The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-19
The White SLAVE Trade and the BLACK.
NEW MEASURES TO eUPPREsS TIKI AFRICAN ThAph
AND INCREASE THE CHIEBSE-LNP0RTAkr DESPATCH

correspondence
from Canton" has been laid before Psrsueot. which
shows the abominabe character OF the cooe trade car
red on al Canton and wnampGA sss.s
sought the assistance of native brokers, who in their
,sa have employee er 5 Gss0 Chinese, 20 coiiee!
last for coolies delivered board; arrived the
I..ias the contracts" could be sold at S4O0 head
Ubiquitous system thus created, which grew until
Guy men were invegled board receiving ships on
false Iretexs, such promises Of work. but force also
day without danger OF being hustled under false
pretence OF debt or delinquency, and carried OF
, oy .ae crimps TO be put on board ship aud
TAKEN 70 sea- never again to be heard Of Chinese wo
men hare been employed. For instance q woman with
Child ON her back caused the childs bonnet fall she
thanks, and offered them cakes their civity
these were eaten, and being dragged the sat down
supehed; the womans confederaes then came up offer
ed to carry the two home, but lodged them 10
ceiving chip instead few months ago. in consequence
OF exposure above one hundred coolies were rescued
from receiving vessels, and described the 10 which
they were kidnapped aud got into boats, where they
were intmidated tortured in order to wiring from
them when taken ON board the receiving ship nominal
consent 70 eight years engagement in Cuba, decep
ton being also pacced to make them believe that their
shipment had the sanction Of the authorities 81 was
very unwilling CO." said one, "but still unwil
ing 10 be punished, and he added that mandarin told
Certainly Be killed. The torture CONSISTS in tyus man
up by the thumbs and toes, and in other pain
sa and beating 1m iPeSSs
ther, and then driving wedge in between them, ducog
him in the water and keeping him half drowned; and Il
ming harpooned by their counrymsa like fish. II
in the receiving ship they would not give their
renewal Of the torture The system became 80 terrible
last year that popular rising was apprehended Theu
the Governor of Canton tried measures Convicted
crimps we're beheaded QS on one day } aud one
who had been the instrument OF kidnappers sub
jected by the authorities to mutations which would
be shocking to describe Several kidnappers also
Killed by the mob with vindictve cruelty to which
there was too much provocaon In these circumstances
Iaou, acting Governor General OF the Two Kwang deco
q ratr ank - cons ted mt
wthstandng the old law forbddng Chinese leave their
country, 70 endeayor to put an end to this sale OF
PIGS, as II ID called by substituting for Il legazed
system Of free emigration At the close of ast year Mr. j.
G Austin, authorized by the British government TO
duct emigration TO West In ian colonies opened
emigration house at Canton with the sanction Of the Chi
nese under arrangements that render
colony work agricultural aborers for monthly wages
with house, garden ground aud rstions, task
without ratons, II they prefer 1.-THE only coalition
being that they Shall serve for I've repay their
passage money, part Of L. according 10 the time
served their families also CO. they taken free OF
charge, and have allowance for extra comforts the
passage. BY the middle Of March last Mr.. Austin had
despatched TO British Guiana In pursuance OF instruc
tons from that colony, l5eT men, 200 women and los
Children the ships having but voluntary emgrants
on board and quitting Canton amid cheers and fireworks
One Of the ships took the inhabitants Of entire vii
lage who LETT owing TO feud with another aud
larger village and the consequent destruction OF growing
crops happily in the first ship, carrying s72 emgrsnte
on that long voyage not single death occurred. The
French followed example, aud opened also their
house at Canton and American agent for
last proclamation March Is6ol Governor General Laou
declares that haying in this way provided for the graft
OF the desires OF the destitute for food and en-
10 Combine 10 establish Illicit depots or who NAV kdnap
worthy people and sell them shall at be seized and
the Imperia Commissioner ao sti treats emigration al
altogether prohibited, and it feared in 90 doing repre-
Mr. Brce states that this obtinate adherence To old
laws in spite OF change Of circumstances, is dws
in the essay Of learned Chinese a marked chArsc
To- rof he and Urtu
cpsl causes Of The rebellion But Mr. Bruce ada. that
boshar ,ha C,;nesa an,hr.,es 40 o. 40 MOI ersrs shsr
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The closes with the following
despatch from Lord John Russell TO Earl Cowiey STINT
lar ,,er heinc .dt,esssd M NJ IA g.ras Icyd Ivons
and Sir A Nssenis.- -
Foaxlas OFFICE July IL, 1890
or coyrcsponsence M ths of (hins
coolies whch has been 10 both houses OF Par
Lament by command of her Majesty: aud have 70 desire
,ba Won vii MI the attention. of he Tren IN rovernmen
70 these pspers as bearing upon the srtsnt question
labor 10 those psrs of the world the climate of which IA
unsutsd IN White labor
Grss Britain has for more than any years made uure
erts 10 put dovn the ala 90 ira IA ana hsr Ma
esty rejoice 10 think thai IN rts have
not been without their fruit
The number of slaves exported from Afri.a has fallen
from lsS 600 the average number exported from
1885 To 1870 TO 2 600 or 80 OOo the estimated to
have baen az dufin, The nast vear Ana In nro
por,on az the slave trade has diminished lawful com
merce with Africa has fcreased until the value of the
exports from the West Coast of Africa now AMOUNTS 10
nearly CO Geo 600 sterling ANNUALLY
From the Right of Renip alone WHARF, twentv wars
ago not a single luncheon Of palm oil WAS exported
during the psst wear the ex oortaou of oil was esti
mated at nearly IL COO tons and the value At between
eco cCO and fsOO 600. and this IL should be stated
owing TO the disturbed state OF the country caused
by slave hunts In a diminution as compared with
the exports of the two previous years: and from
Lagos wh ch until the slave trade there was de-
stroyed by the operations Of the British sluairoa was
one Of the greatest slave markets the West Coast OF
Africa the expectation during year Of palm oil ivory
and in value about f22o In short
wherever the slave trade has been put down honest trade
has sprung up and Christianity and aud peace
have begun produce their effects Ga the other
hand where the King OF Dlhomey and other chiefs con
tinue gam nrighteous profit by selling men, wars
and misery and heather darkne " prevail