East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-24
From tlo London Tins.
The Results az Negro EinanCt-
Dai4On.

The Results al Negro finanCt-
pai4On.
~ che beginning q the present month
a pubic meeting was held in this city 10
celebrate tie twenty-iifth anniversary oG
the abolition of slavery. Ohc of the speech
es delivered ON that occasion has since
been reprinted, and not without reason,
for it was fairlyaddrcsscd - the solution of
aprobiem OF which most important inter
ests have long been depending. Mr., Ilincks
the able Governor OF onr Windwnri
Islands, WAS not content with culogiz,ng
,.lr triumph of humanity which the grand
act OF Abolition expressed. llcout,tcpPcd
shis sphere of supcriluous pancgyric, and
asrapplcd with questions which still re-
tnain for decision. The negro has been
.cmancipatcl, bat what have .Lecn 'thc
result, of negro emancipation Justice
IL the blacl, and freedom to the slave, no
doubt; but to the planter, what;--7.o the
colonies, WHAT to the sugar market,
what? The. purcst philanthroPist need
not scruplc 10 entertain these supplement
tary questions, for, in very truth, their
chicl concern i. with philanthropy itself,
Slavery has not been abolished every
where, but in certain territories only, aud
unless the abolition can be shown 10 have
bcrnnot partially, but generally a success,
Il will 10 a certainty never be repeated
IN other countries. Are Cubs end Lou
isiana to follow in the steps OF Jamacla:
IL they are. We must prove that Jamaica
either has been, or can be, n gamer by
the experiment 1t was to this object
that Governor IIincbs directed his ohscr-
vaions, and to tsi, We shall now address
var own.
1t is not onlr asserted, but Ntaistically
maintained IN the pages before us, that
slave labor is, in reality, dearcr than free
labor. according to the argument, and,
indeed, to body of evidence which we
should be reluctant to doubt, cultivation
quilt To be cheaper aud more successful
ia the British West Indies than in any
slave plantations, be they where they
NAV. Mr.. Hincks, however, well knows
as a matter of fact that this is not gcncr
ally the case. . lie tells us that the
advantages possessed by Cuba and Louis
lana are not possessed through thei
slaves, but in spite of them. ut TIN
moment labor in Louisiana is dcarer thai
labor in the Northern States of the Union
high rs the rate stands in these parts
What the Louisiana planters gain by l
their astonishing economy of means com
tined with wonderful excellence in manu-
iacturc, the trade being also protcctc
by tariff. The safety of Cuba agai
lies in its virgin soil, though this adyar
ta.c it is rivallcd by Trinidad. Arar
however, from these considerations, W
are distinctly assured that, whereas ia
labor consumed upon every pound
sugar produced may be estimated
Cuba at some 3 cents, and in LouiSian
st32-l0 cents, in Trinidad 1T docs NJ
exceed . cents, and in Harbadocs rcach'
.rly 40 cents. These assertions al
10th consolatory and suggestive, and W
give them publicity with all the great
willingness because, whether sustalnab
fair RAJ and t4 nssSSs55SaG 81 'PY FaiS 'iSS& y
not assume that enGrGnchscd blacks a
the only creatures to be regarded in CT
cnlating the results Of emancipation
They do not ignore the prosperity of Il
colonies, or, above all, the claims OF q
blacks who are not emancipatcd yet
They are guided manitcstly by the co
yiction that, until we can prove that L
abolition of slavery, while bringing libC
ty 20 The ncgro, has not brought ruin
agriculture, our example will not be f
lowed; and that until it is followed t
work Of philanthropy will be but hi
performed. These principles we reco
mend to the careful attention of o
Anti. Slavery Society at home. i
members Of that association seem sad
in want Of an object, and here IS o
made to their hands Let them agita
slavery in Cuba 10y improving the rcsu
Of Freedom in Jamaica. Let them h'
10 prove, what Mr.. IlinckS declares, Il
Cur planters can really beat slavehold'
out of the field by cheaper and bet
.rreduction. IN doing that, they will
once more discharging the functions tn
profess for slavery will not be 10
nuiasr;ned either in Cuba or clsewh'
when It il found to be a losing game.