The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-04
THE SLAVE TRADE.
Movement for the Suppression Of the
Traffic in Africa, the Spanish Antilles
and Polynesia. Et.

Traffic in Africa, the Spanish Antilles
and Polynesia.
From the London News. May 1871
we'll attended meeting OF the members and
friends of the British and Foreign Anti Slavery
Society was held on Thursday evening In the great
hall at the Cannon Street Hotel. Sir Bartle Frere,
K. G. B., presided. and among those present were
Sir George Campbell, Sir Fowell Buxton, Mr.. e.
Surge, Rev. horace Waller Mr.. L. Cnamerovzow,
Baron Linden, Mr.. II. Dlmant, Captain G. W.
Palmer (of the ROsario), Revs L. Warehouse Ii.
J. Wilson, Mr.. J. Long, Mr.. J. Hodgkin, &C
Sir Powell Buxton first briefly addressed the
meeting, speaking OF the slave trade at Zanzibar.
After abiding to its destructive effect on the peo-
pies and the tracts OF country where 1t carried
on, ne said no one now denied the existence OF the
trafflc, but as an argument 1t was sometimes urged
that 1t was not Englands duty to put down every
evil all over the world, and that she should
devote her attention to those countries over when
she had control or power and influence. But she
mad got control in Zanzibar, and 1t rested upon
the English generally and upon this society In par
tcular to STIR up opinion In this matter and let
Parliament know that the country was ready to
put an end 10 this terrible traIiic. (Applause.)
The Chairman, alter lew PREDATORY remarks.
said that some years ago 1t was generally believed
that the neck OF the Save trade mad Deen broken
and 1t only remained to count the spolls OF victory
Tney were awakened from the dream by Living
stones letters aud when they came TO look about
them they found that there was still a great deal
or the same EVIL TO be found III various quarters
The Parliamentary committee which inquired into
the matter found the statements OF Livingstone
fully borne out, and when he was sent out to Zan-
zibar, with the fullest power rom his govern
ment ana with all the moral support that other
governments could give ne found that all that
Livingstone and the Rev. Horace Waller and Others
had told them was not only not exaggerated, out
could not be exaggerated. The slave trade was
simply Kept alive Dy murder; Tor one case where Il
slave was obtained ny kidnapping some other
way he was sure there were at least twenty In
winch tue slaves were obtained by the murder OF
either one or both or their parents. Nothing but
the great love OF lie With when the negro was
enducd seemed to prevent The total dying out OF
the race and the country rom becoming Jungle.
But II the negro had the smallest chance given
him he would return TO the place whence ne had
been driven, and once more begin again. Yet, as
Sir Fowell Buxton had tod them, In many places
whole villages had been swept away. Many people
seemed to THINK that tue recent expedition to
Zanzibar, under his command had stopped the
slave trade. He, therefore, wished tnem TO re-
member that years oil persistent, steady. work
would be required before slavery and the slave
traae would DC eXtngulshen. The expedition only
stipuatons which enabled the slave trade TO be
carried Oh Ia spite of England. and to gain, as It
were, the Keys Vi the sutan's domnions. This
was an Important step, worthy OF the country, but
still IT, was only the iirst step towards enabling this
country TO 20 on the East coast what nati already
been so well done on The West. They had work
10 10 only second to the WORK which had already
been accomplished, and there must be no relaXa.
ton in Their en0rtS to STIR up all classes and de.
Nominations to join them in purgng every part OF
the world from ths great curse on humanity.
Tas Rev. q. Nillard, the Secretary. read an b.