The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-17

The effect OF the emigration has been to uc-esse the
producncn Of sugar 20 90 1888 70 IS 600 in
1855 The great Increase in ae number OF females sho VS.
t1e increased Willingness % remain in their home
permanently. 1t has not been the pocy Of the American
government TO place obstacles IN the Of such inte-
gent and voluntary emigration.
But the "Chnese cooie traden as II is conducted Is
cooe s seldom party contract the subject Of
contract made by other parties seeking unla xfu gain
by the practice Of fraud and deception upon him. From
the moment OF his capture he Is slave, in respect
different from that which the African SLAYER makes
victim 1t Is this shade into which the committee have
made inquiry the cruelties OF which have startled the
Christian world. = A
Snco the settlement OF California Chinese emigration
has sprung up, profitable both parties Tho discovery
Of gold in Abstracts has diverted a. The Committee have
however, been unable to obtain such Information upon
this voluntary emigration TO require the attention Of
Congress-.
The laws at present in force are those OF February a.
1s47 and March 8, ls49. The intent Of the laws was,
evidently to protect American ports from diseases
gendered on crowded vessels. The provisions of these
ing passengers into ports other than those Of the United
States but the total prohibition OF the trade by American
vessels should be made Immediately.
The trade IL Of recent origin and commenced about the
time when the laws against the African trade were
most stringentiy enforced Il was engaged in by
integrity without suspicion Of wrong in the shipment Of
cooles ffcPa China 70 Cuba and the Braxils. Among
OF the BOSTON Board Of Trade but before pubic senon
was called to 1t they abandoned st large pecuniary
ofs when they discovered it, true characssr A. their
anime into it, Of which Mr.. Ric the present Representa-.
tive from Boston, chairman and nom his report NJ.
Elliot quotes at length attesting the statement made
not ees 80 in any degree than the trAc In Africa In
1865, Mr. Robertson, acting consul Of the United States
at Havana called The attention Of Mr. Marcy The arrival
At that the American ship Hound owned in toning
ten, Conn. This vessel with register OF lib 1926 tons,
imported from Macao $50 coolies called sspassengers
The consignees were the COLONIZATION Company" repre-
scented by Perlda kachado & Co. These gentlemen pro.
tested asarst the coIauc. Of Capt Pssk Of the Hound
prepared to EMBARK in that chip, Capt. Peck having
upon hs vessel Mr. Robertson says that Capt Peck ex-
presses himself ashamed Of being concerned in such
trade, and states that from information received from
passengers concerning the employed to secure
them, that he considers the trace bad not worse
than the African slave trade.
in January 1858, the honorable Peter Parker, CON-
States to China Issued, in aocprdaucs with Instructions
from this government, 'sPubyc Notification" caln1k
upon all citizens Of the United States To desis from the
trade as against the Chiaese law ana subjecug offenders
report, also letter from Mr. Parker 70 Mc5srs Sam
ford and Tappsu, sho wing that in accordance with
his Instructions from the o. tie United states
ment Of cargo Of A5o coolies Amcaican ship which
put IN At Manila, On the 25th OF Octoter, 1855 Tho
20 ashore and pss
to got possession Of the boats The MISTER fired among
them, and the armed themselves drove the coolies
beoG and closed the matches. When the hselfcs were
reopened, soe twelve or fourteen hours afterwards
discovered that nearly 500 Of the unfortunate beings
had pershed from sufocation The captain sad the re
son q sending them below wasr'or fear Of being over
powered; and he had idea but there was air enough
between decks. ~
Until the recent treaties with England Canton was the
only Chinese port open to foreign vessels But now four
In despatch from pr. Parker to Mr.. Marcy, dated
Macao February H. $780, he says that the following are
the statstcs Of tho cooe trade from swaou, an illegal