The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-10
REVELATIONS NTH REGARD TO BRITISH
PHILANTHROPY.

REVELATIONS WITH REGARD TO BRITISH
PHILANTHROPY.
Irrom Le Nora Of July 2l,|
The French semi official papers continue to edify Eu
rope the subject of the dislnerestedncss of British
philanthropy Some days sncc the ConStaiona accord
ing to information received from authentic sources show
ed how much England gains by the exercise of the
right Of scnhng vessels suspected guilty of the od
traffic in slaves, and how the English colonies
supplied with compelled laborers that they not
obliged to buy Yesterday the Putrie completed these
revelations by showing how the right Of search
blcs England to monopose the trade of all western
Africa and to parayze in those countries which open
ing slowly civilization all the useful operations that
the navies q other nations may attempt
Then, why did the House Of Commons reject, by
large majority, the motion proposing the suppression of
squadron Intellectual in carrying out the desired end in
human In its results, and exceedingly expensive The
idic explains this Independently Of the obstinacy,
btion aud selfish designs of members of abolition socic
ties, two powerful reasons induced the House to main
tain the African squadron the good of England in the
first place. and the injury to others in the next. The
minister Mr. Fitzgerald laid great stress the dread
seeing the slave trade renewed and again driving away
civilization, which is beginning to develop itself the
coast Of Africa Ibis reason was for tho abolition socio-
ties but he also made the most OF another which
answers very differently the secret peoccupations OF
every English assembly. He showed that under the
guardianship Of the African squadron regular trade of
which all the profits would to the English is by de-
grees being established the western coast the cotton
te is being rapidly developed One little village
parted last year number Of bales than the United
States peeduced SIXTY years ago There hes future Free
dom far drer to the English heart than the freedom of
the negroes-4rcedom from tho dependence that the
United States causes weigh Engands manufacto-
res which is heavy and which becomes daily heavier
to bear Was not this consideration sufficient to induce
the English House Of Commons to porscvere In all the
sacrifices which philanthropy imposes on Englandg @
Besides and here the revelations Of the Pae in)
the presence of the British squadron the west coast
of Africa not only has for its result the development OF
the trade Of those countries to the profit and under the
rule of England but by degrees accustoms the natives to
the idea that she rules all other nations and that
it is only necessary to rely upon her flag. Alas tho
conduct of the beran authorities in the bloody drama
Of the Regina Cali is but striking proof Of the influence
the English flag possesses in those atitdeh and further
the French mi-oficfA journal properly remarks,
hunting Is admirable pret2xt for spyng and if
necessary for obstrnctng the operations Of other natives
There is vessel trading to the African coast says that
Journal which Ii not stopped by British cruisers obliged
say whence it comcs and where it is going to- where
intends making land and frequently to show its regis
ter where all the operations it Il engaged in inscribed
This Is all exceedingly useful information, which is
fully collected and proted by Suppress the squadron
and this information disappears with the control Of the
English officers and all nations will have direct relations
with the people of Africa, and the monopoly which Eng
lish enjoys will be speedily annhilated This
is in short the true and altogether political why
England maintains her squadron at expense of twenty
five millions
This the real state of the case and the Pdtrl might
have added, to sustain its position that this state OF
this authority TINT the English cruisers exercise
over the vessels of other nations this inquson this
surveillance which they employ in finding out all the
crcts of their commercial operations based the
treaties which lin the name OF philanthropy of conrse)
she has snatched from maritime Europe. Lot the Iis
bring forward the search these of 1888 especial
ly abolished regards France, but which have remained
in vgor regards several secondary maritime powers
which accedcd to their terms and which have been the
l,apfo
will zee how far this information ia conormablc to the
right established by the inconserae concessions OF the
treaties Let the iarx take up particularly the second
and the sixth articles Of the instructions annexed 10 se
conventions, in order to develop the fourth artcSf
the text and II will there find that the English cruisers
when they they always stopa vessel should
we exact description of tho state of the ship and
the cargo " that in case Of lawsnitand this may hap
pen often the cruiser the cruiser will be
party to the preliminary examination will be represented
a the Inspections the preparing OF the inventories and
the making up OF the reports, of which copy shall be
delivered to the captain and which he shall transmit to
the Admiralty turn to his that of his friends
Hence evidently follows that when this right Of search
has been exercised for certain time, the English navy
and the English Admiralty will be In possession of all the
secrets Of the maritime Of rival navies while
Mt the same tne through annoyance by the cruisers
they will have the most eicacios means Of obstructng
It, Will it be asked after this whether as long as her
squadron shall be maintained tho coast OF Africa
England could permit her exclusive monopoly of the COM
ece Of these countries and then II the enlightened
philanthropy which directs her policy will allow Of her
entertaining troublesome notions for its abolition
B KS ---~----.-----------------
Two children son and daughter Of William Sabin, of
Springfield, went TO Onondaga Creek Monday where
the boy ventured upon log and fell into the water His
little sister witnessed the accident saw him rise and dis
appear again. whereupon she ran home to inform her
father Of the accident Mr. Sabin got hold of the boys
hy and pulled ln out He had been In the water from
twelve to fifteen minutes, and appeared lfeess when
taken out He WAS laid ont as dead-there not being
the slightest evidence of vitality manifested since being
rescued from the water What is more strange and sin
gular, hour afterwards the boy was observed to
breathe Every effort employed by his parents for