The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-06

only In debating the matter. We need scarcely say that
70 deprive Jamaica Of 10 House a Assembly would Il .ns
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alfe phianthropy which woad justify the Legislature Of
Jamaisa In ts delays, and would deprive the planters Of
After all, capital has some rights and the planters do
serve some consideration willing q they are 70 the
statesmen OF England in Preference 70 the statesmen Of
JAMAICA we Ought 70 have some sympathy for class OF
men who rely on the mother country as they do Nothng
more peculiar, says Mr.. Trolloppe than the way in
which the word "home" IL used and In ali the
British portion OF the West Indies tn the white people
always signifies England, though the person using
inc word never has been there 81 could trace the
use Of the word 10 JAMAICA" Mr. Tfoloppe proceeds as
applied by white men or white women TO the home in
which they lived, not even though that home had been
The home with them n sacred and means something
boiler than habation in the tropics II refers ways
to the old country II different with the French, who
In their ISLANDS regard the West Indies their country
Sometimes this love Of the mother country takes ud
crous shape. Mr.. Trooppe fell In with sister Of the
famous MIS- sescoe WHO kept "A Inn aud could never
bread cheese and beer the only viands for En
Iishman 50 throughout the Islands the dinner will be
beaper; roast beef 10 consumed 10 great quantities.
when yams, avocado pears, pantains and many other
nice thinge might be had for the gathering; bad
English potatoes are IN great demand; timed meats
are religion, and pickles a passion. Taxing
bis feeling into account, both in It's serious
nd It's iudcrous aspects, taAng olso INTO arou TIE
meicdi and political assedaxcy Of the Ifoan and A
caste population in Jdnadico Mr. 1rouope spccLes tte
future q the island lie finds colored people eeryohere
pushsng Themselves tor.dya-Gt the Gocnors table IN the
Aou'e u Assembly, and IN STATE partie he finds, on the
other hand the uhtte mtnoraty alcet ,ci sort
, re.n ~ me- ana r. ma, ma'1 .m, ,0 sa,as @
has expectation ,ttu b. realized and dacer century may
African coo'ie and Unite dmdoiDakd into one mind race
oron9 nhom very te1 ,Ces ufu Be fonnd And here
arises question for the politician VIII this mixed
OF black and white with slight infusion OF coOle blood,
be able bold in face Of the world? they
~ unt fnr vpoY
be able 10 assert their Independence throw of the
and habit OF servty and enjoy the rights Of masterdou?
only alude 10 In passing having reference TO
the nature Of the be pursued the
OF inc planters II the coored and pure African ices
which are now pushing their way and working up
complete sscencancy 10 the island capable OF
mapsbip, and are not what Mr.. Carlyle would regard
miserable nggers gone masterless the which Mr.
Troope discusses but does recommend the
controlling, not the entire abolition, OF the House OF
Assemby-mght be even less desirable tn at present
appears TO be, and ought to seek for the planters
advantage IN q less radical method Of AZ il is
find that CONTINUALLY fecer Europeans noc turn 70 the West
NAMING there Tw1maredy As tar as Jamaica concern
cd what is there " tempt the EbgshmanY fact
halt the sugar estates and than half the COFFEE pLana
ties hare gone back INTO ntc bush, and great portion
Of those tcho mono grsacino canes jamaica persons
mho ha lately bought the estates 'or tie value of the copper
in he sugar bCile,s and II the metal in TIE rum sis The
Ants Sary Socy wSu scarcely bclsere ia the poverty and
ruin Of the planter because they hear wonderful accounts Of
hiss hospitality 1--WE send rord to the people al hon,s that
and send out somebody For this somebody Kill the
oted NJ and bring bottle of best H. goes
ns and aa @ sse'a are piso sse
makes the complaint This IL rather hard seeing that
our common fare Is salt fish and and water. Mr..
1rOlope advised the planters produce their ordinary
fare such occasions the reply was Eyes ana then
We should get the other cheek We should be abused
for our stngness No Jamaica could stand that In
England we are scarcely in position TO understand the
full force Of such q reply. We do understand why
any man should indulge in hospitaites which he cannot
and good the duty Of hospitality is felt a district
where travellers find houses OF public entertain
OF private individuals In such district hospitality
comes the first Of all duties and q prefers rather TO
sarve than to be ungenerous 1t may be that four tive
travellers come in upon the planter at nine O'Clock at
night aud expect dinner which u not easy provide
at such hour, meat will not keep in eli
maae but 1t is provided freely The best OF everything
a Get before the unpyted guest and The hos
claimed with freedom which sometimes astonished Mr..
1roope "Wnat. Worcester sancey' said guest
his host, as II he were talking 70 an innkeeper "No
Worcester sauce Cannon! Make the Fellow 90 aud
look for IT, and the sauce was forthcoming.
II we might trust Mr. lope's statistics the French
islands OF the West Indies manage tkogs good deal bet
ter than We do Guadaloupe and Martinique very
mpoeng Stands on the map, yet the manages pro
duce over 80 and the other nearly 1000 hogheadso
Trinidad produces ~ 600; jamaica spte Of and
Its ertlty, produces sny the quantity; Barbados
exports about beuoc and Guiana contrves TO sell 5000
Of these will be that Guiana Is the British colony
which produces the largest quantity, though for size
Barbados seems to be doing the best GUIANA too pro
duces the largest quantity Of as we'll as Of sugar
though the quality Of the Jamaica liquor sl maintains
T. superiority The sugar capabilities of Gana, indeed
are enormous. "Sugar' said Demarara planter, "are
you talking OF sugar. Give me my hearts desire in
coolies ard will make You million of hog sheads OF
sugar without stirring from the coony"a very brilliant
prospect, seeing that At the present moment the worlds
supply OF sugar is little more than million aud half
There is unlimited supply Of the fertile soil
From the ocean backwards TO the roots Of the Andes the
planter might cultivate .he could only get the coolies
and Guiana has been successful that respect than
any Of our colonies In tho use of machinery well
OF the coolies the Guiana planters exhibited great
enterprise Mr.. Troope without PROCESSING to be either
sugar grower or mechanic states very positively that
on three or four estates Demerars he machinery
and management which much exceeded anything that be
had observed in any Of our West India Islands The
machinery indeed equal 10 what he had in Gu
great thing for planter 70 produce 200 hoysheads
In Guiana they 500 900 ana 2c0-a hogshead
being something less than ton and in value let say
roundy f25 Unlike the usage Of the island
Is steam every estate Guiana The vacuum pan and
the centrifugal machine for extracting the molasses
scarcely known the islancsare common appliances IN
pesnarara The result that the sugar is Of quality
which such an island as Barbados cannot equal
Barbados being plucky little island iu its way,
If 1t has no vacuum pans and centrifugal ma.
chimes, declares With great satisfaction that manages
That however, Just the question at ISSUE Whether is
better small yield OF sugar with arg, profits per hogs
bead, or very large yield with smaller proatss In the
long run the latter method prove the more pro-
htabe Sugar is made ia Ba, BADGES . very old fashion
ed way, the only modern Improvement that is adopted
being, we believe, the use of guano, which, after ALL
very doubtful improvement The guano it is true pro.
cures great crop, but seems nure both the soil and
the sugar The canes do not ration they used do
that Is to say, they do not yield their second crops and
third and fourth Of the value before the use of
guane. There in which have been known
to raoon-tha H. after being down grow again and
produce-icr twenty years but thing possible
with guano. STILL the Barbadians quite satisfied with
themselves and are inclined to machinery
OF Guiana ana the dongs Of all the islands except their
bsI -
SAID Ar Tro!lo meaning 10 hmor them, .but ,oh,ch CO.
lohy IS second in the raoef' at impossible say none
q them an doing rel They hare nbor-Mey can't make
refarns Just look at tier cearances and then look al
ours" "Jdnsoicd sugar paying noo, ohsered a,t-
thor. Jamaica has been destroyed root and branch Is the
reply. "No one can lament it than do-a fine
Island, but utterly ruined! "Magnfcens scenery says
Mr. Trollope and he meets With the answer But il can't
make sugar" "What Of Trnidad9' Mr.. ironope asks.
"a fine wild island, and perhaps some day may get
coal there" "But Denerara makes a little sugar y our
friend puts in at makes deuced little money know
the retort but their steam enginesS "Look at their
clearapcefthey have none" s'At any rate they have
got beyond windmis." because they have got no