New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-02
ride ami ne groes to domineer ever. Aud THU un-
Ss- N. r1o.t prcscerous times OF the slave sys-

ride, and ne gfOes 70 domI1eer ever. Ano Iutf un-
der the mo.t prosperous times Of the slave ys-
TEN, constituted the eltire sun and substance OF
Jamaica prosperity But even this Mad Of pTDs-
peri,y, such ca it was, carried vita Il tue seeds
OF It's own decay. Two things were absolutely
esstn,ial 20 its coDtinuance-sa unlimited supply
Of uew lsbd, and en- unlimited supoly Of new
slaves 20 take the places Of those annually used
up ca the plantations.
lie era Of the highest planter prosperity OLA.
m,ics correspo nds exactly with the era Of the
bisbtst plsn,er prosperity Of Virginia that is 70
ssy. the twenty esrs preceding tse breaking out
OF our revolutionary war. During taisperod tae
market for colopiol prod-ce ENLARGED steadily.
jamaica ard YirgDis, from the estsbii,s mems al
ready made in them, had the decided advantage
over newer and yet infant settlements. There
wss still sufhciency Of virgin land; slaves were
imported in grester numbers than ever before,
aid the establishment Of new plantations went on
in 50 accelerated ratio. But soon the sane iney-
itsble drawback laid its claw upon both Jamaica
End Virliris The lands in both suitable for
paptsions Gan TO be Exhausted, sud sett ers aud
Spectators began TO seek out fresh lands else
where The first great rival Of Jamaica in tits re-
spect, (whs. Cuba is to her row vas French IS.
Domingo The cultivation Of thstcoiOUy 10 the lat
tertslf OF the last century advanced With very rap
id strides, ard her exports from the period OF the
AFer'can wsr-ffom which JaT.ic, suffered
greatly in the starvation of her slaves andihe loss
Of her accustomed supplies of lu nber-oegsu to
Iiyai and presently TO exceed, those Of the Ea-
Qsh colony. The French Rev button aud its re-
suit, the seIfemancipatioD Of the slaves of Sc.
DOMINGO, delivered Jamaica from that powerful
and hated rival But about the sane .ine with
tbs deliyerance scbsnge was made in the policy of
Spain respecting Porto Rico snd Cuba, aud taese
slands, hitherto without trade aud with very
limited population, presented Themselves As new
competitors in the business Of sugar-gro Wing.
Presently, too, BY the abolition Of the slave
trade Jamaica lost her annual supply OF liborers,
who thenceforward down even to the present
moment, have annually diminished. For though
the total population Of Jamaica has Increased
since emancipation. that increase consists of chill
drep. not vet Of an age for labor; while not ouiy
has the adult able bodied population gone on atill
duihifbing year By year but the women, former.
" Employed equally with the meo in the field aad
tie suear-mill from the necessity of taking care
of their infant children aud overseeing, not slave
huts but free schools, have necessarily been
Withdrawn from plantation labor.
With her lands year after year more aud more
exhausted, her supply Of labor diminishing the
protective sugar duties repealed old aud worn
out Jamsica * eypOsei to competition with new
and fertile Cuba. Compare Virginia and MIS-
souri, and their pre- sent rate Of growth, aud un-
derstond, o ye travellers and letter writer's why
il is that the sugar. growing interest declines ia
Jon aca and fouIishes in Cuba why it is that,
10 this particular line of sugar gro wing, the old
emancipated colonies cannot compete with the
! new slsye ones