New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22

hINCSIOh, ID, y, icoos
The panic which prevailed here for about six
weeks Is over but there stl considerable excitement
on the island arising out Of the extraordinary proceed
ings Of the Legislature The session was opened on
the 18th November. and the Governor In his opening
speech described startling state OF things Society
in Jamaica no said, was on the brink Of volcano. and
had been 90 for some time past owing to the systematic
political agitation Of what tho late George William
Gordon had been the leading spirit There was not q
district throughout the country. be asserted In which
dsloyaty and sediton were not rampant and murder.
Gus Intentions on the part Of the blacks openly ex'
pressed. He justified the extreme measures be had
adopted in dealing with the outbreak In st. Thomasin
the East on the ground Of the mmnence Of the danger
In their replies to the speech. both the Legislative
CouncD-the upper Chamber and the House Of Assem-
blythe branch ndorsed the Governors
but strange 70 say two or three days after they had
done the latter acting upon an sryere pens agreed
T e. be- arrived
DsS Ss ds9ss aP Ps. the me Tan,
statement and ventured TO doubt Its correctness His
Exceeucy told the House. In reply that the best proof
he coud sdduce Of the truth Of the statement was the
added that he had been induced to make tho
statement from information contained In letters that
be hsd received from persons Of position and
which agreed IN stating that the blacks were in very
excited state. and were assuming very threatening
attitude toward the whites and the colored people
Who me ps': are from whom the o q e.
during the hight Of the disturbances In this part Of
the island the received In this city from the
rural parishes along the whole north side Of Jamaica.
and from the south western districts all represented
~ hs: there been the slightest disturbance Of sae
insurrecticnsry spirit among the people. i is. Of
course TO be expected that the Governor and bis par.
tsans will endeavor to make out strong case against
the blacks for II . only BY suece Is effort
that storm Of indignation which threatens 70 descend
upon their heads for the atrocities which have been
recently committed here naSsr the sneer OF martial
of things in jamaica and Of the character OF the
blacks Of this country think the task viii be found
one impossible Of accomplishment. The Jamaics
negroes ss class are remarkably loyal and lav.abid.
II ing They veperate the name OF Queen Victoria In
the first year Of whose reign their emancipation from
Slavery took place They arg .cs0s S TO spsst
vieton that she takes lively interest u their welfare
and happnesa / remember when Prince Alfred
tho Queens second son-visited Jamaica about
excitement sai i During bis stay in tie Island he
about I6 miles from the seat Of Government on which
occasion the negroes gave him perfect ovation In
their way Of the most striking features Of the dem
onstration being q cavacade OF 200 negroes, each
mounted on his own horse sent out from the prnc
pal village six miles the road to act 40 sort OF body
guard to the Prince witnessed the myself aud
shall forget the enthusiasm displayed by these
simple people. II win require much more than the
mere assertions Of letter WRITER'S idle rumor TO con
vince unprejuliced minds that population 80 thor.
oughly has become within the short space of six
eight months, thoroughly impreguated with sedi
desperate measure. as Sa. been attributed to them
In connection with the St. Thomas-inthe'E East
outbreak. Beside there is something 30 palpaby ab
s1rd IN the IDEA that y entered into the plans q ne
overhroving the Government here and eIterminafug
the whites and browns to send delegation to England
10 have the Queen confirm the blacks IN possession OF
to give ciedence to 80 wild scheme. And yet the
newspapers here have put forth. among other similar
things this monstrosy and OF course there are many
But to return to the proceedings Of the Legislature
No sooner had the usual preliminary matters OF form
been got through In the House OF Assembly than the
Government introduced through its organs In that
body lstyled members Of the Executive Committee)
several measures Of q most extreme character. W
these. the most notable were bill TO remodel the pot
places Of worship The former provided for sbolishing
The present House Of Assembly and Legislative Coun
ell. and substituting therefor single Chamber. to COZ
o b. e.
this measure the bac6 are entirely dsfranchised as
the qualification for the franchise fixed at the pay
negroes are possessed Of sufficient real estate to be
assessed ct that sum- The BILL as 1t stands depriyes
the negroes Of ~ political power-exoludes them rom
House ioreetfu In the excitement Of the moment oil
lie Of the fact that
IL hec and exercised ts fractions 10 trust for these
very people ~ part Of the community. snd Of the
constituency that elected them. passed the measure
without delay, and sent II up 70 the Couuc. where
was pushed through Its seversl stages amer which the
Governor lost no time In assenfisg to it. You may
Judge what the state Of feeling was and What were the
motive: Of the principal actors In th digrsoenl bas
ness when tell you that the debates In the House Oh
means the exclusion Of the press as well a. the
public from the chamber. The bill Was passed
with snspcnsion elause-that H. 1t was not to
Majesty the Quesn respecting Il should have
bscn asceftaaned--n etter words until the Imperial
6cverpnens bed assentsl 70 Il Bat this assent u Il