, 1865-12-05
THE LESSON OF JAnA1cA.

The insuIrcctiou in Jamaica. though bidc-
Gus in the strocity Of its details and tar more
rcpulsivc IN the conduct of the whites than Of
the blacks. NAV nevertheless. II studied and
hccded as II deserves, teach d lesson to tho
people Of this Country which may sayc 10 us
far more Of human lie and suffering than it
has cost. The first point essential 10 right
understanding OF the case is to know that the
Coppcrhead and rebel press Of America arc
one and all engaged in lying about it. AZ
sample OF mingled ignorance, cunning, du-
plici,y and Intentional falschood we select the
following from the New York Htrald:
.'1n the casc Of the Jamafca butcheties we per-
cefsc that The brown man. Gordon, possessed OF
an intelligence beyond the ordinary Standard Q! the
black man OF negro, and entertaining degree o'
1asc when In their moet ttase The ieahsr
Of the aAsasfins, md had been elevated 70 re-
hsSsns 81 u g.
gro eqnalits, 1e legally recognized"
Gordon, here spoken Of as "brown man" !"
was white man, having no negro blood In
his veins whatever. No evidence of his CON-
plicity with the tnsurrcction has yet been
made public. He was not at Morant Bay at
the time Il occurred, and uuQuestiouably had
no actual participation In IT, As member Of
the JamAica legislature, lie had nrgued that
the negro population Of Jamaica had never
had their full rights, which is true. BE Was
n Einrston mcrchant of hroader and n,ore
,,hera, v,rws 4tan we've cencro1,r in voc7,c
md on fhc brrar3n,. or1t nr 4he fnsnrrcr;ion'
,c WAS s,cy1accd hv fbe wb,,ca IN 4h. nj,
1eped evidcnce of nanp,s fnnnd IN 1,1s DIS
session. uonc or which hare been nade
public, The Herald cuna{ngly avoids saying
that t,c was elected by negro votes, vet saws
that which VIII convey Tint Impression to
the minds or its readers. Let Us see how far
necro sntf,are n, ncc7o enralitv II legally
rccorn,7cd IN Ja,oaycn. We ara not aware
tbot INV 1ou In 1snafc, e,-c1p5es a ncn,o
FINN voting solc1v on account of his color
W. ,,e,,cve Il /, nossshle IN Jo,,oic, FIR a
ncc7o 10 votc. Raj In order to rote I,e must
o,E,, froo1,o,d ]rh,ch xton,a rent for sir
,o,,nas s.o-,,no NV .-o.r erd 1,a ,nns+ ~,
annu.l,r :, n,rc ,fs name rcc,sicre5 a.
-oscr he " snn, nm If tcn sh5,,,nes ~ ~
do;nr 1,a MN c,st vofe onca IN
tcvcn re.rs Eo, a mrn,fer of the lower
hou,c Of the Ierislature only: the npper
Iousc or4hc 1.cc1s,aturc and The nriyr conu,
ri Nc wcll cs 3he local n,c3strates ar cnstns
ars al, appointed by tic Governor, who is
anp,,ptcd bv thc crown. AZ The election Of
members of the lover nouse occurs but once
In seven ycars. 1t fellows that each nepro or
white rotcy uust NOT only own a free hold Of
sir ponds stcrlinr annual rental. Int must
hnrc raid r: ms n scrcn rcr,,lar animal In,
s4a,mcnts f,r thr ,,r3vf,con N castiD~ Ill,
rotc. ia thc ayerarc rote OF wages
Is bnt one ehilljnr dav eyery working MAN
must ray the price Of seventy days work or
4wo - month"; M ana % ,cn ~ doys mn,ss s for 1 sinc,a
rntc Although t,ere ar cye- n fy)O co,oTrd
1ana nron,,ctors an tl,c Island n IL casv to spe
wby they cast but tew yotes, Il IL Obvious
thcre{one that in Jamaica none Int .the rleh.
whctbc. white or tlack, can afford to vote.
Al thr last tJection. in.leac. o,,t Of d popula-
linn Of al ,ae4 only e.oso yotes we're cast.
Probably a,000 would cover the Thite vote
and q the black. Indeed, the above facts
thow that black yole tyonld bo, an insane
and useless act, al in NO part of the Islnnd
could 1t elect single member In, the Lower
House. md II 1t were to elect The entire for.
ty-scycn members Of tho Lower Honse, that
body has but little or no power In the gov.
crn1ncnt ~ fhe Island. The effect Of this out.
rarro,s constitution of the government could
moi be o,hcrxiso tl,an onprrs.tye,. A writer
IN The l,onnon Ma,7nip1 Stcr vim has passed
two,tv ycs,s a. ~ T.st ,1rats. du,3nc
t,rot,c or ,h,c1, ,,o 49, :, aaa.,a1 r.noc'
80. 1sn.,.,- asS,.sss..D. -. - I.Ns... - -
.,- - 1s,,ct $500, ss
tos1o1e,y ~ ~ sns .et,,sn.,... uIusaes ~, y
H1cat o..A, ..;. -, .ne
1ng ooc,nS u .ue G- -'1 t.a ~" s11n loya1'
u 70 'ae 1l1e1 o - M.oes ten
severely oPp!esseo Peoe's - 's'>'e
able endurance
Nc know 1nat tle co1He0 iAopouN@AouoA - -"