusy before Parliament will 500 exactly
the the thing accomplished. Up to 1850 the Bra
lillian slave trade carried to the utmost
possible extent What happened in 1882 rhs govern
act Of Parliament passed in 1S46 by which the
power OF sezng their s.svers 90 tnsir coast IN their
Court .; AamrsIy tbs British sovernmsnt orotessed
Lot to much about that but VIVA. was tao colse
querce? In about three mouths after operations
conmenced the Brazilian government came to our Minis
tor al Rio and sDid they prepared to comply with
any conditions liked 20 impose provided withdrew
our squadron -Four Eve articles drawn up they
were agreed t. by the Brazilian government sad M.
Tucson then told our admiral to suspend operations
Those operations were suspended but the moeni that
done tie Brazilian government paid attention to
their engagements and the elave Trade WAS mm sdatsy
resumed In the December or January folio wiog Me-.
Hudson told the that unless they carried out
the arrangement when had been entered ato .he British
admiral Sd ou6 recommsnce his operations. They
recommsnc.d ana the result was .nas the Brazilian
the power which the law OF Eogland gaze u.s. imnsdise
y persuaded the Brazilian Assembly to sIrin
gent laws which were at once put In execution art from
the Brazilian slave trade has utterly and eatre
ly disappeared (Hess, heM.) That Is q proof Of tbs
eminent success OF naval operations. Tell me that
is the result Of improved opinion Brazil tres, thst
assertion with the con.smp; which observes (Hear"
Of The fac : o. the case viii eniertsn i for mom.nt
GO not 10 gay that there not in Brazil party
then growing and OF considerable irhuence tns aid en-
teta reasonable and rational opinions upon the subject
OF the slave trade, and that was not for the ute
OF Brazil 70 pursue tina. crime; but that party sym
rstZed with In operations and rejoiced WITH US at
their result thinking rightly thereby conferred
benefit only upon the people Of Africa,
bot also upon ihose OF Brazil one ssusiaotsy resu, O.
which up TO that time had bean employed in the cap
Of slaves and IN inn'c ing misery upon large portion
Of mankind, directed 10 purposes Of Industrial i'm
prsvemept roads, cultivation public aud private enter
prices Of ali kinds were mmecsseiy beg IN, and am
happy 10 ray that the improved state OF tbs Interior OF
Brsz SLOWS tie pursued, FAR from In.
urbg the people OF tina, country, has conferred upon
thea invaluable benefits entirely incorreo. say,
therefore. 20 ICY nss failed becAuse although
have net succeeded IA utterly ektngash!ng tue slave
trace Win ca pa we have exnEushed toe sls 70 uaie
with Brazil while that wtn Cuba opetoLih o. what
II used to be. TIE right honorable gentleman tse mem
Der for ashton rays thai tbs slave trade with Brazil
having been put end TO, tho British government Is
bound by verbal engagement 20 propose 70 Parliament
rescnd he &C. OF 1875. DENY he conclusion, aud
cootend tha, the rSnterance OF tha act Is tbs only
security we have that tie Brazilian slave trade
snail no. De revived. do net call upon you &c enforce
that act, bot ask VOC to reserve u AZ p,ver 20 be
Ired the 3rsziiAas should revert 10 their bad
So long have that Ac 10 reserve 90 long
viii the government OF Brszi pursue the policy wacnyou
compelled the-l 10 adopt; bat you were 70 repeal IT,
frou that the Brazilian slave trade would rocom
inense. (dear, bear Whie our psicy OF suppression
las been enuerty Successful 10 putting en- 10 the
ssveiraee 9TH the Brax. has been equally
III IN encouraging legitimate comnSrce and industry In
Africa itself. The Under Secretary FOR Foreign AhsJs
explained IN detail the immcuse progress oopS made
tho coast Of Africa toe cultivation OF valuable art.
cles Of export TO this country and venture 10 say that
though present lhe trade between England spd Africa
IL than thai carried With Brazil yes, " We continue
exisiiog policy. viii 10 few years greatly exceed
~ Inc oy , nelo,, .,, - src. sni
palm OIL oo, and cotton Increasing every year We are
cld that these productions increase osly because adomand
5or them hes begun. Begun Why, should have hal
demand al aug tne the people OF had been
able produce but whom the industry aud Agriculture
of the country psrslyzed-wbep thcre was
rty Tor ne liberty pr ,per,y, how could expect
that they would grow articles 10 meet the demands OF
commerce. lHear, hear INC demand was FOR ness
when the demand FOR nssh and blood In some measure
cesssd the people able W meet the calls OF
viii ard On ,hs est Co.'S, Of Africa most valuable sup.
ply cotton, essential 70 the manufactures OF this
country. II has every adv aaage for the growth OF thai
article rne cotton Districts OF Africa extensive
OF noa The 10 them 10 easy than
% The Indian conn cbtrcs and venture insi your
with toe Western Coas OF Africa Ia the article
of cotton Will IN few years prove 70 be fr more valua
bic than that Of any oher portion Of the world the Uaed
states alone excepted tHes, hcar.) Now No are called
20 reverse policy that has been cuincn.ly SUCCESS
full not only ia regard 70 putting an end % The crine
against which leveiled, but 10 creating o CON
mercc thai did not before exist and which cannot fail
In value 10 tnis country. On comms1i prsn
cipcs, hsn say w,uid b. most psiude,ous 10
ih the rtph honorable 0,ntsaa in hs cisv Ne has tasn
ond call he govrnmnt TO rsr~yss the policy zoe Maze
hIhsfo pursued (Hear. hearD But hos does tae case
porica point Of vicv2 Ths country, IRON 1915
10 the present time, has STOOD h,1orsDy forward
among the nsucns OF the world, not Only by sst,rg it,
own example but by inducing otnc, mrstirns aud com
ntrcia COUNTRIES 10 coocu IN treat The
OF the slave trade. We have bceo einnsnly csssal
in .hat respect aso-(btar, hear hscalss