Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-04
1913.

certain age, were compelled 10 bear arms
ana you might see them every week 70 -.
ad'ng the streets, the aTtilIrrv finn
iarge's, and the infantry at the fisnres 81
p moooen men; set up for the purpose; but
"o~' 50 needless are these precautions es-
.eeihea' that these troops have been ner-
niahehhy dlsbanded. and all their arms
le.urned to the military store. To mr.
se'Ve the pubic peace, there is now dnlv
oody OF civil police, consis,ino in al e.
hundred and twenty We persons incl,,d !
ing oIncers The number &c ro.s..4e-
fooPS mas also been greatly dim,nisbas
ono III consequence ofthe sickliness Co.
el",d'e, tue government have deeru,,sd
s'auualiy to withdraw the wbol. ana -
S0pply their place with black xnld;ars
In Antigua, half the troons bane =
Withdrawn, yet the COLONY i nsrf.o, Jn
s tra ana peace every where reion5
mere Is nothing to disturb, nothing ~
alarm; bat both person and properlysof
entirely secured. =
should suppose that the facts 7 have
s'ated are enough TO convince the mosf s..
cfeduious that entire and immediate enan
s sh, Is sale | shall now proceed 10
snow that 1t Is also profitable.
We DO not expect that the crous Of The
present year will be equal to those of RE
last. Not that the blacks are any The les
Industrious, but from causes wholly of .
provldentlal nature. The planting Of
canes during the last year was much II.
Jured by the long rains and drauobts which
prevailed; 1t is possible, however ,ba,
the causes which apply to one colony do
not equally apply TO others. On hi.
point cannot speak positively. have
!ui lr returns from but one colony, and lhat
Is Trinidad. Up TO the Soih of June of
Inc present year, the sugar exported WAS
over $1,000 hogsheads, and if the residoe
OF Inc year shall bear any proportion to
the commencement, the amount of exnors
VIII De greater this year than The last
zane cutting had commenced, and The
yield was found to be not more than one.
nan or Two thirds the usual quantity. Mr..
D mere designated four individual estates
IN Guiana, the long Dutch names of
winch the reporter could not caich-on
one OF which, the yield which was exnac,-
ed to have been fifteen hogsbeaas bad
turned out to be only seven. Another.
where the yield was expected to be nine
W had produced but thirty-five. Anotb-
er' WHICH had been expected to produce
hundred, had produced only sixty. Now
saio ne, regret this, because know thu,
II VIII ell be put down against the negroes
Inc whole dlminution will be CHARGED
20 the effect OF his native incidence when
not stimulated by the whip. To antic;-
pale Tins, | have been thus particular in
giving the names of these estates and
before hand, that if the amount of
produce shall be found less than last wear
I may be attributed to its true cause
which Is the failure of the crop.
Now, 1t has been an old objection 10
that the negro if set free
VIII not be able to take care of himself.
was sald 10 US by many, " Ii is a pity 10
them, they are now taken care
u oy their masters, their food and raiuent
ire all provided for. and they do not know
low 10 provide for themselves" we'll
m this subjeci, | have vet an interes,1ng
eturn, the collecting of which cost me
nuch Time and labor. | have before me
% account ofthe aged and infirm of TWEEN.
y-two estates In one of the judicial dis.
rlc's In Guiana. find that on these
twenty-five estates, the aged and infirm
BACKS unable to support themselves.
mounted TO two hundred and ninetv-eight
males. and one hundred and four females
VOW, we have all heard that the plauters
re The most liberal men in the world
Stranger who is OF their way ofthinkino.
received by them with the greatest hos
ltalIly and kindness, and strong state.
ients nave been made in regard to their
enevolent care for their negroes and es-
eclally the soliciiude ard tenderness man.
ested towards the aged and iniirm.
felt Curious to know how far these
presentations were true and as there are
o poor laws IN Guiana | had fair on
onunry toJudge obtained the result,
'hlch will now state, and il has been
lought to De of so much importance tha,
has been sent home to the British Gov
rnment. l find that of these four hum
red and two aged and infirm persons On.
Ole 10 support themselves. one hundred
pd hfty are partially supported by the
states. They receive a small supply Of
&c and salt fish, but no cIothino and
u this they are expected TO do such LIGHT
SKIS as are within their strength. Two
undred and one aged anu infirm negroes
re supported entirely BY their own chill
rem. Fifiy-one. who have ouilived all
'eIr relatives are maintained BY the vol
ntary contributions Of the other negroes.
that instead OF their not being able to
ke care of themselves. they are able 10
re care ofothers besides; ond instead of
eng unfeeling and hard-hearted. are kind