, 1859-09-26


Mr. PArL Il. Du CuA1LLr, Young Franco
American, vino Ilas recently returned from
tour Of exploration in the interior Of Africa,
to whc:, hc vas impelIrsl solely by his scientific
and rhan1ilsopic pursuits, writes for the New
York 1ridt.e 2n accouut Of Slavery end effect
Of the Star Trade it, tll4t country. If lie is
COED authority, Slavery. III all The basbsrons
lands which !.e visited, is ,uilier in puwer md
less terrible in its consequences than the same
institution among the *ncisnt Jews. 1u no
part u: Africa VISITED by him, Is the condition
Of srr,i.usie l.cTe,litary il families. All are
born Erce-cyca tho children Of the bond
wumcn-ia:nct, subsequent slavery is thc acci,
tlcnt Of war, tie consequence Of crime, or tic
result u superstition.
TIL. elect oi tue foreign Slave Trade upt n
tue unfortunate tribes w'":a it reaches. is b,ic.-
II but graphically described. SAY Du Chailu -
come, l u,av NV r!.nost with tears, to the
tsrrign slave t:1dr for tue market of the white
man,
rno-. down 4, "'1eu Africa! wien will the
civilized world c'.a-e to >rnn lis vessels TO buy
thy peorlr; wi.cu will this most cbominnbe
traffic ceasc; whsn viii humanity triumph oscr
tic love tf gun; wien will thu natiuns Of the
earth unite together nnd listen to the cries Of
tiv woes; When will thcr undc1etal,d the sor-
rows cf wretcl.c'suess We heap upom thee:
:. We kttw not, ficT eau we conceive Of the
misery which is visited poor, ben;ghted
Afrtca, Unless We IN utn1nG the numberlcss
tr,l,cs which people It's shores. 1I,!f cannot
doubt that If The civilized world could rec how
Errat tl!a; sickedue>s il. there il Christianity
enough nnl philanthropy enough 10 eud it. lf
tltc voice nj .'nc wlln has bcen lonely sFave!'
aud q want'rrr un,nuS them can help but feeb.y
has been osctsit,.2,' by the furtis siave-tra,lt,
LIE will b. glad tu tc aIl: IL render that
service.
TO anywhere along tic shore of Africa. and
III sure u SEC, wherever the a!ave-tr4de lIaS
bect carried an, ,nastrcs WIN form the worst uud
mos wrc1ehcl population. There il Inurc
drunkenness tl,au elsewhere, 1,nrs trouble Of
every s"ri, norr wrctchrtncss, j lnwcr moral.
ity, nlnre crime, more ini4uity, thau Is ever
seen III any other tribe. 1t IL tasy 10 undcr-
stand this. The >lave-slsalrr arrives with his
car.ues OF rim ana of goods. it is Ills interest
to keep, should say uit,lf,>t aI the lime, the
people iii stntc uE drunkenness, t1lat lie may
have power ever them. a,ld tllut shcs may carry
uu their iniqailou1 tratIic without scrur!c. 5"
for yeara it ,.'s on. mil the conscience Of the
natives is rrssc:'y oblheratcd. We all know
that III. 4Arlcaus are po"r and degraded, mud
"" MI ought Ia know that it makes them ten
times worse when we 20 among slscra 10 cstab'
1th the eiar..trade. How long shall We tolcr-
ate tLcse uurriucipled men WHO carry OIL this
iniquitnus slaslic, and vim nothing for li'c
NOES thsy bring upon the Africans, pTn' iaef
their baraepous n.horc arc well TILED with
1hr sl.i.s of 1hc wars Of these unfortunate
tribes.
Lei IFS realize for na0'ncnt the woes We send
On tl.is dunu,cd laul On the arrival uf tue
sarrr IN tic coas., s-c the frantic jog viii,
which 'hs ua,iscs hail It's approach. The news
spreads froni village to y,llngc, from tribe tn
t,sl ttkn+..
begin ti.r!r 1urrci3r>s work, Ahl TO resuscltate
old aends which wete t.'rgoi1cE, 10 make pala.
vcrs abnut witches. III b:snS accueations ol
witchcraf, to pat in force the penalties of slas-
cry. which had betsl until then forgott. I"
erlt peopc for .ltbt, 10 punish by slavery cases
Of adultery which were tctnre passed orer as
cxcutabc III the Ioose snaral code Of the Atri-
csns. Il, encourage in IHauF tribes the father
to sell Liz ctllltr.n, others 10 find fault will
tLeir Kindred. who they say Il. c sood for moth
ing but 10 bc stiti,
In the Csa;ios tribe Of tile O4otai River, they
souti,ne resurt TO such means ns this to pro
cure subjects for the sla.e trade. When sail
in scarce, aud Wien its want is severely felt b..
this tribe, man throw. salt into lonely patti,
and then hides himself in thu bush to wait fol
Ills prry- Ttr iaw il that whoever steals sal
il 10 be cnnemp.I TO slavery, and victims ar
never wanting. need not here speak Of til
depreciation. u Tue slaves, causssl by tile slar'
trade, An.GI,. tic maze powerful chiefs OF III
Kingdom 0i Dat,os,"y and As1autse, whc1
slle-e dtsI,t1tc c5cts rrrcl in bleostrl,rd.
Tue renuft Il! the slave.tiadc is, that couu
tries ntc involved in wars, Villages asc sga1ns
villages, ti.c tuads hlut ul.. I'LL trade is stol
ped, aMd 'all Inc>ents to the eyes of III
tel,o!drr nothing hu: drSut4::un and wrctchet
neRs.
Humanity nrd conscience cry cut against III
wocx that We, ofc,vilized lands, send upnu poo
dnwn-,ro.lden Africa. and .nany ask wlle,l, wi
this at.oninIhlc tra:is Oh the shores of Afric
cease forever.