The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-15

oiyH, with tho whites. The right to
vote. to sit on jurics, to hold office, were
oil granted, ,.as well as the right ofirce-
dom, ana to acquire, hold and dispose
Ofproperty. Not only this, but I'M
lmense sums have been expended, part
'ly blythe Government aud partly by
philnnthrOpists, TO educate and christ
ianize the blacks, and TO procure for
them farms sufficient for then decent
support. Aud now what is tile result 2
"A plain aud undeninble failure. The
production of the island not one third
what il formly was, society everywhere
fcariully demoralizcd. a negro insur-
rceticn occurring within the lust year
aud putdown with great destruction
of liteh and al length, tho British Par
lament compelled to supnrsede, for
the present at least, and perhaps fJrev-
er, the local government, and tke the
rule into it's own hands. Such are the
frnlts of nearly thirty years experience
Of white and negro equality in the
fuiTest and most fertile island of the
globe. And this state of things is not
accidental or spasmodhc. The decay
and Generalization have gone on, in
crensing from year to'year, every since
the inauguration oflnegro equality
Years after the adoption OF that policy,
the American and Foreign Anti-Slav.
cry Society, in its annual report of
1858, felt compelled to admit that IA
nation. Of slaves cdnnot ut once be con-
vefted into u nation Of intelligent, IN
dustrious and moral treemen,"c And
that lit is not too much oven now, 20
say Of the people of Jamaiea their con.
dition as excesdingly degraded, their
morals woeiully eorrupttr.,gsa .'aa
About the same time, the London
Tines thus iOrcibly and truthiully de-
scribed tie situation. -' "'" '.'s
"The negro has not acquired, with
his freedom, any habits OF industry or
morality His Independence il but
hettor than that OF nm uncaptured
brute. Having accepted few Of the
restraints of civilization, he is hmena-
bic TO fUwi Of it's necessities ;ind tho
wants of his-na.ure are 40 easily sat
fed, that Ht the current rae Of wages,
he is called upon for nothing but fitful
or dosutory exertion. The blacks,
therefore, instead of becoming iutell-
gent rusbandmen. have become va
grants and squntters, and it il now
Apprchendcd that with the failure of
ruIticutlon in the island Will come the
failure Of its resources for ins;rhcting
or controlling Its population So
imminent does tins conrnm nation ap-
pear. that memorials have been signed
by classes of colonial society hitherto
standing alo1f from pohtics, aud not
onlytbe lench and the bar, but the
bishops, clergy ana ministers ofell de-
nominations in tho island without ex.
ccption, have recorded thcirconvlctlon
that, in the absence Of timely reliei
tile religious and educational institu-
tioms of the island must be abandoned.
and the masses oithe population retro.
gadc to bnrburism. trr.
Mr. Bigel0w an editor of tho EveRipg
PUSt, one Of the most influential of the
journals Of New York, ana strongly
anti slavery, after having spent Il
winter in Jamuica, says OF its condl
ton from 1S49 to 1853: nj ,f.-.I
"This decline has been going from
y ear to year, daily becoming more
alarming, until at length the island
has Reached what would appear TO be
last profound Of distress and misery,
when thousands ofpeople do not know,
when they rise in the orning whence
-or in whnl manner they arctic procure
bread for ono 1ay." .H -.E 'HH.- 4
The American Missionary, II reli'
gious periodical, and the organ Of the
I American Missionary Association, IN
its number for July, 1855, contained
tho following: -iJ. ',
% "From the number of churches ant
chapcls in the island, jamaica oughi
certainly TO be called a christian land
The people may he called church
going people. There arc chapcls nnC
places of worship enough at least il
this part OF the island, to supply the
;. people u every station of our mission
were given up. And there is no lacl
Of ministers and preachers, AS far n
Ianl aequmnted.almost the entire adul
population profess TO have hope 0
eternal lie and l think the large par
are connected witt churches. In view
; ofsnch facts, some have been led TO sal
'Thc Spiritual condition Of the popuIa
: ton is very satisfactory, But ther
il mothcr class Of faclsthat is perfect
ly astounding. With this array Of th
cXtcrnals Of religion, ono broad. dee
wave ofmoral death rolls over the land
A mon may be q drunkard, a liar,
, Sabbath breaker, q profano man,
lornicator, an adulterer and such liIl
and known TO be nuch--and 70 I
chapel, and hold mp his head there
, and feel no disgrace from the7e thing
, because they are so common rs
, create a public sentimental his iayo
, He may go to the communion tqbl
, and cherish hope of heaven, and NJ
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