The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-26

last which averaged ST. 500 each, and paii 10 cash Com
pare Eas, India laborer, whose passages and
wages OF only five rupees . month-the passage having
recently fallen s60-and apply the East Indian
lhe 6nest pexnauruble soil in the universe,
which may be had for 81 per or less whilst
than ten umss that amount has TO be paid the South
could The result OF such proceedings aunt OF doubp
Sir Robert scnomourgh In his excellent work Guiana,
whore nc was engaged from 1885 to 1889 10 inspecting
every part OF that colony under the direction or the Roya
Geographical Society has stated that Guiana wants popn
lation OF any five millions OF Inhabitants TO people as
thick as Barbados Yet this the IN ,st fertile spot on the
face or the globe, and nearly treble the extent OF the
Kingdom oflreand has remained psrayzed for than
hail century its population at last census numbering
only 1896 Of all denominations Such has been the
dreadful result Of its falling the hands Of England
s established fact that In consequence OF the island
OF hAuri,ius having been permitted TO import aborers
from noia her crops Of sugar increased in few years
from 81 900 10 2o6 275 pounds aud this becoming
known to tie planters of GUIANA application made
by them 10 the British government tor similar aid, and
which most reluctantly sssented to- but 10 q very
limited exteot, by the East India Company.
There IS every reason 70 believe that conspiracy WAS
concooted by parties Immediately connected with the
Ola Company to prevent emigration The information they
bad resolved OF the Immense service which the removal
OF shipments of their se-fs to Guiana had not ony
conferred the colony but the ser themselves had
ed The company with alarm hence their resortng 10
these dgracefu in the hope OF making the bust.
Improbable and annoy to the parties who had
embarked in the transfer 70 end TO all further
applications for the aid OF c ,olie laborers.
Humboldt has recorded that OF land in Guiana
would produce fool, and with very little lab
than thirty would IN any part OF Great Britain.
Even the pubic press has been employed to create
prejudice against the removal OF Fast India laoorers
withstanding Its having been officially reported by
OF the Com panys engineers that he had ascerned that
two hundred and City thousand natives had persisted
year. fro famine alone, OF the Presidsnciss
and tina, IN the Presidency OF Mairas there
sixty million Of lsborers the utmost that aborer can
earn 10 support himself and family is two cents dsy
whilst times twenty millions have been reduced in the
Presidency to such utter Indebtedness and abec
effeelog that would be impossible to fod parA
lei IN any other c)untry AS regards the pense Of
clothing, the Bombay Gdsete has recently published
'that the entire population Of Ioda does moi average
twelve cents year for that pur pose"
known that England has several occasions YIELD
ed 70 the wishes and example OF Louis Napoleon whose
earliest public act to determine rendering France
independent Of slave cotton, and in order
plsh that object he commenced by offering bounty Of
twenty thousand francs to each OF three parties aud be
continued five years, for the purpose OF promoting the
cultivation Of that article 10 Agers He also
the growth OF tobacco for the same motive and which
last year yielded IL 900 900 lbs and has further directed
that the cultivation Of both be commenced in Cayenne
Instead Of using Ike condescsnsion with her OWE Co
lonies che connvos with the East India C1mpary to
the emigration Of it's Indian slaves to country where
they would be better of. The East Inda Com paay com
pes who cultivate cotton pay two dollars per
yearly for land which yields only los lbs although sell
dom sells for more than six dollars hundred and
should they fall in debt Lord Ciaud H.uion In the Par
lameptsry session OF 1857 the 25th May, called the
Of the House Of Commons to the Of its being
the practice ia the Presidency of Madras, 70
payment OF the from the natives iuict
ing that the torture inflicted by the
police not only males, but also females almost de-
ed description Such facts had not only been recorded
but thous snds persisted yearly from starvation.
We may contrast with this policy the one England al
lows be pursued in Cuba contraventon vito her
slaves have the blockade of the British cruisers
been ported into Cuba In addition to this returns
to November show that IS III unfortunate Chinese
had been 'oyed from their homes, of which number
fortunately for the wreiches, 3l4 died pas
sage leaving A6s3, in which there was not female,
TO be sold into slavery further supply OF three
goes has since then been landed, numbering 500 or
the former seventyone cargoes to the dgrscs OF EGG
land twenty under British flag on board Of
aue Of he mhe-
bnked persisted on the passage
Returning to the capabilities OF British Guiana would
cite the following extract from the report Of A. " Covin
Esq, United States Consul a. Demerara, British Guiana
Cotton for many the stable OF this colony
Sa, gsss as SUI
very e labor after gooe stand Is obtained no deeors
nt he
growth han II any ps Of the United ssses We have no
year the hoe and spade the only
Re DE eoon Tor wSo woqa
BE The an, %aaS h but
Tor hy years properly trimmed Cotton land may be pur
causes operating njuriousy 70 the cultivation OF c,on NJ"
thing needed for la than to induce the people
addition the proofs already presented with regard
10 the productions OF Guiana refer TO report the
samples which placei at tue Exhibition LonaVu
1851, and which published in the London Sand1rd
June6 THIS Commenced with eighty -four samples oftmber
OF which important TO knsw that the finest and mos.
durable inhe world could be procured and
hcieni quanuAes<e appy all the shipbuildng 5lsh
ments in Great Britain century and for half tho
expense they are at present mourning Samples were
submitted OF Of unusual size the soil producing
three CROP the year Indian be cultivated 10
any extent whilst coffee. tobacco aad arrowroo each
OF asuperior quality, produced in great abundance
and with very little labor These statements condrm-
ed by Montgomery Martin Esq T. s., (work Guiana)
yielded 5000 lbs Of sugar, and tba, the pantan tree
yields seven punches week throughout the year and
instances hsye been known Of the soil yielding in
year 50, 600 lbs. OF farinacous food.
he injury inflicted by the British government their
West ioca possessions appears TO have acted with
augmented severity Jamaica. where IL has recently
been proposed 10 have established agencies MADEIRA
the Azores the Csnares the Cape DE vcrd Islands Eu
rope, British America and the United States, with
view Of acquiring supply Of labor Bu, admitting Il
possible them succeed In their object
hope could be entertained Of their being able 70 send aer
produce 10 market in competition with Caba, where thsre
only 80 900 Africans received last year, and
passed into slavery but we're the recipients besides OF
many thousands Chinese which they weekly
piled with To this may add the system OF stosl.
ing the free Indians OF Yucstan and selling them int,
very upwards Of 1909 having already reached Cdbs
very interesting report has recently appeared from
the o! General T. A. Morse the subject of slavery
and the cotton trade in which be las stated that. 1880
the adult slaves employed In iE production only
cd 10 800 4OT As the crop present wear does not
exceed 900 bales OF cotton and the estimate Of con
sumption OF American cotton 10 Great Britain has been
placed 600 goo bales must therefore, be apparent
that " the Eogiish government would give proper
enlargement 10 cotton cultivation In the superior soil OF
Guiana and would only advance one-twen,eth part Of
similar amount 10 that wasted the With Russia
apply the 10 the conveyance OF hast India
AoorerH TIE amount OF eucn ADVANCE would Dc rrna,st
10 the governments 10 less than four years, by the
ployer paying three rupees month"; In addition 10 the
tablshed wages paid 70 the soorer Such would be
employed Ia The production OF sugar would pay duty 1,
the government OF 12s So per cent II must therefore
be apparent that the increase Of 10 year by sac
Indian labor, would more than repay the advanced
70 convey them here from mia and by literally pursu
log such System FOR few years the grand aud much
aesred OBJECT Of supplying the markets with the produoe
Of free labor greatly reduced rate below that which
could possibly be produced by slaves, would
tsnly be accomplished.
MAURTIUS IN 1853.
rHE PRODUCTION OF SUGAR IN TIE FAST now
ABUNDANT LABOR AND GCANo AvFgCrs Ir-THs
SOLUTION OF THE LABOR PROBLEM IN MAURtrrus-