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otlier military establishment, is found to be inexpedient
or dangerous, it is conceived that the subject has an un-
doubted right to relief; and the house is well assured
that his Majesty's paternal goodness will always induce
him to gratify the wishes of his faithful subjects in that
respect*." The rest of this spirited and prudent resolve
goes on to state the reason why they originally agreed to
subsist 2000 white troops, as an express stipulation, a that
so black military establishment should be raised or sent
io Jamaica. An additional inducement for consenting to
burden the people with so heavy an expence, and to depart
from what they consider to be their inherent right, was
the full confidence that most important benefits would be
obtained from our white population, being augmented by,
¦the future colonization of these men and their families in
the island; a .plan, and the means for effecting which,
formed a part of the proposition-^." Without taking a
retrospective view of the barbarities of the colour in St.
Domingo,-we have here a sufficient presentiment of what
ihey will do, and the just abhorrence in which they are
held by the white people of Jamaica, which 1 hope will
stimulate you, Sir, as a member of the Imperial House of
Commons, to investigate the baneful tendency of arm-
ing the West India slaves ; and to enable you to bring
the question fairly before the house, it would be neces-
sary to have an official return of the various courts-mart
%ù for one year only. Since I have been in this place,
they have been very prolific in the way of punishment,
which is, alternately night and morning, inflicted directly
ander the window of my apartment.   At the rate they
* Proceedings of the House of Assembly of Jamaica} Kingston,
Monday, June Sjl» I8Q?.
' f Ibid.