The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-11 00:00:00

*art) glve him a Committee of the House, he (Mr. wouldSte-
prove special and peculiar burdens in less
Litt! One hour. Every disadvantage which the West
r.
es: colonies now laboured under had been the conse-
nee of the legislation of that House ; and yet to that
ti°ll! progress whatever had been made in assisting
eat to that labour which had been taken away from,
Ina w,
os 'ltch had, time after time, been promised to them.
e 157,t0 them the supply of labour which had been prof-
'1) thsn they would have production enough, and
r question of differential duties would be set at rest
Aire
• gRIGIiT
said, if ever protection had been shown
sor,uasrrotten to the core, it had been shown in respect to
trade, Protection to 'the West Indies had led to loss of
wt. el: loss of profit, loss of comfort, loss of everything.
heel e prosperity had been promised progressive ruin
beforepeen met with. This old policy would find them as
and brinss •th 't ual attendant evils, for as
pos„,„ wi s Ils
tieera_iialreteisotnlnindciareased supply diminished. The p.resent
of the Government would give two millions to
planters but why should this be given,
hiueo it St
others and did no good to them ? For
rah„w4 Part, nothing should induce him to allow two
tss,, s'ns, or one million, or anything to be given to the
isilsdesto which he belonged, and which had now become
Ats-or the larst and most important of the country.
'IIt how' and why had it become so ? Simply by the
weaasthilfeel and whoesome stimulus of competition. That
tailsr • Way to make the West India interest and every
B,lltt(l).nt.e.rest prosperous. But if they would not con-
soon.] this he had a plan to propose that, though not so
iot and so wholesome as competition, would still be an
Ivita",vernent, and a great one upon the present system.
1, he should propose was, that a payment
.of
kiss s'"°_,°4 should be made to the West India proprie-
this:C:l4 if they did , not accept this offer he did not
the Government
could have any claim on the country; and if
the 1.,„'-cernrnent did not accede to such a payment for
tiled refit of the country, he thought they were not jus-
rtiest.asvoting the supplies for her Majesty's Govern-
tersh,, in this case the monopolists were in a worse
tench on than the corn monopolists, as they had no
bowers arniers to plead for, and with regard to the la-
sot
rp, their principal objection was, that they could
tho,et more labourers, so as to reduce the wages of.
kit': who were now employed. The monopoly in this
ties, 4;ee.was, therefore, a bare-faced one. The ques-
thsie`a Tact, was one of a majority of votes against the
iisitt as interests of the people and against a principle
- me
riedged on all sides to be sound.—(Hear, hear.)
the bled Lord below him (Lord J. Russell) admitted
lalteP:inciple of free trade, but be appeared always to
talked When it was to be practically carried out. He
ere it" of its combining all the nations of the earth
in
,tleslasr.°,tharhood. How inconsistent was this with his
;he as,-"'"°n, that there ought to be a differential duty to
towrunt of forty per cent. in favour of British sugar.
411 th " that proposition
earth,?kn in one common brotherhotid
the a eknations of the The Noble Lord, also, in
!fir'sjuate on the Factory question, admitted that the re-
-4bo,°as upon trade necessarily increased the hours of
isd s-r‘s The Noble Lord; the Member for Dorsetshire,
latiott'aers expressed sympathy with the labouring popu-
eat! Fof the country. He thought they had a right to
tittesLr the votes of all those persons on the present
los-at There could be no prosperity for the country
edged they they continued to act on principles acknow-
tise-T0 be unsound, and therefore injurious to the
tiplaset",ad.Y of the people ; and that House could not hold
isesa ,In the affections of the people when they saw
the tteJecting questions which would so much advance
better interests of the country, and place in a
)4: condition the great mass of the people.—(Hear.)
Prot s„j3RNAL regretted that the discussion had been
40/el:ted so long, and that they had been dragged
testbuientes into the discussion, for if gentlemen con-
%iles-,", with the West Indies were to stand there
lion'"Y it would be said that they had no case. The
the oPtentleman who had just sat down, had hinted that
~the u7sect of the West India proprietors was to reduce.
'AS agea of the labourers in their employ. Where was
tot "c'asistency of the Hen. Gentleman, who, if he was
rofei
alistaken had, both in and out of that House,
t:sse'l himself a friend to free emigration ?
sod
wise istened with great attention to the moderate
fosit 'views put forward by the Hon. Member fortl
whom
rt, tohe gave all credit for his ingenuity
ita;"'"'tY, and he did not- differ from him in the general
/tstki which he advocated, and he (Mr. Bernal) did not
there as the advocate of monopoly ; but he stated
"sivoee as one of a body which ought not to .be put
west merely because they might be weak. Their argu-
Allhieol,l44 It there chronological statement of their case,
,'ias„:`,e had repeated-over and over again. It was almost
4st6;Lulg to do so because it was presumed that he had an
3essisst; and it was known that it was so. In the
11st-;„"4, that great, wise, and salutary measure of Eman-
Was passed, with a provision that sev9 or
ears of apprenticeship should follow. He did not
-rsta (,),saY that the West India proprietors were free
With kl blame, but what he blamed the Government for
!!)tosre,sPect to this measure was, that they hurried it
`se ika without taking the necessary steps of apprising
Indian proprietors of the change. In this
:tad On the -contrary, the change from vassal-
s„‘titl jat,° freedom was brought about gradually,
h'khee.Acts of Parliament one succeeding the other..
1.4,1.838, the House declared that-the state of ap-
'holsel'ssutP should be abolised, and that it was better
,'tes c'Ll terminate at once ;hand that they should pro •
far the condition of free master and free labourer.
nerp- 4,s related to the conduct of the slaves, who had
;411;•;,' from a state of bondage to the condition of free-
/V4"e admitted that the experiment had been fully
issytal---- (Rear, hear) and he believed that no
tti"lstVitkall proprietor, in his senses, would wish to
stiss ue old system ; but as far as related to the cul-
"" of Jamaica, it certainly had not been is
4,l,pstsZtllParison had been drawn between the state of
Was
this country. Now it was totally different.
b,qal,"as a difference—an essential difference, in the
rt 4 f•; „Only the smallest exertion was required on the
traf°,.-t'ae native population of Jamaica to procure the
h-sNia(l-1;8 and even the luxuries of life ; for the produc-
..`leltl t;:ere were soon brought to perfection under a tro-
astftit'n". They had little necessity for clothing. The
s'ot, of the population of Yorkshire, where the
„s"less`rt, were paid high wages, was totally different.—
is'.4esj,,4ear.) With all their exertions they could
,s'gssed, tnake both ends of the year meet, and he
thit,SaVtr`kasad frequently seen persons brought before the
tb Les for picking up fire-wood. How could they
Ares s„-at the population of Jamaica, under the favour-
ts'yleeslt-ealustance-s he had stated, would apply them-
,gtits continuous labour, and the cultivation of the
s,‘Notts'ltt'e was of such a nature, particularly at certain
bLseft'b as to require continuous exertion. The. sun
s'„,licnis-"e and cane, but it also raised a multitude of
away, parasetic weeds, which choked its growth,
aY. -",,ras constantly attended to, and the land cleared
Ctro,, 'Ws required a continuity of labour, and the
ti,ste weePulation could not be depended upon when they
toy b.,...a11ted• They had much land of their own which
,;Itlir,terresl attending to. The peasantry there rode
,"‘ted e,u,sPels on their own poneys.—(Hear, hear.) He
b'stlitin"uis to show the difference which existed in the
s-s't th."„ 4
a of
d the 13people of both countries. They had
04th ense population which depended for subsist-
e eir exertions. It might be said, why did
.theyrio.t
'se %lire
111,1 rs by contract ? but unfortunately in this
lt People ld hurry over the work, and, as th
ot , WOU
1t44 to, ae wand of an enchanter, or the power of Cad_
es"'4a ssr7ate people, they could not get them to work.
st7osi "'Y on th Bth of. May last that the Noble Lord
es-trs ti'sthe Secretary for the Colonies, issued his final
!o the Governor of. Sierra. Leone to abate
Is' W 5
taiu
trictions upon the immigration of Africans to
' a ~ludie
wst,h s then they were told that the shac-
bre tt t• fettered them had been removed, and -they
k°s'vtrsoew,, Isrl a condition to contend with the sugar•
to rstei Manilla, Java, and Cuba. It was said they
astPtalt sv" compensation. It wa,s most disagreeable
tasiaot.,"'" the subject. It was either compensation or it
ils"tasatiiear.) He would ask whether 3004 a year was
lao esw-;'ell to any individual for 500 000/. or 600,000/.
Pripto 'Ustanees where for the last five or six years
tioPrtassrs had been making the most painful efforts
ve their k s the credit, suffering every species of priva-
4ik niOttempt. They might say they had mad:.
tr "he Vat gift ; but when they talked of compensa
totatd, est India proprietors, he denied it. He re-
thc:43', :ts lie had stated before, that they had taken
10. find thus fallen into the trap which was laid
.for
ternue utterly denied that they had been anything
tioa• l'srensated by the sum which was granted.. An
kirs le, 411 of his had said that the West India pro-
teßed t a-1 been hoodwinked hy being absentees. He
bst habit 'nforna 1 • that many of them had been in
he "ts'fr°rn time to time, of visiting their estates;
40,111 sory to add that the visit had often
fes'atea stied with mischievous effects. They had in-
ton seCotohbies of their own, which had had a very dif-
'St) heth from that which was intended. He doubted,
Is testaTr absenteeism was necessarily an evil. With-
tii)y Nittte 11 degree of confidence, it was impossible that
Ishs Geduld be properly managed ;he appealed to
41:the, hisl.ieatleman extensively engaged in commerceo
ttlitt4 ,z;ler:tatensent did not hold good reeco.r
thst.i!al is, was no part of the world in which a,„ i
scpib itt sa Dr°
„ tl :-Yements were carried to a greater extent.
des Pete saca- It was said that they did nothing to
111'V „it'll Manilla and other places, but he confi-
-I,\p,t were that statement. (Hear, hear.)
ale~th:,se told that they wanted a sum of money.
ors her t:' wanted was common justice. The Hon.
sttte in
ii4oetni:l:lootronc:;;L:raeitthtoch:kp,oolrotnihaa.ldinrteefreersrte;d
butto mbeonboepoolieeds to
belitet„'ed Vton that the projectors of those monopolies
tress Were bound up with the great in-
N4Pely up country at large, and that the columns of
erie 4,eBs. -ere in,reality the pillars of the empire's
t(t.lilFan, hear.) He
notegreed with his Hon.
!list ,of p4r, s topic ought to be made the wa.tch-
It if then
‘Y• Ile for one was so sick of the subject,
toe t wcalld were any possible means of escaping from
thessst sad e ,out
happy to do so. But in many cases
Pre,,come to his landlord, shortly after taking
'ertY, declaring that if he re. tained pOSsession
114 t boa b k
, sues at the estates could pay on the presentp system.
1441 has posassiale state of the facts. He had been as
Ivith eta its. e; but they could not expect men who
Nis'ng in comparative affluence to be ruined
Ivhcr their voice against the cause of their ruip.
liaa • ."RJCIS; g
Ythi Just sat ti ala he was sure his Hon. Friend
ski ag Iron, Own would not accuse him of doing
test, tlet help Ps,ersonal motives on that occasion; but he
viswr"ed very "'cling that a man's opinions might be
views be ranch I,
,sot great' "Y his peculiar position, and his
isot. lit an y affected by his own pecuniary interest,
tseieves• IsTo 4etbeing able to attribute to him improper
ket 'h as aldv, neetto.ols his Hon. Friend in his true cha-
teiLs,:iiir!sts
ioitvotoinovtroceriate for the West Indian, which was, in
But before he touched upon any
tir sini aula Friend's arguments, he would en-
4:alitestisnP Y to brin before the house the
'NI -113' which at. issue. I'here was a large com-
'aßs aPpin ministered materially to the comforts
the whi e" ()f the
be derived forof
Mobs, eh Could m England,lare s namely,fuo
o f
Prom one part of the beggl t could be