, 1866-01-27
DAY, JANUARY IN, 1866.

800 - own " AGBN
is!ntion which has been the curse Of Ju,nnicu,
SINCE Emancipation, and advocated with NIL his
powers. and with uncommon energy and zeal.
tn" claims Of the free blacks to u larger share Of
consideration anil re-pcc, than they lnve We, re-
c'ivcd II, HE hands of the governing class in J..
mica. AZ times. indeed. his Z nj, so ardent
was lis quality, outrsn his discretion, rnd liz
was hurried in!o the use of language snn.cwhn,
toe strong Tor the cOnvcnt,nnali,i-s of the Legs.
lnnve a,rnn. and it is not surprising that h.
mnde many enemies among the dominnn, class.
VIII" dr!:gh'rd III hcnping opprobr,um upon him.
But with the lovers Of Liberty and justice hi.
evidci:, sincerity Of purpose. and his noble self
noncgat:on, caused this occus:one! ,nte,nperance
Of -pcecn to be oYcrlouke,i. and the blacks .!
Jamaica soon came ,c regard him as ono OF their
wn'me-t friends aud most devoted champions.
Gordon va. executed for the alleged Of.
fence of inc!tin. the nrsrur, TO rebellion, but i!
turns out that there has been really no rebel.
lion. His real crime in the eyes OF his murder.
crs-'hc cram. for which they ;cck his life
was that IL, course Of political action was cal
culi,td 70 open the eyes OF tn. black people n,
they have never yet been opened To III. true
character Of that system Of legislation by which
,lcir right, have been TITLED with, their inter
ests sacrificed. AMI their progress retarded. The
pEiuciin! evidence upon which he was convicted
hY the court martial thai tried him vas q so.
called scditious piacnrd which he had caused
10 be published, addressed 10 the blacks. This
newspapers. and an extract ort"o from it here
will show how little reason there was for regard
ing It rs nm inc.nd!nIy publication. I" We Know
says the address, :" that our beloved Queen is
too ;ohlc-hcnrtrd 10 say anything unkind tvei,
to he. most humble subj cts. and we believe
nat Mr.. Cardwrli aud Her Mrj.s,y's other
Ministers are gentlemen too honorable and
honest III their intentions w.lfully TO wound
the feelings OF Her Majesty's co ,onial subjrcts ;
but we fear they have been deceived and IN isled,
cnd the cons, qucAcc is a serious grievance 10
our people; bu, We advise them to be prudent,
Jet firm, in t!"ir circumstances, and we hav.
no loub, ,ha, ,r4iin"d. Lind" i'll GGhiIiim4tc:y- preva sim
AS"io; . r-oP!s'o &C ST.. Am, poor country b,
81. -Ann, you who have no sugar cs,n,cs TO
work on. nor can find other employment, we
call upon you 70 come forth and protest apaius,
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Gov. Eyre and his oani Of cus,odcs 1.-THE chi,f
magistrates OF the different pat;>hc>l. You do
not require cu>todrs 10 tell your woes, but YOU
want men free Of Government influence. You
want homes, men. You wan; mca with sense
"f ti:ht an! wrong. mud Who can appreciate
you. Gail on your ministers to reveal Your true
and then call on Heaven to witness,
and have mercy" Gordon's unhuppy fat.
proves tha, thus lanGlse-this imp.achmcn, Of
E!te ana III, pt'nter,-wss MT forgotten.
ana was not forgiven but We think the reader
VII! agree with w. that hi, is NOT the language.
nriihrr of sedltion nor treason. 1t is said thar
othrr evidence against The accused was produced
u ftS ti!"!, Consisting of certain expressions in
'rtt' T, On business. written 10 hi, ov.rsccr in ST.
lhomasin-the- East, but it is significant, I'm,
,"t u line of this evidence has been given 10 the
world. His Ecrcilrss enemies dare no, publish
he letters but they must some day-and thut
ere lonE-see delight.
G"'Goa wa, tried on Saturday evening. and
10 be hanged bur owing t. the late.
hess Of the hour at which the trial terminated
ne sentence was not carried into effect III early
III Monday morning, nor wax he informed of
rs fate tii one ho,: before his death. On learn.
hS MAT he vas do"mrd. he asked for wri,in.
and pcnned II most touching lc,,,r IN
rs "Itc, OF "hich the following is an ex,rnc,
l do NOT deserve this sentence, for never nd. +,
ised nor took part III any insurrec,ion. All T,
yer did was to recommend the people who I,
ompiaintd TO seek redress in a legitimate way: {
nd II IN tins | have erred or been msrrp1c. {
'nicd, do noi think | deserve the extreme e
rittncc. 1t IL. however, the WEI Of nv Hen. a
chiy fHi1nt that | should thus in obcyiny ii. 4
'mmHnd to relic 'e the poor and needy and to y
roirct. AS Far a, have been able. the oppre+s. 81
J. And glory pr 10 his nHme-l thank him II
'ht ! suffer IN such cause. ! can say that i. is Al
great horror thus to suG.7. for the servant can. r
., be greater than his Lord. | can nov say ;,
it'll Paul the aged, i" the hour Of my Departure
u, hand. and | am ,cady to be Offered, uu.
we Tough, a good fight. / kept the faith. and 10
there il laid mp for me a crown Of sr
;htcousness which the Lord. the righteous NJ
IdXc, Shall give me-" "
The letter has g ring about it that bespcaks 0,
'tal of the genuine stamp. Gordon met his
sttl, with true hcrosm. All honor to lis mem in
(! No mere accident Of shame attending the it
lnner OF his death can ;arnisL Tic luster Of his ha
lly noh,c martyrdom. 10
The Jamaica martyr was 4 man OF remarkable ma
Ivy and energy, and grea, decision Of charac
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