The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-03-07

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Gently as that, they attempted fo burn
the town Of Kingston, and had ii not
been Tor the promptness Of the troops
on the Heights would have sacked the
stown. Afiera bloody fight, they wefe
Hat iastput down ut the point Of the
bayonet.s Alarge military force is kept
here constantly, for the sole purpose
of preventing the "free bIacksv from
cutting the throats of their E6sratory.
The very philantropists who first
moved Ia the great project Of efianci-
patton, and whose representations ex-
cited the statesmen of the mother
country, are Obliged to surround their
houses with walls like those of q for
tress, and to have arms continually az
hand, for fear ofsthe objects ief their
tenderness and sympathy. 9 | wish the
abolitionists Of our country. could see
what | have seen, and now see daily.
There is 10 resisting facts drawn from
their terrible experience here. Tile
question Of the practicability of'negio
emancipation has had fair trial bya
government capable Of trying so ire
mendous an experiment, and has entire.
iy failed. iaa4 u u
The British Government, at the ear.
nest prayer Of her West India Colonies,
has undertaken to transport FIVE thous-
and Hill Coolies from the East Indies,
TO be employed aslaberers on the sugar
and coffee estates. This projectmasks
"a deeper policy than the procurement
ollabor. The object is to play off the
jealeusies of the East Indians and. Ne
groes againsteach other, andfrom their
mutual animosities, preserve. her do
mlnion over both. ltds but part of
the same policy by whichshe first won,
and now maintains her East Indian
Possessions. The project is worthy
the brain ola Give or Hastings. SIR
Charles Metcalfe, now Governor of
Canada-lately Governor of jamaica,
and formerly Governor General lof the
British East India Possessions---is the
distinguished gentleman who has the
credit of originating SO subtle a scheme.
The ships with the Hindoo en,igrants,
are daily expected here, What the
result will be, lime can alone determine.
The Coolies area race of frugal and
industrious people in theirown country.
If the vindictive blacks will permit
them to take root in the Island, it may
be he,means of,saving for the British
their West India Colonies. * saf
The trade to this Island, together
with all the others belongnglto the En-
glish, is conducted almost solely by our
enterprising Yankee countrymen.i Car
goes of flour, butter, hams, &c. &C., are
daily arriving. The coonists are ina
state of the most perfect dependence
upon US for the necessaries of life.
they look upon declaration of war,
as a declaration Of starvation to them.
Every ounce of flour they use comes
from our country, besides many other
articles almost equally necessary for
subsistence. If there ever should be
any trouble between the two countries,
instead of our entertaining apprehen-
sions Of danger from the West Indies,
they would be in a worse state thana
conquered Province without blow
being struck against them-4tbe mere
act of non intercourse would reduce
the inhabitants of the British Indies to
a most deplorable state Of misery and
want. A war with America is regard
ed in the British Possessions Of the
West Indies as calamity worse than
any other that can befh them. Il
The Spartan Frigate, that was tho
bearer OF such a terrible batch of news
from Vera Cruz to New Orleans, des-
patches from the British Minister at
Mexico, also from our Minister to his
government-is here. The removed
Captain Elliott is with her. She is a
little 38 gun frigate, with nothing in
rig or appearance calculated to give her
such marvellous celebrity. But acci-
dents sometimes make great ships as
well as great men,. lam in hopes we
will set sail IN a week for the Pacific.
| will communicate any thing worthy
of notice on the way. ,y5an sss ~
Very respectfully, yours, &c.
1 A BUCKEYE ABROAD.
"A ROlNn ppEAf,tJRD