The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-26 00:00:00

rnemselves.—( Hear.) Now, his Hon. Friend had stated khl4.,
children of nine years of age were required to emictt,, to
West Indies. That was not the ease. Childrig, or nine ) the
ere1_,1,0.3
of age were retained in Sierra Leone
w twelve years old; and then * '
th -.
e schools until they
they chose to emigrate—
and every one who k • ' " s know
tt hat inithose three 3,:e2,..:et;,..e.ythe African race would
i iilehe a lowed an e,,,,,,i,m, would he sufficiently matured
And then the persons who took
anarnt Out wer'e nottrid to send them regularly to the schools,
Ho. o ..tve them taken to the church on Sundays. The
or the 41kmen read several extracts from the proceedings.
,Sir"e Church Missionary Society, of which his Hon. Friend
‘;de., R. H. Inelis) was a leading member, to show that the
~,--`''tiett oaths young negroes in Jamaica was in a most fa-
: fable . The adults who did not choose to emigrate
Leone employment amongst the agriculturists at. Sierrato
that" ; but their condition was very. inferior .
The .I their free brethren in Jamaica. ( Hear.)
L"°n• and Learned Member then said he would call the
i 4,,ttli-me wort of the House to certain Government returns i!in
real PaPera and lettrrs issued in the year 1843, and having
load all from them,
.-he contended, that they proved be-
%%hits" leubt that nothing could exceed the rapidity with
la " education had advanced in Trinidad. By the
.samtoe
th-reV, he conceived it was quite apparent that emigratiofrin__
and west Indies from Sierra Leone had gone on su.ccessovlely. eam".lmilid be encouraged ; for the returns before himf
femalesprd
evettn Jamaica there was a very large preponderanct:
the skates; that in Dominica it was the same ; ineTf r.itnsiratapd.
Plied ante ; and in Java, at George Town, the same facts ac pspoiett!) the relative numbers of the male andhad femalemade
allesit tem The Honourable Member opp io nto the ordonnz e that had been issuer blytethe Govern-
pet upon , .nc .
(Mr. Hopeen the . subject in regard to the Mauritius , but he
reeeito) beheved that a copy of that ordonnd no
means
seeonf
areerta
sere this morning, and therefore he ha
Member 'fling whether it had been enforced or not. The Hon.
people
o,secluded by saying, it was his opinion that the.
a.,
it West Indies should be educated. (The above is
(twin, smPerfect outline of what the lion. Member_ said,.o for,
his ca ).:, his hkeing
stood, all the time he was speakin„ witha
'Nora :,,,to the gallery, and speaking in a low tone, only
14, trop he said in each sentence could be heard. ) . t
folk,- tt.GLIONIIY said it would be impossible for hailml
the
"hewateete„,e 11, en. Member, the Under Secretary,. i
hips'," had read, or to have had any of the inforirmationt
e.'" toe Hon. Member had access ; but he was glad thna_
',eyed gapers had been produced and read, because theco
0., hotna.ell.tormation important not only to the. best interestso_,
et
'Nat "Y, but also t th nterests of the inhabitan s fth
I.loloendies.
kr, He was ones of those who had objected to
atnhe:
eatattioiynting arts loan or grant for the purposeh
beetssiicates, for he did not think such ought .to have been
It'ilters :t; ,an, dhe would not have alluded to it, or those
44 tiesa tZ,, but for what the Under Secretary hail said upon
to „ilbout„„,,With regard to what the on. Member had
bat-'l, be iir4 ltration from Sierra Leone, he (Mr. A lionbv)
.I;oethe d to hear a fuller statement upon that gsubjet;
4'°aby)'h.r the Hon. Member should give it or not, he (It .
th -gged tosay that there was a strong feeling abroad
doe e 'asi • •
that
e mush ?naries to Serra Leone and other countries a
ss Lads MtPchief. As to the miesionariestoNew Zealand,
"%put 140,0 most injurious, for it had produced.. persecution
peNtsv end, had materially retarded civilisation in that
'lnes " I,,Td created great excitement amongst. the abori-
111'e "Alin mentioned this subject now with a view
04 C attention to it, and to hope that some
ik
44141n:4Q be made into the principle upon which those
,e,llel.t. Y Societies were foun,,ed. He li. ad heard of cir-
'gels eVers being sent to Members of Parliament, having for
014 Jeet to deter those gentlemen from taking any part
tatlie,- that Society's proceedings in regard to the West
lit •-i; ,He then read a copy of the circular, and said his. ob •
Nei 11,- doing so was, to show Hon. Members how misled
SociefTeu been in reference to those Church Missionary
1.14.1e„"•"--( Hear. )
tepartOPE said a few words in explanation.
isi'l! L" SANDON said he conceived that the Honourable
„.ros'le-toPposite had introduced a matter into the question
Nhslteej `n° House, which had no relevancy whatever to it,
,
Ys the Church Missionary Society;
and the Hon.
ealfsr appeared so anxious to do it, that he had gone off at
ate hive
°J.I a hair-trigger,-.(Laughter.) He would beg to
Nn non. Member that the Church Missionary Society
Ness been misrepresented, for that body did. not at all
l'kee:,re ~,in the manner described with the natives of those
lohtat the
_,hti Noble Lord concluded with exprtehsesingn hope
U iaversity
pxfor,r_ootion of the Right Hon. Member for
Government.er
iief.4tr fi u;
,i,d. beav
ianeeet()leeednt
ao
mbyembeer of the Committee ap-
rettelid to ; 1 b
n, •:Iquire ingto the subject of negro emancipation,
%teasieti- ",,?ld the opportunity of saying a few words on h t
.tfie iii..pe
_had listened with great attention to the speech
specs it i'ut non. Baronet. as well as to one or. two state-
ilhasedM by the Under Secretary for the Colonies, but it
eith 11-4° hint there had- been no facts brought forward
I, see,et not been Previously considered by the Noble Lord
:NI optari for the Colonies. The Government had fel-
at't the e,. the recommendations made in the report
Li°oa„u,rnmittee alluded to ; and though he didt
so -"‘"
pport their views, he felt bound
now
i;nuaegen that occasion. The policy they were
h:lted it was an exceeding wise one, and he only re-
issteaat had Pad not been adopted earner. The Righto yllon.
Itegutis "tated his views with considerable modration and
tt;),Pieish.d he wished some Hon. Gentleman who possess d
Kt,N th -t "'Mild follow his example. It certainly appeatree
4 41 t:- many of the statements brow ht forward by
the
IN os° d the Secretary himself, were wanting inHt e
*th''', moderation and temper evinced by the Right ont.
cosatioelshnwn part he was conscious, if the Governmuen
itlZetiskylenrane the course they had already so succ!ssf
and
/envi "Le NV -eetal compact of the emancipated Africans.
oil'ihmey
.
steibillg thelt Indies a heavy debt, and the onlynmt et
It.tise tVois„4ondition was for thnersGeovaenrn e aonsproceed
and then they would
itlieterjetlaltieteulansathtieifra proenseno
cti resent
throwing open to the British
tied Ish erstl44 extended colonial market. If they dist his
l'irt ° 't"r Phillived that th dream of Wilberforce,
.Clar so_n,
;,ottstit,diing, iseoiantbropists, ewould ere long be realised. By
t‘ntete ri'tatnrL "Yrs(t'ent°PP°ertiunities for emigration to the West
tbelid he e.'s ill th 0,
Tsi.avery,whtich had hitherto resisted
.all
ea, toss Minty e Lnited Ste es, Mexico and the Brazils,
N'ott; la he overthrown. Ile was satisfied of this, because
I t' of reeonamended would afford the only. means to the
letit:ithal uncleraelling the States he had mentioned. They
4(tutaltosith tpolistod,?wn African slavery without collision or leo
tZly't4elleeit.rheer per,and all this would undoubtedly be
Government were disposed honestly and
itls,Prise eo'frrY out their present course. They hadimincertouassetdo
es,sle:t, whileNionial sugar, and thereby given an p
tit h'sted to the course pursued on the other hand was only
4,,A4.lkidihe:reeofurage the exhibitions made at E.xetnr Hall.
walatltellev ore, the Government
.would maintain their
4, 4441.- ) and they might rely on his strenuous and cor-
Lteat'a;i s'rt/A„
'''' t -°r tC'T WORTLEY could see nothing in the
'lt
,the the ~" Right Honourable Gentleman the Mem-
N 4,.- ~u.iversity of Oxford, to justify the. rhapsody
2%,
peonst.sxssientlerean wo had just' sat down against slavery.
`9tee. rieed on there was between the s.peech of his Right
et lit,' ,At alinnd Exeter-hall,
he was quite at a loss to dis-
tea ill -ll` event ' h had listened to the speech
1'44 enßoilllti which no. Friend,any owouldne w
agreee with him that no ob-
Ns Wade en fell from his lips justified the attack which
_hadt
tittlil?. :4,. litlr Alothat place by the Hon. Member who had last
1;44 gad Tu. .11". It appeared to him that the Hon. Gen-
.% i th Ivinterpreted the observations of his Right Hon.
tltotleuttlilee Atereber for the University of Oxford..
mTho-e
ettitt* ,Gentleman seemed to think that the _
Itl SIR urought forward with the view of per_
1 tal some 4tits 'en 1 of the objectionable proceedings which
titte kat " D ace in th
4 qt,,,i !hitt ~, e West Indies. /Sow, he did not
41. ppLtistify Hon.h'il:sniotionFrieirlludtmtadse use of any such argu-
hi he understood, that his
t4ssikjsu iodb.brought it forward because he thought a chanmge. 'f'sso of the'oduced into the regulations relating to the
Z 4% Det.f.''t eunsiZSillnP opnlati.on from one place to another which
t atit Nly • ' 7nn justice. His Hon. Friend was, there-
tilt there in proceeding with his motion,. and he
Nl,' It as e had been any very serious objection urged
at,‘ take s roatie as desired upon all hands that those regulations
ti kl tot; The " effective as possible, so long as they remained.d
twstshittposeehtePereloi rtteesrt.ion as to whether they should be continue
But if they were to give the African the
filitt
il,kalstiseneg option, it behoved the House to see that
t wt. ph the' ' Ytere established as would secure its exercise.
a_tlia, rie °laseet of is H Friend's motion ? Why, his
-4
It ' inoved for psaperesb.which had certainly introduced
•t
en he the
Vie., "Je soa_ regulations respecting this.o ition • and no
Rte thneettlery that he had brought his motion for Ward ; for
sd.lieoisnta, when produced, should not prove satistarem-
Ci i wh t: have an opportunity of placing the
.option on fit
to
I;}:ol.Z.,uoieriat was the real state of the case with respecate_
littsite(! loh:411 SO long ago as the year 1841, a dtsp
_ohr
th, sts',4l, rhsnssell, who was then Secretary of Staterfn
ts .4eft,,l'Ati4'lnced that the time had arrived for assisting
1,1,14 iii° reesi
11%1 negroes to the West Indies ; and therefore
IL'atieets hie piton himself, either by removing to the in-
tii''' Pe ot tole"'ho might be made available,. or, taking
4%444 other alternative, of emigrating t the
otttei et et?itica• It was required by
.the °same
tOutet:.aft et he negro should pronounce his option within.
t'N ussleCe "e had obtained his freedom ; but this period
o task sts, t'snaidered too long it was subsequently reduced to
t1:1%. ir: eP hi, 'f at the expiration of this time the negro failed
t
Ott'qt, Nible rt'llod, his allowance was discontinued. Now
whiis
: gill, • frobs'3 ,SUPPOSe that a negro, immediately aftern . th..skiiittall in the tne slave ship, could be in a condition to s p
Af;.toteete te the colony where he obtained his freedom, or
444,1.1
tit.MY distant part of the worlddid thin
Na it Wittlitmlat assistance ought to be afforded to the
c 41741 4 repje ard to the motion, he would say but one
a:e ot: thepeared to be to ascertain if the regulations
1,4 it. At i. rnovai of negroes was fairly and properly
th,llli AtiZqi
404 0 '''s said the speech of the Hon. Gentleman
°O. su,k ne to
h .41 tem said
that he could hardly have heard
Itif ett 4sber .e by the Hon. Member for Gateshead.. The
~ itil 4,- ) Itistead
t,'ty the ',;u% of of opposing the motion, spoke in the
flu% pit eta
.ueotamendation of the tone and manner in
that hoo_ursc L'4oll. Baronet, the Member for the UHniveer-
tlthe naltilt;lad brought the subject before
01:1! (AT'sey;:ir, Moreover had expressed his earnest wish
elude-I'er. t o-stei4t might succeed pin their present policy,
111/: 4f d 1! tite ss,'eY) could hardly understand how the. H. on.
1/4. teisi!itves,Riding could object to the spirit or
~th‘ttety?rittlitl.iaio:efr
the
. Hen. Member's speech. H‘elistshiooUngahvyt
‘Qt oei is ut • e interference of the Churchs _
isi tiiN tte for
seotion.
t et 04e 'he
He had himself beenamember of
NT, eh h 11,1,01 years, and he had found that, generally,
-.4 e tho good. There were however, occasions
itss.tri eght they exhibited an undue degree of inter-
AC! hio','' A Cki
,1':0441, n'artoi AND next addressed the House. We under-
sithetho 9 %tie?' to defend the proceedings of the Church
ist.ttifthit, to tl, with which he w proud to be connected.
itsebto :tit had bee Niger expedition he contended •that,
be..(5,4 ',Nee the attended with misfortune, yet it had done
tsep one re ace interests of this country in Africa than
the °lee 'refits ers'enitnplishedin centuries, and he believed that
It‘tis'lPcii;jll.o was Yet result from it. Although the
to lea ''son es aery great, yet, in the same year of
Mach : io 'lO equal
%A 144 , the „, mortality occurred in a regiment
ta ,-", i,„eutea , west Indies. This country was
th‘iwbe,ill, Thettlii`e°l. the exertions of his lamented
Ittsoolt,4 to seto 'nton, whom God had been pleased
tiiito kap /7041 d ~•°„°!; and he thought that no man in
itthi.„„..‘Y 4efnWpeks.e,ati6leZn't the respect, pr to w. hieh. that
i ooes""tts4 the Hoo•with to the motion mime-
" 02, ols, e.nsit;,,,, . 'e, he would say that he concurred in
Plasge w aloe(' front in the report this subject, to make free
,Itt*.k..ter, tritest /13. the other side': of the Atlatic, available.
"irtaai r the o He
never could understand why the
I'o h;t Red in ,Be of slave labour denied him, should
too shire Shin Optainin , was
app 4 ,e, th • Priet, the use of free labour. He fraught,
aish at sh; si the Member for the West Riding of
:ipttittel
twiaod4ronSodiertrha.Le
he to,-, he '' was on; . acha -.tt, ielPressed the Ya. act of regulation. In
satision which he felt at. atishe
one, of men of colour to office, d
•11, • i,, three _ ivieshe Bishop of London had lately or-
hatirels Nvultsinilina of Africa
Iteintletiereatelstmlary soei_d, he bad long been a member of
.the
tt, t: Ilottat bless; 51, and he believed that that Society
f alp 's_ilh see nostandi ngs, wherever their labours had ex-
et th'ittoiAeet to
ung the taunt of the Hon. Member oppo-
Atte Ikhfitir`lLEs 21dinF interference.
11. thee is 'of thelained. He had the greatest respect
eLts Ttvir words front Ural He
Society.
rePIY, thizotie.ntosapEagizertPol.anation, and Sir