New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-30
THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE
TRADE.

The interest of England in the Anti-Slsvery
causc, which. since the emancipation in the
British possessions in the West Indies, had for
some time been tagging, has Of late received a
new impulse from the war of the United States
against the Shareholders Rebellion, and still
more recently by the interesting discoveries OF
Capt. Spoke in Central Africa. The latter, it
seems, may lead to some important results.
Capt Spoke, during his extensive and perilous
travels in Eastern Africa. became familiar with
the character and the working of the inland slave
trade He saw that if ever this infamous traffic
is to be destroyed, the work must be done in AZ
rica. It's decline in America and Cuba can con-
tribute but little to it, entire extirpation, for in
Africa it is carried on to a vastly larger extent
than anywhere else. In Zanzibar it is three
times as great as in Cuba, and on the White
Nile it is almost unparalleled II is, Of course,
everywhere attended with the greatest magma
BILE horrors, and it il calculated, says Capt
Spoke, that the capture of one slave involves the
loss Of four lives.
While observing the extent and the cruelty of
the Slavc-tradc Capt. Spoke naturally directed
his attention to the question, what might his
native country do for its determination His
views on this subject he recently set forth in q
meeting of friends of the Anti-Slayery cause,
which assembled at the residence Of the Mar
quis Townshcnd. He showed that the present
system OF England was altogether inadequate.
With an annual expense Of ESQ, 900 very slight
results were obtained, and the exertions of En-
gland would continue 10 be unsuccessful rs
long as they were confined to stationing mon
of.war along the Coast Of Africa. The only
method to eradicate the evil was to educate the
negro to maintain his own rights, and 10 par
ticipate with the civilized nations in the abol-
ton of the traffic. A. measures conducive to
this end, Capt. Spoke recommended the
conclusion of treaties between England
and the African princes, especially the Pasha
of Egypt and the Sultan Of Zanzibar. for
the suppression Of the trade; the establishment
of Il number of missions and missionary schools
in the interior kingdoms; the passage Of strong
enactments against all persons convicted of TAX
ing par; in Slavery; the establishment Of a
series of negro depots round the east and
west sides of Africa, in sufficient numbers TO
half man the English vessels-ofwar and yet 10
have a strong reserve at each depot, who shall be
devoted to the holy purpose Of lberating their
fellow -countrymen from the ihra ldom of Slly-
cry; and the education and employment, a.
much as possible. of negroes in all Brii'sh
services.
me meeting to which this plan was presented
fully sympathized with Capt. Spoke, and unani
mously resolved TO form an association 4" for the
suppression of the slavc-trade, the instruction
Of the natives of Central Africa in the truths Of
Christianity, and for the opening Of q wide field
for commerce in lands remarkably rich and
fertile"
Capt. Spoke showed that the present treaties
FOR the suppression Of the slayetradc are utterly
insufficient. If the money expended for this
purpose is not to be thrown away, they ought
to be amended. That the combined efforts Of
the great civilized nations would find but little
difficulty in carrying out his plan, and suppress
ing the save-trade altogether, can hardly be
doubted. 1t behooves, therefore, the opponents
Of Slavery TO take this plan into serious contem-
plation, and to see what common efforts to this
end might DO made.