New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-11

AFRICAN SLANE-IRADE.
HOUSE OF LORDS Monday, May 28 1861.
On the order Of the day for going into committee %
the Oenses in Territories Sierra Leon Preventioa
bill,
Lord Brougham said he highly approved this biA
He thought it absolutely essential that extension should
be given to the jurisdiction of Sierra Leone He conf
sdered that this bill improved the constitution Of that
COLONY and tended TO increase the benefits which we
had given by it to the unhappy people OF Africa being,
as Mr. Pitt once observed, very. very small compenB
saton for all the evils which We had been panyu
inhictng upon them. Those evils had been contfnue4
TO the greatest extent and in far greater degree tha
apy act of ours by the extension Of that urisdction
how beneficial soever, could tend to remedy. He slt
uded TO the aroeous conduct of Spain In that increase
the African .averade, which, notwithanding the ea%
ties entered into, and hesum OF money actually paid
compen.ation had ncre ised from II 900 slaves impo
ed in 1867 to 0G0 in 1858, and to no less than 80 W
in the wear 1859. Now we found that Spain was in<
creasnp her domnions in the West Indies and he wal
by no means satisfied with the given hing
when he last brought this matter before the House, th
there was no intention Of extending slavery and there
by also az consequence the slave trade, TO that te
tory Having had access to the decree Of annexation
by the Spanish Government since he last addressed
their lordshps, be found it stated that :" was impo
sble TO reject the prayers Of whole nation implorna
re-admissOn into the bosom Of the mother country.u
So said the Spanish Government. What said the Cow
ernor of Hayti, General Geffrard He distinctly
called that statement absolute falsehoOd He del
MED that there any implorng of the people there
to be admitted into the bosom Of the mother country
and added that in their circumstances it was utterly
impossible that the free will Of the people could b
known; for General Santana had established the reign
of terror 80 entirely over them that they" TO usa
General Gefrards own expression, trembling under
it. could manifest no free WILL" The decree stateQ
that the annexation of San Domingo had taken places
and the same decree went on TO say: Already the
Spanish flag is flying under that sky where the immor,
tai Columbus had borne with the Gospel in his hands
to plant that civilization the most glorious OF all then
known" Royal memories were proverblaly short; eses
had the Spanish Government recoected their treatment
of Columbus, they would have been ashamed TO namA
that man whose immortal services they had requited by
sending him home in chains, which were struck off, nd
doubt in compliance with the popular Indignation but
which he required to be buried with him when few
wears afterwards he died in absolute want. 1t als
sample Of their short memory that they referred u
"the Gospel which he carried In his hand and whica
the Spanish Government desecrated by series Of coRS
stant ruthless prosecutions. And TO the civiizaoq
which they Dragged Of having given TO the New
World it was testified by their extermnatins the ns
tiyes by packs of bloodhounds He observed that the
decree ad Slavery, the inevitable evil OF the Otnse
colonies is altogether unnecessary for the cuvanou
of that fertile territory" Was San Domingo more
fertile than Cubs Nothing of the kind And il wene
on to add that "there Is no intention OF reesablisbn9
slavery there" He did not know what the intenticn
might 10. Perhaps there was no intention VI estao2
fishing the slave-trade when the Spsnish Governments
baroained for q sum Of money for putting II downb
instead of extending 1t, and yet they had EXTENDED w
Tho means they took to carry on the government
of their new acquisition were not such as gave him
any very great confidence in their want OF INTENTION
TO establish slavery there. For TO whom did they
intrust the execution of this decree. The exeea,
tion of the decree Of annexation was lntrusteo
to the Captain-Genersl Of Cuba, who W.
to take necessary Of carrying il into execuonf
Now, if there wss Captan-Genera IN al the wor.X
Hom he sbould trust ess than another for not pans
ng slavery again in San Domingo, i would be Iss
Captain General of Cuba. He should hase soso'us
confidence in him for extending the establishment %
slavery in that part of the Spanish doplnlon: ne
garded with the utmost possible surprise sns cnns
of the Spanish Government and resolectihg 'hs
duct on the kave.trsde in the island Of Cuba he w.
not in the least degree moved e the aisaSow Oh hsnS
Intention 70 introduce Slavery into San Domingo penn
nerfsctly convinced that they would re-establsn y
there they had occasion or temptation O.sSs 70 30
L mobiles of the highest rank at the Coun
Of Madrid when sunk in poverty by their own n ys
tvo aerward full of plumber, which plander con-
stated Of the fees paid to them for the evasion Oh
abolition law and the introduction OF slaves
m than weptth throuyh committee.