The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-31

ligence, citizens OF free nation whose civilza-
ws s oa e our desraSed
Congo negroes, enticed nom their homes
and forced into servitude. 1t was only necessary
new fmmigrants-fun OF strength and intelh-
gence-and the wretched wrecks OF humanity who
fatal result OF the new slave trade. 1t Is my
opinion that the nine hundred coolies whom saw
and With sar humber almost
people taken at random from the population. That
they were not altogether willing immigrants is
SEVERAL REvOLTs HAD TO BE SUPPRESSED
on board before the arrival Of the ship In port
However, the profits OF this infamous traiilc are
too great to allow any considerations OF right or
Justice to weigh with those engaged in 1t. Accord
ing to the information furnished to me by the on
HsTs o. in shs sR sse are
the interior, whose business 1t Is to sup
Ply the the caTgoes to the cooe ships
$50, but he has no. no claim to his money
until the ''emigrant" is actually aboard. The
cause OF this clause Is that quite number OF the
unfortunates after being delivered to the boats
throw themselves into the water, preferring to be
drowned, or to take the risk of drowning, to being
chance OF escape, as the hatchways are guarded
until the ship puts to sea- AS the c00e represents
certain amount Of cash do not think that any
unnecessary hardships are inflicted on him unless
there should be such revolt as puts the safety Of
the crew in danger. In such circumstances
until the captives are reduced to obedience by
terrOrs, and the knowledge of the hopeless nature
OF CONFLICT o. nnarmed men with Well-armed
reliable information of what passes on board dur
ing the voyage, as all the crew are compromised,
apple pie order. l was rather surprised to find the
coolies well, and'~Cleanly dressed In cheap
suits OF a strong cotton texture. Remarking this
to one Of the engineers, sleek oily Engshman,
he informed me that each one was supplied with
two suits, and that by contract the master who
should purchase these coolies would be obliged to
euDDlV two Suita annuallV each The i'm
preston sought to be made on my mind by this
oily person was that the Chinese were very well
treated indeed, although ne told me one OF the
passengers, who had been
A PROFESSOR IN A CHINESE COLLEGE,
trying 70 gt petition to a
them. Poor fellow He little knew what mis-
fortune 1t Is to fall among Christians and how little
community. AS expressed some surprise at the
coasea dc rose picture the oily engineer had drawn
from his interior consciousness, his assistant, who
was thorough John Bull, blurted out,
eyes, they looks well and clean enough now, be-
cause they've been washed and bathed, and got
new clothes; but you ought to have seen them q
week ago. There warnt a whole shirt among lem
alln
This outburst Of candor on the part OF the assist
ant quite shocked his oily superior, who looked
depreclatlngly at the assistant, remarking at the
same time that while at sea it was very difficult to
t keep s cooes ala NOT appear EAR
assistant had unguardedly blurted out, as 1t might
have got him into trouble, especially II they should
dividual to whom he had so unguardedly expressed
himself was o HERALD correspondent. Some of
these immigrants afterwards encountered on my
guard to the plantations to which they belonged.
There was no pretence on the part of any one
whom met with to regard them in any other light
than slaves, the only difference being that after
the lapse OF eight years they would be entitled to
their liberty, should they have the good or bad
which during that period they were certain to be
exposed Kept to work for an average of fourteen
selves on tile holidays If they wished to have the
means of procuring even the most ordinary luxu-
ries in which the poor indulge; exposed to
trying climate, without proper food or
At that within the time Of contract seventyive
most part they come to the country in the prime Of
manhood. Such is the demand for labor that the
planters willingly give something over five hun
dred dollars for the use OF an ablebOdied Chinese
during eight years. The profits Of the traffic can
therefore, easily be calculated. The
NINE HUNDRED HUMAN BEINGS BROUGHT TO MAR
in the ship visited were worth some s45O,ooo to
the importers and as :hey had cost originally less
than fifty thousand, the anonymous society had
some TOUR hundred thousand dollars as the result
OF the voyage to meet contingent expenses. Never
the pamiest days of the African slave trade wefe
such tremendous profits realized and it is needless
to say that so long as the law permits this inlamy
IL will flourish with the proverbial rankness OF i'll
weeds
looking to the immediate abolition OF slavery in
IOTJO 1ACO, nave CAuSeu tHe gTeaCeSL COnSterna-
ton here Every effort Is being made by the
slaveocracy to prevent the Governor carrying out
the instructions from Madrid Assurances have
even been given me by very well informed parties
That million OF dollars have been sent to the
sister island, with the object OF convincing the
Serous nature Of the 'i Proposed refo ra
Whether this argument will be convincing
or not cannot yet be known but 1t is said that the
orders from Madrid are peremptory. The growing
power of the republican party in Spain and the
noble efforts OF CASTELAR, in the of justice and
the cause of universal liberty. The saveocra Cy
here look on America the chief cause of all their
misiortunes. Fortunately they do not dare to ex-
hibit openly their hatred, as, with all their loud
talk, they are a class remarkably prudent AT
every step one hears
THE OLD PLEA OF THE INApvIsABILITY
of inaugurating hasty reforms. II the freedom of
the slaves would only be decreed two years hence
all would be well, but to give the blacks liberty
Then we are assured that the blacks are a hope
lessly lazy race, who will not work unless from
fear Of the overseer's whip. ! ask them why they
bic could have been avoided. They do not
of the question, the fact being that il one inter
fered slavery would be maintained here to the day
Of judgment, so far as the will Of the slave masters
Is concerned. Their cry, therefore, about the Gin.
opportunity" OF the abolition movement is only an
EFFORT to gain more time, and would be repeated
Win the as e ten or years sh
fields should be cultivated at any cost
OF human suffering let them cultivate
themselves. For myself, do not see why the
blacks should not have turn at driving as well as
the whites, and since these latter are so ANXIOUS
for the interest of sugar eating humanity it ought
to be labor OF love for them to cultivate the cane
When Ii has been watered with the sweat of their
brows 1t will taste to them sweeter than ever. OF
course know they will be awiully indignant that
such proposition should be made for when they
preach the necessity OF industry they mean that
others should tell and sweat while they enjoy the
fruits OF the labor. Just now the slave owners are
In state OF terrible uncertainty. The purchase of
slaves has been almost wholly discontinued since
the appearance OF the article in the HERALD insist
ing that slavery should be abolished in Cuba as well
as in Porto Rico.
THE FULL FORCE OF THE HERALD LOGIC
Is felt here, and If the reforms should be carried
out in good faith in Porto Rico there will be q
general stampede among the slavers here. The
sentiment among the native population Is very
much in favor OF the abolition OF slavery, but the
Spanish immigrants feel that 1t would weaken
their hold on the island considerably and therefore
are almost TO man opposed to the proposed change.
IL is almost impossible to arrive at the opinion OF the
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