The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-04
bslatis. Of slavery In sAs DutcA Il 80


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circulation, accomplished By an explanatory preamble
difficulties Slavery may be very bad in isseh, Just ~
sduterston amosgst but the influential interests 70
k,rorg for the hands q government rhe Dutch aahor
ties admit that IL with DO difficult, not impossible, 70
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told, Ia all for emanci patton. But the bargain 70 he
struck Is one hard 70 acceps We who pad Eso,soo 600
great satisfactory results, know how difficult II y
cor plete this kind Of compact In desirable manner
the Is 70 be done, and the Dutch Muiuer says
that necessary both for the interest OF the
colony and for that OF the mother country the pircnae
money OF freedom good round sum for limited ex
che quer- Is $50 $50 forms (about % 81, escn), AID
600 0 forms for the encourage nent OF the emigration
OF free isoorers, 10 large amount 70 pay DON wnea
good hopes that the sentiment and justice Of the
matter are not far of II the true advantage Of the
moher country and is colony demand tho cnange the
change may be safely looked tor, despite local preudices
and obstacles
sti the Question OF emancipation 10 beset with inner
difficulties. What Is 10 be done with the slaves set
ireeS How the demands OF independent labor TO be
metz There are men and men born idleness, and
serfcom OF any kind engenders this by deprivg The In
borer Of Nil free will Tue emascpated negroes In our
West Inoa pos sessions manage IN grea, TO
labor 10 considered justice and har ihp-tnat II
unfair TO The niger 70 put him In with any
body Of men willing work Then the wnoie world Is nN
united on question Spain has her and America
mas Der slaves 1t Is hard 70 compete In the markets
with their slave grown produce. We must say while
srenuousy advocating the abolition of slavery wherever
ounf that could desire programme Of the reasons on
which the Dutch Minister for the colonies establishes his
position the interest OF both the settlement and
The mother country The statistics tina, viii satisfactorily
prove this must be original - they are comforting
ana satisfactory. This knoT, We have done right IN
emancipatDg slaves and not sinking the qaes
lion in the east IL is yet har 70 the people OF
this country that the planters individually, the
1 gfoss collectively, have been benee ted oy our phan
Ihropy. oss on both sides is stated The Efforts we
nave made TO put down trade have really
the cause Of more suffering to mugged
occurred under the old b,ndage The ruin OF our
west India interests Is matter Of notorety Never
theeE the emancipation was great aud wise achieve
ment and reflects ss,irg honor on Lord Derby a. us
author. The manumhsion Of the slaves in the 0a en-
question, and doubtless 10 80; but we should like 70
| have the iul facts before 10 In order to help US
Our glory that we made great carry negro
emancipation. We very much doubt whether the same
kind Of moral victory can be achieved ese where without
similar self and forge,fulness The question Is
world wide moot point Nth MODERN c,riiisa
o any STATE Be held to be CIVILIZED which
and practices slavery We scarcely think this Can be an.
swefed In the affirmative without wing very vide
margin for the actions OF cyilizsi men 10 traffic In
human beings traffic In the lower animals-to pass
fellow creatures from hand 10 hand much live
ockso treat Christians beasts Of burden and this
system, appears to be barbarsu. such condition
not that powerful and enlightened nations still clesve
10 this re, Of earlier epoch. This does not make
the practice less savage II only shows how dim uit
abandon old ard beaten paths, snd most dionlt
for peoples 10 do But with the evil example OF
the Southern States of the Union that OF Spaiu and
must st.l continue 10 add Of Holland Also slavery 10
growing out OF fashion. The world 10 ashamed Of L..
Russia emancpatrg her sere, and tae government
Of the Hague occupied the question Of how best 8,
eject similar object
II likely that the earth could have progressed
has without leaving certain large debts for the present
age pay. Slavery Of these and must wipe II
on II did good, material service In iN time. Bat the
moral and the religion very bad Oar existing pro
gross the increased energy OF man and the AID Of
chnery help society do without signal scandal
When the future historian OF the nineteenth century
comes 10 speak OF progress he will point 70 the
universal abolition OF slavery the sign OF the
high civilization OF the epoch He may also have 10 tell
the millions expended In this glorious project but
viii say that the iHcc due TO humanity, and
| that the N gotten gains bad 70 be refunded IT.
cnniry loss less turn the change TO profit the faith
the country OF Dewitt drst and foremost in this in
geuious discovery. For par. willing 70
get down efforts TO suppress slavery 10 the duly
owe TO our Christian character and high CIVILIZATIONS
duty which mutt be performed almost Of labor
and money. This IL making grand stand, but magno-
quest II sounds, II is not whit beyond the ia sts
counter That the effort making by Holland wiz be sue.
system must be the wish Of every liberal and enlightened
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