New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-20

Francis IIincks ex-Premier of the Canadss, now
Governor Of the Windward Islands, has written
from Bsrbsdoes very full reply to certain inquiries
of Chsa Tappan Of Boston, respecting the influence
of Emsncip alton on the condition of the British
West Irdies, and especially of their colored inhab
itants lie sflirms that this influence has been de-
cldedly favorable, ard gives facts and figures IN
support Of his conclusions. lie says sugar can be
and is ade now in these Islands cheaper than ever
was or could be under Slavery, evidence of which
ia the fact that cane growing plantations now com
maud higher prices than ever before. He instances
one of 800 scres which was worth during Slavery
500 per acre, or 100000 in all, but which has
been sold since emancipation for Just double that
price or Si0O per scre, and could really be resod
for that sum- Good cane land sells even as high as
5000 per acre. This estate required force Of 25O
slaves big and little) to work it, and then produced
I4O hogsheads Of sugar 200 lbs each) per annum.
II is now worked by 30 free blscks-''0 of them
under l6 years Of sgc-and has averaged for the
last seven years l9i hogsheads of sugar per annum
The cost ofabor, under Slavery, this estate, was
$40 per togshead produced; under Freedom, 1t is
SIG Der hogsbesd. OF course, this is favorable
example fer Freedom; but every estate might do ss
we'll If as well managed. And the fact that the
arabic land of the island coinmsuds from S4OO to
5000 per acre proves that Agriculture is decidedly
rrosperOus. II il were not, so dense population
would disperse over the dacent islands and South
American coast, where land commands from but
one fourth 20 one tenth its price in Barbados.
OF course there are still great social evils pre-
vailiDg n those Islands. The land is nearly all
owned in large tracts, much Of it by non-residents
Wages are very low20 to 80 cents per day; but
the days wo,k is fixed aud can be completed by
good bs1d by noon. Much of the land is under
mortgage. The planters sell it Grudgingly to their
isborers not liking to make them too independent.
Ard negroes are 60 much like white folks that we
suspect they would rather play thsn work, especial
iy those Of them who worked under the lash till too
old b form correct notions of the dignity Of labor
Az g slave is apt to be thief according to the
masters ideas Of Mine and Tbine) it itAot likely
that the uegroo. are all models of honesty nor yet
are tAey OF sobriety, chastity or piety. But Gen.
IIinoks insists Cha.
"In this issnd there can be doub. whstever that
emancipation has been great boon To all Classes.
Real eatste has increased in price, and more Ger
Slavery the estates are much better and more eco
nomiosy cultivated, and the propretors are, am In
clireo to think, perfectly conented.
"Wth regard TO the condition of the Afrlcsn race,
can .nsreT ycur queries with unmiXed sstisfscsion.
ard with the conviction that thsre will be little It any
die,eece Of opirion AMONG wel-informed persons on
that subject. The Improvement which hss tsken
place in the religious condition of the people OF all
oasses and the progress of education, is quite equal
to whst could reasonably have been expected. The
Creoles advancing rapidly in civilization" Nc
Deuorslzed as Jamaca was by ages OF buccaueer-
ing ard slave trading, cursed the sister islands
are with absentee ownership and the habits cogen-
dered by Slavery, while all the others may be said
to be behind Jamaica and be hidden by it from the
observst;on of the civilized world aud full of hui
man ialrmities o. the Blacks generally are, We
thrk il will not much longer be possible to pretend
that Fermentation hss ruined the British Wes
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