New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-14

n eoDe the complete success al the BRITISH e1109ct-
y ation IN so far as relates 10 the primary and
paramount objects 0f that act. These objects he
observes, lrcre 10 substitute far system r6ich
Is contrary to justice and humoRity, and repHg.
ant to Christian principles, one tchlch should
7leR der oppressed and degraded portion a oar
clio u. creatures happy and contentsd. ana ratse
them an the scale Of society and Chrtstid tJe, ~
protection and instruction, and the enjoyment u
canal rights" 1t was no doubt OF great lmpor-
lance thar the farther objects of agricultural and
commercial pros perity should be also secured bat
these objects, however important in themselves,
merely secondary 10 the Others; and how nj
tie they were deemed TO be worthy OF being placed
in comparison with them, Is evinced By the pre!im-
mary grant of twenty millions sterling TO the plant
ers in compensation for such losses they might be
exposed 10.
1t would be easy to follow these general state,
nenis Of the results Of emancipation given by LORD
Stanley with details OF most striking and encour-
aging character and 10 show that every year since
the great event has taken place. there has been an
advance in the material welfare and moral habits OF
the people The proof of this pleasing state OF
things will be found in the rapid requirement OF
land for cultivation on their own account-the form
alton of free villages distinct from the estates 10
which they were formerly ettached-the construc-
ton of better habitations TO dwell in-tne improved
character of their clothing and iood-the great eX-
tension of education among the rising youin-the
vas, increase in the means OF religious Instruction
which ,hey eujoy-and, rs q consequence, their
rapid Improvement in social virtues and religious
excellence.
In addition 10 the testimony of LORD Stanley we
would add because of later dale, the substance OF
replies recently received in answer 10 queries Tor
warded 10 the British Colonies, by the Committee
of the British and Foreign Ant.Slavery Society
On the general condition and habits OF the enamel
peed negroes" This condensed statement may De
Tho ed
planters and magistrates. with whom the cores
Dondence has been carried on. We begin with ia
MA1CA: The physical condition OF the negroes Is
greatly improved since emancipation They are
generally cheerful and happy, and altogether their
appearance betokens improvement; they are better
fed and clothed disease seldom visits them; cuta-
neous affections have almost ceased 10 aiiict
them and 'yaxs' severe disease, has become
verv rare the duration of life has consequently I'M
proved; there has been great Improvement IN the
condition of the women; their children are reared
with increasing care and there s abundant evidence
of the maternal soliciiude exhibited toward them
In their habits the negroes are generally moral
scarcely case of concubinage is now 10 be met
with among them-the zeal OF missionaries has ell
fected complete revolution in this respect-ihe
number of marriages now is equal in It's ratio, with
that of other civilized countries From an Official
return we learn that the number OF marriages which
have been soemnized in Jamaica from la4l TO ls44.
amounts to more than 5000. DEMARARA:-" The
condition of the emancipated classes is improved
beyond description They are better fed, being able
TO obtain fresh meat. on which they thrive better
than on salt provisions. Their clothing Is much
better and where temperate habits have been form
ed there is every prospect OF heightened lie. The
women are generally healthy and robust and are
most anxious about their children. The moral hab
It's of the negroes are improved in every respect
The number of marriages is increasing, and gene
rally there is decided improvement BERBicE:
The general physical condition OF the laborers Is
much improved. The effect OF emancipation on the
women has been 10 render them more domestica
ted and attentive 10 their offspring. Their moral
habits are decidedly improved and were 1t not for
the perncious example set them by the whites, the
Improvement would be still greater. The average
number Of marriages is 500 yearl y The proportion
is 100 to ! in favor of freedom" TRINIDAD: The
physical condition of the emancipated class is i'm
proved The women are improved; their children
receive from them every attention which maternal
affection can suggest There Is no very decided
Improvement in moral habiis-ihe black, coored
and white, live in concubnage rs heretofore. New
there is some increase IN the number oil
marriages" We have selected these Colonies be.
cause they The largest and The most Important
If in Trinidad the moral improvement has not been
so great as elsewhere. it is 10 he attributed 70 the
want OF sufficient wholesome religious instruction,
which as yet, unhappiy, has not found its way
thither.
I fiIAfcfS IsNtc.Cil''fttcN
Secondly in relation to the West India body
They predicted that their ruin would be completed
by emancipation. In manifesto Issued ny them
in l53 they stated il their {" well-ionndsd con-
viclion. that the speedy humiliation OF slavery
would he attended with the devastation otthc w est
India Colonies-wi,h loss OF lives and property to
the white inhabtants-with inevitable distress and
misery to the black popuaiion-and with fatal
shock 10 the commercial credit Of the empire Ia
no one particular has This sinister prediction been
fulfilled. The transition from slavery to freedom
was most tranquil-no single proprietor or white
man was injured either in person or property the
slaves have derived the greatest bene-
fits from that OF justice; the credit OF the West
Indies is better now than during the existence OF
slavery; and the commercial intercourse between
Great Britain ana the Colonies has been, In every
respect. improved by It's abolition. lndividuaism may
have suffered. and may still be suffering from this
great event; but the great mass OF the population.
The proprietors as well the aborers have derived
the highest advantage from il The safety, and, we
may add. the policy of emancipation, has been de-
We now turn from the predictions to the com.
plants of the West India body for the purpose OF
ascertaning how far they are founded in truth
The complaints from the smaller colonies. II indeed
they complain al all are feeble TO merit little
attention. Ii is from Jamaica British Guiana and
Trinidad, that they loudesi. and they resolve
themselves into acry for more labor. It's believed,
upon good evidence, that this cry rs Fictitious. Ii
proceeds principally from parties resident in this
country and their agents IN the colonies W no have
direct pecunary interest in the importation of en-
ieran;s the public expense. There Is at this time
more labor in the British Colonies than there at
the termination of slavery. though it is well known
tina, during the apprenticeship which continued un
Ii, 1888, the mortality was great us during the lat
ter years of slavery. But since the complete ter
mination of slavery, there has been in some OF The
Colonies rapid and in all a steady increase in the
Creole population. By the census of the British
Yves, India Colonies and OF British Guiana. taken
in 1874 and recently laid before Parliament, imper
ecly as it appears 10 have been made up, there
be no doubt OF considerable augmentation OF the |
population BY natural means. In Jamaica. the Gov
eminent informs US that there are 205l2 children
under years Of age more than there were in 1884
In Tobago, the increase for the last Ave years has
been from two three per cent. per annum. In
Barbados, much beyond that The increase in
Antigua has been 600 within the last four years
In Montserrat. the increase appears 10 have been
2753 since $685. and in British Guiana. the Creole
population is steadily increasing In the other Col
onies there is decided increase, but the figures
canno, be given. In transmitting the census OF the
population Of the Windward Islands, including
Barbados, Grenada. ST. Vincent ST. Lucia and To-