New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-08
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can saw, from my personal acquaintance with the
people aud the COuntry-an acquaintance extending oNc.
MANY wears and the result Of close observation
these 6rurcs n nj all controvcrtibe. rather below
r,an above the mark For instance the clothes for each
family are down at an average value Oh S2 nI ncI
are very few adult negroes whose holiday suit is not
worth at least half this amounts and as almost eNeN ~
ground owned by the blacks Is IN stale oi SAoSohS
and profitable cultivation the estimate Tor the h9 ~
think too low. But taking the figures a. lhey slahu ho
Jamaica freedmen They certainly give no support tn
the tooprcy aent notion that these people are hcoIs
the general production Of the colony the returns
of exports the end Of the last financial year do no
nrcseut government the effect that the country -
going TO ruin. In the year loJ-lbe year before
the disturbauces-vo exported N,o5 hog,icil us
of sugar in 1861 we exported $3.50 hogsheads
being increase Of 1880 hogshcads Ia the article
Of rum exported In 1864 only 1880 puucheoS a'I
year exports of this article reached 0o puucheohs
an increase Of over 1900 punchcons me luant'y ="
$500 $40 n. although the seasons n The principal cohtc
oST'i Myoe n ~ OH ct Skinned IN issi in si the
Nor cent And iocvood which showed 7s25 tuns In
-GI gave 7J7 1901 being over l2OJ tuns more
than 1904 I'm only one OF the pHugpal exports mas
there been falling of that IL pinenO. the price. FOR
which have been so low OF late year,, that they have
been barely sufficient 10 cover the expense 0f PICKING
aud curing the berry The pmento, may add ia pon-
taucous production. These figures must Dc regarded as
very satisfactory and as the seasons for the last few
months have been extremely gecTa expect 'hh t"i'
ycar crops OF all kinds VIII be largely IA advance Of last
"Coi" Graham's scheme for the announcement Of cm!
grants from the Southern states settlers boz Jamaica
has completely collapsed from the nr-t 1t would
never succeed. Even had the Government encouraged
the scheme. would not have worked, for t, reason II
oher that there is not land enough ia this island
for your Southern planter with his &" big Ideas Of terri
tory aud plantations That those SOuhtruers who
now willing to accept the inevitable should, 10 foolshy
leaving their own splendid country, sock homes ln
Brazil, with is bOuudlcs, pampas or IN Honduras where
millions OF OF fertile sugar land awaiting The
hand OF tho agriculturast, natural enough But
for such class Of men do not think Jamaica offers su
Client inducements The planters here drUady itIte
that Gov Grant did not encourage the scemc and their
organ, The Colonial Standard, says tnai ~ holding h.ck
he only acted instructions from tho British Govern
mcnt who fear tine presence ~ Southern planters n tho
colony thcy nigh; JOIN The planters here IN wrcsting
Jamaica from the British crown. says The AdHddid; 1T
that is the British Government thinks, and with
reason. that when we shall have imbbcd the spirit Of
combination, aud learned 20 be men, and when a suf
hceut number Of adopted brothers, possessed 81 the
energy aud animation Of The Americans. sustain ur
We viii longer submit 10 The crucial experiment, To
the ViyiSectiOn which made periodically Ocndufe
fOr the pleasure Of tho eye of philanthropy ms
planter sheet has conveniently forgotten recent events
amoya other thngs that the "brothcTs' failed 10
stain" q rebellion Of which shrewdly guess The whole
world, except perhaps the Jamaica planters, nave
gely Remembrance.