The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-27
LORD CT ARFNDoN TO SECRETARY CASS r.
VIEWS IN ENI,I ND.

IFrom the London Meican,iis Gtz"ue, Mlrch ~
We learn from the American journals that brd
Clarendon shortly before the change Of al L-irt
ton addressed q letter 20 Nr. Secretary ca-- -riI
tive e. the rapid increase Of the African slave trade
and suggesiing that some more stringent means
should IL adopted Cor IT, suppression. We are MT
surprised az thi- -ep the part Of The late Foreign
Niai-ter and should hope that NJ representations
ill b. followed up by his successor. We have on
LiaBy recent occasions directed attention % u,
number Of slaver- which have been Tilted out IN
sm. rcan ports. under tho eyc- OF the American
Executive. 90 tie number u merchants engaged Ia
tie trainC resident AT New York aud other port@,
and openly following the trade and % the
tast that the American flag l. constantly used
- protect slayers from the search OF our
trui.-rs cur contemporary (thc SEw h OAK " sssLp)
cshi e-aiey asserts that the slave trade has been
carried on by the Noihern citizens Of the United
States ard names New York Boston. Portland aud
Bristol a. the ports where syers e httcd out, and
whence they are despatched. Within the last
twenty years. observes our cotcinp1rafy, over
hty slavcrs were captured and brought into thi.
port. nearly al Of which were equipped and htted
,ut with Northern capital. The number Of vessels
captured and condemned. however, bears but very
sgnall proportion % the number lifted ont from the
port We have named. The slave heet which leaves
New YORK Boston aud other Eastern soaports ia
the course OF 8 single year consists Of about forty
= -,l- Of vafiou. sizes, ranging from 100 TO 500
tns. 9nd capable Of carrying from 800 10 COO
slaves each. Zach SLAYER j. manned by crews OF
from fifteen 60 twenty-five mcl. iucluling the
captain and officers making total for The whnle
l.,i of abrut 600 men. The whole Of the capital
invested does not probably exceed si.Op0oDl. upon
itch profit q something Ike gu 900. O0J u re-
nized Here j. the statement o the leading Jour
n.L Of the nit,i state. Il reads Indeed. like a
Ilei upon the -hip1Wucrs at The principal pJrts OF
the Union. hut We must suppose that patriotic a
! urnsl a. the NEw loEE u sEtiD wbuld be inca
paLe Of any wiliul misrepresentation on the sub
& anu that be J. satisfied OF iacts which arr here
A. ven. Then again the New Orleans Datd-also a
purnal ol charlctcr-annOuBccs. IN recent uuin.
i.r the opening Of a slave depot on Pearl river. in
Mississippi Wlore cargUcs ut negroes are received
AID sold 70 tie beet advantage. The division OF labor
would therefore. seem q be. that TIE Northern
state. furnish tie ships aud crews Tor prose
tUtuv ue trade. and The southern Tie
tpen markets where the cargyes % lNiIt
ettlarU,t afe disposed Of 90 the highest b idtr.
d. th- wav tie labor market. oi the south are
stprhed and the strength % the slave power con
tuuatly recruited. 70 hg. long been torC-oen tIlt
tie slave bfD. dug States could not keep pace with
TIE demand iOr Save labor created ~ the increasing
market Tor thc great American stau.pS oi grain and
cotton. ard that the planters q. She south would
ttop % nothing 60 supply their areumnlt,ns ne d.
five to slavery an, definite and as stringent as orr
gwn They dpcista the slave trade to 81. piracy and
tuni.hablc a. piracy. Vet those laws ur, -I.rs j q,
igtnaiu dead letter. and thu government of tr.
United states places itself iu The absurd post 20.
end subjects itself o. The unfortunate mpJtttiYn at
being unwilling or unable 90 put boz force fonda
mental law II the Union, although toe neglect 90
Che inability to Do 30 causes The government "
Washington 10 hc pointed az by all The governments
uf Christend m.
II IL said Lord Clarendon, IN the communication
o. which We have referred. ntimatcd his intention
81 Increasing N, strength Of the African squadron
but u would seem that. sine, the French govern
nent has adopted the African immigration system
shters 90 that co.st when they f8l in with one "
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