The national Republican., 1867-08-02

The Office Of the Daily National Re
publican has been removed TO the Force
Building" northeast corner Of Tenth and
streets.
SHALL SLAVERY BE REVIVED.
Whatever may have been the opinions
Of any portion Of the people Of this coun-
try in regard to the institution Of slavery,
lis rightfulness, its perpetuity, It's economi.
cal and social character and status, since |
II has been abolished, no one, we believe,
desires to see it revived or resurrected in |
the land il any form. There doubtless
exists, and may for long time exist, in
many minds much doubt in regard to the
means which were early used to effect its
and Notwithstanding the ques-
tion, what shall be done with the formor
bondmenH that both they and the nation at
large may reap the most good from their
emancipation, still no one desires or would
consent to see them reduced again to sla-
very. Neither will our people tolerate the
introduction Of involuntary servitude in
any other form nor consent to the enslave-
ment Of any other race.
We are led to make these remarks in
consequence Of information which has been
published to the country Of the arrival Of
cargoes of Coolies in New Orleans. The
introduction Of these people in the manner
proposed, and their employment upon the
plantations in the Soutn, is but the re-
vival of slavery under another form.
About the only difference in the two sys.
TENS will be found in the fact Of differ
ence of races. Heretofore we have en-.
shaved the African; now we propose to en-
slave the East Indian or the Chinese.
The change from the enslavement Of one
race to the subjugation Of another is no
great gain. We have liberated the Afri-
can, and we have made him our equal in
all civil and political rights. Now do not
let us turn round and enslave another
race. 1t is, perhaps, very natural that the
Southern planter should desire Coolie
labor upon his lands. He will naturally
feel averse to employing men who have
formerly been his slaves, especially since
they have been lifted to an equality witt
himself. What. then, is he TO dof Ac
cept the Coolie system Of bondage and lei
his former slaves go and shift for them
selves. This is the policy Of the Southerl
planter; and il ii be not soon checked, /
will be his practice.
We certainly can have no objection Il
the free emigration of Coolies, or Of an!
other class of people, to this country, witt
propose to labor and to add to our pro
ductive wealth, and to the increase Of on
population and the growth Of our gran
free Empire. But these people calle
Coolies are often stolen and brought ava,
from their homes, as the Africans wer
brought, without their consent; and bt
sides, they are sold for term Of year.
This gives their masters absolute contrc
over them for the time being, and 1t
easy to see that many of them are too il
norant to know when their Apprenticeship
ceases, and they are therefore continue
on in the same condition for life. Upo
this subject we have the experience Of tn
islands in the Indian ocean, the West Indi
islands, nearer to our own doors, Sout
America, and several islands in the Pacifi
ocean where these people are employed
And so far as experience and observation
goes in this direction, it confirms our state
ment that the Coolie system is but an
other name for slavery.
But who are these Coolies, some ina,
inquire? We will answer by stating tha
they are an ignorant class Of laborers from
Eastern Asia. They come from India
China, and largely from Calcutta. The,
ore in most instances stolen, sometimes b
the more shrewd and crafty Of thei
own people, sometimes by class of ou
people but those who are most exter
sively engaged in this business are d,
based and unprincipled class Of Port,
guese.
We have said that these people are b.
ing introduced into the State Of Louisiana
So the papers for several weeks past hav
declared. What are the authorities doin
to break up this traffic in human beings
Our country is now free, and WI ateve
may have been the views of any of us i
regard to the desirablcness Of perpetual
ing slavery when it legally existed in thl
country, now it is abolished, we certainl
cannot desire its resuscitation.
As we have said before, II these peopl
come here Of their own accord; If it be
free emigration movement-though thel
Coolies are not the most desirable acqr
sition to our population-still we shall n
be found objecting to their coming. Tn,
are, many Of them, good laborers. Tn,
work well in the mines of Australia aI
California. There are now some TWEEN
thousand Of these people at work upon Il
western portion Of the Pacific Central ra
road. They are said to be very good labc