The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-09-19
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NI HONOLULU, Aug 81, 1865.
aCoR THE INFoRMeSJoN OF AMERI-

NT HONOLULU, Aug. 81, 1865.
EI,oR THE iNFoRMrFIoN OF AMERI-
Il CAN CITIZENS AND SHIP oWNBiS, resident on these
Islands. and Of American Ship Masters touching here, idesss
it proper to publish the following Resolution on the subject Of
the Coolie Trade, which unanimously passed both Houses Of
the Congress of the United States, viz:
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
Whereas, The traffic in iaborers, transported from China
odious TO the people Of the United States, as inll1mAn and i'm,
moral and wheIsas, it Is abh0rrsnt 10 The squirt !,
extirrated the African Slave Trade to prevent the establish
nlent in its place Of a mode OF ensiaving men differing from the
former in little else than the employment Of fraud Instead OF
force to make its victims captive BE it therefore i.
effect to the moral sentiment IF the nation, through all It's
ton Of coolies into this hemisphere, or the adjacent Islands.
Orderef, That the Secretary lay the foregoing kesoia0on
Attest: J. W. FoRNEY, Secretary.
In furherance of the humane policy adopted by the Govern
ment I represent. 1 also deem it my duty to call the attention
Of all whom it may concern to an Act entitled An ACT u pro-
nibit the CooJie Trade by American Citizens aud Amencsn
Vessels" approved, February 10. 1862, which provides:
lst-That no citizen or resident OF tire United States shall
prepare any vessel tn procure or carry from "Chiua or rise
rcheTe" persons known as Goodies" tobe disposed of, or
sold, o. transferred, for any term Of years, or for any time
phatcDer, as servants or apprentices, or to be held 10 seru-
ice or IaEOr. Any vessel owned by citizens Of the United
States in whole OF in part, so employed shall be forfeited to the
United States.
2d-Every person building, equipping, sending TO sea, or
aiding 20 prepare III any way. or navigating $ master, factor.
sgeat, owner or otherwise, any vessel belonging in whole or in
part to any United States citizen, OF registered, enrolled or
licensed within the United States to ne employed In the above
trade, or in anywise AIDING or sbetting therein. shall be liable
to be indicted therefor. and on conviction, punished by a fine
not exceeding two thousand dollars, and Improvement not ex
oeedingo one year.
3d-Any 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 die
posing Of them as aforesaid, shall be liable TO be punished as
before mentioned.
4tIt-Free and voluntary emigrsEts may be taken upon the
artfSrata of D I : CpDsuI M CouS,l.r Agsnt n the porr
whore they embark, which certificate 10 to be given to the
master Of the vessel only upon satisfactory evidence that such
emigration is actually free and voluntary
5th-Au United States laws applicable to the carriage of pas
sengers by [. ;. merchant vessels, apply also to all vessels
owned in whole or IN part ny citizens Of the United States, or
registered or licensed within the United States, carrying pas
seneers between foreign ports. with the same penalties and Tor
FIXTURES.
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 ahstract OF the law, which will be
found in full on page $40, volume Il, of the L. s. Statutes at
large. EDWARD NJ McCO0K,
Gdzefte please COPY. t64l 81 Minister Resident.