Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-11-01
To the Editors OF the Wing
THE BRITISH WEST INDIES.

EesHits Of The Emancipation Aet-Gurney's LeneTs-
Increase ia IKE r;lIe Of Land.
The benevolent English Quaker, Joseph J. Carney,
brother to Mrs Fry spent several noAh- of 1910
yersing Jamaica, and other islands OF the British In-
dies mainly, To preach the gospel but having eye also
to the great experiment en making there the PraeI-
cshiy OF blending emancipation with profitable industry
had thought it imp Geiieabie. From our newspaper
paragraphs, thought the experiment had resulted in
failure. Severs! my oFgccs had told me- and had made
all public believe that the foreign trade and the ntr
nal wealth OF those islands deadiuy diminished by
emanepaton-Ihat disorder, tep'avy OF morals and de-
Gays Of fortune, visible thToughoui-ard that the
enlightened friends 10 the best interests Of both black
and white IN those lands, depofed the Act Of 1888 as
death blow their prosperity With these propose
against the Quaker took h book Il Consists chiefly
of letters mend describing the moral social and in
dus,ris condition oi tie islands ia isiD5x years alter
The Emancipation Act had taken effect, and tlee Yeas
after the apprenticeship system (Which fret redJ had
] ceased.
Ever poge ut e book related my previous Impressions
1t is crowded with facts winch shew the exports
from s.nnd5 10 have increased tho ports yet more
the comforts aud good morals of tie eo1!ed at5iers 10 be
qusdrrPled the aeit profit, Of the iaded p;oPrstors
he enlarged and ihc TUublcs lcciculby ssseaed and
their lands 10 be worth much lands and slqres Joih
together icsre under tie old system. Lei uole few
of these iucts. May Of them aye what VIZ Quincy him
sell! Others he derived from high officers Of the local
governmental aud iom large planters, VI whom had
| esrnestiy opposed emancipation.
Sr. CHESToFIER'sR c. ston solicitor general Ct
the colony, speaking of Of biz. said 10 Mr. q
SIX years ago, (snoy before ~cipation)
only f.OOU, with the slaves 90, ~ u. Now, without
single slave il j, worth hree times the money. ! would
sell 1t for $4,000" This rec, add c., general Il
asked President Crook president OF the CouncD lana
some other rofsoiH, II there was individual the is
land who wished FIR restoration of sayeryl Answer
"CcTsiny not ehs."'-p. 80.
The imports vastly Increased The duties on them
$1,000 more m 1888, Than in 1887 and in 1882
wanted but fl 80 Of doubling those 35 This surprising
increase Is owing TO the demnnd o the free abores for
imported goOJs especially for articles oil dess! Then he
adds curious instances, illustrate the increased
comforts of those people. Methodist minister who had
bsen there during slavery in 1896, had returned ard
he said fe charge e.. inc better the drssr deneano
and welfare, Of the people, is prodiEiou"-p So
AETilrA.-Eght c-etos broken w under slavery orc
now cultivated IN sag'r. i'abonrs working well, the
low OF o. Ia J. sterling day, tsiih priri,sRes
earn 2 or 81 day by j1D work--p. ~.
Last years cT0pOi sugar upwards Of 10000 hogsheods
Things afe prosperous" (says another Methodist minister
"he planners dong well, the negroes working well, and
their cDmloit5 greatly inGfoased"-B.
Both Nathaniel Gilbert "a large proprietor, and Epsco-
pal clergyman aud Sir VIM. CocbrDok (GOyeInst Gene
raj Of the WndwnrJ Isllnds) said, Land. at the lowest
computation without slave on it, II fully valuable
it with n the slaves before emancipation ID d3
n. Gbers moasscs alone, last year, paid the whole
expenses Of his criae-the clear gain. Tie
S2JOOJ lie received from Government for his saves said
he gr1tHty b.s iand alone, being worth Il
least wnat land and slaves wofe and his profits incfeased
| p.4I.
Sir Bethel CoJdngton absentee proprietor, derives
G2O,0UO sterling year from his sugar espies lie had
oppo ed emancplOni but 70 has proved 10 him thing
rather than the road The same Is true Of respect
abe member Of PaH4ment whose Antigua sroperty dur
ing slavery, was n decay-ungrohi1be and almost ruin
OBs-NOy, II produces an excellent rcoms-p. IS.
Holt the sagcf, % least woe a deed weight on tsir
masefs commonly, two thirds so--ihrough cild-
hood sgc, unmiy, sckns's, sham sickness, and other
CAUSES. Orc lHuj cny were gIefauvt5 Now, the mum.
Der Of free abor,s employed do the same work - dsc
dodly Lss than that h'rd They mainiain their own ia
miles. tnrs the pccuuiiry SAVING many estates, by
the Cnnge Of Save iUT free nhJr IS least Tfy per cent
"Bcsidcs tbs gir O arithmetic, however" remarks Cur
ney, "hsro u the general confederation st Slavery ard
Waste tyin sisters; whereas, FEED m s fnsrfrd 10
Economy. Under TIE generous sim. us Of liberty. s!ofi
methods Of labor are invented. ulc,i1cu D. introduced
every is thrown upon 5 CzefiYl lnd into the
whole community, 60 OPERATION isfIse7 Bs1ii" lIc theu
quotes remark u Do Nugcni late SPEAKER Of the
by AZ Antigua -" hlppy 10 s5y tiat the free labor
system IL The chcnpcst a1d ncacuiby on those pro.
peros which c1cunjeTed by ~ unuecc ary quantity
| Of hands"-p. IS, SO.
Tue increase exports from Aungus sncs the times II
slavery, h'd been inunphnnt Tie averages Tor bo ar'
yeara q J5very 1879 - 1893 inclusiyel arte-s gir
l2is9 boz.hcs.s Msiass,s 3JJ5 pulchcJrs; ani Rum
2A0s pluchs For the hrs Eso years Of freedom 1884,
~ 1885 inclusive Sugar 1856 h1gsheads Molsssos
sos punfhcons and Rum I,lO9 punchcons. Sugar IN.
creased 1886 sogheods ysur Mossss 5000 puncheon.
/ yoai and Rum diminished 1859 puncheOns yer -
Yet these Eve years n freedom included two n drought
one, very csismitous. The siatemrnt 10, Isyg forms
admrsb.e elm 10 this sccount- s a, folpvs gugar
% 1873 hogshcad Mola,ssss 10 i33 puicaeot.. ID Rum
only $50 lunchcons" "By whst bands wss hs vast ercn
ased und feazcdf By tho hands o that law and nprre
tcsbe race. tbs Neeroes Aud uadtr wha, s,imu.a,1-
| solely uadsr that Of modefn;e woRes"
Similar results tlfong Mr. Gufneys day. They stand
90 Thick ihattJ give them al would be 10 quote nearly hi.
whole book. IL Surveyed ia bas Tortola. DO.
minca, AND above al, the quctDly ~ ind Jamacato
which he deyoes most Of has lime. Referring - ny pas