New-York tribune., 1867-09-27

FORMER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - TIE IL
NANCEs OF THE oLoNY-PRAISEwoRTHN
CONDUCT OF THE BLACKS.
From Our Special Correspondent.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. I, 1857
Judging from present appearances, Jamaica
will ere long cease TO quoted by the enemies OF tho
black race as reproach the of emanepa-
ton Sir John Grant, present Governor IA proving
himself eminenty qualified for the delicate anu dlncuIt
task which Of necessity devoved upon the successor OF
Gov Eyre who left for the man who should come aiter
him legacy OF grievous trouble On his arrival here sr
John found himself cnvironed with difficulties OF no or
dinary kind. The excitement consequent on the lament
able disturbances Of had not yet subsidized; party
spirit still ran high; bitter elimination and recrltlnaoh
was the order Of the day. the expenses OF the socae9
largely to tho already heavy public debt Of
the colony; and, worse than an hnt con, conn,
Sond Of society had been all completely destroyed
Happily the best interests Of the Colony however, ne
Rnsh Cove rnment had selected the successor oi Gov
Eyre man whose grand ideal OF good government Is JUS
tce aud fair play for all classes who above he lser
tween men Of fair skin aud those Of dark complexion,
and who the courage to do the right thh9 n1
howhngs and wul msrepresenations Oh, he
partiss Never since the period OK enahcipa,on mas
Jamaica had Governor so deterimnea & as on, PeI Pnt
the tyranny injustice Of the old dominant class Inc
result is that while ne Is , SPa , e @ case Gov
Grant deal with Is thoroughly bad one Dut tnc ,Ic
quite equal to the work, ana lie uses tne kc
viii firm and skillfu hand, cutting deep into the can
cerous sore tho only means OF enecting pernanen,
Tho reforms he has initiated, Jamaica VIII De- III lew
years, time a very different place from what ~ ls at
1resent 10 il 10 be hoped that the Brsh Government
vi lei him remain for the full term OF his governorsp
which, according the regulation of the Colonial serce
Is six years. -, - o-.-,. -, Al. a,orco.
and taxation OF the colony, has just been puplsea, aa
10 the subject OF lengthy comment by the newspaper
=, oss The minute Is In answer TO certain allegations
ntained in memorials got up by the planters against
% and other measures OF Sir John Grants gov
ernment AS these memorials, although addressed 10 tnc
I.aslafiye Council here, we're intended prnepaly Ior
& 1"me Government Sir John has prepared the minute
s t enghtenment of the Colonial Minister on the SUD
ec,s embraced in them. The picture he draws oi .o
IN which he found the colony Is by no means naler
ng IN ia former rulers lie points out tat or sctes %
s @ "a the gross revenue considerably less tha e
orilnary charges and that large loans were sn ~
reot mart 20 mako good these annual denclts w to % G
Sinarv annual expenditure; aud he mas appenua ~ ,n @
i,,e number Of official statements, snowins the ion5
smcccsson OF deficits the great growth oi uepo
se smnty Treasury TO which the present n d
uo.n5RoS what makes this long series OF anhuai uc
Tits tlc more dnlcult to deal WITH ne says ~ & it aSo
@ cnrTcd without reasonable provision Dens % uo
w., tho Two great ends Of civil government nhhI h h
,ui wi ,sttcc He shows that, Notwithstanding VI Wy , 3
tIv Tor noicc the force was so worthless s " % ,o ,n
ouey 70 we're formerly much at the mercy o & ae u =,
p az IN there had been no police NJ a au % m tico tho
Iuy m ,Ihcrate opno that with an efficient poiio1& POI & o
rs s,o nas histnrbauces Of October lS6o Wouu , h.o
n rcvented He alludes 10 the iact .nas M.V of the
vas the greatest extrayasanee Ib """' Wv