Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-06-25

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incessant demands for their article-tlle
just reward of such intelligence, skill, and
unwearied industry .--NorthansPto
Coarier.
WORKING OF THE EMANCIPA.
TON ACT IN JAMAICA.
The Government of Great Britain has
proposed to parliament the suspension of
the constitution Of the Island of Jamaica,
and TO subject the people TO the rule of the
Government and Council, and three COM
missioners appointed by The crown, super
seding for five years, all the functions of
the Colonial Assembly elected by the
people. The state Of things which has
given rise to this proposition originates In
the policy which reYolutionised the domes-
tic relations of this colony. The cruelty
imputed to the local authorities in the
punishment of the black population, since
the negroes have been set free from the
control of their masters, produced several
appeals from the English Administration
TO the Colonial Legislature TO change the
system. The latter, nevertheless, main-
tanned il; and then an act Of parliament,
subverting the internal regulations of the
local legislation within its admitted sphere
of action, having been obtained by the
ministry; the colonial representative body
resolved on resistance; by refusing 10 per-
form. any other legislative function until
the act violating their legislative right,
should be repealed. This course of the
Island Assembly stripped the Governor of
the necessary police, of the appropriations
and of other essentials in maintaining the
Governments Of the Island. The project
of the ministry proposes to strip tue colo-
ny of all its constitutional rights, and SUBJ
lect it 10 arbitrary authority for FIVE years.
as the corrective of its contumacy.
If the matter is closely scanned, it will
be seen that Great Britain has found it
mpracticable to lberate the blacks with.
out enslaving the whites. 1t is found that
the severity necessarily exerted by the
public authorities to keep the slaves in
subordination, since the immediate super
vision of masters is Withdrawn, is greater
than before, and that punishments, since
the severance of the community of IN
terest and sympathy growing out of the
old relations existing between the whites
ard blacks, are much more fatal. From
the statements which we give below from.
an English paper, it viii be seen that the
whole scheme of British policy in regard
TO the blacks in Jamaica, must resolve it.
self into a struggle between the races for
mastery, and will end in the determination
or Punishment of the whites. The period
is looked TO when the right of suffrage
conceded to the free blacks viii put the
whip of legislation in the hands of that
/ numerically prepondering race and then,
if not before, jamaica, in ifs domestic Co.
vernment will be as much black Co.
yernment as ST. Domingo. It VIII be
observed that the British journal from
which we quote, looks to the ultimate as
| cendancy of the negroes in the Assembly
of the island, and very naturally antics
pates that the only question viii be black
or white, or which race shall govern.
The result of such an issue can hardly be
doubtful, wtenitis stated, on the authors
i ty of the ministry, that--s There were IN
Jamaica abobt 5000 whites, $4,000 pei.
sons of color and blacks, who had been
sometime free, and $4,000 negroes Iate.
Fl III emancipated. The constituent BODY
had been represented by Sir Lionel
Smith as between 1900 and 1900 but
| the number was, perhaps, about 5000
and neither the colored population nor the
4 blacks had al present any vote In the cleo
ton Of thea members of the House 0I
Assembly. Fifteen months must elapse
before 350,O0O blacks and persons of col.
or could have any influence onthe repre.
sentation.
When the three hundred and fiftv Thousand
blacks become constituents of the Assem-
bly, It is not difficult TO foresee that the co
lony will no longer be white. but a ne
gro colony. That it may be rnUre oui
ct dependency, and more valuable nos
) session TO the crown, is quite possible
The negroes may submit more stupidli
c.the arbitrary authority 5f the hi6the
f coantFy. than an intelligent assembly q
{ white men, who know something Of 10
j, litlcalrlghts and this may serve 10 Ell
. PLAIN that philanthropy which has been a
L work. under the cnlor Of emancipatinI
one race, to enslase both.
TO take Grease out Of six. III littl
i. powdered magnesia Be applied to tn
/. wrong side Of silk, as soon d the spot
t discovered it IS never falling remedy
!. The dark spots disepp as fby magic
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