New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-24
JAMAICA.

70 the Editoy Of The ~ y. Tysbune
SIR: have witnessed mspy pssssge CT arms be
tween the The Erening Post and The TRIBUNE, but
sm rot s,tsribR you to ssy, s TO the credit OF your
coed elves, if ThePost assumes to teach those VIII
bsye read more, know practically and think les
feoiecsy, that is TO say, less onesided, than thos
wl % read but side Of the question and rel knog
hat one eide only. Tbis remark is called forth by tn
bitter Southern appreciation Of British West lndi,n
,mar cpstion and your series Of conclusive snd COM
prehersive replies in " LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
telhrg the truth about Jamaica.
No editorial rhetoric, 10 National Democratic logic,
can gsipssy .mple truth Let us look at the question
in this view. Your contemporary comes out with avery
strorg leader on the Trxe Remedy for WEST INDIAN
DEcREPIIUDE." The SENTENCES are well turned, the
periods polished, surpass.s literary criticism, print
eppesrs perfect, rave one rirtai of course) falling
to Wit, vERAcITY. Whist shsll we ssy, then AIe
The Posts sreuu etts erroneous On, nc best Of q
bad ,crt, they ale correct what POLITICALLY has been
called the perfec pix of potenese thst you were
dtbbers.y ana cooly insulting your neigbbor by spit
ting in biz face. TIE remedy Of The Post is creation OF
the dseate, for that decepttude boldly proclaim,
Gees OF exist in West Indian colony. Need poLt
cut the lorg array Of worthy Witnesses 10 your
oolunIs, or the demolition The Posts statement
will hkey receive at their bands l need not ~ai'
for these, the best ard sblest of my uphoders
heretofore. TIE remedy is in The Post, and It's
own frger points out ts own dec,epitude. Nay,
rather the close clear analysis Of the British Act OF
PsiisH ebt should have been its monitor and less OF
its authority. No doubt the legislation is right and
good; hut we have special clauses and provis'on'
that land cut of cpy2tion cr the preceding toefre
"m0nth', or hat The interest poyaje on tae enenm,
"br0sces does nat erceed hall the profts, Is sotited
to exemption from this act The letter from don: Z.
W. Hireki drsgged ont Of obscuIty by the inde'an'
gable Pos bears ne out fully with its much dubiods-
that peber The Pot nor any other similry tai
eItsd eIsl Know NotbiI can either controvert tne
excellent statements from go ma1y living, practca!
wiresses your columns lately or can 1t point out IN
Jsmacs .x estates not included in the above proVi-
SOD, that spswers to lis paragraph
This 10 precisely wbs. wanted Ia JaHAca before ne
Fmscc alton Act that Isiaud Dortsss-d for more ma
worth. and there 10 hardly estate on me Is sn
Which 10 heavily .ncJu.t-Ied This 10 TIE geA ali'oh
ultb the BIhsh IDdi.s The land Pfsca;ay owned
fbic ,d a,d vol ed By discouraged morft ayers
l ar 70. rich man, though an horest one, ou' IL
The Post can pane hsf tsts:es norLh OF hinge-
'on country, or sou'h of the roItb backbone or
BIe MouI,ars : of Jsnsics that will come uDder I.
swteIioy sdvice-its s,ne qua noH-l VIII f1rioi,
he exrenses Of learning il better bg trip there and
bsck, ss The Post by contribution before Chrst'
uss 10 sly Apti-slsvery Association, sod which
The TRIBcsE, % sppoitted stakeholder, shall DE-
'eIui1s "FIDELuAs.