New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-17

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The Ne1c- York TABLET, an able and excellent
Roman Catholic journal, takes exception to tho
statement in cur Text Book" that in the infancy
of the SlayeTrade between Africa and America,
"the sanction Of the Pope" was obtained for it
"by representations to Wit those of Las Casasl
switch invested it with look Of philanthropy"
In opposition to this, The Tablet says:
When the Portuguese had extended their empire to Africa
Plus H. expressly condemned the ssve.rade and addeA
letters to the Bishop OF Ruvo, who about 70 de-
part for those regions In which letters he took occasion severely
to blame conduct those who reduced the nsvotO Slavery
The Bull Alexander w. promulgated In 1888 called the Bal
of Partition contains word about negro Slavery asy
other Slavery But King Ferdinand in 1919 issued decree do
clarng that after mature consideration Of this buR the seruds
of the permitted by the laws Of God and sax
that the Doncsns and other orders should the nyecv
they boldly launched forth against all who attempted to do
pve the Indians Of their liberty This edit induced Las Css
10 return to Spain where be pleaded the OF the
Indians with much warmth that Ferdinand promised
to remedy the evil The King prevented by dsesh
from adopting any measures and Las Casas prepared
to 20 to Flanders to his exertious with the
new King Charles w. Cardinal Xmenes who had become
Regent of CASTLE kept him back By promising to look personal
y into the matter Proposals made to the Cardinal Regent
permit the trade but he resisted all such propo
lions and published edc torbddng all AID every mpostoo
Of negro There proof that in this instance the pre-
posal emansed from Las Casas although know that he a
terward carried this point with the King Chhes '. In
1884, Pope Paul Ill., In apostolic letter 20 the Cardinal Arch
bishop of Toledo declared that the enemy mankind has
excited some Of Liz satellites through ayace presu
that the Western and NORTH Indians and other ndors
which have knowledge under tn pretert that they
devoid Of the Catholic faith should ike brute be brought
under etgde DEGREES and declares by spostoc authority
that these Indians and all other motions though they be out Of
the fifth of Christ freely possess and epoy their liberty and
fought to be retc to Slavery and that whatever may have
been otherwise done null and void Similar letters Sd
dressed In 1889 by Urban Nl to the Apostolic Chamber Of
ord
by epostoca letters to the Bishops Of Brazil la
l In the beginning OF the century Plus VII zeal
ousy nterpOsed his good Offices with men power the
pee abolition Of the Siave1rade among Christians IL Is
cesary presume mention length apostolic letters Of
Pope Gregory XVII promulgated late 1885, oondemnny the
African Sayeade and all whether ceics aics who preach
or teach that II Is lawful
The distinguished American historian, Mr Bancroft says
that series papa bulls had indeed secured the Portuguese tbs
exclusive trade with Africa bat the Slave Trade between Africa
and America was never sanctioned by the Holy See.
If the cOmplers Of the Textbook had consulted work
which advertised for sale at THE TRIBUNE Office drsv
Hstoyy by Count Gurowsi published by A. B. BuTdck Co.
they would have found the following:
1.-THE efforts Of Gregory the Great also those Of his pcede
famous slave traffic INST in Christian Slaves and then In Jews.
Mussumsn and all Hesthens The Roman Church and it, lead
mensced with communication the uackerin Mpssn p
o1sI. IN Rome Lyons. Venice Sc TAs Pop; Iks
from its beginning dozen to me present day.
1--WE hope that in the edition Of the Text Book" hs
matter VIII be set night"
We certainly did not understand nor state
that any Pope had authorized or countensnced the
slavery of negroes otherwise than in substitution
for the more destructive slavery of Indians. Tbs
was the idea of Las Casas, whose beueyolence and
goodness no man distrusts, though his judgment
was sadly at fault. But we stand corrected by
The Tablet, and cOncede that no Pope has expressly
sanctioned or authorized the Slave Trade, though
we think our adverse statement is expressly sup
ported by Hildreth's History of America.
And now word in all kindness to The 1daet;
1t is most undeniable that Portuguese and Span
ish America are and have been Catholic through
out 1t is equally notorious that they were 'n"
earliest marts and stmulators of the African slave
Trade; and that go much of that vast region - i0-
mains Spanish is now the last refuge ana Ioea'o
this Internal traffic II is obvious that the oa'no"0
priesthood of Brazil, of Cuba, &C., must nso
been cOgnizant of the existence Of this tra'no
throughout, and indirectly shsrers In It's gains. ~
is well known that the master spirits OF the AM
can Slave-Trade to this day, even IN our oiV %
everywhere else, are Spaniards and ronusue'e'
baptized and reared as Catholics. IL m''0'y
that we received Louisiana and Florida, cured
with Slavery. from Catholic hands. "nen wo
consider that the moral power OF the Ca'n0uO
hierarchy is, aud ever has been very g''a'' ~