The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-02-19

70 zee oolored and white children sitting to-
pether, and could not help wishinga GER
tain New England lady had been present
who lately remarked TO me, that she dio no,
think oolored children should be permitted
70 70 TO school With white boys. As she
has great reverence for Bishop think u
she could have seen his "lordship" smile
upon the little blackamoors, she would have
repeated. In our boasted land OF freedom
and eoua ity, It 10 thought by some the
number 10 becoming less hourly, thank Cody
that white child will be contaminated oy
sitting on the same form with child whose
skin Is shade darker than his while IN
Victoria's monsrchial realms. through the
whole length and breadth Of them, there Is
no distinction, except that Of merit. The
lady Of the Governor has just given oaii'
and am told the colored ladies were much
sought for % Partners in the dance, ana that
coal black lady. Miss Bourne, was the
most richly dressed lady in the assembly
The Governor told me that he had to dine
with him the officers of our steam frigate
the Saranac, the other day, and that no In
vited ut the same time oolored gentleman
from Q neighboring island. Some OF the
officers were, no doubt, frUm the South, Out
they were glad to drink wine with man
Of dark kin, at the Governors table.
Tins Is one OF the most important OF the
West Indian Islands. Ii position to the
windward Of all the Others; It's being the
seat Of government, Of great width and high
| " productive. arc some Of the principal cir
cuInstanoes which have conduced to it, be-
ing 30 highly estimated. This island was
one of the first coloniled. has never been
CONQUERED, but has been In posscesion OF the
British since IL was discovered. The climate
\ vi Barbados Is mild and agreeable, rarely
subject to any great fluctuations. Hot and
marching winds are unknosn-calms are
Uncommon the air is almost constantly
cooled by the trade winds. Droughts OF
long duration are very rare, as 10 also Pro-
tracted and continuous rain Seldom Gay
passes without shower, but they last only
a few minutes. The mean annual temPera-
ture is about 80 degrees. The hottest part
Of the dsy Is between 2 and 3 O'Clock, +. NJ.
After sunset the temperature rapidly falls
and continues to fall slowly through the
night. At 10 o'clock It Is commonly at "
degrees just before sunrise It Is often below
IS degrees. The season Of the greatest heat
il from about the middle Of May to the
middle of November. The coolest season Is
IN the months Of Dec. Jan. and Feb, l am
told. have now been here 81 days, and
INV thermometer has indicated ~ degrees ut
3 o'clock, A. M. and 80 degreesat CLOCK
p NJ. On twelve Of the days. II Is truly u
delightful climate in the winter and very
healthy. Fires re neper wanted to warm
fingers AID toes. One Of my greatest lux''-
rles is swim in the sea every morning ut
sunrise, rain or shine, regardless OF sharks.
Tn. water Is 70 degrees. DR.. +. will not,
think, battle more times this winter than
shall. In dating my letters | forget for a
moment that 1t Is January, a d WIS about
to write July or August. How can It BE-
otherwise, when The little garden under my
windows is full of roees and other flowers,
and the birds are singing in the trees?
1t is pleasant to see the lappy faces OF
the black and colored people. According
To the census Of 1851, 1t would appear that
the total population of this island was 1885,
$50; l5, Sl4 whites, 30,059 colorcd and 0O,.
U56 negroes. The emancipated, in their
peaccIble behavior ut least, show themselves
worthy of the boon Of freedom; affuriing
AN example ever to DO remembered OF the
influence Of justice and humanity in allay.
ing the angry passions and promoting good
will and order, those best bonds OF society.
Not single outage wa Committed in TIE
excitement Ut the moment; not single act
of revenge was perpetnted, then or after,
that Is recorded. There appeared to be
complete oblivion or forgiveness of oil past
wrongs and hard usage-all bad feelings
seemed to be overpowered by one Of graft.
| tude for the benefit conferred.
The quantity Of sugar made IN 1889, by
slave labor, was q ,22l hhds. In 1856,
40 ,43l hhds. were male by free hands, and
the estimate for 1858 is 5000 hhds. That
alone shows what has BEEN gained by manu-
mission, to SAY nothing Of the present value
Of lard compared with the price 1t sold or
when IL was wet with the tear and blood
of slaves Land is noW worth $500 an
ucrs-then the same land was worth only
$3.50.
This colony may we'll be called sugar
colony, from the great staple OF its agricul'
ture, the sugar cane. Little was 1t imag.
ined, four centuries ago, when sugar was
USED as u medicine, and was to be purchased
only in the shop ofthe apothecarv, that It
would become, Us 1t now is, almost neces-
ary.
You will DO surprised, no doubt, to earn
that there are negro men on this island who
have been slaves, that are worth their hum
dreds of thousands of dollars. passed q
day with London Bourne, (who was once q
slave,) on his plantation Of $40 acres, three
miles from town, and every acre is worth
$500. He sent his pheton for me, and ut
his house met the white ourate OF the par.
,sh, and the Hon. Scale Yearwood, member
Of Assembly.
| passed several hours In tho highest Grim.
inal court oil the island, presided over by Sir
r. b. Clarke. The magistrates who set
with him are white and colored. The grand
and petit Jurors are Of all colors, from white
70 black. The Police Court is presided over
by Mr.. Cummins, q colored magistrate, and
he dispatched business ~ we'll AZ your hu.
name Judge Odsll, and lays It on 70 delin
quents little harder. /
On the whole, the condition OF tho col.
ored people here does not give much color u
the theory Ut the inferiOrity vi the negro
race, or their absolute incapacity ~ take
care of themselves. 1t may vel be ioubted
whether white PEOPLE, OF any country, with
No more advantages W begin with than thy,
would have succeeded any better. do not
uyree with Sir John Bvwrlng, who told me
in 1885 that he believed the negro to be su
perior to the white man but from my ob
servation, l think him fully equal. Poor
white persons, here are now supported by
their former 81 ives. Mechanics and labor
srs. OF every description, are eIeiu"peiy col.
ored and black.
Vain and fond Of fnery, when dressed for
display, Us On Sundays, the colored race are
~ much overdrased, as the contrary, when
they are in .heir ordinary every d.y attire.
Laiuring men may be seen going to church
with white KID gloves ON their hands, their
garments in keeping, accompanied by their
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