The apprenticeship has done much harm instead of good in the way of preparing the blacks to work after 1840.
A few days after our return from the mountains, we rode to Spanishtown, which is about twelve miles west of Kingston.

Spanishtown is the seat of government, containing the various buildings for the residence of the governor, the meeting of the legislature, the session of the courts, and rooms for the several officers of the crown.

They are all strong and massive structures, but display little architectural magnificence or beauty.
We spent nearly a day with Richard Hill, Esq., the secretary of the special magistrates' department, of whom we have already spoken.

He is a colored gentleman, and in every respect the noblest man, white or black, whom we met in the West Indies.

He is highly intelligent, and of fine moral feelings.