Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-09-03
West India characterization.


West India Emancipation.
We have been very much interested in perusog the
elaborate and able debate in the British House Of Com
mons the successful proposition OF the Ministry to
abolish the discriminating duty on Sugar the growth Of
slave lsbr upon which, IL will be remembered years
ago. higher duly had been imposed ihaa that levied upon
Sugar tho prodaet OF free labor The discrimination in
favor Of tho latter originally supported by classes
first by the owner. Of West India who have OF
pro6ed by the discrimination and secondly by the
fanatics. Who with the Of hypocrisy" forever
Their lips hoped by this to diminish the profits OF
slave labor and thereby to facilitate the ultimate abcli
ZION Of ncgro slavery. We inter- however, from the an
yuase Of many O. the Leading members O. the House of
Common. who participated in the debate that the costly
experiments heretofore by the British fAftsnoni.
unler the influence OF feeling highly erC6iAsle, II
i had been directed practicable and proper enss.
have produced very general CONVICTION that teey
are on, utterly etierea, but that they have been
positively injurious the ve-y o'sSs whose eoadi-
uon they designed AmeliO,a.e. The s','es-
mon Of Great Britain now me-; ,, cot fesSed.
addressing themselves task worthy q tAsr q
ston and which they have slreAdy too Sar ncSiee'-
cd-One which ought appeal most Powerfsiv 10 the1r
svupathies cad the recalls o. wEieh, ve e-aAdenur
f,pe will Re much Satisfactory isaa 'heI' ms'aksa
and Il directed efforts break the bends 81 rec, very
c Of whom have any aSp.-.tpa 70. freedom and sui
ruIaer number OF whom prepared TO appreciate and
.-ioy a. besgngs-by most Of whom, indeed, the term
ie u understood imply srlPS exemption tEoEl abe.
spt License plase The coalition OF the white opera
ryes Of Great Britain, well in the agricultural a. IN the
manufacturing districts (as the Parliamentary Reports
elusive, show va, far worthy o. eonmsera i'm, ard
called much more loudly for relief, than that OF the
West I-ds ssves Ye i, certainly deserves be noted,
~ peraps most singu and striking Jra phenomenon
OF our age eHemphed lie the operations OF the negro
phlnihro7sts both sides OF tnS Atlantic that while
they are. like NioSe all tears whenever tne? eHPana'e
declam upon the mortal sin Of keeping the African
race in nominal bondage, which, every aspect far bet
ter Tor them than the freedom coveted for ihe with the
certain degradation and desutuon which its invsabe
concoriaus they calous the Rhinoceros hide
the sulierings Of the poyerysrcken whites by whom
Iy surrounded and Who wnen they can procure work
- ALL arc sked far severely than the negro and
lees adequately reeOmpcnsed for their labor Look at
the starving millions of England clamoring for bread and
feastng bones picked up in the streets, which even
the dogs had refused touch Look the sn moro des
utute millions OF Ireland dwelling daPidsted huts and
hovels in common with their cattle, by whOm bread
ly ever seen, while forbidden luxury 1t
indeed high that the efforts Of the British Parliament
should be directed the duty Of amelioriang this deplo
Iabe OF thngs-of mitigating the horrors OF seryl
nde less in its eIacons and far more revolving
an its Developments than that OF the negro which
10 many crocodile even now shed by mock pa
ots and by phanhropss Of the Trstram Shsndy school,
both in Great Brtain and in U. To give cHKAP
this class, object worthy OF the
Statesman well the Phahthropst; and is in this
point OF that induced TO rejoice at the repeal
Of the Corn Laws Of Great Britain measure dictated
by the grinding necessities Of her own people, rather than
by any newborn love for the principles Of FREQ trade
But have been led into long digession from the OBJ
iect which we had in view when took up the pen
which was show, by the confessions Of British
men, fret the scheme of West India Emancipation has
utterly failed fulfil the expectations Of its authors; aud
secondly, expose the absurdy Of the attempt by the
cognae Of discriminating duty upon slave grown
Sugar to affect the stability OF slavery in other
Lord George Bentnck the course Of his speech in
opposition the reduction OF the Sugar duty frankly ad
united that the sangune expectations entertained by the
friends Of Emancipation OF the labor OF the negroes,
state OF freedom had been bitterly disappointed The
climate enerVating," lie than il
when they slaves D that the negroes though smu-
lated by offer Of high wages had produced very e
more than half, and had exceeded two thirds
much as before de had statements show that while
IN the Mauas 800 laborers produced not moro than
SEQ year. the number OF slaves in louisiana
laboring on lees fertile soil and exposed ess genial
climate produced 400 tons" To the effect the
declaration Of Mr.. GRAVITY BeTkey, large West Inds
proprietor that which formerly yielded him
nual OF $4,000, rarely deay the expenses Of
culuvauon The Abo!itonists in the L. States might de-
rye instructive lesson from facts like these If their
minds exclusively pre-Oceupild by 5 single
iies render them inaeeessibe alike arguments and
facts.
Lord Jcnn Russell repsd Wit great force 20 the
assumption thai the abolition Of tbs discrimir aing
duty fsvor Of gar the product OF ssvc-lsb5r
vosid have ths efee; Of encouraging slavery, no
extinction q Which it AUTHORS mad hoped TO effect u.
sma.sy by rendering il comparative unprohaJe lie
commended Of buuItlity world be promo
Cd b. the A5ouon Of the disact between free and
grown sugar and he ntsi with Just severity,
upon hypOcfsy Of virtually refusing commune suyar
the produce Of sayesbor, while without word 9fdssont
they receiving from the U. Sie3 free u tuy,
and daily consuming tobacco, ana oA9r pro
dgcdons which they would End it Involvement
II not impossible dispense with.
The whole tenor Of this debate, indeed jsmonsuStes
tat public opinion ia England as-uming healthy
the subject Of negro saysryihst the rrasrs re-
tuiung from the soOrs OF i0e-oree Cilkso1 and Others
If school, who, though INSPIRED doubtless BY the high.
est beneyoonec always guided by the highest
wisdom, will be Crsdc1lod II MT from tie p45ie
niat lsast from the legislative codeand tina; the de-
nouncers Of shareholders "snners above oil sinners
will BE- confined few raving fanatics and designing dc
nogogles, whose strained vision, overlooking the pauper
ism and crime. the desutior and wrelchedness with
which they como daily contact. slavery the great
evil o the age-an evil maEnisd at by its distance
the observer and BY his Ignorance Of it's ehsrac-