The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-10
TIE EAST AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
French Views of SIR Darslc Frere's
Mission.

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Iron the Journal Des Deblts.l
The latest letters rsm Dr. Livingstone, the In
formation furnished by Mr.. Stanley. the HERALD's
courageous correspondent, who has fully re-
ported to u.s. and, lastly. the report published by
General Krkham, an oflcer of one of the petty.
princes OF Abyssina, Prince Kassai, who has been
made general and sent mission near the
English government, brought full attention to the
question OF the abolition OF slavery, and has pro
duced in England considerable exc. temcn ut, has
been shown by the various public meetings held for
discussing the subject. II was believed the trade
In negroes was dead forever, but it appears to
flourish In the most prosperous manner; 1t has
simply changed its basis. but it has lost none Of
the iniamy OF Its principle, the atrocity OF its
operations and horrible results Driven from the
western coasts OF Africa, this traffic has taken
huge In the interior and in the east, where 1t has
developed VITA an impunity almost absolute.
Those engaged in this tralc true man hunters.
made up OF armed expeditions. When their
BLOODY slEGES ARE TERMINATED
they drag their victims, some towards 1ripOli and
some towards Massowah rhe first of these pro-
cessions receives conveys. formed in sOudan,
Ouardai, Bag Hermi and the Bournon A second
procession OF slaves is marched to the valleys OF
the Nile and ahluents. 1t il necessary to read the
documents cited in order fully ~ realize the
lamentable acts and odious practices engendered
BY this commerce. From Daroul to TlipolI, says
one traveller, you can mark with certainty the
routes followed by the endless rows of skeletons
which line the tracks OF the victims who have
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hind by each procession. Besides the SoudaD and
the Upper Nile, the slave trade has u third centre,
where IL wi perhaps, be more easy either TO stop
ject point which at the present moments engaging
the attention OF the English philanthropists THIS
is the spot where they have resolved to battle
wiII0n DIsnONoRs HUMANITY
The recent information furnished by Livingstone
and by Stanley has, as We have said, caused great
feeling In England, and provoked public opinion
similar 10 that which exercised the country at The
pubic meetings have been held at the most i'm
p1,tant OF which the elSguence OF the Bishop OF
tuaiy heard, ana who was one OF the most ardent
supporters of the new crusade society mas under
SHOWN the worthiness OF the son OF William VIII
beriorcc, who commenced his political career IN
principles OF liberty and emancipation whose
triumph is assured by the French Revolution
We know that for fifty years he pleaded
earnestly for the freedom OF the blacks and
had the happiness to live long enough
TO see his wishes and prayers accomplished. The
law o emancipation was voted upon in the House
of Lords before he died IN 1888. But his work was
not completed, and the present generation should
order to do this, the London mass meeting OF
which we SPEAK has resolved to give the greatest
possible publicity to all the facts concerning the
slave trade carried On at Zanzibar to exercise and
develop pubic opinion and to solicit the attention
OF the government both by the public press and
sentiment in England is already in favor OF this
phlanthropc idea. The government has conided
70 Sir Bartle Frere the mission, the object OF which
Ia to negotiate with the sultan OF Zanzibar for the
suppression OF the commerce in slaves.
WILL SIR BARTLE FRERE's MISSION sUccEED'
what can we reasonably expect from this mis-
sion? 1t Is known that, by virtue OF an ill.timed
Convention, signed over thirty years ago with the
Sultan OF Zanzibar, England granted to this petty
Prince the right to trade in slaves. It was the
time when she desired to interfere Ter the settle
ment of q quarrel between the Imam Of Muscat
and the Sultan OF Zanzibar his father the latter
being unable to recover his rights over the State
under his reign, only on the condition OF paying to
believe, to one hundred thousand francs. This the
Sultan pretended ne could only pay by the money
therefore, that he VIII not concede to the request
OF the envoy OF the British government. Some
OF the members members OF the London mass s
tribute to the Imam chargeable to England.
This proposition was not favOrably received,
and the Bishop of Winchester opposed it energeti-
cally contending that 1t would be announcement to
pay the Sultan Of Zanzibar for the performance OF
duty to humanity to which he would finally have
but secondary fact and II there no other OBJ
stacle TO the abolition OF the slave trade this
nance OF slavery Is bound up with the constitution
and society OF the Eastern nations. From time
immemorial Africa, from this point of view. has
been
TIE PREY OF ASIA.
In all the states OF the MussuIman world slavery is
one OF the elements OF domestic lie, and so long as
that shall be-while the demand Tor slaves abonnds
In the marts OF the Ottoman Empire, of Persia
and Arabia-the hunt Tor men will continue
in the interior or Africa. In order TO put
an end to this scourge it will be necessary
TO create a resolution, which can only be the work
OF time and of civilization the result of profound
change in the manners and in the social state. We
can only hope that this revolution will be made ;
the mission OF Sir Barte Frere may prepare, but
cannot accomplish, 1t. The evil is too extended
and too deeply rooted to be vanqulshed by q blow,
especially Ii attacked but som one point. Can
they expect that the Mussuman people will readily
renounce an institution which but recently -four
ished In the United States and Brazil, and which
Spain obstlnately encourages to day In her colo.
MES at the Antilles These difficulties have not
arisen all in the way OF the mission of the
envoy OF the English government, which has the
merit of being generous effort and noble im-
pulse but OF whose success we are very doubtful