The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-20

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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH gave utterance to pro-
found philosophical truth, though in paradoxical
way, when he exclaimed:
calais the gratitude of men
Hath oftenest set me mourning"
If ever any particular body of men had peculiar
reasons for setting the world an example of loyal
ty and devotion towards the nation which had
sacrificed so much in its behalf, it was the eman-
cipated blacks of Jamaica. Tley were, and had
been, for more than century and half, 'here-
"ditary bondsmen," when, by act of unpar-
alleled generosity, they were released from their
dependent condition as chattel property, and in
vested with all the privileges of free men, al an
expense to the English people of many millions
of pounds sterling. This measure of ques-
tionable philanthropy has, virtually, lost to
England one of the finest jewels in her crown.
1t has ruined the Jamaica planters, by COM
pelling them to abandon, for the want of q
sufficient working force, large number of val
liable estates; and whilst it was designed to prove
that the productive capacity of the Island would
be increased by the Inauguration of the system of
free labor, its actual effect has been to diminish its
supplies to one-tenth of what they formerly were,
and to compel those who protested against the use
of the slave grown products of the British West
India Islands, to purchase the sugar, and coffee,
and cotton, of Brazil and Cuba, and of our own
Southern States where slavery still fiouiishes. 1t
is not, however, for us, who have been CONNER
cialy the gamers by this -philanthropic ex-
pertinent, to find fault either with the amiable
gentlemen of Exeter Hall, whose sympathies were
so profoundly enlisted in the cause of the negro or
with the policy of the British Government, short
sighted and unwise it is now almost universally
acknowledged to have been. The present condi-
ton of jamaica and the events that have recently
TRANSFERRED there, are, nevertheless fit subjects for
comment and may serve to ''puint moral,n if
not to "adorn tale.' 1t was all very well for
sympathsing orators to depict the horrors of sthe
''middle passage" and to diate upon the in
tolerabe crueltes alleged to have been
practised by slave drivers upon the plantation
hands; and humane enthusiasts might be held
excusable if in recounting the suferings of the
servile population, they sometimes drew upon their
Imagination for their facts But when they
undertook to expatiate upon the glorious results
that would accrue from emancipating the slaves
and pictured an ebony CoRYDoN and PHILLIs in
every dusky pair that were held to daily labor
in the sugar fields, or in the Planters mansion,
they entered into the region of pure romance A
quarter of century has elapsed since those fanc-
full speculatons given to the world. During
all that period the negroes of the British West
India Islands have enjoyed perfect liberty of speech
and action, and ample opportunity for exemplify-
ing their capacity to appreciate the privileges with
which they had been endowed. Yet Jamaica GER
tainy does not bear the remotest evidence of hav-
ing become the Arcadia of the race. On the con-
trary all the official reports with reference to the
free blacks of that Island go to prove that their
annual numerical increase falls far short of what
it was while they III state of servitude; that
ton to their unconquerable Incidence they are
addicted to the grossest vices, and that they are
gradually reapsing into a condition of barba-
rism. Like the lilies of the field 'fhey toll NOT
''neither do they spin - but unlike the lilies
they add neither beauty to the landscape nor
fragrance to the air. They have long been
insolent-they are now growing turbulent Will,
the knowledge Of their numerical superiority
three hundred thousand blacks, to eighty thou.
sand whites-they have latterly shown dspo
sition to follow the example which has beer
set them by the neghboring Island of Hayti
The enactment of an election law, by the Legsla
ture of Jamaica, at its last session, wherein dis
tincton is made in favor of the muatto population
as distinguished from the pure blacks, has reused
the indignation of the latter to the point of insur
rection. They have held public meetings in vari
Gus parts of the Island, not merely for the purpos
of denouncing the action of the Legislature; bu
to assert their determination to prevent the new
law from being carried into effect AT the CITY O
Kingston; in Westmoreland county, and at St
Thomas, negro preachers have been assuring thei,
ignorant followers "that it was ordained by Cor
THAT the blacks should be masters of the Island
land that the portion of the Scrip in which
this was foretold would soon be fulfilled and the
white and mulatto population driven into the
sea-" These infammatory harangues have al.
ready, in some instances, led to partial outbreaks
but, by the energy of the Governor. and the exbi.
bition of a strong military force, they have been
promptly suppressed at the point of the bayonet
Forty of the rioters were at the last accounts. up
der arrest, and were to be tried before special
commission; not so much as we are told, for the
reason that the instruction twas of itself o
ESQ formidable character as to require this ex-
"treme measure" as with view to over-awe the
rebellous spirit that was known to prevail exten.
sivey among the blacks, and which, it was ap-
pretended, would continue to display itself under
the excitement produced by the inflammatory ap-
peals of demagogues and itneranl preachers.
Governor DARLING has, however adopted rigor-
Gus measures for maintaining the peace of the
Island, and although it was rumored that the
riots would be renewed when the prisoners were
brought to trial, there appears to be full conf.
dence in the ability of the Governor to vindicate
the laws But what contrast is presented between
this actual condition of things, and the industrial
progression, the moral elevation and the Arcadian
simplicity which the emancipationists were accus-
toned to predict would follow, when the negroes
were left free to obey their natural impulses,
under the paternal care of the British Govern
ment How happily it illustrates their ideas of
gratitude for past favors and present protection;
and how thoroughly it exemplifes the negro char
acter. If left to themselves they would speedily
make of jamaica a second HaYti. and would