Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-10-31
From the N. 0. Plcayune'
BRITISH WEST INDIES.

IsAt~ Nu'O nus Dccli ISCOi'Su '" ~
from Jamaica. The pernicious fruits OF
the negro emancipation act are daily be-
coming more apparent and alarming
conduct Of the blacks is growing more
outrageous and intoSerable. II The m'nos
ol the English abolitionists be not as black
as their African friends, and as impervl'
ous to the rays of reason as dungeon IS
10 the rays of light, they must now see 10
what their i'll Judged philanthropy will IT.
evitably lead. They had been warned to
pause in their destructive career by those
who were better acquainted with the ne
pro character Than Buxton the brewer,
Daniel OConnell, or even my Lord brou
CHAM. They were told that equality be-
tween the two races was a visionary OBJ
lect which could never be realized; the
blacks should continue slaves or the whlle
population should submit 10 seli.eXpatfla-
lion or DEATH could even The infatuated
abolitionists think so meanly of men of
their own blood aud their own color, as TO
believe that they would associate or anal,
agate with the groveliDg, stutlhed negro
on terms OF social and political equality /!
Such supposilon seems repugnant TO the
feelings implanted by nature 10 The breast
OF white men Of every class and couhtry.
But these warnings they needed not;
they had mounted the hobby OF phylanshro.
py, and they were determined to ride on
I'LL the West India negroes were all eman'
ciputed, closing their eyes 10 the conse-
quences. Well, they sncceeded, and
would to heaven as they sowed the wind
that they were placed 10 position to reap
The whrwind. But no; an ocean divides
them from the scene Of their dangerous
and ill-adyised legislation. The West In
Dian negroes may refuse to cultivate the
soil: they may drive the planter to begga-
ry; they may presumPtuousIy aspire to
seats in The halls Of council, or on the
bench of Justice, and there make laws aud
enforce them, calculated to Cypress and
enslave the white minority Or will We
go even further, and say they may
which heaven lorfend-enact second
ST. Domingo tragedy.
But will any of these evils fall on The
heads of the originators or abettors OF me-
gro emancipation? Not one Of them-ihey
will not affect them even indirectly; Il IS
the devoted planter of Jamaica and the
other islands That will be the victims
it is they who will have to drink the POI
son prepared by the English abolilionisIs.
These remarks have been suggested by
perceiving that the blacks have had the
effronery 10 commence a career OF aglta-
lion which if not suppressed will reverse
The natural order Of things, aud make The
white men who may remain there the
slaves Of the blacks.
They complain that the equality which
the act Of emancipation has secured 10
them. is but nominal, mol practical, The
numerical strength they say, of the black
population compared with the whites, Is
hs nine to one, whilst all the Offices Of
honor, trust and emolument in tie colo
nies, with some few exceptions, are held
by the latter To remedy this they pro-
pose the formation Of "Colonial union Of
all colored classes" and suggest that q
convention tie held in Barbadoes, at which
blans may be adopted aud course Of ac-
ton agreed on, which will ensure to them
power in the government and insiitu.
lions Of the Colonies, corresponding with
their numbers; or which will, in other
words, strip the whites Of all power, and
cause their influence, judicial, legislative,
social and political, to daindlc down 10 a
mere CIPHER. What consummaton is
this to contemplate! Can those ignorant
English abollionists--deporably igno.
rant on this subject at least; can even thew
look on il without being startled, or have
they now the power to prevent ii? Oh.
above oil qnacks save US from ouack ls>
gislators. Political empyricks are more
dangerous 10 the safety of state Than all
the iilnerant mountebankS OF steam doc.
tors which ignorance or credulity ever
spawned forth.
10 us good will grow out of this mis-
chievous English philanthropy; i, viii
burst up the whole bubble Of negro free
dom.
ANEcDoTE OF BURNs.-When Robert
Burns was very young lad, he happened
nj an ale-house to ia into company con.
slsting Of several seclariane and members
Of the episcopal and presbyterian church,
When warm with potaIions, they entered
upon keen debate abou, their respective
persuaslons, and were upon the point OF
using arguments more iorcble than words
when Burns said: Gentlemen, il has
now been twice my happiness to see the
doctrines Of peace made the cause Of con.
tention ] must tell you how the matter
was settled amongst half-a.dozen Of homes
women, over a cup Of caudIe, after ;
haniism. They were as difIarent in min