New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-09
TUG EMATCsPATGD NE0uORS IN
".-I e'- 8TR1NAM. "a.

Our readers will remember that last year. W
decree Of the Government Of Holland, Slavery
was forever abolished in tho Dutch colony Of
Surinam, in South AmeIica. There were mHny
Pro-Slayery papo.S IN tho United States which
at that time.tok the utmost pains to represent
this emancipation movement as detrimental
both to the interests Of the colony and to tho
moral CONDITION Of the negro. Correspondents
of some Of Thorn asserted that the day Of emaii-
cipation had been generally spont by tho
negroes in drunkenness, aud they confidently
predicted that general decentralization Of that
class would be tho next consequence. Whether
any Of these letters really proceeded fcm any
competent authority il very doubtful a. the ac'
counts which have been reAdersd to the Govern.
nlsnt Of Holland by the officers OF the coloEy are
highly favorable to the negroes. The reports fur
nished By the Moraviau missionaries Of sur'pam
agree with the Government reports, and the tesii'
mony Of these people il themore valuable IA they
have known the negroes while slaves better
than ANY other class OF men, and have converted
most OF them TO Christianity. One Of these
missionaries, tho Rev. T. Van Calker, tho super
intendcnt OF the mission work in SurinGn, makes
the following highly interesting statements on
the present condition Of the negroes:
Th. esnanc vnsu Of tn, rrgro sAves,' be wsifo' hA
now bssn fuiy carirj OFT scce'cns 70 uS ~" !"
Angus. O. 1854 sod al has gone 81 better thah "' n,'
AZ peeeA III. 6fa IL Coobrr TOO. thc time appointed io
concluding s contracts bet tie upssr' aud NEGROES ha'
H.. as.la
temsef t>rs n~py particularly GA tho CONNIE
yn- wh-r- TO had been made; bat previous 10 ",
6ssd prod e.dr tbcse. bat bsea the case fo
soue time on TN. SorsaauA ts sviiorie, &C.
,Dou, sruis up pubrd dser-, h- -sliraiion o.
hxei viz: removing The haste 10 tn crown n's
don. il 49, tat. ss esutrsos had ben MADE there
.ari. tod conpy with rre dohsad ol UoT
onan d. lh.t the Counon-r, 81 to dafet could hard
ct throsh the work Nov. ,hs middle Vi october to's
as is sosos. sho have 1, b. employed by' tho Iu,tes
though rrc lsy poby .u bv sioSn. about wiIS
o.. AIRY einp.oyrD-ns.
rhs sess. have not q. remained on ire rsu. p,sntson
whers they hal S,vo May have returned psnts.
tioa, where they AA oe,. ocA, before a.eu
Ice slsewEese Many lco have .n the sugar plantation,
ps-g the lighter Ia o,a,e cotton so1nis, ha
the pfodaccl u ss.I sppsGrs u ttys der5esSd Bu IL
svn,rs psccaois chsnEr has sxsa place 40 tho colony
regard narkssb.s pfodne,1n.. The have
us.vd Of then old ora AID ths Cultivation OF tSo pAs
tiUus CONTINUES ., before. 100
course tn. sa,. Of thing, b.. bcn 20 attained "a
without dcaes Bat they lee. lorniiaD!r thar
lad boon .nsp-scd II the .w ~ aug , 1904 had so'ye
ba, month instead u thee ier soprlass al e0n and
,hr planter. lad taken advantage inardia.eJ 81 tie good
syl shown by The tho Law oil April TO- 1881
relating tho dric, and privileges q these emaaP-s'
neuoe. who be .Osi under direct 0ovefnnrn' s'a
irO had been Published IN tbs Nss'o Ess language si
would have gono 81 SMOOTHLY. The pesrOs- sprar setae
With ths esuraets All concluded fos ,hs spacs Of
year only question ari.r. mind.
viii s.snd ye4 AL ,i.. depoaJ Ibis Jear
oIperenee to, part Of employer and employed; but
have to believe thai s viii g. we'll Our hspe, navs
not been put shame thus r We wui hrr fore tue
future. with trsf hoas n III, hands. who La wfeusL
wvudeu ~ surinsa."
We have not yet met single trustworthy
statement which would il the least impair the
weight Of this teslinOay.