Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-04-19
JAMAICA APPRENTICE SYSTEM

,SAhlAlCA APPRENTICE SYSTEM
i9e working of this system does not
seen'1to answer the expectations Of its pro-
Jectors. lhe present effects, at least, Of
.he rec labor scheme, is not ut all flat,er-
Ing Ing 10 the future prospects of Jamaicu.-
ihe olacks being emancipatcd from the
yoke OF bondage, scorn to submit TO the
wholesome restraints of law. Like eyerv
people who have not been trained up TO the
enjoyment of liberty they abuse its privi-
icgcs and run into the widest cxcesscs of
licentiousness aud atrocity. What lamcn-
taoie ignorance Of human nature, do the a
| Dettors OF such fanatical notions betray!-
Inc history Of man has demonstrated. that
iree institutions can only stand upon basis
o' intelligence aud virtue. 1t would re-
quire centuries OF discipline and education,
70 qnalify race degraded as is the Ethiopi-
an, 10 enter upon the elevated career of
lreeh'en. Even then, the guardianship of
sof'c. superior power, would be necessary
u" keep them in that erect position, for
winch providence seems never to have de-
signed them. "A servant of servants slral,
thou be- is the curse stamped upon their
visases, as legibly as the mark craven upon
cams forehead :, aud vain will be the ef.
torts OF ngitators and humanity mongcrs to
| avert the doom.
Of the conduct Of the blacks, under the
state of things, the following extracts from
the Jamaica Gazette, will furnish our read
ers with correct IDEAS:
"Ihe apprentices" says tho Kingston
Chroalcle, " arc treated by the special
MAGISTRATES and their subordinatcs, as
spoiit childron. They are petted, humorcd
encouraged in idlcness and waste of time
and taught 10 expect indulgence which
their rnasters cannot afford to give ,hcm
gratis-and when denied these indulcencics
they nre encouraged in the belief thai thew
are III treated and imposed upon. Their
childsen are idle and pronigaie, acquiring
no one good habit whatever, .lisdaining ali
agricultural labor; and again encouraged in
suchieelngs, VIC suppose, by command or
on account OF Instruction"
IHis no doubt. presents a true but faint
picture OF the lnconvenienccs and abuses To
| wliel the miserable failure of this cxpcri
mcnt has opened the door; and NAV be re-
guarded as the advance guard of a host of
cvilSswhich, in the shape of rcvolts, iusur-
| rections, murders and massacres, will here.
atcrbe introduced, and spread havoc over
rha, beautiful island. The symptoms of
| these intestine commoiions already BEGIN
to nAniiest themselves. TheJamaica Ga
deeds and h hGffbs fbfsGfts oatssss;% s % III Rch iiF
The petted and pampered apprentices a.c
guilty.
On this subject the following remarks
are made by orc of The leading journals on
the island-"That idlcncss is the root of all
| evil, IS made manifest in every court by the
fearful increase OF crime. In days when
masters had tho power of stimulating their
laborcrs TO industry and good order, the
black catalogue Of iniquity which now
stains the quarterly calender, was seldom
TO he seen. For be it remembered, it is not
trivial oifcnscs subject merely to domestic
| punishment. but henious crimes which are
brought under the CoSnizance Of the court
crimes which were always visited bv cap
ital punishment, such as "murtlcr, burglary.
cat'le-srealing, rape"
After this specimen Of the effects of alb
clifton. who would FOR moment tolerate
the spread Of such flasiiious doctrines ti,ro'
our own happy land. Let the examples
OF Jamaica and ST. Domingo, where this
wrctched experiment has worked on mi
mature scale, but sufficiently extensive to
dcvclope awful realiues, be contemplated
by men of sense and intelligence as q war
ming by which they may profit. Fanatics
and hypocrites may discard the evidence of
facts and turn a deaf ear 10 tho dictates of
reason, but to the honest, judcous thinking
potion Of the community, sufficient proof
has been furnished in the condition of these
Two islands, Of the absurdty and folv of
putting INTO practice the pernicious princi-
| pies ot the cntliusiasiics aud fanatics at the
North. The experiment has been tried a.
! gam and again, and Il succession of dis
graceful and runous failures has dcmonstra-
ted the impolcy and impracticability Of the
! schcme.-N. o Bulletin.
INCIDENT IN THE BATTLE OF CHppE-
wA.-Wliile General Scott was in town
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