Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-01
ETTrs FROM JAMAICA.
JAMAICA, March 18th, 1889.
To John G. Whittier, Esq, editor Of The

PenRSDLCGn19 FREEMAN, 1HH0:
Dear Sir: II dare say las Christ g
jan) your, heart was filled with JOY at the ,
announcement in the American papers, !
that slavery should exist no longer In ia {
maica, after the first Of August last. Oh /! /
how much have we to reJolce IN. this !
country, that the iniquilohs and vlllalnous (
system Of slavery is forever driven from
Jamaica. Our hearts are filled with love
and 10Y at the victory which the God of
love and mercy has given US over the en-
emies of Freedom. |
Y on have heard, suppose, how quiet !
| fy the first OF August passed OH ; IN so
much ioy,- so much peace, and the pros |,
-, pect of SO much happiness and with SO
much credit to the behavior OF our deSpls-
ed race. 1t was indeed a happy and a
merry season. -.....-
Tie planters to be sure, have tried to
make as much Bad news as possible, and
SOME have gone so far as to refuse LABOR,
on purpose that they might say that emaR
cpation was working badly. First, they
cried out about drunken excuses, then
about the affair at Falmouth, then at the
rates the laborers demanded, then at rents,
then at small change, and INSTRUMENTATION,
ideness, and other things too numerous
t. to mention. Were | to attempt to give
l you an accoun. of their croakings aud
4 misrepresentation, might say, that all
the books in the world would not contain
them.
: But they bring the charge of idleness
}, against them, and whv2 Because they
have refused to come 10 their overbearing
: and oppressive terms. But have they
n been idle since August? No, no. They
y have in very many.cases purchased land
: for themselves, and have been workin 9
= hard and cheerfaIly since they have pur-
t chased. And have the others been Idle,
a = who had not the money to purchase land
~ No. They worked their own ground;
!. well and induslriously; until they have
n at last come 10 terms with their employ
a. ers, who appear just to begin to have {
j.. dawn of light coming upon them.
l. The planters still continue their croall
cd ing, through their organs, of the ruin O
ne the island, the short crops, laziness Of th,
re aborefs, scarcity OF corn, scarcity Of SINAI
n change, Baptist missionaries, &c. ,
= If, after all, Jamaica should be ruined
~ whose fault would it be! The negroes
IN No. They have not refused to wor|;
"a where they have been treated kindly, fan
IS ly and honestly. Then whose fault wi.
IL it be? unhesitatingly say, and wiihou
The fear Of contradiction, the planters an
lis the House Of Assemby's fault.
ms expect your papers viii be filled will
rs. bad epoTts of the condition of the islam
TX and the iasuJordiaatiOn Of the laborer;
&c SC. And how have they obtained ;hei
Sc, information? From captains of vessel
in from your Southern States, (who obtai
Tic all their information from prejudiced pc
M sons, and who are doing great bus ne;
OF in lumber, -four shingles, SC. The
on, wiH no! carry home the truth!
OF I am happy to say every thing is 60
ms, ing on quietly in Jamaica. The propr
say ties are mostly at work throughout Il
no island. The crops, Iexpecl, will be ver
cts, good, if the seasons are favorable III
the planters have been holding meetings a
ire over the island, and sending reports hon
wo to scare the proprietors and the COVER
our meat But have they THE pIantersl r
of ported any Of the grievances Of the labo
ell ers? No. They have kept that out
ter- the case altogether. Every thing w
'eW right on the part of the planter, eve
lelr thing wrong Gil the part Of the negro.
ing Now, Jamaica is not ruined, nor do
OF think it will ever be. For Why do re,
n keep rising so high? Why are pare,
the of'land bought up as soon as advertise,
81, and why are SO few offered The ola.
the ers know their own Interests too we'll
- sell out. They have taken the opporiur
OF ty of scandalizing the negroes at that pa
Ut ticular time, the end of the year ana t
the Christmas holidays Trade was ben
oy during the Christmas holidays than il W
ned ever known before. All the other islam
made the same hue and cry.
-ere Yours. dear sir, faithfully & truly,
lree H. x. BURKELL.
re- The planters took the opportunity
The holding their meeting just after the Chr
rri- mas holidays, when they knew the Iabc
Ian ers wanted TO form new. and more perm
lere nent arrangements. The planters won
tyed not pay Is. 81. day, and The labor,
would not take Is. 81. But now. /
planters have had 10 come TO fair tern
gan or else " blackee" won't work for Inc
re re- he prefers working his OWN grounds
~ II. X. b.
the OUR RIVER NAvIGATIoN-W a
9Th gratl6ed IN being able 10 state that ,
def. recent examinations Of the channel CT |
by Hudson, by the United States euginee
estabilshedlhe fact that no material chan
81. has taken place in the bcd Of the ri,
tely along the liue Of the public works.
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