This bold piece of generalship succeeded.

The terrified legislators huddled together in their Assembly-room, and swept away, at one blow, all restrictions, and gave the colored people entire enfranchisement.

These occurrences took place in 1831; since which time the colored class have been politically free, and have been marching forward with rapid step in every species of improvement, and are now on a higher footing than in any other colony.
All offices are open to them; they are aldermen of the city, justices of the peace, inspectors of public institutions, trustees of schools, etc.
There are, at least, then colored special magistrates, natives of the island.

There are four colored members of the Assembly, including Messrs.

Jordon and Osborne.