The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-10

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A' aa .spsI IansI po,NIs nv VIEW ENGLAND
ieas AND rHE SLAVE TRADE.
There ale two or three important incidental decla
ratioDs made in the House Of Commons ON the 18th
ultmo. in The discussion of Mr.. Hutts resolution,
ssthat it Is expodient to discontinue the practice of
sntherizinr her Maiesiy's ships to visit and search
v4ssrls u,pler foreign flags with view of suppress
iax tho traffic in slaves which to have escaped
puhio notice in this country. They shonld DO duly
recorded and considered, because, in our judgment
they afford us an insight into the policy which con-
tsS the British government in reference to the sub
iecv,of Tho slave trade which ought 10 DC Known
s, Alsxgs class If Dc people Of this country, and we
crst rot ! atm larger class OF the British public
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credit me governments VI EnsAnu "''n ''n'oio any
single minded purpose of supprcssing the traffic in
~. .,s,o,, s,,,,ostol hat our teen-eved
smvcs' "o n"'oo ''5e1' @ll-
brethren tho other side OF the wator are looking
Ia. "a ,orc, n ,no,onolv Of tho commerce. of lie
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west coast OF Africa, wich uicir Nn ~ h@sai en'ap
l;ahment on that coast and the exercise by il Of
4; o,, I.,,,l,+o, 10 sacnra 40 IN The
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more disntercsted design OF suppressing commerce
a. ,o0roea But th;a suggestion has been uniformly
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regarded as ungoperous ana ul'u'iioiiD0o "'u '''i
Naicstys government credited at least with sngu-
.:... =: .o,;,, ~ o,,aot az ,,anso Ia sunnress
Lar hun'iv - .'.Ae'
trade which all the world 10 uliteu ~ cohue'iis'
ord Palmerston In discussing the motion of Mr..
-. ..a,.,. ra,,rlaa az an ontering wedge
Hut, winch was rceaiueu 90 ~ on'es
looking to a complete change OF the policy OF Eng
,d n, the nremises and the withdrawal Of the Ari-
Ao'i1 = 80 1~, r,.ai. - ~, ~
can squadron, throWs hoou u n5A' 'P ' 49,
lives az his government in maintaining their prevail
$500 In. .aeoro,ao osnoc;,llv 81 Tho African
ing Systclh "i'i to'oA 0neo 0af
coast.
Tia ,ordsh;p. with unusual frankness, perhaps all
, az, ona;t,
tho more 80 III THIS reSpeo' pee@u'o ny ie'p0-'
tiles of the government no longer rest upon his
6a
shouuois' o"y' y,
While our policy OF suppression has been emincn,iy
successful in putting en- end to the slave trade with inc
Brazis, It has been equaiiy successful ~ enoou,sins
legitimate and Industry u Africa aseJ The Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs has expianea IN ue', my
Immense progress being made on the coast o. africa ~
ne eAvan rdtuaD1e articles q e0's g m's COUNTY, a,.a
S0aArs 70 Wy fha taosyh az Tescnl He "aae oa@t' ly
and africa Is less fdH hcf carrd on ~M D'd-, ", q"
roa.iue our erlay yoHy et aJfH years gfa4y edesa
= ~. ss,a,r, Ttc nronction Of such articles
pal,noa COFFEE and cotton j. Increasing every year We are
tol ma. .hese I' WV us sould
have had 4 demand for them at any time if the peo
pie Of Africa had been able TO produce lhem; put
wun a,o there was no security for life
liberty, and property, how could We expect that they
woud grow atucrs q mel ing ua'Anas az - ,'d hIa
Mt az cotton and coffee hcar hear i and when the
demand for hes and blood IN some measure ceased thon
,.,l e0 Hear re,.re y san Mat you ,eM ind on e
soet coaa Of Arica oalat supply cotton e,ntni
e ~ 49, o %a' n a. e.y S XXX
nor rl,;ss an Mox of Idia 1he access 10 item . more
Ay asn q The l.daa cotton districts AID pi's % say sas
soss @ .; ~ ,,.,r, ,,es b h. far uore uab au
dat efsy osr portion Of nc porld, The United Ss alone
o4s Hear hear NOW, we are calico upon % 'ese, ;s
erai to putting an end to the crimo against which it
was levced but IN eraaing commerce that did not ce ca
- ana when "a. !. a s =, u or,a hs
Injurious to concur with the right gentleman in tho
vrw he has TAKEN and call on the to reverse
49,. - 4. ~. .,d i aal in o. unc This coun
try from 1915 down to the present time has stood hon
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time and commercial countries to concur in treaties
tho suppression Of the slave trade
His lordsiip's views, II VIII De seen, extend iar
beyond tho suppression OF inc trac IN slaves lha'
trade he evidently regards as an obstacle standing