The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-15

slavery. Inc pres NJ, we trust, Is only
the commencement Of movement, which
shall terminate only when the Slave Trade
has been put an end 10"
At public meeting held at Kings'on.
Jamaica, June 25tb, it was resol, ed thai
there is not one in ten thousand WIN seri
ously desires the reinstatement OF his fallen
fortunes through the restoration Of Slavery
or the Slave. Trade. but that 80 long as the
sugsr-planters Of Cuba, Porto Rico, and
Brazil, in defiance Of the laws Of those re.
spective countries, and Of the treaties by
@hch their governments stand bound To
Great Britain, are permitted 10 resort to the
Coast Of Africa, for the means OF s,reDg h.
ening their hands and increasing their pro
rs, it is hopeless in countries so ,hinly PEG
Piled as Jamaica. for the proprie,ors of the
oil 10 peIsevere in its cultivation. The
GLOWING resolutions were also adopted:
THAT as the interests Of human freedom
and Of African civilisalion. the mainien
ance snd welfare or all voluntary inter.
pIopical industry. and The social progress oil
'ur emanclPaled population are, in this
great question, so intimately blended as 10
be no longer capable OF Sc aration OF dis
Ilnction, il becomes desirable and expedieni
hat all past differences should be forgotten,
aud that meeting on the same platform the
IAN Of business and the PhilanthropIst, he
who is seeking his own advantage, and he
Who loves his neghbor as himself. should
he. celorh make common cause with esci
pIher in promoting the extinction of the
Slave Trude. and the extirpalon Of Slave
y throughout the earth.
That il is also desirable that the views
u this meeting should be brought under The
notice Of the inhabitants Of the recently
rman cipated foreign colonies. and NOR. es
pecislly Of the FIesch, Danish, and Swe-
iIsh possess ons in these seas. together with
he free States on the Continent Of A. eri.
"a, suggesting to them The advantage oil
gsgmg their respective governments tn
CO operate with that u her Maze ~ in the
uegouslions with Span and B,szll which
his meeting recon meuds"
Al the above meeting Mr.. Jorden said,
Ii il is intended 10 be insinualed that slave
labor was ches er than free, he ,hould de-
nur. He held the decidedly CONTRARY
opinion" He said further:
The advantage OF the slave owner was,
that he had the labor when he wanted il
nd could apply it as he plea, led. The
cosl OF slave labor was not to be estimated
SIMPLY by the amount paid for the slave.
aud or his maintenance and clothing -
There was the expense Of the military es.
enlistment, nee, sssry 20 uphold the sys.
EN-. The natural tendency in man was
10 desire freedom and the slaves Of Cuba
Sould very soon burst asunder the bonds
that bound them, but for tie lar e standing
army which S, ain kept Up. Add the cot
pf that army TO the other expenses. and
slave labor would be found 10 be dearer
Than free The slave owner, acting upon
the principle Of the stage coach proprietor,
worked his human cattle TO death. The
average life Of a slave in Cubs vas seven
Or eight years. The late Lold George Ben
inck had stated in Parliament that il was
seven. This fact would give some idea Of
me manner in which the slaves were work
ed ia that island. BIT this course was pur.
sued because the Cubans knew that they
could draw flesh sur plies from Aflics. Cut
of those supplies, and they would soon
nave to change their policy. The evil
would speedily cure itself. la the conduit
Of the IabOreIs in this island we have anoth.
er instance OF the evils Of Slavery. In that
state Inc people were taught, that one day
IN a fortnight wa Sufficient, devoted 10 the
cultivation Of The soil for the maintenance
II a man. Wss il surprising that upon
their emancipation they felt that they were
ndep, ndent Of their employers, and their
money wages. and III Il upon discoverir &
that the, could ill The soil more plofIsbly
on their own account they should refuse TO
labor for others. The present state Of things
was in great measure the result Of the
conduct pursued by the Government, end
it was onI, right that we should ask il now
that il had put an end to the English Slave
rrade-,v Slavery in these Colonies-and
had changed It's commercial policy. tina, il
should insist upon the treaties being reeari.
ed, and sn end put 10 the foreign Slave
Trade, from which we have suffered, and
were continuing TO suffer so severely"
Dr.. Ma fsyden, sf er eloquently and ably
describing the history Of the treaties entered
into with Great Britain for the suppressi q
of the S ave Trade, said:
"Ere dlaw 10 close, permit me to ex-
ress my convict on, that were the Slave
Treaties enforced, the planters Of Jamaica
would successfully compete with the slave
owners Of any country. This is beauti-
ul island-favo,ed in soil ard climate, SUI.
passed nv few in natural advantages. Az
thar is wanted. is, to use a sport ng phrase.
fee field aud no favoI-thst is TO say.
Tree Is from competition with those who aIe
backed with the Slave Trade, s'.d we ask
no prole, ton. In he meantime let US he
lrue TO OURSELVES and cease To desl'o d; let
not cult .vstion be abandoned 100 hurriedly.
aud let Tvs give lime to a good Providence
70 work in our behalf. Let the pesce Of
Europe be once rtsiored. and there will be
a asst increase in the consumption Of sugar.
TO be convinced Of this, look at France.
where there is high duty to protect beet.rooI
sugar. Though the pc ulation is doubl
that Of England, there is two and hall
times les sugar consumed.
"Dout,les. ere long, monoPolies OF every
lind will be abolished, commerce will be
free to all, AID the make, Of the world
will be opened to our produce. la conclu.
ding, lie, me remind you in the words oI
WayIand, an American writer. that there