The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-09-23

EOR THE INFORMATION OF
Il AMERICAN CITIZENS AND SHIP
OWNERS, resident on these Islands, and of
American Ship Masters touching here, deem
it proper to publish the following Resolution
on the subject of the CoOlie Trade. which
unanimously passed both Houses of the Con-
gress Of the United States, viz:
In THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
January Is, 1867.
Whereas, The traffic in laborers. transport
ed from China and other Eastern countries,
known as the Coolie Trade, is odious to the
people Of the United States as inhuman and
immoral; and ,shsreas, it is abhorent to the
spirit Of modern international law and policy,
which have substantially extirpated the Afri-
can Slave Trade, to prevent the establishment
in its place Of q mode of enslaving men diff
fering from the former in little else than the
employment of fraud instead Of force to make
its victims captive; Be it therefore
Rssolred, That it is the duty of this Gov
eminent to give effect to the moral sentiment
of the nation through all its Agencies. for the
purpose of preventing the further introduction
of Coolies into this hemisphere, or the ada
cent Islands.
Ordered, That the Secretary lay the forego-
ing Resolution before the President Of the
United States.
Attest: J. W. FoRSEY, Sec'y.
In furtherance of the humane policy adopted
by the Government represent, l also deem it
my duty to call the attention of all whom it may
concern, to an Act entitled IAN Act to pro-
hibit the Coolie Trade by American Citizens
and American Vessels" approved, February
10, 1862. which provides
\ 1st-That no citizen or resident of the Uni
ted States shall prepare any vessel to procure
or carry from "China or elsechere," persons
known as 50 Coolies to be disposed of, or
sold, or transferred, for any term Of years, or
ticss, or TO be held TO serrise or labor. Any
vessel owned by citizens of the United States
in whole or in part, so employed, shall be for
feited to the United States.
2d-Every person building, equipping. send
ing to sea, or aiding to prepare in any way,
or navigating as master, factor, agent, owner
or otherwise, any vessel belonging in whole OF
in part to any United States citizen, or regis.
tered, enrolled or licensed within the United
States to be employed in the above trade, or
in anywise aiding or abetting therein, shall be
ton, punished by fine not exceeding two
thousand dollars, and Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year.
3d-Any citizen of the United States who
shall, contrary to the true intent and mean
ing of this Act, take on board, or receive, or
transport any such persons, for the purpose of
disposing of them as aforesaid, shall be liable
to be punished as before mentioned.
4th-Free and voluntary emigrants may be
taken upon the certificate of the U. S. Consul
or Consular Agent at the port where they en-
bark, 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-All United States laws applicable
to the carriage of passengers by U. S. mer-
chant vessels apply also to all vessels own
ed in whole or in part by citizens of the
United States, or registered or licensed with
in the United States, carrying passengers
between foreign ports, with the same penal
ties and forfeitures.
6th-The President of the United States is
authorized to direct United States war vessels
to 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 of this Act
The foregoing is simply an abstract of the
law, which will be found in full on page $40,
volume ", of the U. S. Statutes at large.
EDWARD NJ. McC0OK,