The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-01-30
Another Slave Trp,lc.

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The results are known-6r which the
waves Of rcjoicings are still rolling
around the world. II is strange but no,
more strange than true, that |, has he.
come necessary for foreigner to intro.
ducc bull to doaway with The sls<c trait.
ic in Italian children now going on be-
twcca American aud Italian ports. II
has been supposed that every Radical in
Congress was arguseyed, aud could see
the first symptoms everywhere and any
who're; that he was gifted with smelling
powers, making him equal to a dozen
pointer dogs, and with sympathic- u.
elastic ~ thousand miles of India rub.
bcr strings, by virtue of which slavery
would be crushed out in short
order in the United States, and
made odious in all countries under heay-
en-. Notwithstanding all this, and mncl
more in tho same direction, the traffic in
Italian children has been going forward
regularly. The Radical Government;
has been fully Informed upos the subject,
but no steps were taken to arrest or pre-
vent the infamous business. Finally
Siguor Morino, of New York. single,
out Hon. Jas. 5. Ncglcy. NJ. G. from
Pittsburg, Penn, to interfere and write.
him upon the subject. lie says:
You, a distinguished member of that
glorious Republican party which has
done and suffered 50 much for liberty,
and that has accomplished the magnani
mous deed-"the abolition of Slavery il
the Southern States'-why do You NJ
raise your powerful voice in behalf Of
oppressed and defcnccless infantiie hu
manity? Seven thousand Italian
children, of both sexes, are in the priu
cipal cities of thcTnited States kept b,
heartless padroni (slaveholders) in th,
most ahject slavery, and subjected to th,
most cruel treatment, after having beer
kidnapped or torn away from their pa
rents in the Southern province of Italy
under some subieriuge, principally til,
one to have the children learn mcchan
zeal trade.
Since August, 1871. | have done al
in my power to bring before the publ,
this infamous traffic in Italian children
| wrote to the King of Italy, to Messr-
Correnti. LAMA, Menabrca. Ni,con,
Venosta and Minghctti. members of tn,
Kings Cabinet, to Senators and Mem
hers of the Italian Parliament. TO seyeri
newspapers both in Italy and America
Now, respectfully, ! request you Mr.
Neglcy. to introduce bill in the Iiou-
of Representatives early this session q
Congress, for the adjustment Of TIL
great wrong, and you may be assure,
that, besides my thanks, the thanks an,
bencdictions of those unfortunate chill
dren and of their desolate mothers vii
follow you all through your career.
In addition to this evil there is anoth
err. Thousands OF men and women o
all ages. who have been introduced by
ring of greedy, characterless, and ire
. sponsible Italians to leave their happ,
: homes in Italy and come to this countr,
under the false representations Of larg'
grants Of fertile lands in South Carolina
Nineland, \. j.. and elsewhere, unde
, milder climate than that Of their nativ
place, and numerous chances OF indin,
{ gold mines in the lands which will he al
, lotted to them, as well of the fabulou
and easy gains, which will enable then
TO accumulate good fortune in feN
years; and'it is even proposed to them
if they have not the ready cash, the pa
sage will be paid by the so-called grea
and wealthy Land Company, provided
mortgage is given upon their farms q
other real estate in Italy to the quad
ripple amount of the passage money
But, alas such dreams soon disappear
On their arrival here they are under tn
control of their deceivers, and throw
by them into the streets rs organ grind
ers, some with little dancing girl o
a monkey, others to black boots, other
10 sweep the streets, Others TO pick ul
rags or dirty papers, aud the inGrm, ant
old men and women are put as beggar
at the corners Of streets and chuches
Others, also, are sent around 10 houses an,
Offices with a false certificate in hand o
losses by fire or water, or Paral or gov
ernmental prosecution in their nativ
country; Others are compelled to pla,
the part of the blind, &C., and ever,
evening they have to give an account 0
: their earnings through the day TO thei
importers. The various headquarters o
my swlndled and Iuckless countrymel
are at the Five Points, Baxter street
Mulberry street, Mott street, Elizabetl
street, Cro-by street, Elm street, MaTiol
street, Sullivan street, and No. 7 Broad
way, in the city Of New York,
Mr.. Negley, these wrongs not onl
are an undeserved dishonor upon tn
proud Italian name, but are also n iii
rect violation Of the American laws am
an insult to this age OF freedom and pro
gress.
Signor Moreno is evidently sharI
fellow. He compliments Negley's party
tells him what constant and unflaggini
enemies of slavery the Republican part.
has been, and then implores that tn
slave trade in Italian children may b
. stopna1 Na0lev has hrouoht in A bll