Washington telegraph., 1864-06-01

he has become, God knows, but la6rycy
he Is not; and, SO far as we can see, he
never will be. He will sing psalms and
quote texts; but honest, steady industry
nc not only detcsts, but despiscs.
we wish to Heaven that some people
in England--neither government people,
nor paTSons, nor clergyalcn- some
Just minded, honcst-hcartcd and clear.
sighted men would 20 out 70 sume of the
Islands--say Jamaica, Dominica, or
Antigua, not for month. Or three
months, but tor year, would watch The
precious proteye Of English philanthropy
the 'Geed negro'-in lis daily habits;
would watch him as he lazily plants his
little squGntRg; would see him as Inc
proudly rejects agricultural or domestic
service, CT accepts it only at wages,
ludicrously disproportionate To the value
OF his work. We wish too they would
watch him, whilst with a hide thicker
than that Of biPpopotamus, and body
to which fervid heat is comfort rather
than an annoyance, lie droningly lounges
over the prescribed task, on which the
intrepid Englishman, uninured to the
| burning sun, consumes Il S impatient
energy, an! too often sacrifices his life
We wish they would 70 Dlt and view
the negro III all the blazonry Of his idle
ness, his pride, bis ingratitude, contemp-
tuousiy sneering at the industry Of that
race which made him free; and then
come home, and teach the memorable
lesson OF their experience To the tdRaii>s,
who have peruerte2 him into uhdt Ne is!''
The slaves Of Jamaica were emanci-
pated peaceably by government. and
taken under its patronage The slaves
OF st. Domingo baptized their freedom
in the blood of innocent women and
children, and illuminated it with the
lurld fires of Instruction. Nearly a
halt century has passed since then
jana lea is almost desert of ruined
and overgrown plantations. Her com
merce is destroyed. Her seaports de-
cayed. Her population degraded, wal
lowing In vice and filth. St Domingo
remains dark and loathsome spot il
the midst of the beautiful isles of the
tropics. Her history has been one of
crime and blood, whilst Cuba remains
covered with coffee and sugar planta-
tions, dotted with peaceful residences
aud orange groves, her ports tceming
with commerce; and, although an appen-
dage o! the weakest and worst of Eu
ropcan monarchies, she still sits. by
force and virtue Of slavery, the Queen
of the Antilles.
Is there no finger of God in that d.
not the abUitionists insanely dash them
selves again against the DEGREES or
Providence?
In another way than BY such terrible
curses Is the law Of nature, that slavery
Is essential to the cultivation Of the hot
regions Of the earth, beginning to make
itself quietly manifest Egypt by ma
tural and inevitable consequence is be-
coming the field Of African slavery, since
the production of cotton has been stimu-
lated by our war
A writer in Harper's Magazine for
May last, said to be missionary, gives
US this information:
''Oue of the least to be desired, but
still most naturaI results Of the new cot
ton prosperity in Egypt, has been a great
revival OF the slave trade. The cotton
crop is heavy one. requiring much more
aud heavier work than the ordinary grain
crop of the country. Its cultivation was
introduced into the country by Nahomed
Ali, who, having procured and distributed
the seed, stimulated its production in his
own arbitrary way, BY passing laws requir
ing each district to produce o certain
amount of cotton annually. The land
produced it SO sbundantly, and of such
good staple, that it was profitable crop
even when the South was . competitor in
the market. And now, since King Cot
ton has removed bis throne from Dixie ID
Egypt and India, he has distributed his
favors so bountifully that no more laws
enforcing the cultivation of cotton have
been needed ] recently heard Of one
man who last year sowed two hundred
and fifty acres of cotton from the produce
Of Which he has already sold cotton for
SIS 900, and be had still q quantity on
hand; and friend told me yesterday OF
neighbor of his whose sister was accus-
toned to eena eene asy s hst to bhfo,ber bh coud nj
support her, he having only five acres OF
land. This brother was seen a few days
since, driving before him through the
streets, male and female slave which he
had just purchased, and when asked how
he could afford il, be answered, Il sowed
my five acres with cotton this year"
But the great obstacle to c1tton-grow-
ing has been, aud is, the scarcity Of hands
The conscrption for the army, atd forced
labor Tor the Suez Canal and the Govern
lnent works, make heavy drafts upon the
working population. Fully one-.hird Of
the available muscle Of the Ianl is nc
present thus employed, while it is lament
able to behold the wheat crop everywhere
perishing on the ground for want of hands
to reap it. This state Of things hes crea-
ted i great demand for SLAVE labor IN
Egypt But slavery is against ihe lay;
for Euglaud aud France, il former years,
when it suiied them to quote even "base
Egypt to the United States a. 40 auti |
slave power, obtained from the Sultan
and the Egyptian government, an ordi-
uance abolishing slavery. Still, this law
being imposed by foreign pressure. and
not sustained by the public sentiment Of