Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-09-12
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. -, 1898

UooD NEWS FROM THE WEST INDIES.-The Da-
pers which sympaihiZe with slavery in this country
are circulating extracts from the Jamaica Des-
patch" paper which sympathiz.s with tn, pro-
slavery party in the West Indies going to show that
the results Of emancipation, which has lust taken
place, are unfaVorabte. But tn, worst have vet
seen, even from this paper, does not mention sim
gle case Of shading blood, or any violence on the
part Of the slaves. Ii represents that the slaves
have in some Instances called for higher wages
And this will not be thought to be remarkably
strange, when il is known that the highest wages
offered by the EMPLOYERS the first class Of ha nds
Is eight pence a day-house-rent, medical attend
ance, and the Of half an acre Of land; and the
second class Of hands, fire pence, and down to three
pence aud one-fourth Of an acre of land, and the
other perquisitos.
The Jamaica Morning Journal contradicts the
story Of thu Despatch, in reference to the results
being unfavorable, and sets the matter in very DIFF
fsrent light. Below few extracts.
From tho Jamaica Morning Journal, Aug. 2, 1888.
In this city the day has passed off in
the way in which such a day ought to
pass of. With glad hearts and joyful
fiIps. the people have crowded the ten. pies
OF the living God, and poured out heir
praises and rhanksgivings for the grea,
benefits they had received at the hands Of
OF benrticrnt Providence. That thew
will Continue TO deport themselves as du-
tIiuI subjec :, and good men and women,
We have no donbI. From the country we
wait with anxious hopes TO hear that eve
rythlng has gone off with the same peace
and quiet and order and regularity which
have prevailed here. and especially that
the people have returned TO their labor.
and are giving general satisfaction. We
hope TO be able, alter time, to congratu-
late the pbilauthrops,s Of Great Britain.
the p!anters of Jamaica, the advocates of
immediate emancipation in tie U. States
OF America, France, and otherwise, and
the free peasIntry Of Jamaica. upon the
success of measure pregnant with so ma
ny blessings to so great number of our
iellow-citizens.
The same, Ang.7.
In Kingston. no difference is perccpi-
bic. and the whole matter appears like a
dream, and will continue so until Sa,u--
day night comes, and wages are to be
paid. Those who have employed free
laborers hitherto, will experit nee no in
convenience, and certainly will not BE- re-
minded OF the change which has taken
place by having to ''shell OUT more Of
the "blunts" than usual. We are all sat
lsfied with the manner in which things
have gone off in this city and its neigh
borhood, but desire to know what the re-
Suits in other parts Of the island.
The sans, Aug. 10.
The post has arrived and brought US
intelligence from various parts of the ISL
and, Of the manner in which the first of
August has passed off As was expected,
all was quiet and pcaceable. and there was
less OF noisy mirlh than might reasonably
have been anticipated on such an occa-
sion. .
The C0rH,ral Courier says, the first of
August the most important day ever wit
messed in Jamaica. has passed quietly as
far rs actual disturbance is concerned.
The Standard observes, THE long.
and somewhat anxiously. expected jubilee
IT Emancipation has arrived. and now
nearly passed over with remarkable de-
gree Of qliet and circumspection. or ST.
James's. Of course. we speak more parlic-