Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-05

portion which was e'nancipated LIE, 10 the
auhus census was taken in that island in 1876 and
me coniinitte who superinended il report:
That the total number exapprentices and their hp
lies Is oplli The number Of slaves the time of thN
emancipation in February 1885, was 6 O22 There hS
therefore, been decrease Of l0GO5 averaging the whole
period OF eleven and half years and hall per c.ni
annually ."-(Vol Al, No. Is D. 39)
IT also stated in an address of the Maurrus aso
chion that out OF 10 emigants introduced from Jan.
le43 July 1876 there were engaged in sugar cu
nre only 3365l, and 275O had abandoned il altogether -"
no Is, D. ls3, April lsIs-Goyeruor Iegb, ,ro, On,
ana To Earl Grey Informs him of series of riots on the
part OF The Creoes who attacked and pndered some Por
uese stores Sc He sends despatche, showing as he sys
lia these new-emancipated people should taught thaE
'hey cannot ENJOY their freedom quietly, they have re-
sraints put them ior the public good" and again
nave no hesitation in saying that this and similar oNages
nave been brought about by the bad principles usli nto
The minds ol the Creoes their rights; their yaIis
so unoounded that they easily made believe the t
eSasgeIaIsd 1 and specous tales" "-(No ls p 1887
FROM lrnidad the account OF the effects o the eypenAnt
upon the colored people hemse, Is not more
than what we have just from The other colonies
ifinald vol 45--No l. page lg2Goyernor Lord IIarN
is 10 Eafl Grey lie says that in which there wer-
strong reasons to suppose that The Coolies had not received
Tue iu amount due 10 them had come before him i soeak
not "f HE pr1aen time heca,i.c uon.payusut oi wao,s J.
NJ" almost universal IRON the inability Of the planters 10
procure money Other neglect have also occurred
In one he ordered the Coolies be forwarded 10 hm3 or
~ came a more wretched set OF beings never behed all
IN STATE OF starvation and more less OF disease Although
every care was taken of them after their arrival scarce any
survived. This is the that has come % my
knowledge but there have been numerous cases in which
great neglect has been shown He doubts the policy of i'm
porting enisrants on public accounsupposes IL would be-
best 10 leave II TO private enterprise"
vol 10, page 99 enclosure in No. J. statement by Mr.
henne VINO Is highly commended by Lord Harris. He says
oi he aoorers that so far from advancing in civilization
during the last two or three years when auencc and com
o unknown 10 any other aborng population have been
within thelt reach with little toll they have actually
etrogradst and evnced but little desire 10 accumulate
wealth. aordlng too good reasons t. that advcr-
SHY they would revert 10 u state of ba,barsni.n
Vol Is, page 200, and 20l, No. 5-Earl Grey 10 Lord
iiarrs-lt IL extremely painful learn that this
law though seconded BY Your lo=hi jealous efforts and
by The order for the prevention vagrncy passed by cr
MAJESTY IN council on tic 9Th September e3s and The
proclamation Tor the prevention of sGuatng issued by Won
on d June lsl has been Intellectual has not succeeded
In preventing tho Coolies from falling into fatal and dissolue
ways o lite so that great numbers have ended by diving in
the public hospitals and few By the sides and IN
The woods Again he says doubt thar your lorcshp
VIII perceive the serious difficulties under which we labor in
the treatment OF immigrants belonging savage or half
civilized races whose uniness for unrestrained liberty is
not generally understood acknowledged in this country
Notwithstanding these difficulties prepared 10 support
your lordsp in The Of laws for placing The i'm
migrant laborers under strict and severe discipline
provided that the power 10 enforce is placed in the hands
of the niegis.racy and not Of the masters"
Concluded on Second Pdse1