New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-12


The Neu.York Herald in an elaborate article on
the history and prospects Of the sugar trade, after
giving an account of the decline OF hhe sugar cul-
tivs,on IN Hayti, proceeds as follows;
ave have not space, we could show from official
docum, hts that Abolitionsm has n the same manner
worked the ruin aud desoation of the British West
India Islands. But snstcism hearkens to no reason
II ignores the commerce. the common sense and the
e liberty, happiness and comfort OF the whites, for
the one black idea Of sinking al for the less than
doubtful benefit, or might say for the ultimate ruin,
of the negroes Themselves and with them the common
ruin of the whites, to accomplish the work OF their
insane crusade
This is fair specimen, not only of the /" fanati
cism" but Of the absurd ignorance or reckless
falsehood with which, from day to day, the story
of the ruin Of the West Indians is repeated and
that not merely in partisan political o-Slavery
Southern prints, but in journals which make pre-
tensions to commercial intelligence and commercial
accuracy. Now see how few simple facts will
detect and expose this declamatOry falsehOOd-as
base, considering the objects for which it is re-
peated az it is baseless of fact to stand upon.
We have before Us return, made by order of Par
lament. Of the imports of sugar into Great Britain
for the tweLty-one years from lS20 to 1910 inclusive
The largest importation OF West India sugars into
Great Britain in these twenty one years was in 1873,
and amounted to21O 62l tuns, which was the largest
import ever made from the British West Indies in
any one year. The average export of the fifteen
years preceding the abolition of Slavery, includ-
ing the year 1S34-that is, the average of the
lat fifteen years of Slsyery-was somewhat
less than 1872 600 tuDs annually. The average
of the four years of apprenticeship -l555-8-wss
about l74CO0 tubs In the early years of COM
pl. te Freedom the product fell of to an aver
age of about 10000 tuns, aud in one year, the
secoud Of entire emancipation, sunk to l0c,OOO.
Since then the annual product has been gradually
rising. end, according to The Heralds own state
ment, it was, in 1854, l72,20O tuns; in 1865,
40, COO; and the crop of 1856, now reary CON-
pet d. lie estimated at l75, 600 tuns. While Slavery
lasted the consumption in the British West In
dies If sugar OF their production was very small
Sugar was not ustd at all except by the triaing
number of white inhabitants and their c0nsump-
ton was principally not OF the raw muscOvado,
bat of loaf-sugar imported from Eng Now
rhe domestic consumption Of sugar Is quite as
large per head as in England, and adding this
British Wet Indies, with all the nonsense talked
about their ruin" produce now as much sugar
IS they did in Slavery times. What is more: that
product has been for some years steadily on the
Increase and is likely to continue 80 1t is only in
Jamaica where any deficit az compared with the
times of Slavery remains. In the Other colonies
the product is actually larger than ever. Trinidad
is at this moment shipping the largest sugar crop
that islard ever produced. Even in Jamaica itself
recent change for the better is very manifest.
Lev system Of management and prompt pay to the
abOrers are developing the resources Of that island
and o doubt there, as elsewhere, the rising price
Of sugar will give fresh impulse to its produce
ton. The very lastLeHs from that island contained
the following item;
From s.. james and Treliwny, we are informed
that The pastures and cane.feds have been materially
be ntfteCtlat they look green, cheering, and full of
promise. WHAT IS equ0Hy, If nat more 0r0hfgiRg IS
That the kG6Or0rs are Industrious and that The best
ttei,Rg prera,is Jetroen managers and T1rkmeR."
50 Esuch for the :" ruiz of the whites. As TO
the Ultimate ruin of the negroes themselves to
be accomplished by the 'insane crusade" Of emsn
cifatiop, the fact recently stated BY the Grand
Jury of BeImuda-that the people Of that leland
gel orally are ia progressively improving condi-
ton, large amount Of intelligence being de-
yeloped among them BY the facilities Afforded for
mental and moral cnltnre-this statement thus Of
fcially made as to hrmuda, applies also WITH
equal force TO all the other emsncpated Colonies
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