The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-25


One of the must common s5tioss in oppo-
sition to emancipation is, that il would ne
cessarily produces coafasiaa, aaarchy and
bioodshcd, that the removal Of the restraints
Of slavery from such ignorant being would
result in the indiscriminatc slaughter Of the
whites. Now, the emancipation Of the slave.
in the British West Indies shows that there
is no probability II such result. Though
the sun rose on August lst, 1888, upon sop-
900 human beings freed entirely on that nay
from the CALLING chain 81 slavery, YET ne
shone upon peaceful community no cries
&c agony alloycd the songs d jubilee Ia
| the Island 81 Antigua four years ec'"re'
! about 3uur hal been freed, and although
tler. were only about 1900 whites, yet
there wa m outbreak in fact no disturb
I,c, Il tie peace trac.able 70 the act 81
4 ,.n,au,Il,atian Am | asked for proof oil
these statements appeal To- fact, which
!, even more emphatic than a thousand rs.
,crtions al the friends nf the movement.
The opponents uf the act upon the Islands,
and the very interested observer, in the
.ayehu,ling regions 81 this country, never
Al any time even irlgncd that there were
violent auibrsaks aud hl"od-h.i TIN tie
1ther hand the small militar, inrcc that
mad always been kept on the Island u Al
ti.ua before emancipation, Was d,-hsnhed
otter that Lsll taken place.
Nor wa there II any gt.si extent
uiim. and Dissipation among the freedmen,
Inf was there that Discrimination {" labor
which some s.rn e. ,upp,.e viii Away '''
the case where slave. ale liberated. ~
rvlcu.nCe &C. tins. a m,.-i"InI, IA Jana''a IA
mswer H. tbs query bc they. the labor
ine CLASSES ior the most part, more idle
and ,li-slated OF more industrious, sober
,ni ,aofal l''--say,. there are, doubtless,
sr.at number Il idle aud iis-lpatcd char
,ctcrs, bat generally the people are indus
tliuns, sober and moral. lie says AGAIN,
they are willing t. work fr fair wages
hey are general; thriving people With
reference 10 crime hc thu. tcstiiie-, there
an however. be no doubt of this. that there
les. crime here titan amongst an equal
.-opalarion in England, and that It j. rener
lls Of a lighter character"
some have said that the abolition IL -ia-
very ia tue West Indies has ruined the
ldantcr, by causing the throwing mp 81 e.
ate, owing to the d,,nlnu,ion nj the staple
| products. sugar and coffee, and eaa-lng n
decrease Of commerce. In reference t. TIN
Nm Berry, agent Of one of the principal
-tates IA Jamaica. under date ii March
| eth, l-5., assign the" rcasnns ttr the
abandonment at estates and the appearance
{ desolat,"n IA som. places g lst. Some
/ iiroI4rties being worthless. and unfit a. be
artied nn even IA ,iayS II sla,er, ~.
| Nam, al capital "a Want al management
| It'll. Lpealiti., subject &" drought aud MI
| er.c seasons 9Th H. some r.>I~sts, want
Il labor With regard Ia thl- last reason,
tnl ui answer O." thc views 81 seine. that
tl''' 'ies"lailon II proIcrile' arose from the
,nlnlcncc ~ cxorlitant demand of wage.
~ the laburcr- he SAYS " have not known
ct any property that has been aban.lpne,
.ram su.i 4 elns,.. Lat IL J.. observe,
hat tbs witm.~> i enincntly competent
"a lac ,as., . I have resided on the island
H. whole II my life time, and ia different
siri,l,c> bath Ia the north anil south side
districts, AMI in the capacity III planter"
| iircrr ha, been loubtle,, falling of in the
.,rrl'ct> hat all agree that tbs arise. in
sci from the exhaustion 81 the land ia some
arts, hut mainly from the low prices in 10.
Nuae ascribe il IL the act NJ emancipation.
r. H. W