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Show JAMAICA. l 46 . ePks . the people were t for many w , upon the proper Y d It was then undertaken d vagabon s. . h called rogues an ho in his first year, notwtt · by our f rt·e n d Ricketts, w ' dition of thm· gs, rea ] "tz e d h. d plorable con 1 standing t JS e sure as before) 82 wgs- . the same mea 70 or ( takmg heons of mrn-planted 18 ' nd 29pnne heads of sugar, a d 1 £1 090 (about half the l Pende on Y ' acres frcs J-ex )-and obtained a clear f the former year amount oh " ployer o f £ 1 , 200. He now expects to profit for IS em f ar by twenty hogsheads 1 · produce o sug ' . increasIIe 118W ho shal l say that freedom, when fauly annua Y· k II in Jamaica? · d f: "ls to wor we f tne • m f . d mounted two o us on f b kfast our nen A ter rea 1 1 mpany proceeded several b k and the w 10 e co ho"rI se tahc ' ugh a n.c b val l ey, t o the foot of the moun· mt es, ro ll b the way-one at a beau· . We made two ca s y h ta. m. d belonging toW. F. w o, 1 in excellent or er, ttfn penn, f h" f:· mily owns 10,000 acres · h h members o IS a ' h w1t ot er I d He gave us a good account oft e of this fine an · . . ate Sometime ago conflicts 1000 negroes on his est h. b. ect of rent; but now . "th them on t e su J had ansen WI : ht footing and the nged on a ng ' matters were arra II c oderate but regular rking we ,or Ill peasantry were wo . . M avian settlement, 0 t v1s1t was to a or wages. ur nex f 1 . f!llence all around. d·Ir. ·ng a use u m d which was wusl d a pretty goo d h German pastor, an We foun t ere a . d to take great ld 1 0 s1sters seeme school ; two e er y negr fi e shaddocks. · with some n · pleasure in presentmg us ment-declaring that They steadily refused all pay "thanks were better." . ad and of Steep and rocky as was our mount.a m ro ·t' woul d several miles in length, and impossible as I JAMAI CA. 147 have been for our jaded horses to have surmounted it with the carriages, the oxen performed the task for us with great facility; and four pair were found sufficient for the purpose. For ourselves, we toiled up on foot, and were well repaid for the exertion, partly by the delightful scenery, and partly by the company of several intelligent persons who happened to overtake us. One of them was a young physician in large practice, and well acquainted with the neighborhood-we were now entering the parish of Manchester. Perfectly did he confirm our previous conclusions-namely, that wherever freedom .is thwarted by attempts to compel labor, there are to be found decay and desertion; and that, on the contrary, wherever the new svstem has its full scope, there all is prosperity. Evid. ences of this fact, more and more abounded as we proceeded ou our journey. Among the persons who overtook us on the road, were two colfee plantersresident proprietors. One of them had been acting on the compulsory system, through the medium of rent; be was full of "complaints, and talked of renouncing the raising of colfee altogether. The other intreated us to come and visit his estate, which we were assured was a most picturesque spot, amidst those verdant mountains. We were obliged to resist the temptation; but were pleased to learn, that his property was managed on sounder principles, and was in a prosperous condition. I must do the former individual the justice to say, that he listened, in the most friendly manner, to the practical ad vices, as to the management of his peasantry, which we ventured freely to impart to him. · L2 |