7t
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his
earnings
and
labor
binding him to compulsory
in the West Indies at less wages -
the universal
army
of
laber who in the
"plenitude of their liberty may
than
accept
he could receive here as a domestic servant.
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I would
to those
similarly with regard
arque similarly
Emigrants
who
sooner than proceed
to the West Indies fling themselves into the
Sea or
fire
the
ships which
them
convey
preferring
death to the forced exile and
labor which awaits them at the end
their journey.
I fear
14.
wish to
the contract and serve under it. It
is difficult to conceive
any
inducement in
the contract; if fairly understood, which could
rouse such an enthusiastic ardor
enlistment in such "an
15.
On the contrary
of
so called
much therefore that, as at present anducted, and despite of Your Excellency's praiseworthy exertions and honorable #
intentions, the traffic in Coolies
as
CH
conducted at Macao failo to enlist, as your Excellency stated in your despatch of the 30" last November, only "those soldiers in
for
army of labor. I believe that the
mode in which the Macao brothers
to be
source
procure
Imigrants from the mainland
afterwards shipped at Macao, is the of much natural irritation to the Chinese Authorities and people. Unquestionably
it rouses
feelings
which
greatly injure
aud
lower all European Nations in their on other Governments
estimation, and
gives
a
right to protest... I therefore sincerely hope
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