New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-26
aNTIPATBuRs OF RACE.

1t is hard TO realize that this is Christian
land while we so frequently hear people saying
Freedom will sooE use up the niggers.'
whites and Blacks can't live together if both
are free: one race must exterminate the other. "
Of savages and cannibals, this might be true
but how can it of believers in the Golden Rule 7
But the assumption is as defiant of History
as OF Humanity. Blacks and Whites do live
peacefully together-in Brazil, where free ne
groes are very numerous and on perfect social
as well as political equality with Whites; in
Canada, and in all but the Spanish West Indies
Slavery was all-pervading in those tropical
islands, but has been abolished, and nobody
seems to regret it, while most of those islands
are eminently peaceful and prosperous in spite
of perfect equality Of races with great
numerical preponderance OF Blacks. This is
especially true of the British Isles, Trinidad,
Antigua and Barbados. a Massachusetts law.
yer who spent the last Winter at Barbados,
writes thus Of the Blacks (thirty years free) to
The Boston Daily Adrertiser:
" Many have acquired by their industry snfilcen.
property 10 rank them among the weathest planters
and traders in the islands where they reside; and con-
sdering success in business criterion Of ability they
may De regarded as competent business men. The
children of some OF the wealthy negroes have been
thoroughly educated in England or Scotland; and
some bon met with were,amOng the most cultivated
persons have ever known. As mechanics and ar.
iisans they altogether Indispensable.
1.-The whites were never accustomed to heavy manual
labor and the lighter and more delicate work WAS
soon usurped by the col0red men, when once at liberty
TO compete terms. Their position AS freehold
ers gives oil the privileges as electors IN parish and
colonial meetings and the parochia and general coun
ellis and legislatures have their share OF colored relre
.entatiyes. .
IT is not necessary to say that they ouishine their
white neighbOrs in debate aud legislation IN order 70
nroye their ability and ouch s very seldom the case;
but it is certainly true that tnelf interests are so Wen
represented to them rol open or covert en-
proachmeDts on the part Of the winter.
"Ip the liberal professions, also they have already as
.umed and evneed their ability to maintain respccta
Die position. - ,.,..o.s .,a ~ ,sioiors o,,ona N
the spiritual legal and physical wants OF the commun
ty not as might be supposed, disposng alone TO the
people of their color but to people IN general who
their professional services.
II was much struck in attending the Cont one day,
with the argument of black lawyer of unmi1ed AIN,
can descent. The was under the penal clause %
the English Bankrupt law. and was conducted by the
Crown officers for the prosecution. heard the argu-
ments TO the Jurisdiction OF the Court and am bound TO
acknowledge that in point OF cleyerness ana esa
astuteless The black counsel clearly led Mr. Attorney
was far in advance of his opponent.
ION inquiry ascertained that the black lawyer was
poor boy had worked his way to England before the
mast 10 get education and had there with the assist
ance of Lord John Russell and other PERSONS sue
eseded in acquiring sound academic and legal edu'
cation. -, $1,000.
Black magistrates preside over the inferior courts
black men are editors of papers md to greater
less degree have entered into every branch Of INDUS
try and every avenue Of business, and have already
been able to compete with good degree OF success
with the whites"
of course, there is shadow to this sun.
shine. Many of tho negroes are indolent and
worthless, preferring to beg or steal rather
than work; and they fare accordingly. Great
crimes are rare, but petty theits common; and
the thieves have to be dealt with as in other
law.abiding communities. Still, the island is
PROSPEROUS and its people generally comfort
able.
Contrast this with the confident predictions
of anarchy arson, bloodshed, and general ruin,
when British Emancipation was in progress,
and with the croakings which now reach us
frosk a portion of the South. 1.-The niggers
won't work :" "They think freedom means idle
ness" "They will believe nothing ICE tell them,
bu. anything told them BY Yankee"