The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-22

whether his attention had directed to the Message
Of the President of the United States Congress the
10Th day OF May respecting the slave trade and whether
her MaJtsys government had received any
mnncaons from the government Of the United States
on this subecn The honorable gentleman had doubt
at all that the government OF the United States was sim
eerey DESTROYS to assist US in ,he suppression Of the
ton OF American capital invested In that trade al
though the citizens of the United States generally were
on the coast of Cuba had fallen like thunder
bolt upon the people engaged in the slave traffic,
| u those gtmbOats If possible. The American people
became excited the subject Of the right OF search and
the American became uneasy and at length
consequence OF the difficulties thrown in their way, that
were compelled to do Of two things either to
call the vessels to prevent their interfering at all with
any ship hosting the American flag He thought from
passage in the Presidents message 10 Congress that
government cordially with her Msjessys
government In suppresng the slave the coast Of
Of Tie os and ae
the teeth or America and England, that Spain should
persist in carrying on this inquitous traffic There were
OF ten per cent annually. Forty thousand were annually
imported and il there was any further deficiency it was
Americans bound by the Ashburon treaty to employ
eighty guns "a the suppression OF the Cuban slave trade
co S hev empnved smacr and nh, e class Of vs
sells. An<Tsco srssd fairly gnste sosA hr xejesys
sess... !. .sgrss.e he s.ads, A ;axad'. , ?, 9:
tswptsd 10 ecape ty AotainS e Aetaa. oors, On A"e
r.ed~ ssse oesA y smmsa'aksy no"asd TO 0saAaI her.
Mr. KnxAiR thanked the honorable gentleman for hay
ing introduced the question: and wished 10 learn from the
made by the American government TO operatewth her
Aa'es' government in suppressing the slave tralics
Lord j. RUSSELL said he anxious TO state, before
answering The question Of the honorable member (lr.
Cavc, that he perfectly concurred with the remarks
which had fallen from the right honorable member for
the University Of Dublin r. whitesde) in reference TO
Colonel Sel He thought that the character Of public
officer who had served with great distinction ought be
preserved usuiied. With regard 70 the question of the
slave trade, it which must deeply interest the
House and the country. He should add nothing to the
statement of the honorable member for Shoreham
ference the present Of the question the ncgota
tons conducted by Lord Malmcsbury, and the attempts
which had been made to excite the jealousy of America
the right OF search II unfortunately too true
that the slave trade extensively carried in Cuba,
between so 0C0 and 40 900 slaves being annually import
ed into the island. II also true that 1t carried
in contempt Of the treaty between this country and
Spain and that present there efficient
for supprcssng it, This want OF cficent
from causes OF which was had been stated
by the honorable gentleman. the Jealousy the part Of
America Of regulations that could interfere with the
free action Of American vessels Another the
mTereciion of the American Law. An article had been
introduced BY his noble friend Qord Psmerstou) into
Of the treaties IN reference To the slave trade called
the equpmcn, article, bat there such provision in
the American law. 1t therefore frequently happened
that vessels upon the coast OF Africa completely equipped
for the slave trade intending to embark 200 or 800 slaves
ia the night time and fitted up for that purpose, had been
seen by our cruisers under the American flag but they
Of unable to interfere with them, aud though
they might point them out to the American cruisers,
Still, there no power OF interference, there being no
law OF the United States which would justify it. There
also another difficulty with regard 10 having
flag When BntssA vessel appeared the Laues hossted
fhe 1merfccn rag, ana IAen an Amescan c1s1 appear
ca sac hrtw onay me rag ava oesro1ed h1 popes, N
witch Gaze Tie c~ssr had no power TO sss, her, tAc9h
8rtth cus,~ wee :" 9M ne Iader soud ts eHoed TO do
Of the United States that by keeping the British
and American cruisers in company of the coast Of Cuba
might be prepared for where the American flag
was hoh'ed and the other Tor case IN which there was
no nag used AZ an Inc question was now nnoer inc con
sidefa'pa oil Tue American government anu so lar as
nau peeu cosoered IL seemed 70 nave peen iafofaog re-
ceved AS yet however no promise had been obtained
non se L,el ~. so' .ii' . " ss'c" ,"Slr Jaw
one, hanely, n0s nos n0 tSet Met any pT0Possno~
Jm reo0s"9 ns >Mesooo tees eeosMa 1oo0y more
TCMooa EvIo 80 'Is.s ~S sow ne
C"Wes W he owueo sses1 Tue question hao
engaged the aehsioh oi her shvesys go'ernmcnt VINO
naa IN preparation oe.p.eh upon tne sueec, Nhicn
.ney proros-eo 20 usnsmit 20 various governments
was donotess morsy ing as well as shocking to feel that
~ ~ o 80 ,,t .n We WI MOI eu'e W eo ~
our feelings OF humanity, but was absolutely direct in
hignmen OF treaties. (Hear bear There was, how
ever, subject upon which be thought some good might
be effected. The slave trade had hitherto been extended
to China, persons having been kidnapped and fcrcibly
abducted from their homes by the means
lie thought that might be put stop to, but there was
distinction between the African slave trade and that
with China In Africa the franc had been fos
tered by wars and civil contests IN which whole vii
lagos had been destroyed by every Kind OF violence The
with respect TO China wholly darcnt, nannch
us pcopc inert Wcre ulgniy suotcct 70
laws and The government possessed very enc
powers II they chose 10 exercise them. II had been
hitherto object which had been attended with
to employ the agency OF the Chinese government in put
ting end 10 kidnapping, and substituting system OF
emigration He trusted that by these means something
would be done 10 eradicate the slave trade When they
compared what was the case many years ago when
lao 900 slaves left Africa In year with the state
OF circumstances In the present year the number having
been reduced 10 80 900 he though, they would admit that
sufficient progress had been made in the question To usti
fl them in not abandoning an hone of ut Ultimately obtain.
ing the entire suppression of the trade Hear \
optxfoxs or THY rryss
from The london pos, June II
We arc clad 10 see t,, the ovrnn,rn, af tho rni,ea
States are taxing active steps 10 rcfic charge or 10
s,scat more nrcncrv n srsn,rio,,o xh,rh ,bc,- b.ve
been subjected for some time mast n, l. pot,riots thai
the American a,c has hecn ex,ensvelx ernscJ for tho
n,rnsa M c.rryng ON The ncsa,on siay ,rc and ,he
reason of This / no loss notoriors Ap,crca ohcctss