New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-28
FRANCE.


Gxs,s weeks French History, than the publication
" Tuesdays Monitsu, of the Emperor's letter on
AFRICAN Slavery. 1t is superscribed to the Nm
sister of the Marine and of the Colonies, but is
addressed 10 the general reader Of France anu
England, not TO say Of America. LOUIS NaPO"'
ms letters do not get to print, least OF Ill ~
The Official journal, without his INTENT ineio ="
no leakage through uncon6dental CLERKS ~ ."O
French Ministries. The fact OF us PuOnoaS'O1
adds distinct significance, whose mpo''an'o
zen will Judge, to the intrnsicaly interesting
soutsnls Of this letter Its first four paragraphs
are nldly historical and strongly apolVse'0'
They treat of the system OF "recrul'iHs
.srs for the French Colonies on the Coas' Vi al
RIGA. The theory Of this system was 70 give q
bounty for these intelligent black emigranps' anu
"a ,roy;Ss them a passage to the Colonies, Tor
xvh;cb and their food and raiment meantime, they
.ontrected 10 work five or seven years
an the French Colonial plantations, being
NJ the close of their WdndeUahre quite free
A rstprn home-or to remain and fOundiuture FIRST
Eami6es ike some Of the less innocent early white
settlers of Virginia. "This mode OF recruiting it
cannot be denied, is utterly different from the
90 saye-trade whose origin and purpose is NGUoTy,
Sranslate); while il, the contrary really leads
% to Freedom" This was the French theory. The
English cried aloud that il came practically to the
same thing as the slave-trade. The bounty offered
Ay French recruiters 10 native African emgrant
agents was much like price paid them for captiyes.
On more than one occasion, and most VIGOROUSLY III
the case OF the black-emgrant vessel the Charles ct
Georges, the colored passengers insurged against
--captsin, crew, and humane French Government
J.sorkingmans friend, in bloody disregard of con-
tract. French public sentiment at home corre-
appended to -phllsnthIOpic English cry.
commission, with Prince Napoleon at IFS head, wac
appointed to look into the matter, and reported un-
stayoraby TO the system. Consequently, "in 1883,
suns the letter. 81 ordered the cessation OF all re-
cruiting on the Eastern coast Of Africa; alter
ward directed restriction of these sorts OF opera.
=" lions on the Western coast. In fine determined
I" that all the questions relating TO African enlgra-
80 tiOn should be most carefully studied"
SIC explicit parS prin'a of this remarkable epste
dated at FoltaiDebleau, 9TH July, which brings us
10 its ostensble chief subject matter: :. To-day
:. sign a treaty with the Queen OF Great Britain, ny
~ which Her Britannia Ma jesty agrees to authorize
Z" in the provinces of India subject to her Crown,
the engagement Oflabcrers for our Colonies on the
same conditions as those observed for the English
a. CoIOnies"
Then the author resumes his essay on Slavery by
ssyinp inasnuch rs India, the French possessions
in Africa and in other countries say China
Cochin IL IL,
will furuish as many free labOrers as are wanted,
therefore African recruiting by means OF redeenabie
AoHnty-money (par rOic dc TGchat) must be utterly
abandoned BY French commerce from the date when
This treaty shall begin to so into operation. The
treaty takes effect July l. 1862. In case OF IFS
abrogatiOn, the recruiting system can only be re-
sumed by express authorization, and ON CONDITION
that lis resumption d. proved to be indispensable
and without Inconvenience.
YOU'D viii observe the warm cOngratulatOn with
which this letter has been greeted in England.
Worth observing, too, Notwithstanding the small
ness of the type, IS the report ID Yesterdays Tunes
,ef something very ike an Ant-Slavery meeting,
held in London, where the letter was a foremost
theme Of discussion in which discussion, along
with less noble lords, Brougham took part. And
hardly month ia gone since, nom his high place III
Parliament and his higher place OF moral authority
ne urged his ordinary fellow champions in the cause
of freedom not 30 express their sentiments N rs
xayar.-he who only few mouths before had gone
mt of his way 10 attack Mr.. Dallas as the Minister
of slave-driVng Government. The canny, M
well as noble old lord, has sprung back from hi.
Temporary curve, under the weight of the cotton
\ inlerest, to his wOnted upright position, almost
N a Oner than prOphesicd at the 6me. And have
ether British FOLKS. Not that they love cotton less
or freedom more, but because they getting
foeonced to the patent necessity Of looking for less
cotton and more freedom in America hencelortl
forever.
Our American Cotton King tOtterS Oh bis shaby
blacklegged throne. The watering allegiance OF his
old English courtiers Of his Manchester pI@torians
1is fast turning to the elder branch the original stOcb
of cotton royalty. 1t may be qualification To biz
pioeroy JEFF. Davis, his treasurer, to read the fol-
lowing extract from Paris correspondent Of the
gadspsndaRec Beige: "Messrs. Dudley Name 1.-THE
90 double REe gives a pleasant flavor Of family
" antiquity to the first named ambassador OF the
"juvenile repubhc1 and lAncey, delegates to En-
% gland from the separated American States of the
10 South, and who to repair from London TO the
a. ether countries OF Europe viii not commence this
Z" tour till after their States have been recognized
"by Great Britain and France (which lie so
smucb gained on travelling expenses.
The rumor ran month ago that Prince Napoleon's
contemplated voyage 10 America was interrupted
by Imperial order II now runs per contra, that be
vii leave Cadz next week for tTansatlantc trip.
record the second as did record the first runOr,
knowing nothing Of the foundation of either. II he
should 20 TO America lie may only 60 to a Canadian
port-wheh would have no political Significance ION
Ns; il he drop anchor in New-fOrk Bay, there
would be q meaning (Which we should be sure 10
ogerrate) IN the fact since he can't pay the same
compliment 10 Charleston or other ports further
South than Baltimore. And he is not likely to 20
kbere, considering the family secession. Meantime
There ID no use for MIN in France-On the contrary
For the Empress insists and exercises her right
of presiding at tho councils of Cabinet Minister'S
Aeid at Fontainebesu. The Emperor nurses his
health, works away at his apologize history of
.Julns Caesar keeping himself as quiet as curious
AyergDat peasants and diplomatic visitors will let
him, in the hired house OF musician Strauss at
Fich.
The famous trial Of the late famous, now infa-
han Aiiraa AZ Is m a .io