The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-22 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, JAN. 22, 1866.

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Slowly, but surely and steadily, the opposition to
the machinations and manoeuvres of the faction is
progressing, and by the time that Parliament meets
no doubt it will have greatly increased in strength
and importance. One of the last movements in the
affair is a memorial forwarded to Earl RUSSELL,
signed by 803 inhabitants of Bath, in which the
subject of the Jamaica insurrection is treated in a
proper manner. The memorialists state that they
desire to place upon record that they have no sym
pithy with the outcry which has been raised against
Governor EIRE, and that they " utterly disavow''
any in reference to the recent outbreak in Jamaica;
and furthermore, they state emphatically that they
consider the outcry to have " been dictated in a
spirit at once un-English and unprincipled." It is
quite refreshing to meet with so outspoken a decla-
ration emanating from a large number of persons;
and the remarks have all the more force on account
of the time which has elapsed since the occurrences
alluded to took place. No one can say that these
opinions have been hastily formed, and that the ex-
pressions alluded to have been used on the spur of
the moment are not the result of calm deliberation
and mature judgment. Those whose opinions
are really worth having, and whose influ-
ence becomes of paramount importance in the
eventual settlement of matters of moment, are
always the most calm in their language and' the
most deliberate in giving their j tidgment. Thus it
happens generally, as it has occurred in a marked
manner in this Jamaica affair, that the most noisy
had their say first, and by their vehemence and per-
sistency contrived to overawe some and bewilder
others, and make altogether a very fair show. In
the end, however, these schemers defeated them-
selves in their arduous efforts to monopolise atten-
tion and to have everything their own way. Even
those who at the outset were tempted to go part of
the way with them, now draw back, and cannot
satisfactorily account for their refusal to listen to
any reasons which do not coincide with their own
views. Facts are discredited, and no heed whatever
is paid to those whose position in the island at the
time of the outbreak renders them particularly
worthy of attention and reo•ard
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how true is that passage in this memorial which
refers to the want of evidence that exists on the side
of the persecutors of the Governor and the coloured
authorities. They state that they are not aware of
any evidence being made public " which tends in
any way to shake the truthfulness of Governor
Eyi,E,s despatch in relation to the existence of a
widespread rebellion in Jamaica ; whereas the

acquiescence shown in the means he adopted to sup-
press it, by all her Majesty's loyal subjects in that
colony, of whatever colour, ere* or condition,

tends on the contrary to confirm the confidence

hitherto placed in him as a public servant." A

better exposition could not have been given of the

state of the case than that which is presented to us

in these earnest and expressive words. The natural

sequence to such reflections is that regret is felt that
her Majesty's Government should have proceeded to
sucli lengths as to have superseded the authority of
the Governor, which act certainly implied the exist-