The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-19

trade. think should to understand
ing about doing instead Of coniriving how not to do
dies by Great Britain, they established system OF
apprenticeship aud after this e. en,iesyorsI e ..
laborvrs but when they undertook TO pu,
this plan in operation, they found no laborers
to n,s, 70 snrns. Snrr ,, 'S me. ed s,,,s
did not work as well as they desire nd had ped But
the British government has pushed forward the
system Of capturing these Africans aud sending them "
Sierra Leone and ST. Helena and there they for time
furnished with provisions and means to from the
effects Of their captivity. But they delivered
up as servants and directed become voluntary la
borers for the Brtishoones IN the West India Islands
have seen the returns made by gentlemen who have
examined these establishments and from them the great
purpose Of the British government seems be OBJ
tain voluntary labor to send to her colonies The British
that are captured. And what Is the effect OF this
1t Is that the coasters British and American have in
ducemen 20 prevent the shipping of slaves the
trary the inducement let ship many they
please, and then catch many they for the pur
pose Of getting the prize money ana aso that inc British
where they may become laborers. Yet are to 60
aud hire men, furnish ships, give hun
dred dollars each TO capture them and another hundred
to carry them back This s not exactly enterprise
that pays. bad business pccuuiary point view
much be said Of it in point of humanity Ana
am exceedingly unwilling to sit here and TO be the dup
Of my own delusion There way u really preventing
and entirely destroying the African slave traac and If
the American and British governments will seriously set
about the work, will be very easily done The know
ledge of that coast of Africa has been very essentially
has almost entirely grown up in that period We OBJ
tain all the information want if desire TO have IT,
What is called the African fever has been found not to
reach mile from the coast and scarcely half mile
and the whole region OF the west coast OF Africa
where this trade is carried on, only comprises
about three hundred miles The points where
the shipments made are as web known as
most Of the harbors the coast of North America
II they change the places Of shipment, knowledge OF
The new places be asily obtained The slavcrs might
easily be watched as takes weeks 10 obtain cargo OF
Africans Mr. Colanar then briefly referred the case
NJ Tho y yyh liberated,
turned to Africa This whole business he sa'' Is not
managed with The sagae Win ~ me- .s hn,0 m ,
uceineft British government 70 catch these Af
40 make borcrs or FOR the purpose OF getting prxe
money just long Will this traffic and we shall DC
sefdeided and self cheated in the whole transaction
MIR MASON, (dem) OF Va, said De was very much i'm
pressed, with the Of the Senator from Vermont
Ii the facts can only be brought to light shall what
has the policy Of the British in this
suppression OF the African slave trade AS long this
treaty exists he favor Of fair and honest
ton of the part of the British II, had
seen evidences enough convince him that all thc pro
LESSONS the British government about the extinction OF
this traffic and all her professions .! humanity are utter
iy hollow and nsincere. she did adopt the policy in
her colonies Of extingushing slavery, but she has
never shown the world what the effect Of that policy
has been namely, destruction to her colonies; but she
has endeayored stney and treacsrous,y 10 supply
the deficiency by the importation Of apprentices. IL nail
been very much impressed with u remarkable cooquy
which took place some three years ago. at thu tins the
Emperor Of France instituted the policy Of bringing
der the auspices OF the French government ten thousand
at these alleged African apprentices The British govern
merely prctext, on the part OF France, 70
get these Africans be used really slaves. The reply
which France made through Count walewsk her minis
ter. ia effect that the mouth Of Great Britain
closed TIL she could explain to France aud the world her
participation the cooie trade and runsored at the
time that Great Britain proceeded further IN the mat
ter The American Minister Paris thought this
portant that he asked the consent Of Count Wacws ~
transmit the conversation to this country, to which
Waewski agreed, and wrote out, and II
was despatched to the Department here. That
the conduct Of Great Britain IN her pretended rcinon
STRANGE France. There II began and there II end
ed and the Coce trade which is certainly as bad,
ii not infinitely worse, than the African slave trade,
goes under the British nag. From all TINS nc o ieii
warranted in raging that the government N Great
Britain, with all that extraordinary prcension
which she has caused TO ring through tho world, OF
being the great lcader IN the extinction Of the
African slave trade, utterly hypocritica and not
low and that she stands today dsloya 10 her race aud
her aye. Such being the position Of Great Britain he
any just and honest execution Of as treaty SIT
pustion which she has made with us on tais subject
Her interest and her policy at and her policy
will not her disclose the fact Of that ntaoHissc
position, and so she pursues one path while PROBES,
sing the other We have had four slave ships captured
on the Of Cuba within the last twelve modths AL
mace by American cruisers, and he had not heard OF
single ship being captured by q British vessel But he
did know that such the zai Of ths government soGe
wears ago. that very TO bringing about rou
bic between that government ana TINS oy MIN
true policy OF this government 10 cancel all treaty obga
tons Great Britain this subject and let whatever
remains be done on our part be done separately
MIR WILSON (rep) Of Mass-It Is not my policy to de-
nd the course of Great Britain relation the slave
trade She may be hypocrcal and false to herself and
her age All this may be true. and and the
world may arraign Great Britain before the bar
OF nations, and compel her there to plead N DE,
fence OF her policy. But sssailing Great Britain
does not Justify us, and docs not in any way re-
leve US from our treaty obligations, executing our
Iaws and doing the part which belongs TO us as a
CHRISTIAN and CITY ized nation II y fact familiar 10
every one who studied this question: that for the last
twenty years our nag 90, sp Isa is o the
slave trade have IN my hand Isl OF anne YES
sells have sailed from the city OF New YORK since
Mr. HAMMOND, (dcni) Of e., asked IN senator had
any on his ist that lifted GU, from southern port
Mr NnlDx-No, great many but think the senator
vii, find tl.t the fcho was lifted Ncw Orleans. A,
any rate New York and New ORLEANS are the places
where vessels are Chiefly lifted slave rase tor
- 49,, s, .ss.u an ed ONT i'm tho other southern
ports tor anything vessel saiicd few days ago from
New York and received letter STATING INA, sue ha
sailed for the coast OF Africa, SLAYER; and that
three officers the United states esnc 10 TIE wharf
| three minutes before she saiied she sassd IOWA
New Ycsk and arrested as siaver ihis asss zen
vessels In less than SIX months There csn " ~ aouo'
of tho facs that there has been revival of the shave
trac and therefore becomes our duty 10 execute our
treaty obligations, whi- practically We DO not tthihS
s,r ,it This debate will the tendency 10 encourage
the slave trade ad then becomes the more "r duty
20 lcgislac this subject There y nothing new 10 'h,'
Smsnsmn'' ana baoa secrs from four naval com
| nanders. who have been On the Coast OF ~.
RIGA. and they all say that lew sinai s',a",s ss''
cId enter the and rivers of Africa ahi that c"hl
| sa swiftly wouii be more ciirirnt tlin tm eixh's
guns We keep on coast We cannot dEaisa the iac'
that there Is change In the sentiments OF H' o' 'ae
states in rrlatp 10 this trade Five six years ag,
The Charleston Nrrcy dyocatc the re opening Of n- Al
rcan slave trade Mr.. Wilson here read rom 'he 's''-
Ton Myruyg of Dcc,nber 1854 and also ffV" We Csf'
| lesion Nnrtard advocating tine slave trade .
Mr. IAwwo~p sad there must he some mstakc aoou'
the Mercury 49, that paper hal never aiyoiiea tt' say,
trade n inc extracts ad irun tbs Aerrry tey
must have been from correspondent or extracts
made other paper lie had heNSf hhoSa aIs
,,rr In south Carolina that did advocate IL, except tia
! u1aaard aud thai IN existence no longer; -, , -
Mr. Musox resolution Of the soutn ear0iiha bs
| gislature advocating thr slave tradr.
Mr. HAnnoSp said thOse resolutions were thr.~h yI
b, large majority and referred % The speeches o' Pio
m, anu the resolutions of other states, anu 'h"sh' 'n
| additional reasou- for legislation nov.
Mr.. MALLORY, Cdrm) of Fla, denounced thr ccuauc,
Great Britain a. fraud under 'se hsfhe o' ~
the cause OF the greatest cruelty TO Africans The Brt
government could stop the slave trade IN CuD' any dA
L In he su.Lill