, 1862-06-07

Thus it Will be seen, that while the crop in
creased as three to ouc, the expenditure iu-
c1sasct! cn}y US seven 10 five. Al thu loxe=t
production ''le es;a:e lust e. zoo u th= high
tst, the same ra!e Of Wages being paid, tacre
WAS lett profit Of 81 0CO.
notwithstanding the losses incurred hv re-
stricted operations. it was hoped th,t by thu
aid Of I protected staple in the Engsi-h MAT
kt1, tltc Remaining estates luignt b3 preserved
from utter loss until relief could be brought
to tue planting interest. There was Ill a.
tempt made to supply needed labor By imm-
grafton. But this was interljcted by tue
parent government on The ground IhA! it
would initiate agairst tue Interests OF the
manumisvd peoplc-not only Was this doue,
but deferenlial duties on Bsiii-h West India
productions We're abolished in England Nor
Rerc the restrictions on im1ngra,lou removed
un!ll by : succession of disastrous events tac
Planting interest OF .JanlAlc, was destroyed
all efforts Of The sinking planter only cut Au-
gled him more hopelessly in the mcsh=s Of
his own ruin.
II is not my purpose to speculate concern
ing what woulu have bern the result had =
dill rent line Of policy been pursued ny the
planters Of Jamaica towards the etnaucipated
pt ptoIle. II is only necessary to htate that the
rtgro is NOT insensibie to kindness or com
mon Justice, aud that both these were ofien
wholly disregarded by the proud, hauShty,
oxesbtaring planter. I1e believed in the d.
yire right Of The white nlau to enslare tl:
black u,an, and viewed the act Of emancipation
as the offspring Of misguided phi II, .nropy
aud political tr1tk1Ty, :.ud decree which be
was determined to make yoid to the cx tent Of
his ability- HIS polio, ~as to keep the enan-
cil1.td people dependvni Oh the Eroprierors
aid 10 si1il prosper By unrequited labor. Tia.
thcrt werv exceptions cannot b.: doubted, but
such understand 10 have b-cn the rul.-thc
Ic-nl; OF Ills course need noi ne untel-es.:rv
r'acilg man in the U United at-s kno " fully
e' shr u ,aa't q jamaica, for it Is tnplc s:la.
of rtrfH Ii
weary in sptas,t'g of. Tue ab sndonad ..sta:-s
| row btluDg alu4ost exclusively 10 non-resi-
dents, many Ot whom are NOR .,a.,tts, aud
| arc aIlo1td to continue in shocking state Of
| t,teline- Bit th- present. condition, of the ts-
11tes Goes not furnish !, true index to tha re ii
| prosperity oI the county Thr negroes 1yt
rot hsrn permitted TO purchase their small
homes oil the body Of the estat 5. bu.
i'uvc had 10 open up new lands, which can
now be sem in rpe state 1T cultivation.
| while the old estates are ogergro~u win
! lTushWood- The negroes have not hrtn able
t. grow tic great staplcs, sn5ar and ram, he.
cnusr they could never distribute the ixed
char5es over sufficient quantity t" reach my
margin ef profit The Statistics shoS rh It
sheIs is nuw an Increased cAporta' ion Of l>,!i
fixed charges, above the days Of slavery
There Is nn INCREASE in the e1pnr!a:ion ri th
woods: mahogany, logwood, fus.ic of bees.
wax, honey, cocosnu:s, and ala-5e increase in
Fnen1o a!5o Z large lucTe,.-e In IT,. export l.
tisn Of arrnw1oot. A lart,r prop ,ft;oo oi
these productions are thrown upos the
market by the Jamaica negro psopri.
vsors. for there are now mars 1nan
5n,CtO Of these men who have risen
to the dignity Of landed propriesors, and wac
row live in their own houses, on th=ir III
lsrds, maintaining their families generally H.
comparative comfort, apd often IN ab solu
competence. Time torbids my spsAkin.; fur
tber at present Of the progress Of the eInanci
rated people. I think ii vii appear fro1
these 1ac,s, hastily thrown together, tha
emancipation PR se has NO: bit such de:
ylasion here u. hiss been so often reps resented
I Il the whole area Of u: 1sl.nd Ii ID been i,
cultivation, ard been deuse}y pnpu1lted, th:-1
thr n. gracs would not h~yo been N 1epeuden
OF all employers rs they Lave been; and 1hs
would Lave been compelled to Civ
. | their labor to the estates As th:
have done in some of the otla
;; B,itieh West India islands wn-r
there was dense population m
, .hcrc all available lands were cultig.
%a1ed The. statistics OF these other |.
: lands show results ra&.ly different from tbos
| Of Jan,aica- British Guia.a 7 iaidai B Ir3ads
. Autigus, btforr en-, ,a1cpa.iou made al annn
. exploration Of Isl, SOC. 600 lbs ofsuyar. Tie