The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-12
DAILY.
OCCASIONAL.

The Estate schools here mentioned were
held only once week, for oral instruction chief
ly, and naturally gave place to schools of
better description. The same may be said in
some degree OF Sunday schools but the latter
were very seriously affected by cholera in 1854
which took away many of our teachers. Even
our daily schools were thrown back considera
oily by that disastrous visitation, and have only
OF late begun to revive. Sill, in our daily
schools the returns exhibit the plumber OF
ssholars multiplied fourfold since the year of
The emancipation, 1884 whilst the quality
has improved liz still greater proportion.
In connection with this subject. would OBJ
serve, that formerly to teach the slave to read
was IN general estimation almost crime now
education, even of the children of our peasant.
ry, IS the popular subject of the day and its
chief advocates, instead of being suspected as
IN the days OF Slavery of dangerous designs, are
censured for not doing more
Iili 1876, no aid was given by the Lepisla
lure OF the Island to the general education of
he people; In that year, a grant of $50 wear
was made for the purpose il has since been
increased to e., 500; and it is now proposed
o double the latter amount; a committee of
he Legislature being appointed to superintend
he application. Is it probable that such inter.
est IN the education of the laborer's child would
have been exhibited, had Slavery continued to
e1lstF In fact the whole feeling of society
has been revolutionized by emancipation. lis
polarity has been reversed. There never was
| before the same zeal for the public good, nor
ne same concord and cooperation in promo
| ting 1t.
3. Crime has increased apparently since tho
emancipation; intanticide perhaps really. But
many offences are now punished BY the Maois.
rate, or at the Grand Sessions which during
Slavery were either. unnoticed, or summarily
disposed or on the estates by the master: and
during Slavery, crime was more easy of detec.
ion. the surveillance being stricter
mot the least cheering SIGN of the times in Barbados
Is declaration The part journeymen ba
that they viii longer bake bread on sundays or 10
Ihan O'Clock, T NJ. on Saturdays. We highly applaud
ms noble slep OF theITs and sincerely hope may
id 10 the alton of this kind of labor whc is ouj,e
unnecessary the Sabbath The reasons hey give are
excellent and show that there nothing mpulsive
" fanauca III The II we do not overrae the
CHRISTIAN splnt OF the community, they vii lose nothing
oy ~ bui AZ they did II is worth the sacrifice, and we
trust that with Gods help and blessing they NAV be abb,
an e any circumstances 10 adhere their righteous de
/ termination.
To the Prepristcrs of Baking Establishments.
October q. ISIS
We the undersigned do hereby severallv declare ba
II Is our liked determination longer 10 work on Sun
dal ana we assign, as the grounds which have
based our determination these three Ist II 4
our duty 10 10 no wrong; ID Ii is against the laws
GOD and I'd, Working on the Sabbath day csn be dis
pensed with. -
Niewing the interests of master bakers in the light
'e DIVINE precepIw we can disadv sntage-Do unit
ohets as You would that they should you)-to &C
etne 10 e master by accedng this for in
stead 81 seihng only loaf Saturday as he now does
ae WIN sell iwo and thereby will suffer dana ge viii
| u VIII DC great advantage 10 TO keep the SabbatI
Jay BOY 70 me Lord. Baking is done on Sunday i'm M
part OF tne Island Ut this city, we hope that before
long il will no. be done mere - = - no "
we are sashed that five all ay we will moi work n,
>unoays, VIII be but short time before we can saw
IKE inc mechanics can, II do work hard 81 dav
tr nlghs) III The week, thank God we can resi- 81,
seventh Let US then all be willing TO work MI ocloci
Oh saturday afternoon, and let that time finish Tor H.
| week Every one experienced in such maners kno.,
hat bread BAKED al that time fresh on Sundav -,
Tag, and hi for any men, those who can't A.
| without fresh bread. ~ can IL
In conclusion we beg TO state that after next Sunday
| we cease working on the Sabbalh day '
ROBERT CRAWFORD
| JOHN F. MARSHALL
| RICHARD FILL,
L THOMAS COLLYMORE
| VIII LIAM ]. ROACH
| ADAM CRICHLOw,
| JOSEPH r. REED.
1 NATH'L. FERGUSON,
4 JOHN A MAGICIAN,
| JAMES II NEBLETT
| JOHN F. PARKES,
| JOHN CALENDER,
| JOAN NIGHTINGALE,
! And others