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London, England, 1866-03-19 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, 11L1Rai1 19, 1866.

The coadjutor Bishop of Jamaica has written a
letter on the outbreak in Jamaica, which is well
worthy of attention, and contains some important
statements from one well qualified to speak on the
subject. lle commences by saying that no doubt
can now exist
England that there is but one
opinion in Jamaica respecting the measures taken
by Governor Ernt for the suppression of the in-
surrection, and the prevention of a general rebel-
lion. The addresses that have been presented to
the Governor are most
litin'erolla, and come
from every part of the island they repre-
sent besides all classes and all shades
of opinion—indeed many have Come from
those who were politically opposed to the Go_
not recognised his valuable
vernment, but who have
services, and are also indignant at the treatment
he has received. It is also very truly said here that
sympathy for Mr. EYRE has led the members of the
Legislature to forget the wrong done to themselves.
In fact nothing could be more insulting to them
than the course pursued by the Government at
home, for they had affirmed the merit of Governor
ErßE's services by their reply to his address at the
opening of the Legislative Session, and they agreed
to his proposal of surrendering their privileges in
order to make a stronger Government, believing
that he would be at the head of it. It is
always sad to witness the effects of misrepresenta-
tion and intolerance, but particularly so when, as

in this instance, those affected by it areit ignorant
7:thaniet
T
and prejudiced themselves. writ ier
letter states that the worst consequences have fol-
lowed upon the allegations made in England by a
certain section, and that they cannot be indifferent
to what is said when they witness the effects pro-
duced '
" by the unjust, untruthful, and intemperatelanguage of a portion of the press on the minds of
the ignorant, credulous, and excitable people among
whom they live." He deliberately declares "that
great and irreparable mischief has neen done by this
language, and the apparent sanction it has met with
from the appointment of the Royal Commission
and the suspension of the Governor. It will not
be obliterated until this generation has passed away,
should Jamaica so long continue to be a possession
of the British Crown." This opinion, indeed, seems
to be the prevalent one among all those who have
had an intimate acquaintance with the West India
colonies, and known anything of the characteristics
of the negroes. A more unfortunate combination
of circumstances could not have taken place than
that the unwise proceedings of the Government
should have followed upon the disgraceful conduct
of those who exaggerated and misrepresented
things to so great a degree in this country. Even
they, if they could hear, reason would, we presume,
be shocked to know the effect of their perverse and
most mischievous course. Rebellion is now consi-
dered to be justified, and the people in Jamaica
think that the QUEEN, Government, and people
of England are on their side. No statement to the
contrary will find favour in their sight that tells
them the falsity of these assertions, for their credu-
lity is great, and they have some foundation to go
upon in the fact that those who were so
instrumental in putting down the rebellion
have been called to account in a summary
manner, and, above all, that the Governor has been
suspended from the exercise of that authority they
so cavilled at. When the acts of the RUSSELL
Ministry are hereafter criticised, it will be a dis-
grace to its memory that so great an injustice
should have been done through their instrumen-
tality, and so much irreparable injury wrongly
to the cause of justice and the preservation of order
in this important Colony of the Crown. The hand
that kindles cannot always quench the flame, how-
ever, and so it will doubtless prove in this instance.
When the present excitement has passed away in
Jamaica the effects of these untoward acts will still
be felt and long be deservedly regretted.

The arrival of the Cuba, from New York, on the

7th, tells us that after long and weary discussion
the Reconstruction Committee have reported a reso-

lution conditionally agreeing to declare Tennessee
one of the United States. This does not appear to
impartial observers to be a very great concession,
especially as the admission of her representatives is
fettered by several conditions. Tennessee, having
proved her loyalty by a host of witnesses, has been
so far forgiven, but she is to undertake to maintain
her existing constitution, to exclude rebels from
suffrage and office for a certain time, to ignore the
rebel debt, and to make no payment for emancipated
slaves. At least so says the resolution, but
its terms are not thought sufficiently stringent by
some of the Radicals, and it has accordingly been
referred back to the committee, on the ground that
it did not sufficiently guarantee fidelity to the
Union and protection to freedmen. The fact is,
as President JOHNSON has very lately shown, that
the Union has no worse enemies than the ultra Re-
publicans, who profess to be its fervent upholders.
How a political Union is to be upheld with a large
proportion of it 43 component parts totally unrepre-
sented is a problem which it would take a much clearer
head than the Radicals can boast of to solve. But the
STEVENS and SUMNER party appear to think of little
else than the mere temporary triumph. " Every
one perceives," says a writer well acquainted with
the political situation, "that in the present Con-
gress ten out of the eleven States lately in arms will
never be represented." Tennessee, indeed, has been
so far admitted, at least prospectively, for the extreme
caution of some members of Congress have, as we
said, sent back the resolution. Louisiana is likely
to make an effort to obtain a recognition of her
constitutional rights, but there is very little doubt
that the Radicals will put forth their whole
strength in opposition to the attempt on
her behalf, and as they have an overwhelming
majority in the llouse of Representatives, Louisiana
has little chance. The temper of Radical legislation
in Congress has lately received one or two additional
illustrations. Resolutions have been introduced pro-
viding for the admission of Southern representatives
whenever the State Legislatures place freedmen on
an equality with whites, grant the suffrage to negroes
who served in the Federal army and pay taxes, and
ignore the rebel debt and payment for emancipated
slaves. These prcipositions would not be remark-
able were it not for the additional provision that until
these conditions are fulfilled no State Governments
organised under the PRESIDENT'S authority, or by
:.he action of the people, shall be recognised by
Congress. This is clearly setting up Congress as
the dominant power in the State, not alone in oppo-
sition to the functions of the executive, but to the will
of the people themselves. We have an instance of the
manner in which these extravagant pretensions are
maintained by the Radicals in a recent division. By
a vote of 100 to 37 the House of Representatives re-
fused to receive a communication from the Go-
vernor of North Carolina, Mr. STEVENS asserting
that the House did not recognise the Government of
North Carolina. The House, moreover, adopted
an amendment to the military bill, providing that no
cadet shall be appointed to West Point from the
Southern States until those States are restored to
the Union by a resolution of Congress. We hhve
already seen how hopeless is this alternative ; so that
according to the prevailing Radical doctrines, all
this vast territory, with its free and intelligent
population, is to be treated as outcast and degraded.
It is not possible that such a state of things can
continue, and the Radicals are themselves the
principal originators of that Southern disaffection
they talk so much of. It would be strange,
indeed, if high spirited men were to show anything
but indignation and discontent at the manner in
which they are treated by STEVENS and his coadju-
tom. Were it not that in the South, as in the North,
wiser and more moderate counsels prevail, and the
people feel confidence in the equitable intentions
of the Government, the Radical party would pro-
bably before now have provoked some display of

irritated feeling.

How the Radicals propose to raise the necessary
funds io keep the South in subjection as a con-
quered country is uncertain. On the point of
finance they are likely to be soon undeceived, for
the monetary difficulties of the time grow more and
more pressing. Commercial men apprehend that
the reaction to Which they have so long looked for-
ward is at hand, but it may possibly be averted by
prudent and foresighted measures. America can-
not certainly afford to go to war just yet, though
she
is quarrelling with Canada about the Recipro-
city Treaty, and allowing the Fenians to proceed
to extravagant lengths. On the subject of

the treaty there is naturally much dis:

cussion.

The Canadians have shown every

desire to conciliate and to arrange matters to the

advar .tage of both sides. The Americans, however,
will come to no terms excepting such elaborate-pro-
visic ins for their own exclusive benefit, that the other
Gov ernments could not possibly recognise them.
The , American Free Trade League has sent a petition
to ti 'le Senate, asking for a renewal of the treaty,
and an enlargement of existing regulations. It
aims, indeed, at an entirely free interchange of
goods, Ent there is very little chance of so rational
a mean ure being seriously entertained in the pre-
sent temper of the American mind. The Fenians
have held a mass meeting, attended, it is said, by
100,000 persons, the primary object of which was
to sell the bonds of the Irish Republic !
Matkrial nid and moral support were asked
from America, on the ground that the
suspens ion of the Habeas Corpus Act made Ireland
a belligerent ! This novel illustration of interna-
tional law was received, as it deserved to be, with
enthusiasm. Happily, for our peace of mind, the
money and the arms are to go in so many different
directions at once, that they are likely to lose
some of their force.

It seems as if the Ministers were not to have
it all their own way in proceeding with their Re-
form Bill. Already many signs of dissent and
tokens of disappointment were visible on the Minis-
terial side of the house, and now we find that the
Opposition intend to move an amendment to the
second reading. Many who do not belong to the
Conservative party will agree with the terms of the
amendment, which is to declare that nothing short
of a complete Reform Bill will satisfy the country.
This is very much what every one felt after
perusing Mr. GLADSTONE'S elaborate address the
other night, and it is certainly a significant thing
that the few members who promised to support the
Government measure qualified their approval of it
by saying that it did not do this, and left that im-
portant matter untouched. Those independent
members who spoke in that strain, while they appa-
rently assisted, in reality damaged the bill, for they
showed how poor and inefficient was the aid on
which the occupants of the Treasury benches could
rely. No doubt we shall soon hear enough of the
want of principle which characterises the Conserva-
tives in their seeking to thwart the Government,
but, at the same time, it may be suggested that they
are only following out and taking for their mould the
present Premier. They have this advantage over their
opponents, that they can make out a better case, and
adduce weightier reasons for their opposition than
could those who combined with Earl RUSSELL to
throw out the Derby Reform Bill. That was in
every sense of the word a far more complete and
comprehensive scheme for amending the representa-
tion of the people than the present one, which has
been heralded by so much pomp and circumstance,
and which has turned out merely an instalment
after all. It is not likely, unless events take a very
different turn, that Mr. GLADSTONE will now suc-
ceed in getting his bill through the second reading,
and perhaps he will not care, for he has shown no
heartiness in the affair. His speech was tame, and
his subsequent remarks, in answer to the various
questions addressed to him, showed that he took
little interest in the matter. It certainly is not a
measure likely to impart much fame to its origina-
tors, and it bears about it the incompleteness
which has characterised all the schemes of reform
that Lord RUSSELL has introduced of late years.
If this new instalment fail, it will be mainly the
fault of those who have allowed so much opportu

nity to their adversaries to gainsay their attempt,
and they cannot say in vindication of their policy
that they have been defeated in their effort
to settle this vexed question in a de-

finite manner. At the same time it mu

be admitted that if the Conservatives take the
lead in throwing out the Government proposal they
will take upon themselves the responsibility of in-
troducing a better measure whenever they have the
opportunity. The country will not be satisfied that

this great question should be left in abeyance while
it is made the theme of political disputes and the
war-cry of political parties. Had any real love of
Reform animated the Liberal party we should not

nowadays be discussing the pros and cora. of this
measure, for the difficulties of the subject would
long ago have been settled in some shape or other,

but they have made much ado about nothing, and
arrived at no practical result.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Sunday Evening.
The discussion in the Legislative Body on Satur-
day is of the highest importance, to France at least.
An amendment is under consideration called " the
amendment of the 46," it being signed by that num-
ber of Deputies. In that part of the Speech in which
mention is made:of the internal policy of France,
the Opposition wish to introduce words expressing
the necessity of progress in her institutions, mean-
ing the establishment of various reforms, " which
would not be incompatible with the stability which
now exists." The present time is alleged to be con-
venient and opportune for the political amendments
contended for by the Opposition. The principal
speaker in support of the amendment, M. Buffet,
particularly insisted upon the necessity of giving
more freedom to the press. Political liberty, he
said, was the legitimate ambition of France. The
discussion was adjourned till Monday.
The young Imperial Prince has now entered upon
a new phase of his existence, and having commenced
his eleventh year he will no longer be treated as a
child. Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph was
born on the 16th of March, 1856, and consequently
on Friday last was ten years old. Some uneasiness
was excited a few days ago when he was attacked
with measles, and every day a bulletin of his health
was sent to the various foreign Ambassadors. The
Pope's Nuncio also sent a despatch to his Holiness
to inform him of the state of health of his godson.
The Prince pursues his studies every day with great
regularity under the skilful direction of M. Mon-
nier, his tutor, but they are so arranged as to in-
sure his health by pioper recreation. He evinces
great aptitude for the study of the classics, history,
and geography. He speaks English fluently, having
learnt it from a very early age from an English ser-
vant, who, with his nurses, paid great attention to
him, so that he imbibed English, as it were, with his
milk. Although the Prince has not yet begun to
learn drawing or music, he evinces great taste for
both, and is fond of sculpture. Having received a
few notions of the art from M. Carpeaux, he has
executed three works which have astonished all
who have seen them—a small statue of a Lancer
on horseback, and two busts, one of the Emperor,
and one of M. Monnier, his tutor. The likeness of
the Emperor is wonderful. The Prince is daily
exercised in gymnastics, and is very fond of riding.
His chief predilection is for the study of arms, and
all connected with " war's vast art." Every week,
under the tuition of a sergeant of the :First Regi-
ment of Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard, he goes
through exercises in the reserved portion of the
Tuileries gardens, and reviews a platoon of the
young soldiers of the Regiment of which he is cor-
poral. Sometimes after the exercise he invites the
young soldiers to partake .of -a cold collation, at
which he presides with great ease, gaiety,
good humour, and appetite. During the fetes
which have taken place this winter at the
Tuileries the Prince has occasionally appeared
in the saloon, and his ease, affability, and ele-
gant manners have excited general admiration.
Since the return of the Court from Compiegne in
December last, the Prince has dined at the family
table, where his cover is laid near that of the Em-
peror and Empress. The religious education of the
Prince is confided to Abbe Deguerry, the curate.of