Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-13
slave Trade between Jamaica and the East

Indies.
The New Orleans Crescent calls public attention TO the
significant fact that Great Britain has opened the cooe
sAye trade between the East Indies and Jamaica vii
berforce the wise fool and the foolish wise man. who was
born unfortunately and lived unfortunately long
born Nhen the world yet young have clearly
learned the difference between fauatieism and phian
thropy and lived long enough be the great instrument.
in setting up tremendous precedent Of folly BY the
ruin Of millions white and back-ought to - alive uos
for short time just take look at Jamaica and the
dear Africans for whom he entertained such tender soc-
iude He ought to have had seat in the Jamaica House
Of Assembly, the first Of this month at which time he
would have had the pleasure Of listening to the Cover.
nor's Message, wherein his ESceency announced ito
the great satisfaction Of the planters" our adyces say
'hai supply Of East Indian coolies may be looked for
in the early months Of the succeeding year"
How Wilberoroe would be astonishod to End that tho
great mass Of blacks whom he thought would be 20 thrift
~ and industrious free aboring element are 20 much
than nobody that though their number il greatly
increased the island thousand per cent less produc
i've than whom no and his fellows succeeded in en-
sung the destruction Of the prosperity Of that beautiful
and wealthy country by the emancipation measure Aud
that far from supplying tho labor demand compare
lively small It is, the British Government has been
compelled authorize the re-opening Of the dreadful
slave trade though in the African but the more bar
barous East Indian channel furnish workers 20 keep
The freed blacks from starving Of their own idleness
We wonder II bis upright but sadly befogged mind would
consent TO receive the cooo trade anything less objcc
tonabe than tho African slave trade We suspect that
his conscience would scarcely prove az conveniently pa
bic as those Of the modern style Of English politicians
who strain At gnat and gupb down a camel without
vinking in the performance Of so astounding feat
The next jamaican movement Of which VIC expect "a
hear H. that plan will be contriyed Tor modfyin.
the absolute freedom conferred on the blacks by the VII
bsrforecan statutes 70 that tho whites can get them nm
der their thumbs 10 such way 10 compel the lazy fe
lows 4 working up some patent tackle Of domesu
apprenticeship which will be slavery without The namc
save the sensitive conscences Of the Exeter Hall pot
cal morass add At the time regenertc tho desola
ted island. We have little doubt but that some sue
policy this will be introduced In very few years am
thus ecctuay windup the frco negro labor experiment
Following that will doubtless come the rcopcuing Of n
African slave trade in the manner iu which the Britis
Government tansacts Is between the Fast aud "a
hauritius, and A. t would be glad 10 now between N
West and Jamaica but that iis hypocrisy would be a d
tle too glaring.
The Government Of England has seen 81 20 romor
srate with our Government because Of the alleged 70
sgn slave trade Of the southern States aud just for u
excellence Of the joke should like 10 sec Gover
mont enter solemn protest against the conduct Of n
EngIish Government 10 authorizing the slave trade
nsurtas and sending to those waters a squadron
American ships-ofvar make few prizes ola few BIRTHS
slave traders Il would be q capital thing and the pr
seednss 10 which would lead would pretty well vent
late che doull, dealog policy Of Engaud, and expo
sAe absurdty aud sty Of her practice aud profession
70 IN he World We are lneliued TO inss, Iha, Il sh'