Mr. Froude's Negrophobia. 127 
will be observed that, before Sir Henry enlarged his 
reputation as a Statesman, by his most successful admin- 
istration of the Government of Jamaica, he had already 
held high place in the councils of the Indian Empire. It 
was in fa£t, while serving as a Member of the Council of 
the Secretary of State for India that he was asked to 
undertake the Government of Jamaica. So highly was 
Sir Henry Norman esteemed by his confreres of that 
illustrious Council, that Sir ROBERT MONTGOMERY, him- 
self a man of high distinction, in complimenting Sir 
HENRY on behalf of the Board, upon his nomi- 
nation to the Government of Jamaica, said, that 
the first question which had arisen in his and his 
colleagues' minds, when they heard they were to lose Sir 
HENRY, was, What shall we do without Norman ? — And 
what does this experienced man of affairs, who, as 
soldier and Statesman, has fought and thought to main- 
tain the Empire, and to build it up, think upon the 
question of Representative Government, in a modified 
form, of which Mr. FROUDE is so afraid ? Sir Henry 
NORMAN shall speak for himself. When about to leave 
Jamaica for a short time, the Governor was, on the 4th 
December, 1885, addressed in Council in very hearty 
terms of leave-taking. His Excellency began his reply 
with these words : — 
Gentlemen : — It has given me great gratification to 
have had a share in the formation of this Council, and 
to have watched its progress up to the present time, a 
progress which, though I believe changes may take 
place, and reforms and additions be made, I still believe 
has been a marked success. 
It was in the following year, that the Franchise Enlarge- 
