The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-07
EMANcIPATIoN IN THE WEST INDIES

Every humanity watching intense interest the practical
results OF Emancipation the British West Indies. Many reports
have been and contradictory hardly
withhold and when yield confidence The following
come from good and Think be relied substantially
correct They from winessone who has interest
in the results of the Emancipation dreaming
sast but SOBER intelligent practical They audience
composed of Aboon but those who take deep
in the Of humanity. We take they appear
Z" Record" published in New Haven Connecticut.
On Friday evening week. meeting held invitation of
Rev Mr. Bacon at the Chapel Orange street which some very
the British West Indies made by John Sobe ESQ., English
purpose OF making minute experiment into the workings Of the new
meeting proposed such character would give oppor-
The Rev. Dr. Tayo called the chair Mr. scob having been
introduced to the meeting made some introductory remarks and said his
inquiries had been chiefly confined the three colonies of Barbaoes
Trinidad and British Guiana.
question proposed comparative oflabo un
der the present and systems In reply, NJ gave
Of the of sugar raised 1885 which year August
the negroes entirely compared with average
Of The four of the apprentice system and also with the average the
Of slavery Immediately preceding appeared that Guiana
there slight balance but the
1898 was larger than the In
Barbados the during the years Of slavery nearly $4,000 hhd
During the apprenticeship, $4,000
making large balance in favor of the presen, system
In Trinidad there 1000 hhd during the year of
slavery and the apprenticeship more than in 1898
fell short The veage Of Years previous by onv small
AS for the Inference in av Of Babsdoe D M ha the
island had their been trained
plan pursued years
past by which they acquired abong
The allowed patch ground
reservng themselves one of the and each negro
has generally been able get barrels of sugar his
The for the difference favor Of the apprenticeship stated
BY Mr. s. to be- that under the system the had acted the plan
o making the they could the apprentices while they should
their servind thus exacions had paised
more in'oeate than slavery itself
In regard the of the for the Mr. said
the last In Trinidad the the 18th of June 1900 hhds
and Judging from this the whole would probably be this
lowed by extraordinary drought; which disastrous
the drains having been neglected for the years,
would undoubtedly be attributed the by the
was no, informed the condition that Island by personal
unhappy had been carried there between planters
the planters lod day for labor and
demanding necessary TO
afford them comfortable subsistence The planters had been compelled
yield the amount paid ordinarily Is 3d. The crop this year
would he thought probable fall but little short former
Although the number of field hands diminished by
the domeses and mechanics and women and children declined the hard
labor OF the field in which they used to assiset the whole
could be obtained from cmn by than whip.
In regard religious instructions and education
great anxiety and eageness for instruction exists among negroes
Some Of the most interesting particulars related prison
statistics These show the three colonies
about onea the number of criminals comparing present
age Of the criminals considered relatively proportion
whole population Aes There has been year
negro being convicted for assault on a white
There suspicion of danger themselves part
formerly thought necessary dsbanded
necessary armedIhe forbidden have The
and is trusted in their hands without fear.
IL the domestic habits Of the Mr. that great change
had taken place Their much better sy
Marriages increasing The Sabbath decency and
soety Their general department
they obviously much cheerful and happy
There has been advance the price of real liberia
ton of the amounting Barbados and Trinidad
and instances much thinks
ever that expectations have been sang"ne and that the rise will prove
to be than the
This fact however, shows that the inhabitants have
success of the
The apprentice agreed all hands, badly
Popneo are universally pleased with the system instance
could not be found of one willing 90 back to slavery.
Ihe principal obstacle the immediate
sent experiment to be found the ouerrs of the The prope
tors great and this especially Of Jamaica,
land elsewhere and leave their
having been accustomed depotc the blacks
bear TO be deprived Of they do change their
shou they d. thing they
tem and also spread miavoae not
been the favorable conscientious
humane feelings and therefore wholly manage transition roml
slavery freedom Owing this Mr. s.
or three slight dmuton of below
premiership We would here observe,