The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-04

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upon such an immense scale as it lately
existed in Russia, than to keep the slave
trade down. Notwithstanding the fact
that the latter is made piracy by the
codes OF many governments, and ex-
pensive squadrons kept up to prevent
the inhuman traffic. We have lately re-
ferred to phase OF the slave trade
which has recently presented itself in
the cotton-growing islands of the South
Sea. who're it has grown to such propor-
tions that Senator Wilson has found it
necessary to introduce q bill to prohibit
citizens of the United States from en-
gaging in the deportation of these
islanders. Our flag is used to cover the
transfer of natives from ono island to
another. where they are forced to engage
IN labor. 1t is clear case of kidnap-
ping, and one that demands investiga.
tion. The English Government has al
ready taken the matter in hand, and is
investigating the case of Bishop Patter-
son, the successor of Bishop Selwyn in
that region, and whose self-denying and
benevolent labors have greatly endeared
him to the simple natives. The Bishop
had purchased at his own expense o
yacht in England, with which he was in
the habit OF sailing from one island of
his diocese to another. Tho slaye-
traders are reported to have painted one
OF their vessels so as to represent this
yacht, and about the time the Bishop's
visitation was expected at an island, they
would run their vessel near the coast.
send clerical-looking person ashore,
who would inform the natives. as they
thronged around him, that the Bishop
was on board sick, and desired his
friends to come and SEQ him. In this
way, numbers of the unsuspectip1
Islanders were inveigled on the vessel,
where they we're secured, while fruit
and provisions sent for the missionary
were appropriated by the crew, who
sailed away, mooking and jeering at the
unfortunate wives and children of their
victims on the shore. We are sorry to
hear that ''citizens Of the United States
are engaged with the English slave
traders in this Infamous traffic. It was
by English and New England slave
traders that African slaves were first
brought to this country; but we had
hoped, In view Of the great progress of
philanthropy in both those regions, that
none of their people would now be
guilty OF such wickedness We are
sorry to see such rational expectations
dlsappolnted, though it would be scarcely
fair to regard the slave-traders ms repre-
sentahves of their respective communi-
ties, as the Ku Klux are held 10 be of
the Southern people.
We have also lately noticed the effort
to renew the slave trade in the island of
Cuba This is done in face of solemn
and repeated treaty stipulations. AS
long ago as 1877 the Spanish Govern
nent in consideration OF e4OO, 900 FROM
Great Britain. engaged to put IL stop
after May 80, 1920. to tho slave trade.
But though Great Britain paid the
money. Spain continued to tolerate the
Importation, occasionally issuing royal
orders urging the Captain General of
Cuba to prosecute more severely any
clandostine importation of negroes,
which those officials. being fully aware
OF the spirit of their Government, and
finding the traffic source of wealth to
themselves, took good care not to do.
The open violations of the treaty caused
fresh one to be drawn up between Eng.
land and Spain in 1885, but it had no
effect, and the slave trade fourished mn
TO the breaking out Of the Cuban insur-
rection in 1868, when the confusion
caused by this latter event interrupted
II. The late attempt to revive it ought
to call forth effective measures for its
suppression by the united efforts Of ali
oivil'zed natlons.-BaAimore Sun.
An Englishman has invented a new
method OF lighting houses with coal oil.