The New York herald., 1864-07-25
The Slave Trade.
!" FLAGRAsr VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

BY BRAZIL.
In the House or Commons, on the 18th Of July. Mr..
HARpcAE asked the First Lord OF the Treasury whether
the Brazilian government bad fuhl,ed their obligations
with regard 10 the Africans liberated by British cruisers
ss 30 whom Earl Russell stated despatch OF June,
1s63 that thousands OF captured n slave
trading vessels and decreed by the Mixed Commission at
RIO 10 be entitled to freedom, there good reasons 10
believe up TO the present time hold In bondage con-
trary to law and In violation Of treaty engagements
regard the slave trade had been
by the most fsgrant violence aud neglect OF their
had been equally fragrant. All the efforts her Ma
Jestys Ministers have made to maintain justice had
failed
Mr. FTrzdERALD asked II WAS no. the fact that the
Brazlisn government had put down the slave trade
Lord PALssRsros said that IL they had done since
1852 II was by compuison and not by conviction.
Mr. BRIGHT said II the opinion Of the late Lord
Aberdeen. who passed tho Brazilian act that ought to
be repealed, and that the circumstances under which IL
justified had passed away 1t was also the opinion
Of Lord Truro that that act violation OF every
international law should abandoned after what
took place last seek when the irritating and offensive
policy OF the Foreign Secretary condemned at all
hands. The noble lord would do well to come down and
propose to repeal act which lead 10 bcker
ing between this country and Brazil
Sir ELpHSsToSx complained Of the imperfect state Of
the squadron.
Mr.. FITZGERALD agreed In every word that Mr. Bright
had sa and strongly urged the repeal OF the Aberdeen
act
Lord PALMRsroS said that what he had stated to
be found In the papers laid before the House AS TO
lation OF international law all he could say was that
was counterfeit OF an act WHICH he had introduced with
regard to Portugal The reason for the passing OF tnose
that Portugal and Brazil had pledged their
honor put down the slave rade and failed and thero
fore the British felt entitled to usc its power
to put II down. Every who knew thing about the
slaves imported into Brazil knew that the number
amounted up period when effective were
used to put IL down. to 20 900 negroes year. and that
TO make up that number at least three times 10000
were torn from their homes In Africa. lie
convinced that " the ia question repealed
the slave trade with Brazil which carried by the
Of the earth, would revive and innict countless
miseries upon the human As far as Portugal was
concerned repeal OF the affecting them led to
the ceasing OF the slave trade he most
solemn engagements tho part Of the government the
Portuguese slavery point Of fact, than the
Spanish rado the Spanish for the purpose
OF procuring tho slaves territory which the Spauards
qured be cultivated while the Portuguese slave trade
for the purpose of exporting slaves from the country
which required to be cultivated merely for the
pose OF making unholy gain. France had not only
abolished the slave trade but slavery itself and with re-
to Brazil all he could say was that II they had to
choose between renouncng the friendship OF Brazil or re-
vivg the horrors Of the slave trade he would rather
nounce the friendship Of Brazil.