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" hut and a garden" (p. 202). The tail of this statement 
is another instance of Froudacity. The Franchise was not 
thus fixed by the Home Government. A local Commis- 
sion was appointed to enquire into the matter of Franchise. 
Upon its Report the Franchise was founded. In 1886 
a Franchise Enlargement Acl was passed by the Coun- 
cil of Jamaica, with the entire approval of the Governor, 
Sir HENRY NORMAN. This new Franchise was the one 
in operation throughout Jamaica, when Mr. FROUDE 
looked in at that colony. 
Whilst Mr. FROUDE fears the African as 3 political 
factor, it cannot be said that he hates his black brethren. 
He seems, indeed, capable of entertaining for the 
Africans, the feeling he says the slave-owner of old 
had for them, as if the latter were cattle (p. 247), or 
horses or dogs (p. 106). He gets the length even o* 
describing them as " children, and not yet disobedient 
children" (p. 235). But, as already shown, it is not 
from personal acquaintance with them that he speaks of 
them. It was evolved from his inner consciousness, or 
told him by nameless slanderers, that they were tending 
towards Haytia. What is the fa6l? In a precarious 
sort of way the superstition of Obeah does still exist in 
some of the West Indian Islands. How could it be other- 
wise ? It is but eighty two years since Englishmen 
ceased to take part in the Slave Trade. Up to 
1806 thousands of slaves were brought year by 
year to the Islands from Africa where, according 
to Mr. FROUDE, they were being spoiled by too 
much freedom (p. 125). These people were all steeped 
in the superstitions of the Dark Continent. Again, 
it is but fifty years since Slavery was abolished in 
