The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-09-05

= CAN CItlLGNS AND Stilf ON y flS- reshdent III THESE
Islands. and of American Ship Masters touching here, l deem
it proper to publish the following Resolution on the subject Of
the Coclie Trade, which unanimously passed both Houses Of
the Congress OF the United States, viz:
IN THE sENArE OF THE UNITED STATES,
Whereas, The traffic in iaborers, transported from China
and Other Eastern countries. known as the COoiie Trade, is
! odiuus to the people Of the United States, as thurman and i'm
moral and uAfreGs, it is abli"Trent TO the spirit of
cxtiuatcd The African slave Trade to prevent the establish
ment in its tlsc- ofa mode OF en-laviug men differing from the
form,r in !i,te else than the employment of fraud instead Of
force to mt>e IL victims captive BE it therefore
fleet 10 the moral senti".ent Of the nation. through all its
Agencies, Tor the purpose Of rTeven,ing the fAtther lnt'Sdao-
Ordered, That the Secretary lay the foregoing Resolution
.. A = st- IL" ." Wv -" j. W. FoRNEY, Secretary.
In :urlh, rance Of the humane policy adopted by the Govern
ment 1 represent, / also deem it my duty to cali the attention
of all whom it MAJ concern 10 an Act entitled An Act to pro-
nibit the Croli. Trade by American Cit zens and American
vcss-i,,' approved, February ls. 1862, which provides:
lst-That no citizen or resident Of the United States shall
prepare any vessel to procure II carry from China or eiss-
ukeTo" pcrsons known rs goodies" ODE disposed ii, or
sold, or transferred. for any term Of years, or for aug time
Ioh1tsJer, as strUdnts or apprentices, or 10 be held 10 seTu-
zee o. tabor. Any vessel owned by ctizers of the United
States in whole or in part, SO employed shall be forfeited to the
United States.
2i-EveTy person building, eqrirpinE, sending to sea, or
aiding to prepare N any way, or navigating A. master, factor,
Bgent. owner or othsrx'se, any vessel belonging in whole OF in
part to any United states citizen, or registered, enrolled or
licensed within the United states to re employed in the above
tTaip, or IN any wise dnilnS or aDcCinE mere shau ne Hdpic
to be Ind ctcj therefor, AMI on conviction, punished by 4 fne
not exceeding txc thousand dollars, and imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year.
Sd-Auy citizen of the United States who shall, contrary to
the true intent and meaning Of This Act, take on board, or re-
ceive, or transport any such persons, for the purpose of dis
posing Of them a. aforesaid, shall be liable to he punished as
before mentioned.
4tL-gree and voluntary emigrants may he taken upon the
certificate Of the [. 8. Consul or Consular Agent at the port
where they embark, which certificate is to be given to the
master Of the vessel only upon satisfactory evidence that such
emigration is actually free and voluntary.
5th-An United States laws applicable to the carriage Of pas
sengers by [ s. merchant vessels, apply also to all vessels
owned in whole or IN part by citizens of the United States. or
registered or licensed within the United States, carrying pas
sengers between foreign ports with the same penalties and for
fe.turrs.
6,h-Tle President of the United States is authorized to direct
United States war vessels 10 examine all vessels navigated or
owned IN whole or in part by citizens Of the United States
whenever there is reasonable cause to suppose such vessels are
engaged in any way in violation o: this Act.
The foregoing is simply an abstract of the Law, which will he
found in full on page $40, vOlHme Il, of the [. S. Statutes at
large. EDWARD NJ. McCooK,
Gazette please copy. C6iD Minister Resident.