The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-21

stoned such destruction of property in the town of
| Salisbury, was removed to that place Yesterday
morning by Deputy Sheriff Bush of Somerset
| county.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENTS WITH THE
| BRITISH GOVERNMENT RELATIVE TO THE
| SLAVE AND C0OLIE TRADE.
Having already noticed a circular despatch from
Lord John RUSSELL bearing date lth July, 1860.
| submitting to the consideration of France, Spain
| Portugal and the United States certain very i'm
portant propositions relative to the slave trade and
| coolie emigration, now publish below the re-
| ply of our Government:
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WAsHINGroN, 10th August 1860
SIR: have the honor to inform YOU that the
despatch from Lord John Rus sell, dated the lltb
| July, 1860, which you read to me- and a copv Of
| which you left at this Department, has been sub
hltted to the President, with its accompaniment of
printed documents relative to the coolie trade He
! has given the most careful consideration to the
three propositions which you have been instructed
10 make 1t is unnecessary to express in reply
| the perfect agreement between this Government
and that of her Britannia Majesty in their estimate
| OF the character of the African slave trade The
| action OF the Government of the United States
| upon this subject has been so long continued so
consistent and is so familiar to the civilized world
that can properly refer to it as the clearest and
| strongest manifestations of its opinions And am
instructed to say that the President learns with
great pleasure from Lord John RusselPs communi-
|
at length see with satisfaction the happy results of
efforts and sacrifices in the cause of humanity and
that the steady dimnutOn of this illegal traffic is
accompanied by corresponding development of
honorable and lucrative commerce the coasts of
Africa, which promises in the course of wears IN
extinguish the slave trade in the most effectual
manner. lie regrets, however, that this agree
able prospect has been overloaded by the fact
also communicated, that this trade has again in
creased within the two last years. and "tbat nrp
parations are being made in the island of Cuba
"for prosecuting the trade most extensive
scale by means of an association"
This intelligence is believed to be well founded
The President has long entertained the opinion that
the Afri an slave trade will never be suppressed
whist efforts for that purpose confined to the
pursuit and capture of savers bet Heen the coast of
Africa and the island of Cuba To effect anytbinu
positive or permanent, the baracoons on the Afri.
can coast must be broken up, and the savers pre-
vented from landing their cargoes in Cuba; or, if
landed, the slaves must be followed into the interior
and get free from the purchasers. Whenever her
Brlannic Majesty's government shall think proper
IN It's dscretion to enforce the provisions of the
treaty with Spain, referred to by Lord John Rus
sell, by which the Spanish Crown undertook to
abolish the slave trade, and accepted sum Of
t4Oo,O0 to enable it the more easily to do So"
then, and not until then, in the Presidents opnon
will the African slave trade with the island nf Cuha
be abolished. But with this the Government of the
Cnited States has no right to interfere. While
however, holding these general views. the Presi-
Dent cannot give his assent to the propositions which
have been submitted to him, for the following rea-
sons which proceed to state in the order in Tb;h
the propositions have been made:
"lst. A systematic plan of cruising on the co,et
OF Cuba by the vessels OF Great Britain, Spain, and
the United States. = F""' anu
To accede to this proposition would involve the
necessity OF treaty with Spain to enable the cruis
of the United States to enter the waters of f,n.
6a within marine league from Shore The Span
lsh government, so far from having piyen anv in
tlmation that violation of its sovereignty to this
extent would be acceptable, has only recently made
against the cruisers of the United States unon
the alleged ground that they had captured slavers
Wltnin cuban waters. While, therefore, Great
Britain has already acquired this right by treaty
the United States do possess it, and their cruis
ers would consequently be arrested in the pursuit
OF savers as soon as they entered Spanish iursdic
tlon; whist the cruisers of Great Britain and Spain
could not only continue the pursuit until the sIa-
vers had landed, but could follow the slaves into
the interior of the island 1t is but proper, how
ever, to say that while the President does not sun
pose that the Government of Spain would enter in
to an arrangement with the United States similar
10 It's treaty with Great Britain, he could not con-
sent to any such arrangement, for it would violate
the wellestablished policy of this country not To
interfere In the domestic concerns of foreipn ma |
tons, nor to enter into alliances with FOREIGN gov
ernments. This Government has maintained and
Will continue to maintain, a naval force in the
nelghborhood OF Cuba for the execution of its own
laws 1t will to the utmost extent of its power mt
down this abominabe traffic, and capture all Amar
lean vessels, and punish all American citizens en-
gagged IN it. The success which has already attend
ed our efforts near the coasts of Cuba prove that
we have done our duty in this respect and this at
an enormous expense for tie support of the can
tured Africans, for their transportation back to
Africa, and for their liberal maintenance there dur
ing the period ofa year after their return
I'd Laws OF registration and inspection in the
isiand OF Cuba, by which the employment of slaves
imported contrary to law might be detected by
Spanish authorities
After what has just been said, it is unnecessary
the (InVaTnmpnf fpft thaI ITn,t II
could not ask Spain to pass such laws of regis |
traton But If this were otherwise it is quite Ger
tam tnat such laws would have practical effect
FOR II "her Malesty's government are we'll aware
that the price of sugar and the demand far Iahor
afford the slave-trader profits which enable him te
corrupt the authorities whose duty it is to thwart
ana defeat his criminal enterprises" and if Joint
stock companies established at the Havana for
the purpose of prosecuting the African slave trade
under the eye OF the highest officials of the island
and with perfect impunity, it would be vain TO ex
peot that registrars throughout the country would
counteract the policy of their superiors by faith |
iuily performing their duty
''3d. plan Of emigration from China, regulated
by the agents of European nations in conjunction
with the Chinese authorities
1t is not probable that Lord John Russell expect-
ed TINS Government to unite in forming such ga
plan OF emigration from China" For, if he had |
entertained this idea, he would scarcely have omit,
ted "the agents" of the United States from anv |
participation IN its regulation. Nor can the Presi |
dent share in the anticipation of her Britanic Ma
Jestys government that the coolie trade can be put
on any such footing will relieve it of those faa
lures of fraud and violence which render tho do |
tails OF Its prosecution scarcely less horrible than
those OF the middle passage. And he is of opinion
that 1t would exert most deeterous influence |
upon every portion of this country to imnort into |
IL Cnlnese coolies as laborers. In the States where
the institution of domestic slavery exists these
then coolies would demoralize the peaceful con
@ .enseu ana orderly slaves, very many of whom are
sincere Christians And in the free States thew
would be brought into competition with our own
respectable and industrious laborers whether of ma
tive or toreiga birth, who constitute so large por
ton OF our best citizens.
L avail myself of this opportunity to renew In |
you sir, the assur ance OF my high consideration.
WM HENRY TREscoT,
VIZ n, Acting Secretary.
W. Douglas lryine, ESQ.,, &C., &C., &c.
The EUROPEAN GRAIN TRADE.-We have had seve-
raj later arrivals from Europe since SATURDAYS
paper, direct and by telegraph from Cape Race,
the very latest being to Thursday, August 9, from
England, per Glasgow, off Cape Race. The
Etna at New York supplies London papers to Aug.
Z, among the rest the Mark Lane Erpress, with re-
ports of the grain trade to Monday, 9th. That
journal then remarked:
1.-The weather of the past week thoupb below tho |
esua temperature, and clouds, with some rain has
further improved the appearance of the CROPS andl
has been more calculated to produce better sample
than very hot sun. 1t is not however eypected
that any wheat will be cut till about the middle of
August, and some districts in the North comnJain
OF its not yet being in ear. Accounts yery mucb
vary as to the ultimate prospects of the Weld hut
generally less than an average is expected Much
OF the best barley is laid, and the entire growth
yarles considerably, though the breadth sown was
large. good deal more hay has been carted
much dscolored but much of the crop is still ont.
Inc potatoe disease is said by the largest growers
TO be advancing rapidly some tant appears also in
Ireland as well as in Belgium. Spain, like North
ern Italy, hnds smaller yield of wheat than was
expected, though both countries have fine samples
and TINS Is the case with the South of France The
new odessa Ghirka weighs fully 81 lbs per bushel:
put IN hungary, Normandy, Belgium and Holland,
variable weather has kept the crops backward and
prices nuctuatIng. In America, as well as Southern
hussia, there Is both quality and quantity this wear
ana the Baltic, II backward, does not send mapy
complaints, though prices keep high. Our own |
markets, from the improvement of the weather and
more liberal supplies of foreign, have been dull.
but pretty we'll sustained in consequence of the
dmlnutlon of the stocks in the country. Even if
Iurther noeral supplies are to be expected a change
to pad weather would produce large business at
full prices while an increased consumption of for
eign, though with fine weather, must, we think.
prevent any serious decline till the new crop
in qusn..J. And this is but distant expectation.
: The coming engagement of the wonderful Raw
els" at the Boston Academy of Music is announced |
as their last, prior to the final departure of Fran
co.'s and Gsbriel for Paris !