The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-07
Jamaica in It's Decline and the
Causes Of the Decay.
Social, Financial and agricultural
Coz is'ion Of sne Colony.
Engial.d's System of Rule a
Failure.
GOVERNOR EYRE'S TESTIMONY.
&c. &c. &c.
Our Kingston Correspondence.

Our AtnxstOM correspondence.
KINGSTON Jamaica, March II, 1896
By the steamer Tasman which leaves to-day or to-
for New York. send you in all probability tho
last despatch shall treble you with from this island
Possibly the steamer called tho Jamaica Packet may
leave for your port noxt week, have heard which
case you may receive another Jamaica letter. -
JAAAIcA's DEcLlsE-rnE SOCIAL CONDITION
The longer remain here the more become convinced
that there is something radically wrong the govern
ment Of Jamaica-a want of adapiabi.Iiy somewhere I
strongly suspect that the colony has bcen from the
very beginning down to this present hour, signal fail
urc, but more than This statement or
opinion must explain and prove and intend attempt
ing to do SO. AT the very outset wish to state my
vction that class of this mixed population is to
blame alone. Each has is share.
Society in Jamaica composed Of three inharmonious
clements Municipalities, browns and blacks. The
first and last get along pretty wc but the brown
element Of perpetual dscord The eolored people,
this intermediate class called hate the and despise
the other class Of their fellow citizens They enter
tain the doctrine that they destined to be the
ruling race, and that the whites are in their
way. The latter understand this perfectly we'll Now
If the whites to abandon the island the coored cass
would undoubtedly succeed for time to the govern
men but only for time; for though the blacks at
totally unfit for government yet their hatred
other break into open revolt and general
Of the latter would be inevitable The proportion Of
black colored is six TO But present ambition IL
the controlling idea among the coloFed They do not
look forward TO their ultimate extinction; perhaps they
do not even believe 1t sible since their class has sur
vved In Hayti where present they monopolize pot
cal power In accordance with this state Of things,
may well agree with every white resident in jamaica
that the late instruction the direct work OF amb-
tious colored men, and indirectly Of the whole coored
population. II be easily Imagined how these
two elements dislike and dstrst each other The state
Of society in jamaica Is therefore most dcplorablo
condition; and though the blacks II left 10 themselves
would revolt against the whites yet they have
been tuored and played upon long that they may
be said TO be in chronic Of dsaecton and ready
to revolt against "Buckra, they stiIl term the
white man.
RECENT THREATENED pf-ruRBAvcEs
Evidence of this furnished very recent ex-
amplcs One was q threatened outbreak in the parish
Of Clarendon, Crofts HILL only two weeks ago. It
appears that Baptist revival In fun blast at that
place. and revival Of this kind in Jamaica IL very
quiet affair In fact II is such nuisance that the local
Legislature attempted restrain the practice BY passing
law against it-sn attempt which defeated through
the efforts of the late q. W. Gordon recently hanged.
In the present instance IL appears that resident Of
Crofts HILL black man be IL observed, complained nf
neghbor whose house Of frighfu noise and
confusion from night till morning and "from morn till
dewy eve" The offending party was summoned 10 ap.
pear inc court mouse at ohapoon on saturday tho
Oh 'hA@ MS sympa'nizers immediately expressed their
determination TO attend in body, and avowcd their In
tenon of destroving the court hon "a in casa thar .na
Vas unsuccessfu fhey did march IN boSv 70 wsrds
Chapeton; but finding The poce aud volunteers ready
the rioters rstraced their sieps ''' '" '''' """'
S pa r ms aace a Occurred %n ns present week
comm spn is in session ami rev ont Of nm atten,nt ON
the part Of the powers Ihal be to survey a certain
tract of land called UortlanJs tho rronerty N
s'thc Crown on which large biack Mobilization bad
squatted many wears since Tho sauatters REGARDED
corners seaasniiy when the s.rvsvor. ssrr.s"rsT
they were warned TO look out for themselves by Quickly
that Sir Henry s,arts sent b.nsreJ AMI aS,v h,.cS
soldier 10 protect the who's proceednes arc
snpposes nv the souatcrs ana very usiv 10 be
he ,5emI,srv y, ,b. 'a is,,an, ~ ,n ,
Crown lands Aided Nv tho military tbe snrvcvors
qaictly finished Their Unpleasant task; but when tho
eiecmeut is tried tho dine Itv nnv no nych greater
several of the soua ters said md n cav thai thew viii
give their bodcs t. the crows rather han rive no ,her
lands and one fellow who actei conspicuous part
made the following GRAFTON :"Mrs oueen give us de
land, and IL she no tand deere and tell US 20 way we
Queen means her rr,onn,s raestv n occmrs n ma
mention fact in connection with that INDUSTRIOUS lsdy
which win give your readers good idea Of how The
thiug by those who for years have been nouing them
Their hands like wax TheJ have been led TO bslievo
England which they never re Give because the Gov
crnor naval and military olDcers &c nc in ennt
"Buckra in a-approprates ali "a hirosslf and
grows rich in consequence
THx sraR,'s SHAVE IN rux FAMINE
II In evident from this that .Ouasheo,, has besn I'm
very had lands on which sccoupt think Inc eovsrn.
rnent ought not 10 be too sever ON hin-as rsther
think government IA disposed 10 be-,ust noU For
instance in the matter OF thosc Crown Inuds there IL
no attempt made TO settle the mater amicably The
sQaiter n 10 DO dispossessed Heaven knows for what
good purrose for the island Il mrly going 10 Tho dovs
and no one wants 10 buy or has aod the pyicc OF HsTt
lands If the sauatter bs, no tyte To bs vretr he'd
house and little farm why uo g,ve him ons Soy few
pounds and let him say where ne has almost sconred
q night by long tenureY lie h not civil WIN NOT
In a spirit OF common sense bend t,inss 10 suit him.
Instead Of putting on bis neck woke when wac made
FOR the morn Enlightened and incil,yant Anslo yo,s
Verify liberty has been TO oras nee Ike forb,ddsn
fruit having once tasted of which h. rus n. ,scr,hla
4. rovcrmors Tbe I,,s Guys 10 A. sa,.,,.. ~ r.svo
.nds. Tho is,, ,n.., ~. ~, sa,s 't rs on ..vs