Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-04

= ddfkef type. Let US now hear wba, n,
|, themselves say. La the colonies of wh;c
shall now speak, | have myself persor
ally visited every prison.
In British Guiana, the number of nri.
oners in Georgetown jail, in 1886 wa
,, i26; in 1889, it was 81 here there is
dimlnutlon of more than 100 per cent. il
the number of offenders La Trinidad. j,
Inc royal Jail at Port of Spain, there wer
10 1886, II prisoners; in 1889, Their,
were %, OF whom ten were military oI
lenders. In Barbados, in Bridettowr
Jall, IN 1886. the prisoners were 242: il
1889, there were SO. In all these colo
Mes there was one fact which struck me
very forcibly. | inquired very CAREFUL,
aS 10 the crimes for which these prison.
ers mad been committed, and | found tina,
almost all the capital felonies had been
Per.2etrated by white men. In the rail in
6rid getown, there were four whites con.
hned for murder, two were gentlemen
connected with plantations who had sbol
negroes. one was a soldier who had sbo,
MS sergeant, and the remaining convict
was white woman who had murdered
ner twin children. There was NOT sin.
gie negro IN prison for this crime. In
6eorgetown there were two, both white
one Ior The wIlfni murder of a black man
Inc other for killing Portuguese labor.
er. In Trinidad there were two mon
charged with murder, both of them Span
Ism Poems. | found on the records. after
most ollIgent enquiry, that from the first
Oh August, 1884. down to the period when
made the examination. that moi sinols
case had occurred OF black man chaTo-
ed with the commission of even an assault
upon white. So much for the chimer.
lcal fears of bloodshed and massacre
which were to follow the much dreaded
act of general emancipation.
Let US now for few minutes return N
figures again, that we may see how ner.
fectly safe thing it is to entrus, the slaves
with their freedom.
In British Guiana there is a white NON.
ulatlon of $500 scattered through thai
Immense region along the shores of the
ocean and the banks of their great rivers
while there exists in the same district of
country, negro population of $1,000
ne physical strength is therefore with
the negroes. ANY man will see at
glance that the planters are ALWAYS in
the power OF their laborers, especiallv
when ne remembers that each field NEGRO
is armed with long sharp instrument
called cu:lass, which is there EMPLOYED
IN reaplng the cane; and this formidable |
sabre is moreover entrusted to his keen. |
ing, not only in the day time. but bv |
night. What terrible cut-throats these |
negroes must be! Laughter and an.
plause.) In Trinidad there are l20O |
whites, while the blacks are Is, 600. And
10 Barbados The whites are $4,000. while
he blacks are $4,000. So that YOU see
he negroes were prepared for resistance
had there been any thing to resist, and in
every question of physical force were
sure TO prevail. Yet the utmost peace
md tranquility has every where prevail
ID, nor has solitary case of insurrection
occurred In consequence of the emancipa-
ion law.
The long looked for and memorable lst
u August was introduced in these colo
lies, not with confused noise and stand.
lrds rolled in blood, but amidst the mi.
'ersal sound of prayer and Thanksgiving
o the Almighty. Their thanks went m
IS incense from disinthraled and reioic.
ng people, on that glorious day, when
100000 human beings, who had been de.
traded, whipped, scourged, tortured, and !
lmost brutlfed by the atrocious system
1 negro slavery, Were simultaneously
alsed to the attitude of the free.
do not find that in a single coionv the I.
ay was regarded in any other manner
han as holy festival. All was silent in ;
ne streets, while the blacks, in their own ,
abltatlons, were generally occupied un. /,
n their knees, in lhanksgivings and bless J
1gs 10 God for graciously rememberino :
1em IN their low estate. On the evening
efore, after the last stroke of the bell
1hlch marked the termination ofthe reign
slavery, multltudes OF the emancipated I
laves came into the town, and at every T
orner you might see crowds shaking
ands, embracing each other, and giving :
very demonstration of joy; while num- I
ers OF the more devout awaited the com. /
lg blessing at home upon their knees e
When actually conscious that they were d
zee, the poor negroes scarce knew how a
express IN words the emotions of their a
~. One aged man In British Guiana e
'as met by the missionary with this sal r
lation, Well, Sambo. this is beautiful 4
forming, the rain has entirely cleared Il
way, and the sun shines clear and bright" b
be 0 q man replied, +" Yes indeed, mas a
|; oh, massa, it seems as if Great Mas. d
IN Heaven come down. blow away all Il
le bad, and blow on US all the good l"- U
APplause.) When asked how they Iik- s
being free men, their reply would Of Il
n be, 'Oh, massa, freedom TOO sweet Il
n aged female bent with decrepilude and b