The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-08-31
From the U. s. Gazette.

/ The Rev. J. Scoble, Of England, who has made
tour through the British West Indies, for the
purpose of making observations and reporting to
a society in England, upon the operation of Eman-
cipation in the Colonies, gave lecture on Satur-
Iday and Sunday evenings in this city, in which he
declared that emancipation had tended to increase
the produce the colonies, and greatly to enhance
the value of plantations especially in Barbados,
British Guiana and Trinidad, and that almost ev-
cry man who had been STAKEHOLDER, protested
himself as gratfid at the result as the blacks could
be. Mr., Scoble is an eloquent speaker, and sus-
tanned his assertions by facts which he had gath
cred from the Islands; and he gave comparative
statements of the exports and value Of plantations,
which were altogether in favor of the present con-
dltlon, even under pecuniary considerations alone
One statement struck US as extraordinary, viz -
That the plantations in Barbados are now worth
from, twenty to thirty-three per cent. without the
slaves more than they were three years ago with
the slaves; that is, if we understood the speaker,
plantation which, in 1884, was worth thirty
thousand dollars, with twenty-five slaves upon it
and included in the price, is now worth forty
thousand dollars without a single slave. The
moral condition of white and black it was stated,
is greatly improved, and the cost of military police
dispensed with. Our head was so occupied with
pain that we had little room for the pleasure of
remembering the details of the speaker. But we
came to conclusion which we venture to men
ion viz. that as the subject is deemed one of great
importance, one in which almost all are concern
ed, at least in which almost all evince an inter
est why should these details be left to a.stranger,
highly respectable as we believe him to be, or to
one whose opinions it may be supposed are not
changed, only strengthened, by what he saw in the
West Indies? Why not sendstwo. persons from
this country (this city inoeed) one moderate abo-
litonst, the other moderate colonizatonfst, 1--WE
believe that we are right in the classification who
shall make the proper inquiries in the British
West Indies and report thereupon, having refer
ence in their reports toAhe peculiar circumstances
of this country, and those of The Islands, The cost
of such mission could be easily raised,
tits certain that the reports of Mr.. ScobIe do not
agree with the opinions expressed in the Jamaica
papers, and by many persons who hold property on
that island. Admission, composed as we suggest,
would settle the donbs arising out of existing diff
ferences and.do good by establishing The truth,
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Most Alarming Outrage His Honor Richard
NJ. Johnson, Vice President of the United States,
on a recent excursion with his two accomplished
daug took a short residence at Tuscaloosa.
The fair ones whose complexion was not liable to
injury from exposure TO the sun, were much prone
to promenade the street, displaying the brilliant
jewels and rich paraphernalia which as the daugh-
ters of the second officer ofhe United States they
felt entitled to wear
One afternoon while there, the Vice President
being particularly engaged, the young ladies' with
his leave ventured out without protector, purpo-
sing 10 return In an hour