The New York herald., 1872-11-27
SLAVE TRADE IN CHINA.

Imperial Proclamation Against tho
CeOlts Tremc-Thc ssrig-Seiling' Trade
- 1t Il Conducted by ssvagabonds''-
Peruvians and Portuguese Require tho
EHiled "Pfgs"-Coveto and Crime
Lead TO the sGhosts and Spirits OF
Holl.n
IFrom the China Telegraph Qondon), Nov. ILL.,
The following anti-coolie traffic proclamation has
been issued by the Governor General and Lieuten-
ant Governor OF Kwangtung. China
TEE GRAND SECRETARY OF MAN WAH PALACE, MN
IsTER OF WAR, AND GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE
Two KwANG. Jun; VICE MINISTER OF WAR AND
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR or kwANGTUNG, CHANG,
FULLY AND SINCERELY PROCLAIM THE FOLLOWING
FOR INFORMATION:-
There are In the dlt1erent departments OF Kwang-
tung yagaDonds who deeoy and kidnap people ior
the purpose OF sale to go to foreign land. thing
commonly known as ''pigseing." The simple
minded villagers, not knowing any better, ire
quenty fall into the snares OF their artiul devices
having small regard for their person and consent
the wide expanse OF the sea will be before
Journey OF many thousand u. They win fnd that
they are placed in foreign land where they are
the dearest and nearest relations is distant and
uncertain, while their parents, wives and children
receive no intelligence OF them. Grief ana sorrow
present themselves in ten thousand ways, while
day and night are spent in suspense and anxiety
al the mise.ies o. separation MI their hearts
The pigs" sold are mostly cOns eyed To Peru and
colonies oil Portugal The climate or these PAGES
Is malignant, and II Is extremely difficult TO with
Is very cruel and those from China are ruthlessy'
made to perform all sorts OF hard labor, without
ceasing, day and night. They are also subjected TO
oppression, beating and reviiing while their cloth
ing and iood both insufiicient-a situation far
different nom that OF a laborer In China. There
fore, Cinnamon arriving there die, from ill
ness resulting from the ELECTS the china te and
some IRON the insustainabe nature or the iltreat-
Gnr ese saer Sa Il
you wish to come back, but cannot, and 1t is then
TOO late to retrace or repent This state of things
You, people, born in the good land OF China why
DO you walk in 10 pitfalls by going foreign land
aiar to undergo all these everlasting miseries
You, kidnappersl Every Line OF business is open to
you for living: how can you bear TO practice this
cruel device to send fellow men into the doom OF
cages Though you may succeed in Kidnapping
one man, yet the gain to you is not great and
though stupid man from his owl own Jolly voluntarily
suade HIM from going How much greater is your
crime when you add to your cnticing deceit perso-
mai violence Is this not an act devoid entirely OF
conscenceg Supposing your brothers, sons and
nephews are dec0yed away by other people, could
head : Consider when in this world there is the
Jaw OF the sovereign, and IN he'll there are the
M prent q a
Though yon may gain money, VIII you be able
to enjoy it with peace and quietness When once
your CRIME Is iul TO the brn, do yOu think You
escape punishment and destruction2 In the still
ness OF the night you ought to place your hand
upon your heart, and be quickened to a sense OF
repentance.
1t is hereby proclaimed that all you people, in
habtants OF the dIhereht departments and others,
ought to know that emigration to Peru TO be-
come IabOrers Is the most miserable thing. You
ought to be quickly enlvened to the evils, and NOT
mistakenly iall back again into your vicious ways
20 as to k1dnap oGher men and sell them into emf
grafton. IL Is an ac. most at variance with law
and most devoid OF feeling. You ought, moreover,
to repent OF your past misdeeds, each preserving
In hts own mind the dictates OF conscience, never
allowing himself TO decoy away SIMPLE people or to
Sell them from hand to hand. All Macao irut boats
and passage boats OF other places ought to obey the
law, and not to carry pigs' to Macao Tor the sake
Oflucre thereby bringing upon themselves seizure
OF their boats and app ehenson of their persons.
The Governor General and Lleutenent Governor
have at heart the preservation their subjects.
they nave spoken with great firmness II you peO-
pie should still transg,ess, have ,nly to resort
TO instructtng officials TO make arrests everywhere
and to stretch the law to Its extreme penalty,
without showing the least lenency.
You ought TO give consideration and not look
upon our words as the water O the rivers All
ought to obey with awe ana transgress not.