Throughout Mr. Froude's tour in the British Colonies
his intercourse was exclusively with "Anglo-West Indians," whose
aversion to the Blacks he has himself, perhaps they would think
indiscreetly, placed on record. In no instance do we find that he
condescended to visit the abode of any Negro, whether it was the
mansion of a gentleman or the hut of a peasant of that race. The
whole tenor of the book indicates his rigid adherence to this one-
sided course, and suggests also that, as a traveller, Mr. Froude
considers maligning on hearsay to be just as convenient as reporting
facts elicited by personal investigation. Proceed we, however, to
strengthen our statement regarding his definitive abandonment, and
that without any apparent reason, of the plan he had professedly laid
down for himself at starting, and failing which no trustworthy data
could have been obtained concerning the character and disposition of
the people about whom he undertakes to thoroughly enlighten his
readers. Speaking of St. Vincent, where he arrived immediately after
leaving Barbados, our author says:--
[47] "I did not land, for the time was short, and as a beautiful
picture the island was best seen from the deck.
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