New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-18

owed to drink Moderately Of course bu seysraltmes
8 day. ToWevent waste Of water, long reed suckers
are placed "A the bung hole Of the water barrels on
deck. so sysematized is every arrangement On board.
that IN the worst weather 30 far az his food ia
coterned the cooe has nothing Of which TO complain
Breakfast fnsbed, the ooolie, though not compelled,
generally assists in clearing decks, sprinkpg them
with vinegar, sc. II 10 now the hour whom .h,.s
who are in any way unwe present themselves for re-
lief Placards in Chinese are PLACED eonspseaods,5 a
all parts of the vessel, describing the premonitgry
symptoms Of the few dlseases to which the eoOue 10
most liable, and calling upon them 10 seek advice
This examination h a source Of great amusemen.to The
emgrasts, apf all binds of receptions tried tobe
paced Of On the doctorthe coole Judging Of his pro-
fssss5nal skil as much from bis in detecting
imposors by the good treatment Of the really sk.
The same routine of amusement is gone through on
ship board rs has been described in the be1aooon.
Gambling, theatricals, music, ppesmoking, and eat
ing coon pass away the day, and as the Chinese uni
versaly indorse the good maxim Of early to bed
&C., by7 or o'clock all s comparatively qneto on
board.
In respect to the relative vaue of the Chinese eooe
and African slave for foreign field labor, the preference
must think, be given the former. Equally well able
to support the scorcbing and resist the deadly ma
ara in the rice swamp the negro be possesses the
advantage of thoroughly understanding the cultivation
of rice sugar tea, cotton tobacco, and cereal crops
and is besides when well treated, willing and most
industrious laborer. His general intelligence is far
superior TO that Of the negro, and planters M your
Southern States, Cuba, or Demarara, who would get
most advantage from bis labor must treat him in quite
a different manner than they would their African
belots. Once unreasonably oppressed or maltreated
the cooe becomes gloomy, taciturn, morose ne pines
forhcme. sckens, and dies. unite with many pra cca
men, who have had equal Chinese experience
with myself in the belief that the vexed question Of
Slavery in the United States could be quickly and ssts
factory settled by the introduction of cooe labor into
the South For the cultivation of the great staples Of
the Southern Satisfaction, sugar tobacco, and rice
he is fully adapted not only consttutionay but from
education. And if you ever 10 do anything IN the
cultivation of the teaplan you must the skilled
labor of the Asiatc. Neither the stupid. lazy,
and coarse-fDgered African, nor the hghpriced and
tender-constitutioned white is suited to tina. wonder
ful plant. Good tea.planters can be hired here for
labor in America for term of years, a. - per month
and found and they would, by their Gugality andin-
dustry lay by out Of this SUM- in the term OF service
what would be deemed by them a competency FOR life.
for their labor and sometimes barely that.
From reliable authority find that someten tho1ssad
coolies are yearly shipped from Havana, and probably
seven thousand TO Demarara The mortality, which
was at fret frightfu has steadily decreased az those
in charge have become familiar with eoolie wants and
requirements; indeed go perfect the arrangements
now made that excepting the dangers Of the ssa, no
greater oss should be experienced coole voyage,
Al IN, lima aoua
number of white men. 1t s plain that every interest
of the shippers pro ppts their using precautions pre-
serve the health and happiness of the emgran.s, for
every death on board ship actual loss Of the bonus
and outfit and the profit the renting of his services
would bring them when safely arrived-while the
planter having paid large price for bis cooie forced
to trea clothe, and feed him well, If he would have
him live through his term of service, and accomplish
the greatest amount of work during the time.
After the discovery of the Cbincas, coolies were
kidnapped or inveiged off to certain death at the
guano diggings, and subsequently,, numbers wero
taken by force to Havana. OF these, the whole num-
Der taken hence cannot be estimated, for statistics
were preserved but there have been, judge not
far from 81, 000 When we recoect how few of these
unhappy wretches have survived their miseres Il is
not strange that the civilized world should have pro-
tested against such revolving slaughter.
The class of coolies, who, previous to 1853 were
ported of the worst description; the very dregs
OF the cities and river population. Their constitutions,
enfeebled by excuses and disease, and their minds
gloomy because of their forcble abduction it is
wonder that ship-board, and when in foreign lands,
they died off ike rotten sheep. Even now, water
pirates and all manner Of turbulent fellows taken
along with good coolies, and from this elase is expe-
renced the most trouble With proper regulations,
faithful observance of contract by their employers and
eood tdiDgs from the pioneers in the venture far
better class will be induced TO emgrate-good farmers
and africans of all kinds-and their labor
will not only be proportionally more valuable 10 en-
poyers, but their percentage Of mortality after reach
ing foreign countries, be vastly reduced
Thus in detail have given you the salient features
Of this Gte-understood coolie trade in the hope that
Il may be viewed in its proper light and fairly appre-
ciaed OF the reliability of the information furnished
you need have no doubts for have learned the facts
from much personal examination of the barrscoons
and ships when in port and from the intelligent
captains who have commanded cody ships.