Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-07

of keeping their laborers among them
The policy of these laws is condemned by
many here, who contend that labor must
be left to find its own market, and a dis
cussion is now actually going on IN the
newspapers, one party insisting that there
must be laws to check emigration, and
the other contending that the object may
be more efectuaIly accomplished by rails
ing the wages, providing better houses for
their laborers, &c, the whole dispute be-
ing how they should best be able to keep
among them their liberated sLares!
The very thing which the philanthropic
co!onizaIionists Of America, are spending
their str, myth and wealth to bring about
the people Of the West Indies are la
boring with all their might TO prerent-
on the one sile we hear the cry, "begone
from among US, for we cannot tolerate your
existence here as tree people" On the
other, leave us not, we beseCch you, we
will build you houses, we will clothe and
feed you, we will pay you good wages,
only leave US not" Be it remembered,
too. that the pretended necessity for the
expectation Of the blacks from the United
States, has a Theoretical foundation only,
whereas the people of this country are
acting upon thorough experience, boh
OF slavery and emlnci pation.
| will mention one other circumstance.
Sir Lionel Smith, who has been for some
years residing here as governor general
Of the WindwarI Islands, has been trans
ferred to Jamaica, and his place is to b.
supplied by Sir Evan J. M:Gregor, now
Governor of Dominica. One of the pri-
vaIe secretaries Of Gov. McGregor is a
co'ored man, very capable, and in fact a
trul V religious man-ot course we expect
that for the first time in the West Indies,
coIored people, who are in respectable
standing, will be invited to the govern
lnent house, and placed in all departments
upon a footing with other citizens.
spent last evening at an estate about
toar miles from town. 1t is one Of the
finest properties in the Is'anl, and the
resident manager is reputed to be one of
the most skilful planters in the country
Such IS the character Of the estate, that
when the French admiral visited the
Island last year, "the Governor made a
visit with him for the especial purpose Of
showing specimen Of Barbados cult
vatIon, and sugar manufacture. There
are on the plantation 280 apprentices, BE-
SIDES chlIdren-the whole numbe amount
ing to $50.
The conversation turned upon cn,anci-
patton, and, sir, l assure you, it was
enough 10 affect the stoutest heart, TO
hear the expressions of gratitude and sat
ishction with which the new order OF
things was spoken Of | believe this gen.
tleman to have been always noted for
kindness to his slaves, yet his language
was. to this effect Pointing to the long
arms of the cane mill, he said l.: II re-
joice that the power and the temptation 10
Cypress the poor people is taken away.
How many times, when the crop pressed,
have kept those arms flying till o'clock
at night, when they Dug hit to have been
chained at 6; and how many times have
set them agoing at in the morning
when ought not TO have done it until
and this taken out Of the strength of those
poor people. In how many instances
have | made myself miserab e BY giving
way to anger, and inficlng unjust pun.
iShment; whereas now we have the salts
faction Of knowing that we cannot injure
them if we would"
AS we walked along the noble gallery
which surrounds the house, he pointed to
large building filled with lights, situated
on the distant elevation, and observed
There is good work going on these are
the Moravans, with their schools foI
| liberated slaves From all the mcrnb ers
Of the family similar language was heard
and especially when they spoke Of the
comparative comforts Of living on an cs
tate new, and during the existence o
slavery. NoW there is feeling Of per-
| feet security, as a sentiment Of kindness
and mutual good will; whereas formerly
there was distrust, jealousy, AMI the idea
which never could be perfectly eradica,ec
from the breasts even of hereditary slave
holders-that 1t was gross injustice t
take the labor of the poor negroes withou
compensation. In regard to the industr!
of the people, the manager observed tina
1t was enough to say that the estate hat
never been in such high state of culiva
ton as at present
My dear sir, let your patience atten
me with one remark more, and l hav
done.
In the Unitel Suites a common topic c
remark is the in$olence Of the colore
people.
AboIitionists are charged with being tn
. abettors Of this insolence; and we ar
generally told that unless the blacks al
; kept under, they will come to such
: state of characterization, that white poop
: cannot live with them No, sir, believ
t you will finally ag:ee with me, that tn
7 keeping them under is the very thin
: which occasions all the difficulty. Klc