The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-07


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ueas mas Of sso negroes here heathens. This is
he plain truth which had much batter be told than
Iloss.d ovsr In civilized Christian communities the
zmily is everything. Among negroes the family is
NOTHING n Should be misunderstood I am sorry but
cannoi exnlain myself fully within The limits Of news
psuer correspondence.
srs then in the natural Incidence and social cond
Atom Of the negro we have another OF the causes OF the
ruin Of jamaica
TIs WHITE MANS sH4ss ,.,
settier in connection with this subject Levme explain
theless these same peoDlo have moi made Jamaica ps
colony nor is there even trace of the iootprut IA
Geat colonizIng poope obseryabe have seen Eearly.
an Che county OF surry-only about onor(hird of
Ihe island, il is true Very little TO draw general
souclusions from Soma NAV suogeat Wall In MI NV
sravels thronSh' he counv sv have nc
found sne attempt at elegance and only apoor one
at comfort in tho houses OF the landed propetors No
gardens 10 SNEAK Of In some nsces there had been
slapq syne Gardens for vegetabIes fu,is and owers
small nsjgnirsnt AFFAIRS rons,der}ng The advaniares
offered bv lie so hut in The great najortv of cases
dt not Ard trona ~ rada s III 49, a. ~ sbinL
the luxury rare one nen,on ~, orn ev,sence
go ..se,,isr 10 nn nc .o o ppie hsso W sxs IN
and in,sniion Of hera ,snn '-e comes WIN We aea
ne snond i've hy years ~ the island he q perpetuay
Ma hoass - 49,, ~ Iohe. Everything about nm, from
NE Negro Learn. " cncken coop, u MAKE I shns
ihrr,s " Th Jthing from such example nn. I'M
Ga ss, Ivy agenror resident overseerikeeps up the
Sssns3 s%a si not take the trouble 70 raise even
sSsu,p S,ery one has heard Of the Hospitality, Of
Amaes II cannot be said TO exist in these days II is
&nywith the old times Hospitality means something
@fe han bed Tor Tired visitor The hospitaDie man
ses care that any stranger drops In upon him, hungry
mo urea, ne shall DO prepared TO ofer him com
s0Itaple meal OF two ~ 10 not 30 10 Jamaica
no coantfy does not exist in which there is
y htsie OF the true spirit Of hospitality as IN
Poor country naturally, where pasuroge for sheep and
Cws was scarce, where poultry could not be raised,
be an excuse But the fertility Of the soiland Us products
same description and yeL - almost impossible to get
DO very apparent all who are even mperfoctly
acquainted with the characteror that initiative animal
Hence my conclusion that British colonization IN
Jamaica has been failure, and the conduct OF the colo
INST one OF the causes o the ruinous condition OF the
Inland.
nser think they are todeinensely Bnttsh-too strict
mere Is 100 much Of Queen lords and Commons 10
Ms own race in Fnsland and exprcts n ike resnIt
Qnashee docsnot correspond with and
greater tsilno DAY by cay inc disPosit,on
h means well snd thinks he CANNOT nossihv 10 Settrr
shan by being unswervingy English in everything and
ne puts ms foot in IT, AS general thing he IS kind
sornzjng The British fact tbs onashSc ia Free and can
vote. He Is condescendng and does much
70 ms oack sitting a. the same table with
relieves Ouashee has hem conyertcd into ao anHo
Saxon because Great Britain has given freedom 70 all
N'p px SUBJECTS ine consequence - ,oat Qnassee
ILL, Si5er an nnssnai, anu tIles 70 1ct accord,
n1ng IN "a ..,y .ualcf"us anu meanchoy man.
~ nsakhg lhe contrast and difference more positive
- hrking. Anosher consequence Is that Quashee
notnihg. Deing taught nothing but being an eng-
, ana hngo-saxor rs ie,t 70 hnseii ana bis own
eoarse is a. in sr span s 'oI . @On
ssssa point 9uasnee in Jamacak wretched, naked, n
rersnty ica worse pad. oppressed ignorant, lazy,
s6radeu oishoAest and immoral Viewed from an Afri-
- sana POM which ouasheo n mis- heart Deieyes 70
ne only cofeot one, ne EaPpy suacieatly clad,
ieu, gets money enough, hipAs. legislation noi
SHOWS cnougn 10 plant yams and cure coffee works
sns sn mo peSee, Is oiyhizea song an fngshman,
snlnAs ~ DO nar,n 70 foo Bucxra, and, IN point OF
persuaded no u all rtht u he believes himself
"I Is, s az cnsrs = ,,,,, ,,, ,no.,,,
nonired Tso British system IL Jamace is failure -
= s.., - INC sngsn cooast - failure onashee 70
I-,i Wy sys.c .. usM,nsated iuery bestowed ey
Ssssn NssAuoh Is inNfe and Jamaica, socially,
Sr.so, eom.ne elaiiy hnanciaiy &c, Is a most mel