Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume VII, Number 38, 19 Kepakemapa 1868 — Coolies and Siavery. [ARTICLE]

Coolies and Siavery.

lu «pei.,: £ «»«Jf CO-U(fir. * i!) opj« ,ir.oi> io the «:»•> e *yM?m *c w»>fi itUi?t?i»i S'v under- , ;t s> hill» iio ir*;*rni:«n (o *uJ tf#e f»pfoiwrnis of ftie liec»pnx-ity Tre»tf. Oar »«j|'}*».»« of rhat «»easure l-«een h«-;»rty a« -J li •:.*»»!»«;{ <*' ;o U> lh it we bave puUi*btā <t «ofii or ienleuee iapfess;v«? ot a »iv»uts Jo ?h>;- adrar»t.īge whieh fhu*t aoeme u» U.vM* I>biniis by i;s b'-jf. a» » j»niivr evujeiu*e t/f our t'neotl«d!p tor Tr» v Tty. n»u-i MĪenee. that a t \vroMf sr.av .ont?tiUf4; the evii> »l u!ncti w;it īn o«ir eMunal'on »*utwe>:jh an\* advantages i« Lr- J«rive<i ūo»t» ;hfc Trt*atv ' lt i> ty the tnemli ot the co**Ue >vMe»n tbas a i*:ar3 no rescmb ;»:ce lo ihul ot <Uvery, hut that it \* n ?yMeiu oi apprent; :t -fhip. It «iil perhap? U'r-ra»eiu?'erfdlhat thc ii;iitauti for Ut"jf to «iwelope tiie lohaeeu iiiM.i oih»'r piantatioi»>of Viripma fir>t Iti the prt»prif(i»rt toiook abron»i tor !at)f»rers; ihe nere nol avai!abie, i:aieuted ;inJ coveuanted *«*rvafH3 fro»n Eugiaiui and ihe < oiiti;ieut long ijeen knowo, atid «I» while »jf»der contract their eomiiiion •iitierv«i bījt littie innu slavefy, iiiey heeame ;»t llie eipimiiuii ul (enn ol »ervt< c ire?t lu ilo ;tmi a«*t for thcio»eive*. Ti»e dfin:»nii tor iahur >tiii thē piitiiter> r«igeriy >e)2ed ii|>ori che twenty A(ruaii >iaves whieh

»'i>inposed iir>t nii{>orration u{ ther-e tortun-.itrs :ind iliu> wa> starte<i the .«y>{em ofsi tvery of the l;tiire.l States. ln oiir i ;i>e the w.ua ol i.tbv»r ou our ji|-iu-ratiuti- h;»s ieel those iuterei>teii t«» iooU ;ibroad io ii'mke up the UeliiMem'w it being el umeii ihat th»* Hawnuau is t»ot avai!abie in >»iffii*ieiiC turce. and :is U \vas tUought luat the ChltK'*e or Jnpaue>e \vas liie article whieh \votild meet our wiu»ts, seven>l cargoes have beeu urdered whieu havc heen styled cooiies until the systetti has odiuus, \vi»en its >up|)ortera to avoid the eouuu? >tonn seeU a by-p ; ith and \vould have us eni; iheu» . apprent»ces. Ii uri;fd ti»at <di .• i prinif ot the co(die is not subject to the contnct' whie!) binds the pare:)ts. This is doul.tie>s _ truc- t'or ihe term U>r whieh the parent i.s honiui so bri»l that liie ehihl :s useic>s to ti»e planter. The syste»n re>embiessiavery in th;»i while uuder c.ontrav;l ihe eooiie is so absoiuteiy ihe ; property oi ius «'niployer tliat he may he made over to a ihirti party for m<»ney, or svvapped ior a iiorse. Wel»ster deliues a >|.ive «s •• a person who is vvhoily subject to ihe will »tj another; one who has no iree- ; dom oi'aenon, but \vhose services are wholly ! under, the eomioi ot' uuother/' iu what ; does thc conduiou oi' ti»e eoolie while under| contract ditier from ihe above detiuuiou. I

Agui»i it does not »*ese»nble the j reason that liie eoolie bein<r for a : short term aud costm«>; hut seventy-tiv<: to a ; hundred duliat> i> noi as valu;»ble ,to his | employer as the slave valued at tive huudred , k» a thou>uud doiiar->, aud a> a we have he;»rd ol instancc> \vhere ou ;u:c«iutit! ot siekness the euolie !uis beet> turned adrift to eai'e lor liim.self, while the >lave Wt)uid s l»ave received the best ol eaie and treatment.

In thi> \ve may have «;iven the idvocates>,of eoolie iai)or an in >up-

port ol' a >v>tcn» ot perpetuul servitude

The planter argues that the eoolie better oti" h»»r«? under anv oireumstancfs th:jn iu his native laiul ; that sugi.»r eanma he p»'«)litabiy manulact«ipe«l witii other llian eool:e lnbor. and like arguu»enis whieh >ee»u to he erhoes ol the Amei'iean >lave hoi»ler> ar-

ouuient>. As n») evul«*nce o{ ihe t llect' «>l ti»e eoolie >y>te»n we muy not«- tiie ease with whieh anti slavery iihmi. a\e, even Uhri>tiar.s, meu who u»ve ire«'iy »>(' their sui»staitce to aid m cru>hinu a rehellion, initialed hy u people who to establish a yovrrnuient whieh vva> lo s|averv iu ;tli ifs hideousi»e». s(teal* oi buviocr »

Chiiiitimui or :i J;ip:nieM' as thoui;h it \vtre ii«» si»i to lii.Ul os proj>ertv n leliow iti. Ko>;«» liiAKiM. — Ma k.\ Pnaha hope o Oinkolw, oia Ua la 21) om loahunn. e komo elun nna ku lunkiui o KniUn, Hnwnii \ hoomaetitae t.i iho nei. lunkiui kautn<vi kein. n he lunkini uaui a maikai, »n;u konn uinu la ui; n oiui hoi kona hoopan iiiua ia nn«. Me lun» nlii k;i mea nnu.i i hoaln i kona Uaupnku a kiekie, oin ka mea kaulauu 0 keia inokupuni ma kn hana limkini. a t keia 110 nae na hnua niikioi o kan?i kukuli nnn n puni kein inokupuni. He kupun.-}k? no oia no ka I\>e Moi e noho nei i Kula# Kniaunu. o John A. Kunkini. ii komo nnn oia me ka luiu iia|,» t e hopau ni i nn koena a;e o koti.t hoomaemae in aua ; a nolaiia, ke kahea ia aku nei na banlohn a pau. na na iala o ka Kka!esia o Kaiiua e noiiu ana ma n i inuu. kupuni o keia l J ae Atna. e Inle auna ia» k «kou e komo pu i ka luhi a kakou i ho<>aitr» :»i. l£ hookomo no i na paiahaku ina pakeke lole. e hnawi mai no me ki mminiua ole. K hoi uui uo me ua w*ht ou i inan u) »i ua kohu oe i ke komoiua iioko o kou iuhi iho. Ke i inai nei la*» kou nei. o ke kaiua itke o ua he > pa keokeo no. ; Ke poloui ae nei hoi makou i u\ Uploha 10 e noho puni nei ia makou. e if ko He'aiii a hiki aku i ko Koua H#»|\, a t pc!-\ hoin \ hoa o ke Aukukuiuia. eoaue in u me tn nnau i piha i kenhnnui. iolinai- ! kni. a e oiohnm pu ae hoi me makouJ o I» ; pau piHkiu uo ia. Me ke «loha no. 1 Ma ke kauohn a k» Ahahui Mokukaua. ] Kailua, Sq*. 12, 1868. ;