The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-15
F,oa The Nv YsrS Goa Ter AID Enquirer.
The Nest Hndtes.


Country. Hsying recently received file
nj Jsmaica newspapers up TO The presenI
mon,b. we have CLEANED from Them much
valuable matter which We take pleasure in
LAYING BET re our readers.
ON he 24th May, 1919. meeting Of in
han ants of all parts Of the island Of ia
m,ics was held st Spanish Town. for the
ngrpo,e Of considering The effect produced
h. ,be uOn-ob.er, ance OF the treaties for the
saoors.sion Of the SLAVE Trade, by which
SIN and BAIL are bound. IL was tie
Isrges, aud most respectable meeting ever
Witnessed on The Island. The Lnrd Bishop
pr,siJed. In opening the proceedings, he
sid
-. must, think. be readily admitted.
that the great and predominant evil Under
which Jamaica, in common with the other
Wes, Iadisn islands, IS at present suffering,
arises from the projected admission oil the
proIu,s Of slave labor into the markets %
Great Bri,ain and her dependencies, WITH
on, The discriminating and protective tstv
which had heretofore been allowed 70 OPP
rsle in favor f the free-boTn or freR s1aa1
culuya,Or OF the soil. y
D scla,ming all intention Of interfering
with the settled policy Of the Hone Gov.
eminent with regard to the free rate cys
TEN. the Chairman remarked
"But our PLAIN and single object is to
press upon our rulers, by all the constltu-
uonal means within our reach, by petition
heaped- upon pstition--by proclamation.
loud and nlnUous, Of what We know 10
be The ruth-by such advocacy as we can
procure within and without the ais Of
Parament-Ihe Justice and the necessity
OF compelling the States Of Spain and
Brazil 10 a fair aud toll compliance with
the treaties by which they are solemnly
boInj to ner Bntsnic Majesty; treaties
which had, and have, for their express OBJ.
iec., the ex inc,ion Of the heaviest curse
thai ever Eel upon mankind-the suppress
s.on Of the inhuman traffic in slaves with
ell rts h.deous and muTderoUs incidents,
and the gradual abolition Of slavery through
our every portion ri the civilized world.
The Wee Chancellor sad the British ma
ton had a emedy in its own hsuds for the
removal o. The evil under which the island
was suffering.
The remedy xhich he would point out
was ,ha, which vas sanctioned BY the law
which governed foreign nations, namely,
when il IS found that a nation will not do
that which It is pledged TO another nation
to DO, then !, shall be done FOR Them. That
was e loo,ing upon which Spain and Bia-
q tgO countries which now carry Oh the
deIeslable tfsific in slaves, should stand Ia
relation TO Great Bnlain. lf he pointed
out 10 Them, a. he would, that these coun-
tres had entered into solemn treaties to
abolish that usfiic. they would then lave
nothing to do but 10 call upon the Mother
Country, and our rulers at home to compe!
the observance OF those treaties.
Il was stated as he belief OF Mr.. Geddes,
who is known AID respected at Havana,
that one-half Of the persons held, at this
mo uenl, in slsvery in Cuba. are held IN
that state 10 violation Of the existing tTes-
ties between England and SPAN. 81 say
30, i" said Ihis gentleman, ''seeIng the ages
Of those people, knowing how soon lhe
slaves are worked out and killed in that
county, for there Is no reproduction there.
The Mayor Of Kingston asserted tina, the
system under which slave grown sugar il
admitted into the British markets has ruined
the riculIur.l Interests Of the island.
Tie Rev. S. OughIon said, L at after
giving the subject his most anxious consid-
Grafton. he was fully persuaded that it i
only in the enlorrenen Of the ueaties that
any hope cen exist that these Colonies will
continue to be sugar exporting or even su
gar manufacturing countries; for, so long a.
slavery exists. it will be in vain for u
BRUSH West India Colonies 10 expect that
they can compete with the sugar producers
Of Gu a and Brszl. "Why," said the
speaker, 'does not England insist upon the
faithful performance Of those treaties? A
single word from the British throne would
awe the Spsniards into obedience, and &C
eompiIsh the object; one lightning glance
Of England would cau.e the letters TO fall
from The limbs Of The slaves in Cuba. and
We should see them as free there as we are
In yamsics."
The Baron Won KeitelhoIdt addressed
The meeting. "When we see," sad he.
what other nations are doing in their Col
ONES, aud how far the desire for freedom
mas Progressed-when we see whaI France,
DENNIS k, Sweden, and Mexico have done
IoWsId' this great object lregret very much
hsl General SAINTS Anna, who should have
proposed this T, solution. is not present
Tor he, who abolished slavery in his own
country during bis PresideI cy, would, | am
sure, have had great pleasure 10 adding the
weight OF his opinion and influence 10 YOU
tNie'uons; but domestic calamity has pre-.
Vent,ro hls attending here 10 day. Though
this is Jamaica question" said the speak.
er, at is also great European question,
and we are justified in calling upon The
great European nations TO concur in ON
efforts for the noble purpose Of abolish
slHvery. Ii is the sin OF turope-it is the
great blot upon the European escUich, on,
and | Trust that as reform is going on, the
nineteenth cen Dry will wipe awry this re-
msInIng sta n upon civilized nations"
Nj. Fsrquharson said that If the treatie,
had been observed, and the municipal Ia US
iOr 'anylng Them into effect, Slavery would
nave long since ceased; and if those laws
sno Geaues were now strictly enforced. he
Ved9Ied to say that ia six months there
would De an end to the Slave Trade.
The Rev. DR.. S. III Stewart remark ed
una: the ISLAND was Suffering ON account oi