The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-17
To,al value OF slave products in


.Fsumaied at cents per ID.
There were Ss tons Of sugar cane grown in the British
.Estimsed 81 o. cents per h.
We have compiled the above statistics from the
most recent and reliable sources. We do not claim
that they are exact, but we consider that the pro
ducts yielded by slave labor under, rather than
over the correct amount. The value of large num-
Der of other products might be added to the general
amount, such as indigo, spices, India rubber, dye
woods mahogany hemp naval stores, &c, which
would add largely to the sum total. We thus see
that the great value of the above articles equal to
1926, 72 000 is produced by the labor of only about
1854 900 African slaves.
These immense supplies are consumed in about the
following proportions by the white races of the tenn
perate ATTITUDES, in Europe the United States and
in Canada
Cotton bales. 500, 900
Sugar cane. tons. 6OZ,IOO
Coffee, bags. .................... 6OO,OOO
the largest proportion of which is exclusively
the product of African slave labor The number
of whites including sixty millions in Russia depen-
dent upon these supplies amounts to about two hun
dred aud fifty five Millions end taking Great Britain,
France, Austria and the United States alone, com
prises los 900 900 of souls who are chiefly Deepen
dent upon the labor of 6,s54,O 900 African slaves
rics, and to feed them with sugar coffee and rice,
and supply them with the luxury Of tobacco. These
los 900 900 of whites or 255 900 900 of whites if
you please. must in the course of a comparatively
few years be doubled, which will require double the
quantity of these tropical products, and double the
amount of African labor to produce them, or raise
them to double the prices now paid.
1t was no great stretch Of philanthropy for
ba and of
rope to destroy African labor in their few
small West India islands; but it an i'm
mense sacrifice in the empire of Brazil, with
millions of acres of uncultvsted tropical lands, to
abolish the importation of African labor. 1t is a
great loss to the United States and to the commerce
of the world to have vast tracts of cotton and sugar
lands in the Southwest remain wild and unculti-
waited for the want Of African labor. Without an in
crease Of African labor in the New World its white
population, with that of Europe, must have its de-
pendence increased on the British possessions in
India and at greatly enhanced prices, which, it is
believed, has been the long cherished desire of the
honorable East India Company.
The establishment of the colony of Liberia, sup
piled with colored emgrants from the United States,
has done great deal towards the suppression of the
slave trade on that and the adjacent coast.
MODERN COURSE OF THE SLAVE TRADE.
In 1867 the slave trade carried on almost
exclusively on the Congo river, or from neghboring
points All the slaves shipped from Africa within
the past two years have been sent TO Cuba, and
chiefly landed at Trinidad. About three out OF
every five vessels employed in the slave trade are
fitted out in the United States and the remainder in
Cuba About twothirds Of those sent from the
United States are fitted out in the port Of New York
All are owned by foreigners and about neighths
of their value by Spaniards resident in Cuba At
tempts have been made TO ship slaves from Why
adah. Popoe and neighborhood but none were
taken from thence in 1856. In 1857 only three YES
sells received slaves near Popoe. bark received
200 slaves at that point, which were taken to Cuba
but were seized by the government. brig
took on board $50, which were afterwards
seized by British steamer Another vessel,
while receiving slaves, and having thirty on
board was seized by British steamer,
and four other vessels on the coast were seized
without having any slaves on board. No regular
slave factories have existed this coast for the
past two years the people will not ship slaves as
they are not paid for them by the Spaniards. In
some places native owners Of slaves get $50 and
$40 per annum for their hire TO Europeans for the
manufacture Of palm oil. One cargo Of slaves ship
ped from Benguels, a Portuguese settlement south
Of the Equator and two cargoes were taken from
point north Of the British colony Of Sierra Leone.
AL three were taken TO Cuba. No slaves have re-
oeutly been shipped for Brazil. The schooner Mary
Smith which was fitted out in Boston, took on board
cargo Of slaves from the Congo river for Brazil but
she was captured by Brazilian vessel of war in the
port Of Bahia.
Il would BE- easy 10 put total stop to the slave
trade were the great Powers disposed to act in
earnest, and especially Great Britain. The whole
arrangements now in force are a miserable sham,
and the United States, by sustaining squadron on
The African coast, are made catspsw.
On certain rivers in some parts Of America may
be seen kinghsher DIVER for FISH not much
larger than jay bird. He perches himself on the
dead limb of tree projecting the water Of con
siderable depth, and, intenty gazing into the clear
stream below, no sooner sees fish than he
makes plunge for IT, and brings IL up in his talons
for his repast: but there is also at the same
time a hawk resting quietly on some branch OF a
tree in the vicinity, closely watching the move
ments Of the kingdsher. No sooner has the latter
brought up his prize than the hawk makes a bold
and sudden dash at him forcing him. in order TO save
bis own carcass 70 drop his fish, which is seized by
Abe hawk, who proceeds TO devour IL at his
leisure II IL on the principle that the British
cruisers act on the coast Of Africa They let Spanish
or Portuguese slave vessels 60 in and take on board
cargo Of slaves, for which they pay their money.
On their way out, however, with their slaves on
board they are seized, their vessels condemned by
Che British authorities, and the slaves sent TO the
British Yves, Indian Islands 20 grow sugar, indigo
and cofe.
The main dependence Of England for an IN
GREASE Of African labor in her West Indian colonies
H. upon slaves captured from Spanish and other
vessel the coast Of Africa. About ninetenths Of
Abe slaves captured by British cruisers from Spanish
Portuguese and Brazilian vessels, have been sent in
British transports, and many while in sickly and
drinn cnndiiinn - the Ldlish Mesi Indian I.lands