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wo an indefensible nuisance without reference to the _vac. ' Oral means ; but with one feeling , and with a voice of unammity, Xstate that it was a system which religion disapproved, and the Web Constitution temithated, the objection which he took was the thusdnvolving the subject of relleion in the question. Religion was a subject very ft to he referred to. in that House as a rule of moral conduct, but not as a matter of political and praetieal discussion. lie stated on that occasion thst unquestionably the spirit of Christianity had, in the course of ages. made the state ot slavery which it found prevailing over the world when it was in. troducol, fade gradually before it; that at the same time be believed no prescript would be found where Christianity denounced or prohibited that state; but that Christianity had, on the con trary. existed in various countries in tonjunction with the esta blishment of Orrery. Ile thought. therefore, that the irropmition, if it meant anyth ng more than that of expressing the religious feeling of „persons on the subject, proved too much. It proved that in all ages of the world the spirit of Christianity had been contravened by slavery; that the progress through that evil had been slow in proportion and in degree in which it ought to have ex ploded it, and consistently with the incompatibility of which the 800. Gentleman had spoken. So with respect to the British Con. stitatinn. But if it could be proved that both Christianity and that Constitution had not existed with, but had sanctioned and even promoted slavery, then undoubtedly the proposition of the Hen. Gentleman was untrue. But surely it was new in history that for ages the British Parliament—the first Parliament of the Best country in the world. had knowingly, and with their eyes opt, tolerated in part of the dominions of the Crown to which that Parliament was connected, the existence of a state of slavery, with out-any qualification ; nay. for an age or more they countenanced and encouraged that condition. But did he infer from this that it was not their duty as fast as possible to effect the entire extinction of this system ? Certainly not. (Cheers.) The difference between the Hon. Gentleman's resolution and those by which it was super. ceded was this: that as the resolution propose I by the lion. Gentleman allowed of no modification and no restriction in its application, if It had been agreed to. would admitted of no qaalification in the mode of effecting its ohjee:. while the reaulu— tarn, which were adopted by the House pointed to the means lead ing to a gradual, pro'greasive, cautious, and prudent subjugation of the system; ,anti •r.ot to orerdnow at one blow that which religion bad tolerated, and the British Constitutien had not thought it ne cessary to destroy. Then he wished to see, and that the House should see, to what it was they were pledged. They were pledged, not as the Honourable Gentleman 'had described. to take the business out of the hands of Government, and to adopt sudden measures for the instant emancipation of the colo nial slaves. But what the House were pledged to do was to aim at the extinction of the system by the most practical measures, and to arrive at it by prudent and slow degrees. If the conduct of the Government was to be regulated by the resolution* of the House, and not to be controlled by the spirit and principle of that resolu tion which they superseded. he hoped to satisfy the House that, in their own way,and according to titecourse which they had prescribed, the Government had not been slow. had not been unsteady. or an. mindful of the duty which those resolutions imposed noon them. Those resolutions were passed in the mouth of May, 11123. The coarse which Government took was, to transmit a Copy of those resolutions to the colonies, and they were in the first instance to be accompanied with a recommendation anti an exhorts. ton for adoption, leaving it however to the colonies to deter. trine the most advisable mode of carrying the measures recom. mended into effect. It was hoped that this course would have been effectual, and that the different load governments would have entered into the views of Parliament, not only without the fleece. sty of' a show of coercion, brit with every degree of readiness and promptitude. In this hope he regretted to say his Majesty's Go vernment were disappointed, and in consequence of that disappoint. went, in the following year. 1824, he had the hauteur to state to the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. F. Buxton) anti to the House the ex pedient to which his Majesty's Government had resorted. That expedient was to embody in an Order of Concert measures which to the Government appeared most necessary to be adopted for the reformation and amelioration of the negro population, sod to transmit that order to those colonies over which the Government had an immediate power without the intervention of a local &seem tdy, anti also to transmit a copy of the order to the other colonies where there were legislatures, and recommend them to adopt the regulations cor.tairol in the order. This was done in the year 11124. Now the Hon. Gentleman opposite had stated that this latter met. sure of the Government had been totally without effect; that nothing bad been done—in same places even worse luau nothing; and that the returns were of such a nature as to show that Parliament was now called upon to resume the power in its own hands, and to take some immediate steps therein fbr the more precipitate mom ptithment of their object. The Hon. Gentleman had stated that he fMr. Canning) had on a former occasion (and it was true he had) said that if there should appear nu the part of the Colonial Legislatures a spirit of contumacy, and a determined resistance to the views of Parliament and the recommendations of Government,--that when that ease arose. Government would not hesitate °erne down to Parliament for commie'. When he male this declaration. undoubt edly he did not mean to imply that if he thought a fit case did arise that there would not be horrid a power in this House to inter. - , tete, and if necessary to compel the adootion of the measures which it might deem tspential to the "Orate and safety of the colonies to Le effected. The whole question between him and the lion. I;ecdernan to-day, therefore, (supposing the subject to be regularly before the House) would be, whether such a case had mitten ; and whether it was necessary at this moment for Parliament to recon sider the question ; to take a new course, and a more direct anti precipitate interference with the Colonies? Although he thought there was much to regret and much to blame in the conduct of the Colt nits, he was not prepared to ray that a case of contumacy had )et strived. He still entertained an expectation that the measures would be finally adopted s he would further hope to the last; he wou'd rather hope tenger than perhaps fair reasoning would jut. arty. than he would precipitate a step which could be Justified only be the strongest necessity. (hear, hear,) and pregnant with con. sequences which he should be sorry to bring either on this country or on the Colonies themselves. (Hear, hen.) With respect to the conduct of the Government. he believed he was at liberty to assume that the points contained in the Geier of Council trued to Trinidad were, upon the whole, in accordance with the resolutions of the House. They might, perhaps, have gone father, and no doubt many other measures would in the progrees of time be proper and necessary to establish ; but in the first instance at least he **ought they were such se It would be most prutlce! and most tote tei to legislate upon. He had not heard of any opposition to those Treasures of any material consequence. There were some persons he knew in the Vest Indies who considered those measures to be rashly introduced ; but lie had not heard of any opposition which the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. F. Buxton) thought it necessary to suppress by Parliamentary interference. Mr. BROUGHAM made an observation across the table, which was quite inaudiblein the gallery. Mr. Secretary CANNING resumed. The proposition he was stating would perhaps be more correctly expressed if he were to say that no material point had been wholly omitted, (hear, hear,) althotegdebere were shades, which, in a more matured state of the question, he might perhaps have wished had been considered. But with regard to the measures in general, with some modification or the other, he apprehended nothing had been omitted. Now the points in the Order of Council were these :—The first measure re garded religious Instruction, including keeping hallowed the Sun. dee ; the second was for the abolition of the whip as a stimulus to labour ; the third related to the celebration of marriage between the negroes; the fourth, that the property of the slaves should be protected ; the fifth related to the manumission of slaves, whet her by the master or by purchase; the sixth was for regulation con cerning the sale of slaves, as attached to the land ; the seventh re garded the admission of slaves in certain cases, and under certain regulations ; the eighth was for the modification of punishment, and the abolition of the whip with repot to women; and the ninth related to the establishment of savings' bank.. Now in addition to Trinidad, in which all these matters had been can led under the autho rhy of the Crown into effect, there were 12 other colonies which bad their local legislatures. There wall:!190 the Island of Mauritius; but t' , e regulations would be there enforced by an Order in Council. But these twelve colonies had etcher legislatures or were in some degree governed by a local authority. According to the latest ac. ' counts received by Government he found that of religious instruc tion and the battOwlng - of the Sunday, with some modlficationor, eight out of the twelve had taken cognizance of that regula. ems. With regard to the repletion of' evidence, seven out of the twelve either had it before, or had since adopted it. With respect to the celebration of marriage he was ashamed to say that only five had embraced that regulation ; with regard to the Ire,aity of pro. prey either eight bad taken cognizance of is. or hart bed it before; with regard to manumission must of the colonies either had the regulation in a more perfect state, or had now adopted it ; with reed to the sale of slaves separated from the estates only four had adopted it; but with respect to this regulation it was but fair to say, that the exceptions made to it were rather of a legal than a moral nature, and which was a difficulty that did net depend upon the colonies*. Whit respect to mars-separation of the family only tire had adopted the regulation on that subject. With respect to the modification of the punishment of the whip. eight had adopted it in one way or the ofher. With regard to the punishment of women, he was sorry to say only tire had adopted it. although it Seemed to him one of the easiest, the plainest, and cheapest modes of evincing it disposition on the part of thetolonies to com ply with the wishes of Parliament ; anti he would declare that if there was one part more than another of the lion. Go.ntlemsn's plan which he was inclined himself to adopt rather than his own, It was that ; for a resistance to which there really could be no pretence whatever (Hear, hear), except it was to display a disposition to My in the lace of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) With regard to sav ings' banks. the House must be aware there were difficulties neces. sway attending such a measure ; but In two Instances (as we un. dentood the Hight lism. 'Gentleman to say) establishments had taken place. Now lie wished the House not to conceive that he made this statement as a satisfactory result. Far from it ; but the question they Wert now discussing, or n.ther which the lion. Gen. Brume had drawn him in fo discuss, was whether the time was come where a resistance to the recommendations of Parliament on the part of the Colonies was surh, and whether they were so obsti nate and contumacious In their conduct as to make it abso. lately re-Timmy fur the House to abandon the enure which they had hitherto pursued, and to begin another course, which if stirred he had no hesitation in saying would ultimately involve the quewtion of ultimately tattier! time power of legislation for the Notre front the colonies, a quevien which it was ot tbelast importance not unnecessarily to agitate. lle would not pretend to say that the late pencentinr of the principal legislature, the prin. canal in point of wealth, extent, and consequence, with respect to toe course they had taken in reference to some of the regulations, partictilsrly that regarding evidence, had been such as he could approve ; their mitotic' hail certaioly inspire, him with sentiments which he salad not express. (Hear. hear.) He confessed that when :it the same monicat be had tke pruceetliege of some late 'trials (hear, hear.) in which the law of evidence prevailed, where a life had been taken unjtretly, so far as information went in respect to the existecce of the imputed crime, and to all appeayance, yet certainly with an email a portion a that kind of evidence which was admi.sible, made the result excessively painful to one's; feelings, when he contemplated the issue of those trials, and then saw it Bill thrown out by the Legislature proposing the admission of evidence under certain restrictions and regulations in cases in which life was eoneerned. Ile could not but address an Imploring voice to the Legislature of Jamaica, and entreat that they would, as quickly Ilk poseible, wipe out the stain of that proceeding. (Hear, hear.) I 'pon' private information, undoubtedly this House could not act, hut upon private information it night be the duty of the Government to hesitate at acting in a more decisive war. Ile had the greatest hopes. that in the next Session of the the Assembly a' Jamaica that Act which was rejected last Session would pass. ( Hear. hear.) He could not pledge himself for it. He could not lay before the House the evidence which to his mind was conclusive that such a measure would be done ; but he had re. ceived information, and had seen documents, and a sort of analysis of the proposed measure. which led him to hope that in the next Session the Bill would pans. Ile was desirous, therefore. of giving another chance for that which he felt to be • most desirable con. summiston ; he desired further time to be given for the execu tion of all lie wished the colonies to do, and which he trusted would be done without disturbing the established system, and without bringing upon this country a costive of measures the conse quence of which might Its far oilier than those which they had hitherto had in encounter. `}le was desirous to give them this re spite for a further trial ; buerbe was not so much opposed to the Hon. Gentleman as to say that if due 'advantage were not to be taken of this tetnpite, a time might not cone when it might be the duly not of Parliament to take out of the hands of Government that task which he hoped they had hitherto faithfully discharged, but when it might be the duty of Government to call upon Parliament to invest them with that discretion I Hear. ;ear), which would enable them, if necessary; to enforce the 1-mut:neon% that the Colo- 1 nisiretusett to adopt. (Hear. hear.) fit wished it, however, to be understood thin. tluring this interval of delay, it was the purpose of Government to take a course which would bring the intentions of tie Colonial Legislatures to a trial. It was their intention to have intsodneed into every one of those Legislative Assemblies Mlle esubodyins the regulations contained in the (Met In Vounril, an as to force either the acceptance or the rejection, or the modilieatimi of them in the course uf the next Session of the Colonial Leen.el-uutcs. The House would then understand that there had been tnese three gradation,' of experiment. That after thoresolutions passed that House, the Government had nareanitted them to the Colonies, with recommentlaßons to their respective Legislators to adopt measures In conforinity with those resolu tions; that course not succeeding the (Jthernment drew up such enactments imposing died) where they had the power, end wheel, they had not, recommending them for adoption. That having also failed, it was now their purpose that there regulstions should be submitted to every colonial legislature, and that cv ry such legis lature should have to decide upon a Bill framed mine them, sub ject however to such modifications which different circhinstances might make necessary, and upon that to come to a -decisiod.. He did not consider that there was anything in this course that could be objectionable to the Colonial Legiehituie. lie was per fectly persuaded lint a greater disposition prevailed now to adopt the measures recommended. There would be difficulties - he admit ted. But, if they recollected 'hew many things there were which were most plain to the understanding, as well as very clear and agreeable to the feelings and wishes of person., but that it took nevertheless a series of yaws to insinuate into • British Parliament, lie thought it was nos too much to consent to this further respite ; to try the eapernmentonce more t that itkerouW not be too much to wait a little wMWto insinuate into the Crilimial Assemblies treasures in which these bodies cnnsiderednot only their pride, their prejudices, and their feelings were conexmed, but in which the safety of their per end their proper y was involved. There existed much misapprehension on many subjects connected with this question. Ile understood there was an expectation that the Government would meet some deterntioation—he knew not whet determination—unless it was some assumed determination of the colonists to resist the withdrawal of the services of their slaves by a compulsory manumission. Now there were many opinions on the subject of compensation. Some thought that compensation might be found by the appraisement of the slave. In his opinion no compensation should be given for an alteration in the general condition of the slave, but that compensation to the owner would I be found in the increased happiu.ss of the slave, and would tol -1 low his elevation, and his arrival at a state of feeling worthy of the dignity of 13 mesa. There were many circumstances now existing which were Lanier* to the improvement of the slave, but which he hoped would be done away. The amelioration of the cm - Anion of the slave by the acts of the colonial legislatures would be a triumph which at all events was werth trying for, and he should deeply regret if Parliament was induced to take any step which might defeat that seccess or make it more remote. If the experiment was tried and failed, the House would have the conso lation of knowing that they had not resorted to coercive measures until all expectation was at an end that the colonies would net wisely for themselves. Ile must now briefly allude to his speech of the last century (a laugh), which had been adverted to by the Right Honourable Gentleman. He (Mr. Canning) did not then fill the situation which he had now the honour to fill, sing he did rot consider that he was reponeible for everythinti which had then fallen from him when he held no responsible situation. (Hear.) It was nothing new to hear Honourable Mem bets in that House giving loose to all the feelings of their nature, when there was no necessity to shape their sentiment foe practical application. (licar.) He could not say he was overburdened with prudence now, but he believed he was less prudent at the period referred to, and ceedd not now be responsible for every senti ment which he then uttered. Considering the situation in which he now stood as the organ of Government, and the executor of the resolutions of that House, he did not feel himself in any degree responsible foe anything be might have said at the period alluded to, as to arrangements between the minder and his slave. But at the period referred to the Slave Trade was the subject of discussion ; (hear, hear), there wee no qutetion then shout the emancipation of slaves. The colonists tben maintained that die abolition of the Slave Trade was contrary to their interest, and that If the Slave Trade ceased their property would be destroyed. The principle he then held was, that the possession of uncontrolled power, with the certainty of a stinted supply in the event of the abolition; rendered the slave-owners incapable of legislating with the free. done and impartiality which might have been expected from • British Parliament. He held that according to tine prir.ciplett of human nature, a limited supply and an unlimited power was in. compatible with a reasonable expectation of sound and impartial legislation. Upon reconsideration, he now thoeght that what he then said was perfectly true. Did he now ask the House to trust to the uncontrolled feelings of the master towards the slave. when he called upon the former to follow the path chalked out for hint by Goventment, and Intimated that if the measures recommended were not attended to, the colonists would be compelled to sub. mit to the recommendations of Government? Was not this re sorting to every thing short of coercion ? He was not yet thr coercion. Ile did not conceive that the contumacy of the colonists had arisen to such a degree an called for coercion; but he confessed he saw symptoms uf contumacy which he de plored, and he was desirous of giving an interval to allow those symptoms to develope themselves more distinctly. It was now the intention of his Majesty's Government to bring the qua , tion before the colonial legislatures in a shape in which ft could not he evaded. It vas also his intention to supply an omission which had occurred he scarcely knew how. He meaet the submietion of the resolution passed by Ihst House to the Leeds for their concurrence. Considering the - reliance which was placed , upon the House of Lords in the early stages of this question, it was most_ material to have their Lordships' concur rence, and he should content himself with moving that those reso 'unmt should be submiued to the House of Peers for their Lord ships' sanction. This was all that it was in the contemplation of Government to do during the present Session. In the event of the measure which he now described proving ineffectual, he should certainly feel it the duty of the Legislature to proceed Nether ; at the same time he should feel it his duty to oppose any new measures - which should be proposed dariug the present Session and this the Goverment would do withdut denying she abs trac t proposition; vithoor denying that the necessity for thither inter: !science may ante ; on the contrary, agreeing that A 1 time may come when the ineefiferenecof the House should be neceettarv, and only contending that that time had not yet occurred. The Hight Hon. Gentleman concluded amidst loud cheers. Mr. BROUGIELIM said he begged to make an inquiry from the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Gimping). who was of course in possession of information to which he (Mr. Brougham) had not access. The MOM important point, he thought, wax the manumit- Mon of slaves. He (lid not mean the abolition of the restraints on manumission, but the power of compelling masters to sell their slaves freedom ; in other words, enabling the slaves to obtain their freedom. The next point was !he s competency of slave evi dence ; and the third was, the u•e of the whip or driver—he did net mean as affecting the control of punishment. or aerelating to the number of lashes what he meant was the driving system, whe ther used as a badge of authority or as a stimulus to labour. Now taking the manumission and thedriving system, he wished to inquire how many of the Colonial Legislatures had of themselves at any time passed a law, either wi:h respect to slave evidence or driving, except Tobagoand Bartiadots. There were objections to be taken upon a thourind other scores, but he wished to know whether any resolutions had born coma to upon these points except in the islands lie had mentioned. Tbere was a fourth point which he wished to be included in his inquiry—he meant the separation of relatives. Mr. Secretary CANNINfI hawing referred to his documents, answered,• that the islands of St. Vincent, St. Wits. St. Lucia, and Grenada. had passed resolutions as to the compcency of slave evi: dente. There were no resolutions on the subject of manumission g but as to the separation of I,mulies and general punishment, reso lutions had been passed by the Legislatures of Tobago, St. Kitts, Grenada. and St. Lucia. Mr. F. BUXTON wished to ask a question of the Right Hon. Secretary respecting the island of Jamaica, which was well known to contain a large portion of the *lave population. He wished to know whether any thing had been done in that island, because the Governor, in his address to the Assembly in December last, was stated to hare said that nothing whatever had teen dons, towards the amelioration of the slave population in that island.. Mr. Secretary CANNING replied, that with the exception of raise Institution for the religious instruction of die slaves, and giv ing them the powa of taking under bequests, nothing bad been done in Jamaica thr the slave pnpulation. Mr. W. S3lll'll expressed his approbation of the moderate and eatiomil manncr in which the question had been trcstril by the Right Hon. Secretary (Mr. Canning). II: thought the subject resolved itself into a small point. The colonists ought distinctly to uadtrstand that slat was tint doge by the coluitial legislatures before the next Session would be done by the British Parliament during the next Session. Ile did not wan to charge upon the Colonial Assembly of Jamaica the idle and absurd resolutions of the parochial assemblies; but he should take leave to comment upon the speech of the Duke of Manchester to the House or As. Beadily., on the 21st December lam, which had been slightly glanced at by his Hon. Friend (51r.Buxton). The Governor. in addressing the Resemble. was reported to have said that no proceeding hail been adopted to improve the condition of the negroes, and that the peciations of lily ?ilajesty's Government had totally failed. This was the language of the (inventor to the House of Representatives. ' Ile pressed them to do something, if mot (he said) to disarm their enemies, at least to satisfy their friends, and that the advice of Government might not seem to be total) disregarded. bitch was Jamaica. the conduct of the Colonial Assembly of Had they shown any eign of repentance, as was intimated by the Right Honourable Gentleman ? On :he contrary, in that very debate when the goes tion relating to negro evidence was brought before the Colonial Assembly, it was thrown out by a majority which he need not mention, although it was urged by the most respectable Members of the Assembly, and rinpported by the most incontrovertible arguments. Yit persons in this country were reviled fur saving the Assemblies front the erects of a line of conduct which. if not charged, would at length overwhelm them. In his Ole Smith's) opinion, the conduct of the Colonial Legislatures was con tumacious in the highest degrfe. They had betrayed a spirit on 'which he should not comment ; but it was clear they must be made to yield either to fear or force, for they did not seem disposed to yield either to ret.e.in or kindness: (Hear. hear.) Ile should con. eluded by observing., that the general priociples laid down by the Right Honourable Secretary, in his speech of the last century, on the abolition of the 'Slave Trade, wore strictly applicable to the present question on the emancipation of the slaves. Mr. Secretary PEEL. would take the liberty of earnestly caution ing lion. Members apinst the use of any language which may ward that one object—the practical amelioration of the slaves, in which the House so generally concurred. The Hauser seemed to acquiesce ht the ex pediency _ of the measures 'proposed by his, Right lion. Friend (Mr. Canning) and must therefore perceive the wisdom and expediency of putting the subject before the Co lonial Legislature, in that language and with that temper which may lead to a reasonable hope that the recommendations of Par : fitment would be carried Mtn effect*. • was most important to pursue a course by which they .should. avoid a contest with the prejudices of the colonists, by Which their irritability would be excited. It was important because such an exercise of moderation may prevent the colonists from pureeing a course which would make the interference of Parliament necessary ; and if Parliament was called upon to interfere, it was of equal importance that they should have willing Instruments to carry their measures into effect. (Hear.) He begged the blouse not to believe that the caution which he now recommended proceeded wont the slightest indif ference to the main object which all had In view. If the measures of the colonists themselves were net satisfactory, he had no hesita. tion in saying that Parliament ought to expre's a legislative opinion that should he consistent with humanity and with the in terests of the colonists themselves. By this means they woald satisfy the public feeling of ela country by the practical ameliora tion of the slaves. There were several points of amelioration which he could inn conceive were reconcilable with delay. To one point he attached the greatest importance ; he meant the qua !Mention by which the slave would be enabled to give evidence. Without undervaluing the otherpoints he war disposed to think that of the greatest importance. This was a state of things which could not continue, and he was sure the colonists most See, to borrow a phrase from his Right lion. Friend, that Otis was the cheapest mode by which they could evince. their disposition to ameliorate the condition of the slaves. Without touching upon the general question or slavery, he would NI that justice in this case was not incompatible with interest, but that the master would be fortified by the elevation of his slave. As to the qualification of giving evidence, was it intended that the evidence should be offered to a party, or to an individual' influence in favour of the slave ? Was it not to he weighed and laid before a Jury of white men ? it was first to he decided whether the slave was competent to give evidence ; and then came the question whether his evidence was applicable, and in what degree. which was to be decided by a Jury of white men. Upon that point he hoped . there would not be a moment's delay in capacitating the slave to give evidence. The devices adopted by some of die colonies only proved the necessity of the measure of capacitating the slave to give evidence. In some colonies, the evidence of the slave was admitted, when there was no white men to give evidence; but if there was a white evidence the slave was excluded. So that the evidence may be all in favour of one patty. The evidence to acquit a man may be white, and therefore admissible, while that which accused hint could not be received. The grand principle which he contended for in capaci ; toting the slave to give evidence was, that time responsibility of re ; fusing his evidence should nut lie upon the law, but upon an in. dividual. There could be no objection to this mensure on the part of those who were anxious to elevate the slave. If it was; wished that the slave should not rise above the level of a brute, he could understand time nature of the objection. Ile did not conceive there would be any possible opposition on the ground of danger to pro. ; petty. The white jury was to decide whether the evidence of the slave was credible, and who could say that any danger could arise ; to the property of white men under such circumstances Ile had abstained from saying a single wore wbich might have the effect or provoking Irritation. or preventing thus object in which all agreed, namely, the amelioration of the slaves, and with the expectation that nothing which had fallen from hint could be construed to have that effect he should conclude. _ Mr. SCA MATT entirely concinred in what bad fallen from the Right lion. Secretary (Mr. Peel), and could not help feeling the deepest regret that the Government of Jamaica should have exposed itself to the censure of' gentlemen distinguished for their eftorts in the cause of humanity. It must be admitted that amongst the Colonial Assemblies there were many men of humanity, (hear) and they ought to feel that their own interest as well ai ttat of mankind was identified with that of the slave population. There were various subjects connected with this question, and he agreed that if the Legislature of the Islands did not introduce any measrres of improvement, it would become the Legislature of this Country to take the subject into their own hands. Ile thought the point alluded to by the Right lion. Secretary (Mr. Peel) was pre cisely that to which attention should be first directed. (Hear.) Hr had viewed th:s subject with great interest for a long time. His earliest prejudices, his moat anxious wishes were engaged in the cause, and he had ever felt the dement horror at the condition of slavery and the treatment of the slaves. Ile hailed every practical opportunity of ameiioniting the horrible condition of the slaves; but at the same time he differed with many as to the best and most direct means of obtaining that object. He thought that all attempts at the improvement of the slaves should begin with conciliating the masters, (hear.) anti an thing like the language of reproach or blame, or above all of threats, he thought would form a most effec tual barrier against the attainment of that common object which was the wish ofall. If the acts of the colonial legislatures and of bully idu als connected with them were made the subject of open reproach, he feared it would have the worst effects. II eit isapproved of the reluctance manifested by the colonial legislature, but be believed the language used in that House may have presented the strongest obstacles to an amicable acquiescence in the recommendations of Government. He abstained from going into the question of particular ameliora tion; he hoped the subject would be left in the hands of Govern mem. The feelings of the legislature and the country upon the question were known. In his opinion the best course had been adopted by Government, and he had no doubt it would be finally successful. _ _ ----.... Mr. PHILLIPS could not account for the contrariety of feeling which existed between the colonial legislatures and the proprietors resident in England. He thought any Gentleman dispassionately considering the recommendations of Governmeut to the colonies must be surprised us the manner in which they were received. He was sure nothing could tend more to the security of the colonists than the cordial adoption of the retromineodations. He trusted that upon more urgent recommendation the colonists would adopt another mode of action. Hi:remembered when every man who was anxious for the abolition of the slive trade was held to be an en• thusiast, but he had lived to see the most violent opponents of that measure admit that it had produced no ipjury and much goad. If the measure was now adopted of misting the slaves to the state of freemen, he budlittle doubt that the ex 'nice would be the same, and !try the - fiitt tnoptiitoriltrbli d Unit aeltumaledge their mistake, and admit that g rea t practical s. nefit was conferred upon them. He thought the measure us Alia as any mathematical reasoning, but the history of this question was the history of all great measures of improvement : when first proposed they . were ob. jected to, and when the effects were seen they were acquiesced In. 1 tie gave • the Government credit for the sincerity with which they ' had taken up the question. If they pursued the measures which they had begun, he was convinced they would be crowned with sue. cess. He should be sorry to see the subject taken out of the hands of Government, who had heretofore conducted it with prudence and moderation. 11ir. W ILMOT HORTON would feel much regret if this measure should be wrested from the hands of Government at this particular moment. To any person looking at this intricate and complicreed subject, a s his situation obliged him to do, it was of the utmost moment that thi s m i sre p reser n at i on s ho u ld be cleared away, and that the scope and object of the measures recommended be , his Majesty', Government should be known in the West In. diet. The impression that their power over the slaves would be weakened, sod the value or their property diminished, was what made the colonists take the course they had. It was most important therefore to disabuse them on these points. In reference to one point he would read a letter which he had received during . the day. The House would reculleet that the Order of Connell came into operation in Demerara on the let of January in the pre. sent year. In Demerara the moat serious apprehensims were ene tertained as to the Effect's which would fallow the operation of that ease, by the alteration which it watt Resumed it would create in the conduct and character of the slave. The letter which he l held in his hand was written by one of thrall' persons who were as anxious to prevent the measure as arty persons could possibly be. —The lion. Slember here read from the letter. which stated that the anticipation of mieconeuct on the part of the slaves when the new restore ;should come into operation, had been negatived by the event, as the plan had been carried into effect without difficulty. By that communication he was informed that so far from having forfeited their word as to what they had proposed to do towards the , c i i d i l l amelioration of the conditi o n of tire elavee, they had actually' re ceived with coWiality the eecommendetion of tire Government at home, i end Council etienr P aer h'iern set t o upo t : t, rit. At Trinidad, since the Order a st i tem oh' task work, had been carried into operation. The average of each man's labour wan tertertained, and a task giv,n to hin t in B een:dance with that eve. rage ; and if before the close of the dny the negro had aecomplisited his task, he was ailoavl the remainder of the evening for recrea tion, or foe any other employment which be might with to resort to. This measure had succeeded to the satisfaction of all parties.' for the masters were necessarily benefited by the quickness with which work was despatched tinder such a stimulus. In proportion as eon. 'Whin teak place in the minds of the slave owners that their pro perty would not be injured by the emancipation of their slaves, in such proportion compliance might be expected upon their part with the Order in Council, notwithstanding the opposition which had been displayed towards its operation in some of the Colonies. In Jamaica. where the opposition to that order had been carried on in the most formal manner, the slave owners h of vett', that if once satisfied that their property would not be affected by the measure, they would willingly concur with Government, and endeavour to facilitete the execution of that order. Upon those grounds he thought that resorting to compulsive measures would not be eventually found necessary in order to effect the wished-for change. Much had been done, and he was willing to admit that much remained to do, but he thought the most prudent line of acting would he to await the result of the course which his Right !Inn. Friend ( Mr. Canning) was about to pursue, because by an doing they would hive before them in an authentic shape the degree of assent or dissent from the measures pointed out by the orders in council which existed in thw assembly of Jamaica. The lion. Gentleman then said that in several of the colonies much had been done towards alleviating the hardships of slavery. and called the attention of the House to what had taken place at St. Vincent's', the minutes of the transactions of which had recently reached this country. In that island they had passed a Bill by which negro marriages were legalized. Negro evidence, by the same measure, was rendered admissible in Courts of •Justice. The markets, on Sunday mornings. were limited to an early hour; anti corporal pit. nishments were only to be permitted by the authority of a Justice, and were limited in extent. At Dominic' a Bill had passed the Council ; it had not passed the Assembly, hut lie entertained hopes of its meeting with but little opposition there, which, though not altogether eatisfactory.wae yet a considerable step towards improve ment. He thought the better course would be for Government' to watch over the progress of that improvement, and to accelerate it as much as possible without giving an opportunity for the excitement of angry feelings, which must be the consequence unless this country refrained From authoritative interference. Mr. K. DOUGLAS said that he felt anxious that the course which his Right Hon. Frier.( (Mr. Canning) intended to adopt' should go out to the colonies unalloyed by any thing calculated to cause irritation, which a debate in that House might give rise tn. He was sure that Government would be enabled to accomplish the proposed object without at all endangering the security of ill claim. , of society in the colonies. Mr. SYK ES expressed a hope that his Honourable anti beweelpl Friend (Mr. Brougham) would postpone the question of which Jut had given notice, for another year, provided his Majesty's Ministers would give an absolute pledge, that if the Colonial lAgielarstres should reject the measure recommended to them, they would foregb all opposition to his motion in the next Session of Pediment. The Right Hon. Gentlemen had given no such pledge, but he hoped he would have no objection to do so. The Honourable Gene tleman then alluded, in severe terms. to some of the laws which had been passed for the purpose of ameliorating the rendition of the slaves, but which, in themselves, were most dreadfully severe. By one of those laws 3 trifling misdemeanor was punishable by flogging to the extent of thirty-nine lashes, and rebellious language was made punishable by death, without benefit of clergy. Mr. W. HORTON explained. The law which the Honourable Member had quoted was passed in 1320, to amend a law still more barbarous, Which had been passed in the year 176.5, and unless die .::,'rown bad sanctioned the untended law, the former must still have coetinued in full operation. Sir F. BLAKE advocated the measures proposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Mr. T. WILSON said that he should sot object to the libern don of the slaves, provided it could be effected without any disati ' vantage to their owners; otherwise he should object, particularly if compulsory measures were to be resorted to, for the result of such proceedings must inevitably prove injurious to the slave proprietors. In support of this position the Honourable Member quoted the case of the island of St. Domingo, from whence large quantities of sugar were exported prior to the time of the liberation of the negroes, but since that period it almost entirely ceased to export that article. Ile thought the interference of the Legislature should be tenderly applied, and with the acquiescence of the parties inte rested ; or, if compulsion were resorted to, the House should pledge itself to aflerd compensation to those who might thereby be injured. Mr. GROSSET called the attention of the House to the state of slaves in the East Indies. which seemed to excite nn attention, while those in the West Indies constantly engrossed the attention of the Howie. Mr. HUM E said that he had not intended to take any part in the debate of that evening, but he felt called upon to reply to the ob servatiohn of the lion. limber who had just sat down. Those persons whom he celled slaves were in fact dancers, who were re tained for the amusement of their masters ; but there was an es sential difference between their condition and that of the slaves of the West Indies. If they chose to leave the company they be longed to, or the master or the province, there was no power in the .East Indies which could compel their return. (Hear. hear.) No man was more anxious than he was to see the utter abolition of slavery; but he was equally anxious that It should not be effected in a hasty manner, fur he felt certain that precipitate measures would be more likely to injure than to promote the happiness of the slaves. Ile thought the Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Canning) was right not to pledge himself in the manner proposed by his Hon. Friend the Member for Kingston-upon-Hull (Mr. Sykes). The reason which actuated the Colonial Assembly of Jamaica in re jecting the recommendation of the Order in Council, was a suppo sition that its effect would be to destroy their property. If that pre. judice could be removed, this country would carry with it the good feelings of the slave proprietors in ameliorating their condition ; 1 while, on the contrary, compulsory measures would inevitably a re ray the greatest obstacles to the completion of negro emancipation. lie was sure that his Majesty's Ministers would not be acting with their usual prudence if they were to pledge themselves to any par ticular line of conduct until they lied tried the effect of milder mea sures. The Hon. Metnher for Wootton Bassett (Mr. Horace Twiss) had asserted that free lahnur was more productive than slave labour. In order to set the House right upon that subject, he thought the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Canning) ought to furnish to the House the result of the trials which had been made upon that sub ject during the last twenty years. He thought that such documents would clearly prove that suddenly to emancipate the slave, would be to endanger their comforts rather than to confer upon them any benefit. One experiment had been made at Sierra Leone, where thirty-nine thousand ncgroes had been betted at a very great expense; and what hail been the result p —no less than twenty-seven thou sand pounds had been expended in the erection of one barrack ; free negroes were employed to build it, but they were obliged to be discontinued because they would not work. He thought this in formation ought to be laid before the House, in order to moderate the too excessive zeal which pervaded the country upon die subject of negro slavery. In order to create a feeling in favour of the ne groes, engravings were sent about representing the flogging of fe males and tortures which had been practised, and which disgraced the year 1782, but which had long since been put a stop to by the interference of Government. It was impossible that persons could come calmly to the consideration of the subject, if their passions were to be in the first instance inflamed by accounts of atrocities, many of which were far from being well authenticated. With re. gard to what had been said by the lion. Member for the City of London (Mr. T. Wilson) as to compensation, it would be recol lected that he lied himself, in the course of the last session of Par liament, declared his opinion that in case of loss to any party, com pensation would not be withheld by that House • but he felt quite assured that no necessity for compensation could arise from mea sures calculated to promote the comforts and happiness attic negro. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GROSSET explained. Sir E. If. EAST then addressed the House at some length, but was inaudible in the gallery. Mr. BROUGHAM said that he should trouble the Home very shortly, but in the first pl.tce he must advert to what had fallen from his lion. and Learned Friend who heel spoken last, because those who complained of insinuations a n d charges should be very cautious how they . indulged in them themselves. lie had charged the petitioners with having expressed themselves rashly ; now he (Mr. Brougham) could not consider that they had dour so. It wax natural that a warmth of feeling should, its Shown ; stud indeed the discussion of the question impressed that warmth which emanated from a knowledge of the horrible abuses which existed in she slave trade. When those abuses were men tioned in travels, voyages, and other works of that description, some of his Hon. Friends coneiderel that it was giving too high a colouring to the subject; but it was not his intention to refer to any such. If he were to single out the strongest cases, he shruld not resort to evidence of that nature from one party or the other, but he Should have recourse to the speeches of the Colonial Assembly themselves. It was upon that unexceptionable evi. dense that he should appeal to the House for its interference ngainst that most internal system of slavery which existed. But it was not because he gave it that strong name that his endea vour, should he described as feeble, or rash, or thoughtless innovae Li 011.• The Honourable and Learned Gentleman said he was not in favour of immediate emancipation to the slave. nor did the petitioners express such to be their wish. With respect to cone. pulsory mantintit.sion, as it was called, it was not intended that the slave should demand his freedom ; hut that when he hail ac quired property to enable him to purchase his freedom, that then two appraisers should he called in, one on the part of the master, the other on the part of the slave, in order to fix the price at which it should take place; but if they could not agree, then third to be nominated, to decide between them. On the subject of immediate emancipation, he must repeat hie opinion that it would not be fur the benefit of the slaves themselves that such should be the case. Ile would now refer to the charge which had been made as to the change which had taken place in his opinions; at the same time he m u st s ay th a t h e had not wear the work from which the extracts of these opinions had been taken; hht he must say, had Pit Lit alteration taken place he would at once openly and manfully have avowed it. If it was to be charged as a change of opinion that he was then against inter fering with the local authorities, and that he now considered it was time for die mother country to interfere when the Colonies would not too their duty—if that was a clitinge of opinion, he must repeat that it would have been better to have beet' done by the local authorities under the satioinixtration of their own laws, hut when it was seen that they would not do their ditty, it was necessary to interfere, for the time was come, or about to collie., when it wooli! be difficult, with the knowledge that existed, for continuance of such proceedings to be permitted. Ile went& not excite Irritation on the subject ; it was highly improper to do NO any where, but more particularly in Parliament, because Parliament was powerful tine they were not ; but the fee was, that after all the proceedings on the subject, and after all that had he n pro mised in consequence of those proceeclinge, nothing had been done. It apneered from the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Canning) that certain measures had been proposed fur adoption THE BRITISH PRESS. by the colonies, and that they refuted ; and It also app eare d that of the colonies which hall legis lative assemblies, only one had adopted the cardinal point of those measures, and that was the island of Vincent. That island had a population of about d,00 4 1 slaves while that of the whole islands combined arnounted to 11,0404 4 ,1 and therefore that measure had only been extended to the one hundredth part of the whole. In compulsory manumission it v s , found tharnot one of the colonies had made any cliat.ge. As to the admission or slave evidence, Dominica had admitted it in a very imperfect degree; indeed, so much so that it could hardly be called an adoption of the measure proposed to them, imatmuch as the es,, dence of a slave, in a charge of maltreatment by the master, co u ld not be received. The alteration of the law in other respect s taken place before the Order in Council was issued. Lord Ilathurses despatch, anticipating the Ottler in Council, went out in July ll)2a, while the Order in Council went o u t i n t h e s p r i ng of 1823, go t h;,. in the summer of 1823 the Government had communicated with the legislative bodies through the Governor of the island. The sslal l of Jamaica and Bsrbadoes had made—he would not call it resi,,. ante—but the most marked refusal of the measures submitted ( in their adoption. It was impossible to speak but with the 'lights; respect of that body ; and though, as regarded the rejection of the measures proposed to them, they could not be spoken of with Ill s same respect, still it was impossible to deny the talents and %teem. plishments of the lerdslative assemblies of those islands, H e (3 1r. Brougham) bad little or no hope that the colonial legislative bodies would carry into effect the Order in Council. On the an, teary, he had the strongest reason to doubt their intention as to do. It had been said that Parliament were menacing thase assemblies ; menacing was not a proper word to be used. It was an intima t i on to them that if certain measures were not adopted by the m , Parliament would adopt them itself, in or d er t o l eg i s l ate for the subjects of the Crown locally eitttired in those islands within I jurisdiction. The Honourable Member for Norwich (Mr. W, 1 Smith) expected nothing from the eptirohension of these bodie s; built' they were made to understand that if they did not do the, duty Parliament would do theirs, then he (Mr. Brougham) ! hoped that that understanding would have the best effect, ati4 I therefore it was that he hoped if delay was to take place that It would not be delusive. Ile thought he should beat:clued of tutu nee. and heedlessness if he did not pause in pressing his motion, and he was induced to come to that conclusion Ott two grounds—the tirst was the necessity of reconeidering the propositions that had been stetted by his Majesty's Governnient , anti the eticetid the pro. pricey of waiting for the kformation promited to be ;peep by the I Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Canning), and width !but lately sr. rived in the country from the colonies. Whe her he should urea 1 use matter after Easter at present he cadet net say. If the delay of another year took place, rotator misery would be inflicted on i their stafferingfellow-ettbjecte in the Wept Indies, and therefore he should not consider himself pledged as to the line of conduct he should pursue, but would reserve himself upon the points, and for the reasons he had stated he trusted he should not be: subjected to the charge of inconsistency in waving his motion for the present, se hit only hesitation arose boot a wish tn consider the arguments that had been advanced that night, as well as to consider the important information that was to be submitted to the House. After n few observations from Mr. R. Go•don7Mr. NV. Banta, and Mr. F. Buxton. the petition wee or lered to be printed. • REGULATION OF SLAVES. Mr. BROUGHAM, agreeable to the intimation he had given, withdrew his notice of motion, swing , it to be without prejudice to any line of conduct he might hereafter think it ucceosary to pursue. . - HALF-PAY COMMISSIONS. Mr. HUME said that in April last an order was issued by the Commander-in-Chief, ordering the sale of halt-pay onnimissiens, the number and amount of which it was his intention to move should be laid hefore the House, and to which he believed there was no objection on the part of his Majesty's Government. He doubted whether the prerogative of the Crown, or the autho. rite of the Commander in Chief, were competent to make such re. gulations; the effect of them wee to throw an additional expense 011 the public. When ofd °E'en on half.pay sold out to young men, they prevented the commissions beet tn:rig public property. It in. terfered too with the just order of pro notion. irons the last re. turn it appeared that the number of end. officers was no less then 17,000. from Field Marshals down to Cornets and Ensigns. This was a sufficient establishment without making indiscriminate ad. ditions to it. He then concluded by moving for a return of ell officers serving on full pay, stating when they were rated on full pay, how long they had served, and whether they had purchased. Mr. Secretary PEEL said that there was no necessity for his examining the statements of the Honourable :Member, since he bad no objection to the motion ; but he conceived that the Hon. Member had taken rather a summary view of the matter, when he said that the officers on half-pay who had sold out would have died in two or three years, so that the commissions would have returned to the public. Mr. HUME said that the expres,,ion he had used was a few years, not two or three years. After a few words of explanation from Mr. PEEL, the naot;oc was agreed to. CANADA. Mr. FIUME said that he had given notice of a motion relative to the expenses of our settlemeats in the Canadas. He submitted to the House a few year; ago the expediency of examining into the condition of those Colanirs, and of ad.•pting towards them a dif ferent policy. They might, under another mode of treatment. met loss, and regard us with more friendly feelings. Seeing such lobe sums in the estimates of this year voted for the expenses of those Colonies, he thought it his duty to take this step, which he coar dered as preparatory to the further investigation of the condition of our settlements in that quarter of the world. He then moved for return of the expenses of the Canadas since 1815, dietinguist* - g between Upper and Lower Canada, and exhibiting the total ea. pence in each year. Mr. W. HORTON said that it would be impossible to Ferrante the expenses of the Colonies in the manner the Hon. Member rs quired, but he supposed such an arrangement was not esaential to the }lon. Gentlemen's object. Bit thou gh he consented to the me. tion, he took that opp or t un ity o f entering his protest against the I statements of the lion. Gentleman respecting the sentiments and feelings of the colonial population towards Great Britain. lie con demned this mode of proeeedieg, but had no objection to any mea sure winch could call the attention of the House to colonial im provement. Alr. HUME said that he wished principally to learn the ex. penses of the armament maintained on the Upper Lakes. There were ' he believed, five or six line.of-b a ttle ship s o n bake Enc. The Americans had engaged in a similar expense, but had gives it up long ago. The motion was then agreed to. . • SIERRA LEONE. Mr. HUME—Nobody, lie believed, could object to the mo tion he was about to submit. The colony of Sierra- Leone had caused great expenditure of treasure and loss of hie. It wu known that a commission had been sent out to examine Its condi titan, and it was to be apprehended that some fresh expenses were about to be incurred in the maintenance of a most noxious and tis. structive settlement. In the year 1824, a sum of 27,0001. had been expended in Attica, which we were now railed on to pay; this be conceived was very wrong. All public expenses ought to be pre viously submitted to Parliament. Ile concluded by moving for a quarterly return of all Europeans cent to the coast of Africa, with 3 return of the number of deaths, distinguishing those who here dial in battle; also of all who have been invalided and sent to Europe; alas a return of the black troops maintained there, stating the number of deaths among them.—Agreed to. Mr. HU.ME then moved for a return of all ships condemned at Sierra Leone sirce 1807, distinguishing the value of their career' , the nations to which they belonged, and how Lary were allo" pristed.—A greed to. 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