New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-21
WEST INDIES.

By the Cherokee we have received later date
from the West Indies
The cholera was still raging in Jamaica up to
the 18th inst, our last advices from that Island.
Local Board of Health had been organized in
Kingston. The parishes were greatly distressed
by the prevalence of the epidemic.
At meeting of the Council at Kingston, the
Attorney. General referred to the probable condi-
ton of the Estates in the Island when the Chole-
ra shall have disappeared He said it was we'll
known that the havoc that disease was making
was among the laboring class OF the population,
and that several Estates are at this present mo-
ment without laborers; the cotton cultivation
will fail for want Of labor-and, to instll conf
dence in the minds of the public he would, at
very early day. move that a message be sent to
his Exceency the Governor to make an apphea-
ton to the Home Government for African labo-
rers to supply the depopulated Estates,-he
meant those Africans who were captured from
slavera, and are at the dep6tin Sierra Leone.
The Trinidad papers contain a communication
from the Under Secretary OF State for the Colonies
to David Turnbul, Esq upon the subject OF Color
ed Immigration from the United States OF America.
The Secretary transmits with this communication
memorandum explanatory of Lord Grey's views
upon the subject, and mentions that should MI
Turnbull concur in those views, his LOrdshlp would
propose forwarding copies OF the memorandum to
the Governors OF the w est India Colonies,
and would also request Viscount Palmerston
to send some Of them to the British Consuls
for circulation at those places IN the United
States from which emigrants would be likely
to co. and he adds, that before taking these steps
it would be necessary to ascertain oHciaiiy IuaC
there would be no objection to this on the part OF
the United States Government, as it must OF
course be distinctly understood that otherwise
her Maiesty's Government could not countenance
any attempt of the kind proposed" Mr. HaWess
letter s dated the l4th August last and nothing ID
said or known on the subject of the United States
Government Directing or otherwise to the propo-
sition to relieve the Union OF its free cQlored Donu
latOn, or sucn OF them as may desire 10 eHl6Fatc
to the w est Indies. Until the views OF the Anne
rican Government are ascertaned, nothing nbe
done with the concurrence OF the Home Govern
mept. The free colored Americans may, however,m
CRATE to any country they please without any ques-
tons being asked, or difficulties being thrown IN
their way. From the Southern States they maygo
with all good will, and be thanked for doing so.
Government interference says the Kingston
Journal in some remarks upon the subject Is not
necessary to promote this migration, and steps
cannot be too soon taken to advertise the tree
colored Americans of the Southern States that
they may enjoy in jamaica what they have heard OF
in their native land-liberty and equality-liberty
TO do all that an honest. Industrious and ylrtuous
citizen could desire to d. and equality OF civil and
political rights should the Home Government,
however, ascertain as we have no doubt that 1t
will seek do, that the United States Govern
ment has no objection to the emigration of its
colored subjects to the British w est Indies 1T
will then be advisable to consider the measures
which Earl Grey conceiyes to be necessary for
promoting such emigration, and for settling the
parties in townships when they arrive here.