The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-27

candidate for Governor Neither of these nom,.
nations Is In all respects satisfactory to the op
p0eitionists outside of the whig ranks, though
they regard some with more favor than Others.
The second cause why the coalition has not
| entirely failed is the ambition of individuals
who have no idea Of being compelled to remain
in obecurity In order to promote the electiop
| of whig to the Presidency two years hence,
| who might not be elected after ALL and the only
| pract cal effect Of whose election would be the
change OF one set Of men for postmasters and
custom house officers for another set.
I OF the local nominations / will speak In
another letter. l will here only remark that
they are likely to be very numerous, being
| quite SO az present. Disaffection may be said
| 20 be the word of order, or of disorder, and Ia
religiOusly regarded by all men in Maine who
lave anything to do with politics. SEBAao.
Ctudiuon or Barb tadoes-Its Planters, Ne
RyOes and Drops.
From the Kingston (Jam Journal, Aug 81
Tbt Agricultural Review" in the West Indian
BartaOes paper OF the 4th July, reveals some OR.
cumstsDoes connected with the population of that
leland. and tter condition, which are rather start
ling. Considering the large sugar crops which have
for sevesh successive years been made In Barbs
does We and Others have been led to conclude that
that island was prospecting, and its laborlng popu-
lstion were happy and eon,ented To associate The
prosperity Of the people with the increased produc
tion OF exporiable produce was not improper With
experience that large creps OF sugar not likely
TO be mace and with the prospe fty of the agricu(
tural interest are not unreasonably associated the
we'll doing ~ the masses This ought to be the
case, and We concluded that 1t was. The remarks
in the "Review. /" however would seem to show that
avery different condition Of things prevails in Bar,
BADGES, and that large sugar. crops and want vorx.
ing on starvation, by no means incompatible.
Another consideration. says the writer Of the
review, is the behavior Of tie laburing populstiou
People kept on the verge OF starvation cannot be
Ia .Rnpt haul ho -<L
as the experience we have learned from the pro.
val,Dg epidemic proves beyond question, they rea-
dily fall victims to its attacks. But this is not 81
TLey become discOnteuted, dis0rderIy and ready "a
engage In any mischievous schsmes to give vent .
their dissatisfaction. There was plenty of signs az
this disposition in tue course Of hast CROP In tho fro
quent incf Ddiary fires at Hottie YsaI, Farmers Jo6s
river, and other places. more recent proof Of Il
was given in the riotous proceedings at the upper
part Of Saint James and Saint Thomas when mohs,
OF several from one estate to another
forcing open the boiling houses, digging up the po-
tato fields, and pllaging whatever they could put
their hands upon. We are glad to find that their
mischievous proceedings have ceased, and that
the desire for plage, and the disposition to commit
trict In which 1t first displayed itself
We are quite ready to admit that when II becomes
question whether sugar or provisions should b
raifed, the prices Of tie articles rendering sugar
cultivation more profitable, it is economical to pro-
duce the latter. But in all in vhich tho cA-
,ure of food is practicable, in connection with the
production Of sugar, II is wise and proper to pre-
dece food. The density Of the population in BaIba-
does not only requires that attention should be
paid to the cultivation OF food but permits it TO be
raised without interfering with the production Il
have existed, however, disposition to depend &C.
clusively upon foreign supplies for the subsiste0co
Of the )aborers OF Bsrbed dces Population in thss
island presses upon subsistence and by discouragn1
the production Of food, and leaving the aborer en-
tiIely dependent upon his money wages, the sugAr
planter pnrsues policy calculated to ensure sup
ply Of continuous and cheap labor. But the sorrow
may be applied too tightly and reaction may taAa
plsce at exhibit itself In discontented and disor-.
0erly conduct-in readiness to engage in mischiey.
GUS schemes, and in ncsndiarism.
The want OF strength, and liability to diseaee.
With inability to resist che latter when it pears.
IL very likely TO conntesact, In time the attempGs
which are made to keep labor dependent and cheaye
The policy J. bad one, aDd we quite concur with
writer in the West Indian, that, "setti0g asido
all other feelings and considerations Of humanity.
i is good economy and wise policy to plant mE
Ncent quantity Of food for the preservation OF tia
lives Of those creatcses (men and beasts) without
whose labor the crops Of sugar-whether large o.
small-csn neither be raised nor reaped." And
this wond be the trae policy in all the colonies,
whether the population be dense or scanty. IN
Barbados, where sAe land is scarce, the propnetom
or attorneys will not permit Indian or potatoes
to be planted, even after the canes have been cut
Oh, when the lands remain open for the next year's.
crop.
The laborers have been forced to buy -four and
cornmeal; and they have been, for the last dx
months, at neesly ooube the ordinary price. In
this islanc where land is abundant and the lsboser
perfectly independent cultivation carried on n
30 irregular and unskfu manner that there Is mo
cal u]ating upon sufficient supply Of native fsod.
and very large portion Of the population is forced
10 buy flour a0d c0rnmeal. Here, therefore, as vo2
as In Barhad0es, we require that more attention
should be paid to the production of the native
articles OF consumption. very considerable saw.
ing OF labor would be effected in this island, BY an
alteration in the mode Of growing food; and tho
labor thus saved might be devoted to the produc.
tion Of numerous other ar les. But our propretors
or attorneys here, ike those in Parbsdoes, do mot
care to trouble to nemseves abou. this matter or to
enter the list with the bill and hoe cultivatOrs. This
Is to De regretted, because the supply Of native
| food 10 not only left entirely III the hands OF
igDoSant and unskiliul cultivators, but tho
ignorance Of our people Is perpetuated.
Example, we are told, Is better than precept, and
it Is at all times more powerful when we have 70
deal with unlettered and ignorant PERSONS Those
who blame our cutivators for the wasteful manner
IN which they manage the land and expend labor,
forget that they know 40 other mode Of tiling the
soil. II was the custom during slavery OF applying
| manual labor TO every portion Of the task. Tho
negros head supplied tha place Of the beast Of bur.
den, even in conveying the produce Of the land %
| market. Instruction Ia required, and It must b
afforded practically. The example o. cultivating
| provisions upon Q more economical plan must b
set BY those who have more intelligence, and such
| appliances are not within the reach Of the bin
| and hoe cultvators.
But how il this to be done2 Will the owners aad
0ttOfneye OF eBs1teB OeteInlnc 10
given number Of Of land In articles Of sod.
such a. are and such as may be, cultivated for th0
support Of oar people, whether native or recently
| iniroduoed7 or shall We have model farms. cult
waited by Europeans introduced into the island for
the special purpose Of teaching our people how
man owning land, and cultivsting Il for his own
benefit, sught to manage 1t, and TO live. few
such, established in each parish and cultivated by
" tickot Of leave men from England, under proper
superAsendence, would furnish some new and use-
ful iokas TO native laborers and insure In due
time, more abundant and varied supply Of articles
Of trst necessity TO the inhabitants generally.
SHOOTING ArrRAY.--By gentleman from Peru,
We learn that fatal a6fay took place on the bsr,
few miles below that city, on Tuesday last see0s
to run his boat past the steamer Michigan, vhile