The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-07

should be able 10 give The House Some facts would
greatly sseist In forming IN opieon upoo TINS sas0-
Tne noooraois gentleman who cad maze the yhon OK
pressed opinion Hoase ana the county oagn'
declare that, havins s the facts before taem
unAdvsabie continue the policy upon wniou ~e
had lcog acted IN the slave trade ON tas
west coast Of Africa II no (hr. FlzgerAul we.e
Oh 1pinaon .na. 'nese naa SssI me bsr seemed 10 m
ply there had been, and thss he slave uauo va sum
rally regaroe1 SIMPLY as sc,mnerSs regs'sseo " .mo
laws OF demand und supply, he you'd have more duh
Gu tssx tnsu 70 persuade House to adopt view op
posed 70 that tue honorable gentleman Sut tne policy
which country lad pursued 10 respect OF tue savs
trade was pct policy 1t the essar.Ci OF
high principles in which bad Invited Sue co operation
OF eli nstons and the moral eec Of which aAd been pro
ducive Of cresl effects Dad any i'm giue that tnis
country taken arm positop Gu ths subject,
it were withdraw from TIA. position thai couatres
ike Brazil Portugal wouid cDstiDue In
which example had led tnou n adopt (Hear asar
II Eaela,d exhibited any faerrny Of her policy the
honorable gentleman appeared 70 arrange nis S,ssrya
tens under two heads He first asked whether the policy
ueon when We had acted had been successal next
be suggested whether there not AZ present psrcu
lar ca osuls;snces which rsndcred aconveoen sod
advisable TO coanus 20 sos tnat policy As 70 tue
nrst pont, ne Mr.. fitzgers'1) osefGl
sheraton, srrivea q iol or qsts leren, frou
that OF the honorable gentleman (hes Ae would give
sisW fac in oroer 10 justify that conclusion 10 the
mere number or slaves exported there had been
able change, for while Gu y hf~en or egotcsa years
ago the number or slaves actually xoofssa from Africa
approached the nialber OF I3b 000 very
highest estimate OF the uru5sr slaves mportei iao
Cuea (ncw the only ma-kot during tnrse years
did no, exceed oo0 although Lad tended
~ give temporary increase OF ACTIVITY 10 tue fahj
Hear, hear AS remarkably as toe numoer OF siavss
exported had diminished mad leg nate trade Aod esos
fui commerce increased upon the OF Africa Ia
deed, been the tae value OF
exports from the west o.! Ascs during the last su-
teen years. IL ii 1t the present tine 900
per ansum- (Hear, hssc) From the Bighs Of Bsnin,
whence ten years ago not puacueon OF pan oil could
be sd, and from which place Liverpool merohRat
fifteen ago. after paying ESQ., for demurrags could
only procure E 800 worth OF oil, there exported
during the last year palr oil 10 the vaae OF fs00 900
extracts last repors O; the naval officers
coast, Cofnmapder Eickey, oae OF the most sble AMI
jealous cicors Of zoe aquscron, wro:e:-
have rss.oa to thin. that for tbs present sna We
and busy ing themselves Ia lawful trsds
In another report the same officer said
The Eusooe~n factories multiplying fast mucA
that the received on visiting run,A dA Lsna the
should expect on co@ns on sausisrs ceHrsrcs on The
As%se nS 50 & nasa ssou IL Snt se
future o; tina hns river safe 70 be the headquarters o.
mighty trace.
A similar opinion expressed By Com uodore Adams
also u tie ear 1857
happy be able state my belief that the native
cum a s s % ss res: s q Legal
mate enterprise.
BE nsa ether quotations from.oprionr OF similar cha.
race. expressed oy COMMANDER Hope anc otnsrs, out
need mol read the WHAT ed 10 impress upon
the House thai, although might succeed
ed entirely 10 pasng down Ihs siave trade, hai so
discouraged that had made It's plrsu,t n ,dt ana
troublesome and that as consequence those hai
previously been engaged In TIA. srsis nov, GA
every part CT the wes African coast. turning their
ton 10 legitimate commerce (Bear hesr.) He DID not
scrupe 10 that looking at the papers when hs had
perused ~ss not 10 laGs, was not to other parts OF
the world which bad been nod tia. dirs,t
attention. IL vas TO tue west Of Africa TIA.
must LOOK for that large Increase Ia supply OF cotton
which becoming absolutely Necessary AMI wi IA
out which no aud orers hsa studied this subject
foresaw grave CONSCIOUSNESS most ,orlant branch
ma &C
nsn been lard upon tie table he found That consul at
Lzso reported:--
sr Win he sSusss and Sufes iries GA tie no1s sde
o. IA. ryeI asss been from all time cotton
aud tsrupoos osused By the slave trsde hAn sua
yaed aud sf fsoric ard ready sale
in hose e9gnsr,es where the cotton psa not cultivated
YET penetrated cultivation Of cotton thsseiore 10
S sSrS 10 o then. n 20. * a. e sss
h As hey c.o env.e sai BY orevenag tbs port OF
dom, property and labor.
lie would not 60 toto the items or the calculation,
bat II appeared from tse sts,erlcu, made by this
gertcmaa, that during the last exported
from this coast 10 the SrAzs less than 900 pouajs
OF cotton AID cotton goods He impcrei the House
sdes what TINS trade mgut be maze poths words OF
Cors BY repressng the slave ,r.te security
labor property Another Of oar copsu speaking OF
the trade in tue Blight OF Benin In 1856, said
Thsresness with witch the Inhabitants OF tn. large town
Of Aes,su's have extended sstr eulysoa Of ae er3e
phlsalhrorL and Of ian;vg slave rais.
s An, e II s La a ~ 90 II G aays s v,se OF the
was worthy OF ncucs,hs while the quantity Of cotton
obtained irOm America between lIs4 and 1884, The hst
seven Of the importation into til, country only
"a bales, during the years 1885 and 1856 toe Of
Abbsokuis alone exported 2is bales, 81 SOS Io or
nearly tsensy times tns. quarhsy lis thought ho nga;
trade as ne belleved we should nc should 10 few ye.rs
receive very largo supply OF y1s moot Important art e
from t6e west coAsi o. Afios As the mater stood At
present therefore, he hs@ showa 70 tbs House b. tte
expernsce, MI OF forty 5ut Of only tue as years
(hcs-, hcar)siRi We had - great ex.cni nnt3nei
the slnvo irsds-(aosr, hesr)-and hsi al tbs zane
time, dore tina; which VA the suresi OF ul;i-
mately palt'rg END ~ it-given trtn valuable sad
rAnx trade (aSar, hcar) rhe hororaSls seaae n.c
a tns amsai psr quarry Initiated agsin-t the policy
which hsd hthc-,o prryuec re.e red 10 dicui
es vhei haa existed Win America and also 10 the posi-
billy Of onotenoes VIII fra2eu Ia consequence OF the
adoption q the free immigrant schsme by thai country
lie WA net about TO tn,or Into the ner Of that snsne
he would ony eay AZ he bad ALREADY Adorned the House
short tine ago, ts, her Nijcsiy's government beng
convinced Of is impocy, had proposed W Francs that
pointed en- DE SPOT, AMI sbead there inquire into Toe
nsture aud tsnceDcy Of this plan &c believed ther0
was no POWER on tse face .; the globe ,hss would
thar toe government VI the Euperor OF the Ffsnss.
bui What Represented 70 tha impsr government
attended they arrived IN the French colonies W,
the syssem o. buying slaves The African coast FOR
purpose OF spprenucng them Tor sx years in French
colony must necessarily LEAD v the Continuance of toe
slave trade. (Heer, noAr) The issuing OF the comrnis
to which he had referred had prcsen, bsen
Suspended, bot he h Only tue prsseat
One OF TIC eminent Preach sulscrs In an article 10
the Revue de D-ux 4odcs, expressed earnest hopes
hope -hich shared BY the people OF Franceth ths
French 2overnmers might a. inq ARE into tos free
i'm ngrston scheus aud axe that what Intended
Tor the benefit Of s ArcAn should not be perverted nLo
an extension VI NE slave usie He fet no doue.,
thcre'ore thai TIE esrs exprossef BY TIE honorable
Der Tor Csesheae lest difficulties might between
aad frspcs ~ta regard the FIRE. ir -igra,oa
would turn on; W be wthos. foasisor. (Essr, hear
Bal TIE hoborsce member had Also rcsrrea supysed
oGsrlues bef~e-n and lie Uai.ei sa,ss OF
pon tnsi subject he could osy repeat chat stated
the house On former ccoascn. Hsr Msjerys oorsrn-
re c. ior thcy found ha he rioi. uiict tasv hrf
hrto claimed Of ufy7rg tie Ffq f,splased " any vs
Sc. sITsed b hare bard palch thsy
tr>rs 70 e7frsd b szsrcfs, thug. crly tsc5msaJ
The DIGNITY " creci rron a, 70 cbrr ior u az
ne Gey cordered hsaec.s perfectly n ii5.rtv
70 proceed N tie rcnnr sy11''td BY tas Ass1cla SCI.
iry q Stat>, and caers thers 0rIr suspir yas
rotl' rc dluanss b ccrIlrfy that ne S-sc1s rag VIs
of g,smdiey brrs 20 ne risk ,npei IN ascs,,afs
rg waef.eT resse had rigu 70 TIE Glg oiich
4 bore Mt That tao position which General Cas-