New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-15

grafton Of labOrers from ICsthsy ana furtneN ino
is DONE in great measure, at the expense Of the
emsncipated slaves Of the Islands, with whose
labor they are to compete. 10 Jamaica, no less
tbnn f4Co OOO or nearly one half of the guaranteed
n,o1inoi. debt, Wa incurred for this object, and
coo coo Of the revenue Of the Island is absorbed By
the interest upon it, and, ~ the colored labor
ing population bears the proportion to the white
Of 81 to 1, they were taxed in this proper
ton to their own damsge. And By the terms
Of the Act, the Legislatures have no voice IN
the regulation Of the numbers Of laboren TO be in'
troduced The Governors have the discretion 70
admit as many az they please, and 80 far IS matters
have yet gone, the black laborers are taxed IL per
cent. on their scant5 income 10 provide for the IN
terest and sinking. fund Of the debt incurred 70
reduce the value Of their labor yet more. Lord
Broughsm and his deputaton. therefore, asked OF
the Government q Commission to take evidence
and inquire into the actual state OF this MATER 10
Al 10 provide materials for action at the next session
Of Parliament The Duke Of Newcastle favored
this method Of procedure; but proposed ths1 nrs'
tie reuonstrsnts should furnish hun with questions
TO be sent out 70 the authorities Of the Islands.
And Lord Broueham is to keep himself in commu'
niestion with his Grace for that purpose. 1.
but fair to say, however, that the DuAe stated that
several points, particularly as to the mortality 81
sea and after arrival among the Coolies, we're no.
admitted BY the Government from their ofiiciA
accounts But these differences Of opinion make
an inquiry all the more important.
Though it was the danger Of reestaolishing the
slayet trade under another name, that moved Lord
Brouehsm and the British Abolltioniss to stir IN
this mstter-for those benghted insllaries have
not the light to discern in that commerce one OF
the appointed means Of grace for the conversion OF
the world-yet this movement Of theirs shows that
British philanthropy can sympashne with oiaef
men than those guilty Of skins not coored Ike their
own Ard it 10 little odd that the particular In
the condition Of the Coolies which seemed TO shock
the Duke of Newcastle the most, was the fsct tnas
they received no moral and spiritual instruction
after being landed in the islands He said that this
was not the fault Of the legislation Of Parliament,
which had made the establishment. Of such schools
imperative, and if these ordinances had been per
mitted to be dead letter, it was very strong
argument indeed for the suppression of the system
The result of these Temonstrances Will,
undoubtedly, have the effect Of producing the
changes necessary, or the entire eIPunslDg
Of the Cody postscript to West India Slavery.
The British people, having paid hundred millions
of dollars to nd themselves Of the guilt OF negro
slavery, will not be likely to submit to the intro
ducton Of any modification Of the system applied
to other races. AL that is necessary in such
case, then is to bring the subject fairly before the
public mind, and the ship of state soon yields to
the impulse given to it by the popular breath when
it really expresses the opinion and sentiment Of the
nation. Lord Brougham is living monument OF
the revolutions which changed opinion has worked
in the laws of England. Forty years ago. when he
was Attorney General to Queen Caroline at her
trial, the disabilities of Catholics, Dssenters and
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England. the ancient abuses Of borough mongering
in Parliament setmed 90 insurmountable as they
were inveterste West India Slavery was one of the
great interests of the nation, and the price of food
was regulated to meet the hunger of the rich for
rents and not that Of the poor for bread All ofthsse
things have been changed so long that they have
passed out of the domain Of passion into that OF hs
tory. And all these changes Lord Brougham has
seen, and great part Of them be was. We have
therefore strong faith to believe that be will find
this new adventure an easy one to achieve