The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-23

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OFFICE q NEW BROAD STREET,
LONDON, Jan. q, 1874
Az a general election ls about to take place we
deem this fitting opportunity to ask you to urge
upon the candidates tor election to Parliament
the necessity on the part OF the British govern
mept, and also on the part OF each member OF the
Legislature, to take vigorous action, wherever
British influence can be legitimately employed, to
put down the slave trade and slavery. We feel
That vast WORK has yet 10 be done to destroy
these evils, and 1t Ii IN the power OF our Cabinet
and legislature very materially TO promote their
Great Britain has treaties with Turkey, Egypt,
Persia, Madagascar and other countries TO put
down the slave trade, which she habitualiy neg
lects by her moral influence to. enforce. Though
an anr.slave trade treaty has been signed by the
Sultan OF Zanzibar, the slave trade has found
new channel along the eastern coasts OF Africa, and
thousands OF slaves have been sent nortnward
by land. British consular establishments at proper
places would greatly check the trade A consid.
tbsouoboot t6e Hpper Ne d,stpct dndSg On
let down the lie and the south OF AbyssinIa to
the Red Sea, and also IN the Lake Tchad district,
having an outflow in the nelghbOrhOod OF Tripoi.
On the west coast OF Africa there Is considerable
slave trade among the tribes protected by the
British government, which hitherto they have
allowed TO continue to the dshOnor OF the English
name. We grieve to report that among some OF
the native States in India tributary TO the
the slave trade extensiVeiy prevail. For
instance, IN A1ghanistan. the present Ameer Of
when receives very large sum annually from the
indian government, slave marts are established in
most OF the large cities, such as Cabool Badas-
khan, Fyzabad, Caudabar, Kundur, Ghuznee, &C.
What Russia has done in Khlva ana Bokhara the
British government ought long since to have ac-
complished In those territories which are under
their protection.
In the East African possessions belonging to the
Portuguese the slave trade has OF late increased,
and the moral influence OF the British Cabinet
could, with much advantage, be used with the
Portuguese government 10 suppress this trade as
well as to urge the absolute extinction OF the
Macao c )olle trade.
The Polyneslan labor trafic cannot be regulated
IS proposed by Lord kimberey's act. Nothing
but its total dlscontngance can cure this new
slave trade.
Sir Barte Frere has truly said, awe may do
what we can In the way OF violent repression, but
we shah never put an end TO the slave trade till
we put an end to slavery We must let slave
holding couptries-Egypt Turkey and others
understand that they cannot be admitted into the
brotherhood OF civilized nations unless they alb
jure slavery Among these slave holding cOun.
tries, proiessediy Christian, on whom the British
government has special treaty claims, and
could bring their influence to bear with
great power, are spain and Brazil. With
regard to spain. there are $50 900 slaves In Cuba,
nearly every one OF whom is entitled to hls
n0erty under treaty obligations. Had the
BRUSH government faithfully discharged its
Cuba as she mad done IN Porto Rico. In Brazil the
majority OF the slave population, numbering about
200, are entitled to their liberty. as they or
their parents were imported since 1920, contrary
to treaty stipulatiOns. The unsatisfactory Enamel
patton law OF 1871 dOoms every one OF these to
Lifelong bondage and, so lar from the law referred
to being an emancipation act Its operation Will be
TO continue slavery for the next fifty years.
IL > matter OF grief to Know that while so