New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-02


actively earnestly effectively eudeavorins to sup
press the African Slave-Trade. Il has 90 acted IN
accordance with general declaration Of Christian
Powers, whereby the Slaye-Trade is pronounced
Piracy, and there Powers entered into solemn
compact to crush it out. This compact was for
years systematically evaded or de6ed BY Spain,
Portugal ard Brazil; but all have at length been
driven out or shamed out Of the traffic, Spsn except.
I'd. She verbally condemns and pretenda to suppress
this horrible traffic, but this pretsnsei systematic
fraud. Her rulers are bribed to cohnive at the
su1eptitious introduction of the freshly kidnapped
Africans into Cuba, where planters buy sud
work them. Those rulers those planters, richly
de.erye the pllory for their hypocrisy and their
cold d.blooded svarice.
But Spain il fesble and declining, like other
Powers which base their prosperity on crime. Her
mercantile marine lacks energy her vessels are nos
swift, ard her seamen are neither daring nor
numerous. Spain Of herself is unable to prosecute
the Slave. Trade; 60 she seeks and secures Ameri-
can sympathy and cooperation. The slave ships arc
oil built in this country; they are usually equipped
ntted out aud pIoyisioped in ibis port or 10 Bat.
more Yankee captains and crews generally take
them out to Havana; but will deliver thsm at any
designated point on the coast of Africa for con-
sideration. There Spanish captain ard miscella'
neous crew are shipped, with servieesb!e assort.
meut Of Gags; . black cargo is slipped aboard and
run over to some obscure cove on the Cuban coast
with ,n possible dispatch; the negroes landed and
the vessel burnt or scuttled if that be deemed no
ceaary to elude detection; the Operstors divide The
spoil, and are ready for . fresh venture at short
notice Such are the present bases Of the African
Traie, Of which the average profits to those
who prosecute it are so large that Louis Napoleon
has been tempted to embark in the speculation,
hoping thereby to repair his desperate fortunes.
We have said that the British Government, out
Of all tie Powers banded BY treaty to suppress the
Trade is the only ono heartily engaged in the
work; ard even that Government is bit hslf in
earnest 1t is rather the British Peoplc-the great
Middle Claus, but especially the Religious or Evan
selica portion of it-thst which is habituay surred
and sneered at by The Times and kindred oracles
of Msnmon under the pseudonym Of exeter
Hall "-ths. really impels and maintains the crusade
against thu stealing and selling Of Africans born
free. Had not the Government been impelled bya
popular pressure il in quite probable that British
hostility to tho Slave-Trsde might ere this have
become as feeble and heaItleU as our OVID.
At length, our Government has given the British
oIgsrcby plausible preteIt fcr pastponing lndea-
ntely further efforts to eradicate the Slave Trade.
The "Brithh Outrsge" furry, mngufed aud in
iated by that large msjority of our journals taat
regard Humanity as a humbug AID Slavery asa
matter Of economy aoae-she only question IN
order being "Csn We make larger profits By ste,!-
"ibg and logging cur laborers than BY hiring and
"payipg them l"-hss been duly preserted to the
Tory Ministry, and this is the problem submitted
to their minds: "Al the Christian world units 10
pronouncrg the Slave-Trade piraticsl AID afro
"cious; but all the world devolves oa us the duty
"snd burden Of extirpating il, yet denies Us
"the privileges indispensable to the successful per-
torrance Of that duty. Tsen why should We
"speLd Millions ard subject ourselves ID degrading
"mputstiops, and bear the hostility Of powerful
" States, in order to 10 that which Is n, more our
"auty than that Of others Why 10. rather miui
"our own business and let the suppression OF slave
" making alone, until other Nations wish pretend
ito ahhor is ready to unite With rs in sraviDs
"the hazards ard defrayirg the coat Of such sup.
"plessicni" So Grea. Britain, it would seem, is
about to leave the Slave Trade virtually TO wsa-
der 8. its own swee. will, until our Government
shAll condescend to point out some practical mode
Of obyatng tho uie of the American dag - tho
Ggis ard protector of piracy.
Hitherto, the money paid BY tie sAve-traders BY
way Of "gratifcatiOn' to the officials corDiving as
their rsscslity, has all gone into the pockets Of
spaniards; but we shall Insist on fairer distrisu.
tor heneeforth. The Governor Of the sever.
faithful Island" gets bis doubloon Cor $l6) for
every slavs landed; the local comm,nd.nt at the
point Of landing ha bis little present; while that
scandal to oyaty and wOmanhOOd, the Queen aud
her no less scsndaous mother, are also understood
TO have liberal allowance. Bat why are our dig
nitsries overlooked in tho distribution President
Buchanan a1d Secretary Cass uen Of thrift
and substance-throUstou tteir hAt century Of