The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-15

Indies, which introduced into tnh ffouso W b"
Derby, adopted AMI carried into effect (iear near
AT the same time that adopting pans OF our
own for the abolition Of slavery We made ~
treaties 70 abolish the ssve trade carried on ~ otnor
natio1s. The honorable gentleman says cannot con
upon what foundation that We have been promot
ing slavery oher c.ontries That our Efforts unhap
Oy have been sui. q mit-that II 70 say
successful the extent % totally suppressog slavery or
the slave trade but all our Efforts have been made in
tIst direction ami ersbe extent they have in
terfered with and obsrocted the slave trade There Is,
however this copsdera ion 70 be borne in mind, that
while The whole nation Willingness may say with
adopted the plans the suppression OF the
Enasb slave trade and after Of English slavery
there is In other such public opinion
against their slave trade OF stivery upon which can
efficient support either 10 the diplomacy OF
country ~ the engagements into which those
countries may for the abolition OF Slavery We
have much-as tbs honorabls gentleman has gone
through the details need not repeat theR-we have
done much for the supprr ssin OF the slave trade
with Brazil and the accounts for the last two years st
that there has been no save trade carried on with tnst
between the coast Of cs and Cuba and great numbers
OF slaves have been in oduced INTO that island Some
say that zoo 600 and others that coo oOo tous OF sugar an
nualiy are grow ana nufactred ia Cuba and amoHt
entirely by slave labor THIS is melancholy fact. We
will endeayor to ascertain Why this trade continues In
the a, 81 place We find ever, person Cuba has
official coznizarce o tn Dportaton of slaves receives
or "a able 10 receive very large orbes me sum given
procure nivaDce at the Of slaves TO
many persons of small salaries irresistible tempts-
tion especially those above them content themselves
with receiving still larger brbea instead of assisting in
the prevention OF the traffic [ believe that tho
present Governor ~ Cuba sincere In his declaration
doubt that be has OF lie ohmssed from their employ
several PEI who ha, been Of carrying
90 the slave traces but stu, the profit IL enormous,
the facilities great Tina OF slaves stu
introduced into tho island And shat according 60 our
treaties would be- the remedy for This state Of thngs
Vessels sailing under spanish flag ana ntroau ing
slaves mght be captured, and eent be ore the mixed
COMMISSION and condeuuued, out there again meet
with an electual obsruct, t. oar ef,r for sup
preston OF the trade In honorable member says il
certain cruisers placed IN Jamaica ana wore TO IN
tecept toese vessels soirg 10 Cuba they might make
ipon DlY.s nd
had esnciont sqnadtons CUBA AID believe they
have used check tho slave trade as far
IA was in their po~er b. We are met with another
obstacle and that " hst tsc iq,e7 cary The American
flag hear, hear - Them dres1ced IN taat "iy
have read and ngsn IN the American ne~sa
pcrs that there is large ssso'mon WITH considerable
CAPT al at Havana vaci mas relations WITH New YORK
and with other ports tn ust Of America The agents
purchase vessels IN New York aud elsewhere, ana these
sent sometimes TO Havana and sometimes directly
10 the coast of Africa They arrive Oh the coast ana
perhaps are for weeks unable to embark their human
cargo but opportunities ultimately found. A. the
honorable gentleman truly said one squadron, however
active, cannot prevent the ombafkaton of slaves along
the whole coast The ships then brought To- Cuba,
where they anchor ia some Of III small creeks or hir
bors and the landed and dispersed among the
plantation. al THIS line unatis % tGh
te bcaHSe thes cresa " the tmTcon fdg CLEAR,
hear) When We demonstrated on this subject tbs
American government stated aud held uat thes were IL
hetT ftl3c Tgh ~ s. diag thai he s'eh q serch "a
TINE # peace oonsc w iutr"at.na' lac le all 'csd
and they claimed immunity Tor their ships, however
engaged, from any search ~ our cruisers No DOUBT
ti5 fac has covered vast importation of slaves. u
OF orc hdc srfed ne acsss tm a. ite' b,ne Aneraa
co(s's ,nroS1tte 10 But met them, think,
With great f,iri ssii:F " % that The sessiirs
me- gou shon Nth reo o M search n ynr sirs is Jus
fotie: may u hdt inyt fioe lcnitd rcrer al
t,c az Ipoi,h t6icer bard ard search rsssels
Urtd Stoe taa n ta,t IL 81 a, pr from ys~
rds cad goar tcn occid dgIna the dore trade
Eai7Ioy csasrs II yoa, Nle4r. hsar) q you ,c.H
moi uoa By1.h pat dorm The lIre trade, pet {
losfrssircs and tale eu The credit and gry rhteh
lriII ot,c 10 te ucce mi ert,roa u the slaec trade
III ToIsI OT rffifG
fdsdo for The sue ~ ciTdctsr for the sake
q nat great reiat'ic "a,ea hge nay @ta Te"1,n ne
United states as the honorable gentleman says,
directed the Secretary az state = tel me
enough Of these the part Of the British
government and hoped hat they wond be continued
The honorable hss ia the papers OUT he
nos not scen my answer Ny reply var tnat tho Am>rln
gorc~rn mipht tae wha they sL1Sct b'd tR no dectd
ration OF diplomatic rsraotr,necs ef s ,coaf repet
decGrag that Ls IN the United Hd'es thai uy did
no, eGtuc'Iv saqrs ne tsre rdae Cheers Aud, moro
than that, stated hat ,ch teur n ion arose noed re
pccI The against sohi he fmeyiodn frcS
det had protested (Cheere.) The state Of things, bow
over Is which tbnk neither the
Der nor any member OF tns House viii easily find
remedy. Tho spanish government. while they take
come STEPS which might cnrDmendet. while they
come cruisers to cnctk the slave trade do al
low their officials and especially the plant
ers IN the isle &c ceba (, oeryo enormous
proits-as much ~ 20, 20 aud ln0 per ccnt-from
tbs horrible traffic, which " subject OF achcr
And this ihey are enabled t. toby the protcc
~ the trace There proposal many yeats ngD
which should be glad 70 opted IL II w,uli work
practically, but AFRAID neither the UGited St2tes,
nor perhaps France spain, would sgree 70 Il. Npro
ceooof from sovereign who was altogether dsnierest
7 Cd IN The mat,eTibe Emperor Alexander, OF <ussa-
who feeng the eslou-s ~ maritime nations proposed
that there should be iut squadroo, comp1scd OF shrs
OF various countries empowered by all to search for
slayers, but bearag only one flag, and carrying the
prizes before a court empowered 10 condemn them.
That seemed 70 very reasonable proposition bltt
despairl 81 bong able get suggestion accept,
i
rious nations should sat togetL,r But the
American government, I an eary to say. re
fused that proposition. | TO tho pan
OF tho honorable gentleman Tor The Introduction
OF Chinese coolies iuto Cuba, and in my mind
tsgethat in Cupa, with such frrt yof soil, the do
mand TO labor must q c,une be very great The way
in which Africans 90 ained BY the slave tradcrsby
keeping tho tbcs STATE IT unmltigated hostitS--in
shot, IL means which tepnRptnt 20 bumaity-an1
which they a'tet wards carried across
the have been the -nh,c OF eloquent denuncdion
IN this iouse-( hear fea'i-fron The time o. Mr. FoX
and NJ ru 10 the present day. Chinese coolies, how
ever were seut to these s''nas you woud be aoe 70
establish regulations In concert with the Chinese govern
meDt by which you could insure that the EN- grafton
should be entirely voluntary, and that the Chinese
labor market, which H. airnye redundant, should be
relieved Of persons wiling 20 emgra,e, VINO, instead o.
beng on the borders tamos their own country,
would obtain good wages plentfu subs stence iear
You would have II M your poser 10 regulate tho condi
sorry to say with the btnrabla gentleman that DO not
believe yVu would havs aoy poser over the otnnf ia
which the authorities and ,wnets - property Ia Cuba
the check MIR, the bOI oraDe neutn haa mentioned
With regard the 'se &C Burhon would DO applicable
in the Gaze also Wusn the coes ffcm Madras fiunl
they well treated 10 The Mautur ana III treated Va
lhc Isle Bourbon, they cease g JON In the ntAy
en- 'grstin 20 The iater IL The eatne way, II we're
found tho eth di MT return o. reportei
upiavcsnbly 81 tne,r t.atnert "a CUBA tive Noad be
the eao ndsp@ion IN part ~ 60 70 Cuba az was
previously cxib, cd by fa1i,s 70 20 ~ Bourbon, anl
thus tho psniaris would Obliged ~ treat them we'll,
th1 supply 81 lshor ~vuic tau oil altogether INC
honorable Eenouan has also si:u'ed-and tns think,
Was the founratiou ~ hts motiou-to the subject
Of emigration into or ctioDics | should DC
the last person dirr w.h him 90 that sub
iect qlnle ogre hat from ne tine INT
sldreYy rus ol.fh.d IN orn possc ions 4
jsald haze Ten ne riley n this country q
fcyor n, imu'gu,or n fee brio es 70 aose eosorfes
rtmeuoher perfectly vel That being sec etsry Of state
EOr uo C i0uics ! eoftav red 20 establish scheme OF
emigration frtw Ipra y tho asuritius Old MT sue
CO.. In that art but ur what ressous B,ceH2 his
House hsn T. any stsh gstion, h1sc,no M
st< should H. only esfatlrhtngu ac KIND ~ dfrrg in hs
HosrsfpS contend ht & would ne very great ad-
vantage TO tie sun ring Hb luds, macy o whom
were iusty described hsr1y haviug Sufficient
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