New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-16

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tie IseilsluIt, or CT the fiiNy NsapS we're bsts
ID Saver bat tbs rcurstahce Noll Go % es
IN tba,- s5.n't'Srce 20 these cie' II u, Lo~sye-
aue. k.ozu fact tla' the corporatoa u h,esps
80 he saver., psrosbisl ycst.,es abound IN men
bsrs wac sre deso-r darts OF A:f'esns sac nes h.
wee born II s'svsry. So much fos tse pohkeAE
vsr,sxss OF tie free ocorsG leol.' OF S"oA;soFS
their former corditor 9. sisSes.
IL A social point of view, feed c', a. i eA;s' "a
,Isnac, presents g-acy sfvsittg-s cN'f vac nias
STATE of b. ndsge Possessed 81 tue pf'urse OF LOCI
,cor r ~, = hs was formerly restricted, the fret
,,sr 90, no. ctooee hts own associates an1 pass hs
sisrrs hours AZ be pleases ana stoough &C NOT pre-
tend 10 say that bic choice 70 II al ca'' 'rser YET
IL .be ms:o, b. widening the cree Oh ais ~ su STAT
spces he ADDS to bis stock o. knor!eoge, ana BE-
mes srssuaIy divested Of those narrow prsraiees
which aye tie vices Ct stna communi les sac GU
cuuscr;tsi sphere of seton Gfanted thst, IN tas
acquisition II knowledge, he learn, evA IS YEA Is
good It's oaruot be charged agsnfi him 50 peca-
ia,i,v of Lis race, bet a. propetsS! inasfeat "a
human usule. II j. 10 be regfeitec, nosevs' ,ast,
through the rivalry Of containing i.ctVhs' t.eo'osea
and =, 'itiesl couprshsn'i,e sceeme OF eaecst
Las beer prr yded fer the rising gsnersacni 'oru
bv educston g. re thst man, ~hetaeT vA'e VI oacS,
Csr ptogE6ss IN CIVILIZATION.
II uov zen ans tor ne 10 speak oi TIE pcys m
pruytmeIt Of TIE blacks OF Jamaica, d o,e u tas
4 strA evidences OF the sdye 'ssss oi seeNon
over slavery as far a. least a. these people a.e coa-
cerred. Il is 8 fact no les remSksbis tess true,
that tor The asst qusiter OF certury-i rtsNN my.
self 70 per'oG within ny Own oeseryAroa-ss ear
inproveu nj las taken place n tue festu-es OF tae
resto cesoerc arts ct AffiCaas. The thtk Ups, rn
noe and rscsdiug foreht al fact dsappssucs sod
sigoDony OF the Jsnaic negro sosiY ssSin-
atipg 10 the European type. ms ma! DC oNut 10
;hs cy rc q Of native Africans, whose see s-9 co.
lerg.upped frc m Aics in the absence o. the stsvs-
reos and Of the absence of emigration fcm tnat eon-
rert, by which the African feature, lses.ns the
lemeLt 10y. which alone i could be perpe'a"o''
radusiy yielding 10 other phrerces
Diees:e; which were very destructive in the time OF
Slavery, havc become almost II not quite, extinct.
Amorg these may mention the ysws' ys'ioas o,asr
f.cted tie mouth principally o.hsr crtansou. ause'
tiers alta he the whole BODY. IL is sat-snd be-
ieye WITH truth-thst these diseases arose from t~o
causes: First the incesssnt labor in the csne hslds
causing sn rits,icn in the skim cCasioned by cor.
C down With which the canes are covered and which,
irsinus.ng i.sslf into the pores Of the skim soon
brought en- an eruption that the patient bound to Ia
Dor day by day 81 the same work, had no power to
check; on the contrsry the irritation would increase
each day ard st length resolve sef into some form
OF scrofu'a Secondly. this tendency to sclotula Was
greatly aggravated BY the universal and cont'nuA use
OF picked behring's, sbsi, and other fish. which was
N oly description of animal food allowed to saves
on sugar eststes. As to elcphsttiasls, do not tee
mysef 40 well qualified 10 speak as to is cause II
INC ST frequently attacked aged Africans 10 the dsys Of
Slavery. No~ il Is barely ever seen.
| attribute tbs remarkable disappt aance Of c1ts-
neous diseases to the fact that tie aborinS classes
can row cheese their own employment. II q iaboret
in q care field feel inconvenience irom tbs Irritation
caused BY the down OF the cane, he need not return
he can stay at home til the irritation ceases or he csn
choose some other occupation. ASS slave, however,
he was compelled TO work in the cane held, Though rs
thereby incurred an incura6le disease. BESIDES, no
need longer live on picked nsh, ana tous increase
the teIcenCy to disease.
Thus far have endeavoed TO answer tts hrst ques-
ton, bu. il embraces some points whi,l necessarily
belong TO- and can be better answered IN, suoselasnt
questions.
QUESTION U.-WIdt IS the present religious state Of
the Islcnd compared nth Il under Slarcry'
Arswer-The religious improvement mas been very
great. In the time Of Slavery here was almost a
complete abuegation OF religion, Rot only among ths
sayes, but also the part OF the white populat on.
The most fightful immortality prevailed CcncublDags
was the rue, and marriage tLs exception; ana tue
example set 10y the whites was naturally followed by
the blacks end persons Of the mixed races. Sabbath
cesecision was all but universe. In TACT, IN tae
principal towns Sunday was the prinepsl market day
that being the only entire day tue slaves had to eel
their surplus provisions the produce Of tie grounds
assigned them for the cultivation Of vegetable food for
their consuu ption, ard TO purchase their scanty
stock Of necessaries. Sunday, too, Vas the day
tslecisy set apart by the liLters ~ .essng snd
City. Drunkt nress aud debauchery the order
the dsy ard at night the sound Of the fiddle added
7est 20 tie ooiseious mrth. But come of tho
stili PIosser scenes which were ususlIy enacted,
must IN Gecency, throw the vail OF secrecy.
With very rare Exceptions education among the
slaves was strictly Prohibited By the planters, and
st,encanoe civns worship was discouraged In
fact, thnly scattered were the psh churches over
extensive rscts CT country, Il would have oesn diff
cult for many Of the slaves 10 attend on the means Of
grace, even if they had been Iouraged by their
owr eIs al d had tine to do l. not until the
arrival of missionaries Of the Moayian, Wesleyan.
Bsptis and Presbyterian Churches tha. any WELDON
ceysd plan Ct spiritual instruction was adopted. Tho
arrival Of Bishop Lipscomb in 1874 too had the effect
Of srousng the long dormant energies OF toe Etsb'
shed clergy to tho task of teaching the negro popu-
latte in tine face Of every Encouragement Churches
became multiplied; but generally speaking, the slaves
preferred the teaching of the Dsseners to that OF the
authorized clergy, while the Shareholders had very
little objection 10 their slaves attending the ninistra-
toIs Of the latter though attendance on the former
was frequently punished with great severity. In
mary instances, Dissenting clergymen were heavily
fLed ard Imprisoned, for preaching TO the slaves with
cut cense-;he obtaining (Which could sione legal
iZe their nnistrators-whilo, very frequently, tue
msgstracy We uld refuse to grant License, or they
would revoke il at their pleasure. i well remember
the year 1882 shortly after the insurection among the
slaves, when, 10 the town Of Falmouth, constables
were set 10 exercise surrsaRce over the dwellings
fee persons suspected of leaning toward the Bsp-
til who particularly Objectionable on the fsse
ard scandalous ground that they hsd melted the
slaves to rebellion and have known slaves Of excel
leot character to be severely logged and imprisoned
with hard labor, ter merely assembling together for
TIE purpose OF prayer and praise.
But, though these religious disabilities principally
eueVteu inc OEsenieIs, JEALOUS htu pous clofgymeu
of the Established Church, who dared to leave the
beaten track ard substituting spiritual life in their
nnist aoLs for cold Journalism spoke in plain and
shectona.e lar gGage to the sable members Of their
respective iocksthtse devoted servants Of ID were
sure to be s.gDaized as worse thsn Bsptists, and
TO be subject TO all soits Of insults. Under s1oh cir
Cumstsrces il it to be wondered at that even tbs
form of religion should be almost unknown in ia
msicsl
At the period CT emancipation, reaction took
Place; ard, from the extreme Of apathy in religious
matters the fervor Of religious zeal reached almost TO
fever heat Regarding their religious teachers q. the