The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-18
JAMAICA.
Tho Reality OF tho Negro Plot AHsrmed-
Adoption OF tho New COnstttution--tlos-
fils.y 40 IL ON the Isfan nd, Sc.
LoNiAL DEFENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT.
From the Kingston Standard, Dec 81


COLONIAL DEFENCE or THE GOVERNMENT.
From the Kingston Standard, Dec 81
The views or the rebellion taken by certa journals al
The mother country haso not surprised any one here
could not be expected that those who have syscm
aucay hborcd since emancipation 10 prove The nerrp
s'lamb' and the planter ''wolf, determined
% devour the former night wrong would give up their
yr-udces very easily and adopt opposite cqnyicton,
howev great the evidence offered them OF their ir
mistake The negroes IN Jamaica had nothn, 10 CON.
plain Of They enjoyed all rights and bcrtos equally
With the whites or browns. Al all events, thoso sho
rbeed against tho ccnsti,ntd authority OF she land
and dipped their hands under circumstance OF great
arocy, into the blood OF the victims in ST. Thomas In
ahe East, advanced motive NJ the foot Of the
galiows for dsbolicsi course except this 'Yh
H.ey doaga 10 cxfcyaiadte the srhs and sacs
eAe ebony aud pos'es n,@sslvss II ne property y nos
death only N he submitted 70 slavery and degradation
sthousAnd times worse. The women, when deprived OF
sber protectors, 10 subserye the usfr pleasures
81 the disgusting mnrlerrs and the ehidrel be
disposed Of 10 some equally horrible manner. These
- mere fancie TAs ress 1cmseiscs essesfsl AZ a.sv.
<st poiStS far 6-cn from another, and 'yrAovt
20 sii,tycf oommSriootscn ddhsvcd usssenifg 1,f
DAD moments 10 the dosdycfios OF TIA plot Nearly al,
. ssi II ~ isrns, and 3 gel. ssissss q s..ne.
90 ssperitios terror IN Aas srAo tool e. sai re-
ybsed 10 vspeuf The programme carried nit ,ys
asmaiicsly and the Is the oest denial that can be
oosred 20 those who believe that tue cxceses commit
.onu,.es ar ny INV T,na brrsK into via ,io I" ,bs
1rst place the rebels took drink; they Kept their
clear for what they wero about. thoy burnt
buildings, except by accident they destroyed no
mAchnery but simply Elai,ned portions OF OF
abe estates that such works might, they stated bs
easily restored to efficiency When they brcane ,hcm
She righfful owners They killed NO women and cal
aren, bun only men, They abstaned from touchur he
property OF any connected with the Maroon,
of alternating the support winch they cxpeced from thai
people. Could mere mob have sctrd Nitb much
serve and systcmp II 3 true The retes fed aud no.
shere attempted 10 make head 1ranst The REGULAR
troops hut this vas owing 20 panic having ncen rro
dvced among them, by the uneSp, ted arrival ct 'hu
troops AMONG ,hcm and The terrible tcfbuiiou ~hi IA
dealt out Without moment besa,ion upon ihosa
~ho taken
Tho spirit that has since nianiss itself over W, On.
nre island shsws clearly That a5oIga the troops fcush
great battles, :hc able dispositions that wcr
shem at all es nis prevented battles bspr is9ht b.
circlng The rebels everywhere and -rccuab ppysrtire
the raiying OF the dispersed lancs, which nj ~
icd ~ Reorganization and resisance u sas aCiic ru.
speech that any d-iay fac part ~ a. i,s
-oud hare 10 iht ech o. rsrnf fnw erJ II 0e.nd
20 "A, ar Let therefore, British nasrv syny~'h,crs
say they like and IRON distance Apply
10 the investigation 10 this rebellion N" fls. tn
Ivy mcans q which they have already wrought 20
much injury toe negrs themscves ANA all tr ruined
The anter> o these colonies ,hr STATED
hcrc are rr lstibe, and WIN, we hope, be allowed 10
sana oa' wr AZ due IMPORTANCE before those who's
p.osnoe " = 70 decide 90 .he proper remedies " ~ %
pill 70 eur present condition
Tgx sEw CONSTITUTION
nrcm the Kingston Standard reo 81
~pcs by Iassins the pew const.ation nm n IA oa
soped that her MaIestys government viii weigh ocli
ton !, h repieis With dangerous els,,, spc
n IN no Ne, NESTS tn oheo, vh,,h the eoserno, .bsa
ne propoeed sugie Chamoet, pruserr % To- r,~s Ia
view, namely, ihe disf-nch seu-ni of The ,nure
rou,n,uniiy, without cTosiias iic beartbaransa
-hkh itr nsing d qul.aeaioss, ,ssiias ~
vain 20 prsdno- The art. pssscd ~
the HOUSE rrovacz 10 n. rsgl' chs,nner icr
stwelve msnhers BE- elected Nv fhvusttu nces ara
ben procecds 10 touch the very danger pointed OF by
ne Gov ernor, 10 places The franchise altogether beyond
lsSv resch o. he nszr Oes and middle class men
I've have onlg 81 observe adoidon respecting this
an Mat nearly All the debates WHICH took place cs1cern
sur ,pcyv crdrcf ssfA 'c'cssi aoo,s sna Arf IL
- Z No sa<shs po'1 ~ fifs cttfyp Public crincn
- not wn 50 ortfpokcn the zfterus might have
s,sen but Il must be n. oieced that the f.snx Of
v,,-.sorns fear produced by ths awful events Of tie
rsss an wset has subsidized even now ans that few
man IN ,he con wunty dare TO spesk What they think
"a M. he pass W " such ~ -Spe ~ bis uus