Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-02

negro labor, and had we not the emil
grant COOLEST To whom do We owe
tie prosperity Of those cOlOuies2 To
the indian l8bOrer. What do we owe
to the African? VIII the greatest adj
mlrer OF the negro assert that half q
dozen negroes from the whole of Az
RIGA would voluntarily emigrate to-
seek for employment2 Still we are
told that the negro only requires equal
rights and equal position 10 become
as useful a member Of society as the
white man. We viii return t5 Ia
maica, with which country I have
unfortunately been long interested 4=
a proprietor, although never Dar-r-
nally in the colony. Can anv one d-rv
that Jamaica, once so prosperous, -s
now absolutely rUiued2 and that
the chief cause Of this ruin
is want Of labor, the effect of
the idleness Of negroes? VIII the
friend Of the negro. who declares
him to be as good, or better than an
Engilshman, buy q sugar estate iu Js-
maica and reside upon it, Here isl IAN
opportunity for the improvement of
the negro. How is it that every urg-
prietOr Of an estate is forced to accuse
the negro as idle and vagrsnt2 Simply
because IN Jamaica he is Fl tle ascend
ant, and al either work or remain
idle and squat as be pIeases. The abb
surd feature of his character. c10ea-e
has been exaggerated bV the pr1mir-
ence given to his case: thus be is de-
termiued to be his own master. be- re-
tires to the back lands and egr4rs
having nothing to do, he becomes
rebelliOus; he resolves 90 rvar-
throw the whites and TO secure
a negro paradise like S8uf0 Dlu=nrr.
The energy Of Governor Eyre liruaf
the rebellion in the bud, and saved
the miserable wreck OF "a colony. VIC
lent measures were adopted, upon the
necessity Of which opinions vary.
The Governor was recalled; since his
return he has been burnt iu eEigv hv
people who are perfectly justified i1
declaring that the negro IS equal tr
themselves a subscription has been
opened by the assailauts Of Mr.. Eyre
which, I believe, has reached the
large sum Of s6000-n8t for Charity.
nor for tGe poor blacks, not to cfviIfza
the "maH snd the brother but. hear
It, Englan0t it is TO prosecute fgr wfr-
AAA AA&AAaIa AA2 AlHE AlHE....Im ..|.
Eyre, and to ruin him and his family
with the enormous costs of defense.
This, after a long life passed In his
cOuntry's service. For veuturing 90
support Mr.. Eyre as a man placed I'm
Unfair position, ] have, in myfuru.
been assaiIed and cOmplimented by
the HGr as q savage" The
Star and other enemies Of l[r.
Eyre may rest assured that
have always practically befrieudrd
the negro to the utmost; that I have.
under the most trying circumstance
even in open fight, RETAINED fr0m
pulling g trigger, and that the great
dI1ncuities Of my Journey to Central
Africa were caused by my desermiua-
ton that the rights Of the natives. ale
though savages, should be respected
my people ARABS, which resolve
on my part caused the deserti0r OF
my escort. i have sought the active
cooperation Of philauthrOpists for the
cause, but in vain; is if possible
that this persecution Of Governor
Eyre is the effect Of ''DhiIaDthr0py9'7
Why do not the friends Of the negro
combine TO crush the slave trade X
IN Egypt, where thousands are
brought down annually from Central
Africa, and thousands are mazssCred
III the interior? Why should they
expend their energy in prosecuting
Eyre, when so wide and so bI0Cdv
a field lies before them, where these
atrocities IRE hourly committed
which the influence of England
could prevent? Sir, I have been ar-
cused Of "~audacity" for appearing on
the field in defense Of hIr. Eyre. i
court a repetition Of the charge by
presuming upon the following sugga5-
ton: That IS his enemies, to prove
their interest in the nero. have sub
scribed so large a sum 60 be wasted in
a criminal prosecution, viii they not
rather prove the sincerity Of their
profession Of philanthropy By ceasiug
TO prosecute g man who acted for the
best, and by devOtiEg this large sum
Of $4,000 to a more noble purpose. for
the actual benefit Of the negroes in
Jamaica by the endowment of a
or schools for the rising genera
.iOnY apologize for the '~audacity''
this idea; it emanates from a .'sav-
Your Obedient servant,
SAMUEL WHITE BAKER.
Mendenham Hal, Bungay, September
1856.