Weekly North Carolina standard., 1858-06-02


prevent their jumping overheard &c and yet notwith
standing these precautions about three either die or
destroy themselves on the passage =.
"The passage is five doubloons, landed in HAVANA,
and a e s
hundred to three hundred and fifty dollars apiece :
but my say kns
american captain to bring cargo of Coolies twice The
English are not scrupuous.
The Coolies are put to work alongside of the Africans
and subjected to worse treatment the Cody feels his de-
gradaton and becomes sullen and melancholy. His only
relief is the old mode suicide which he avas himself Of
at the first opportunity The long haired Chinaman
his tail off as mark of his degradation; and
the dtner sees his tail he knows that the intends
to depart to that bourne &C, pretty quickly;
alone either the long tail exercises much influence
This trade being lucrative, it is the increase.
The high price Of sugar will likely add stimulus to this
deDted to you for holding to the execaon of mankind
have, in addition to that, letter from a respect
able merchant of the city of New York, gentle
man Of high standing. do not give his name, but
the following is part of his letter:
"Our eastern ship great horror of the Afi
can slave trade but they have cOmpunc ions of
science in abducting Coolies from China and transporting
them at Arica in Peru whence they transferred the
Chncha Islands, where they worked digging guanO
had ship the St. Patrick load at those islands Ny cap
tam Whitman, said that whenever the creatures
could get to the cliffs they would jump into the Some
twenty jumped off whilst he there. You not, per-
haps aware that there is water the islands. All the
ing the poor creatures have but limited quanti
ty given them And the dust arising from the guano with
Water must be wanted in large quantities. Your
the South are in Paradise compared with the Coolies at
the Chincha islands,"
Mr.. Speaker, need not enlarge on the cruelty of
this system. And it does not stop here. France
Imported Coolies into some of her islands. In the
Island OF Bourbon alone, there thirty five thous
and. But England seems. in some way, to have in.
terposed obstacles to the obtaining of Coolies by the
Eran noh ryschs ha,o A.
ness. perhaps, as she formerly had of the African
slave trade.
To get rid of that difficulty, the French Emperor
directed his ships to 60 to Africa and get negroes
under the name of apprentices. The English pro.
tested against that and said it was practically re-
opening the slave trade. The Times thundered
about it 1t was admitted, nevertheless, that the
Aboonists had ruined their West India Islands
and that they ought to acknowledge their fault in
sackcloth and ashes; but it proposed only to
store these islands by the importation of Coolie Ia
bor. To show how the controversy is carried on, 1
present few passages from the French papers, l
think it will be that they understand the ques
ton thoroughly; and, in fact, have the advantage
in the argument.
But Africa continues to be the source whence the COL
ones first drew their aborng population. is convenient
to our American possessions Its inhabitants gentle
bust socabe and inclined agricultural pursuits Them
in addition to this they oppressed and subject to the
horrors Of perpetual anarchy in their own country.
Are not these sufficient to induce to look
Africa for aborers for colonies?
But is great scandal to the superannuated society
world bow before decrees in matters of philanthropy
What! lay hands on Africa the holy ark which has been
guarded with such an emreme ealous and defeuded still
more by the prestige which it has acquired? Yet Times
thinks the present Opportunity fortunate for seizng it
resound with the declaration of grievances the grev
ons of which is that they have Iaborers Africa
except T they purchase them again It is natural result
condition Of its working population.
but say the English, when you buy slaves from the
by means and TINS perpcuac wars in
that unhappy country Unfortunately the barbars which
regns in that continent is exercised independently of all
outside pressure When an African chef does not sell his
slaves, he kills them
preex OF preserving peace among her tribes like
quaek who to cure an eruption, kills his patient by the
tans have motive for making war; they out of
pure instinct of dstructiveness and by this they
ed for human sacrifice occasion Of some public fest-
val OF on the tomb of WARRIOR would hardly call phil
anropy to leave them to their fate under pretext of hu-
name objection to their purchase for emigration"
Bible Societies have undertaken submit Africa to
reg.me OF preaching distribution of edifyng tracts and
" In any case we cannot sec why the ultra Aboonsts
should impose their particular views upon Is not Africa
independent country? Is it conded to the tuelage of
Bible Societies? And Francecanno she act according to
respect International engagement that can limit her ac
ton The conventions relative The right search have
been SUPPRESSED Engagements entered into then
The landed proprietor is then rid of every ucumbrance
stupid bnders, which should force them into private life
or at least teach them to speak with becoming modesy
ed rat the system has utterly failed is astonishing that
We should try, anoher9 This would at least have two
good results 1t would give activity colonial pro-
ductons, and withdraw thousands Of negroes from mis-
cradle condition"
l must say that agree with the French that all
the points OF difference are in their favor The ne.
gro is not only better fitted by nature for slavery
than the Chinese Sepoys but in fact is benefited
by it, while they are driven to suicide The negroes
too, are slaves at home, or cap:ives to be put to
death if they cannot be sold while the Cinnamon
and East Indians are in comparative state of free
dom.
Here is a letter on the subject from Mr. Mason.
our Minister at Paris, dated 10Th February last
which was sent to the Senate the other day by Gen.
eral Cass. 1t is of an important character:
"In interview which l had the honor TO have with
Count Walewsk, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the last
week of january asked him if there any objections
adopted by his Majesty the Enperors Government in
regad to the into the French colonies
to state frankly that the French colonies particularly
in the west Indies langushng of labor that
asked if there wes anv irp in 70 Tropical
had in the English newspapers that French vessels
freghed with African would be regarded by Brit
ish cruisers engaged in the African trade Ills Ex
ceency said no. that there had been communication
between the two Governments and the British Govern
men would not object to the French scheme while the
wants of the British colonies were being supplied bv the
Cody trade The Minister urged that the plan adpted
secured African labor which was indispensahIa tn h.
colonies Thus the emgrunts were free and We're rscmed
generally from impending lnmolaon; that relieved from
ignorance and heathensm of the most degrading Character
they would be humanzed and Chrsanzed by being nacd
IN contract with the French cOlonists"
Thus, Mr.. Speaker, it is settled between two conn.
tries that this system is to 60 on France taking negroes
and Great Britain the Asiatics. What is the field
they have to take them from, and what is the ex.
tent to which the operation can be carriedp In
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