The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-11-06

HISTORY OF HAYrt.

their invaders subjecied them in the mines
fo' the purpose Of gratifying their avsrlce,
and broken spirits, soon wes,ed this NUNS
roos snd happy psopie. The Spsnisrds en-
had recourse 10 the neighbotins isles for q
supply OF men 10 labor in their stead. They
i,s, seduced about 40 COO from the l.ucsyos,
by representi0G 20 them that they wonld lead
th.r 10 delightful region, the ,cAidenee OF
their departed friends and relatives. Soon
harsh restmsnt carried of tho supply the '
had thus rcaejvcd, and they adopted ether
cxpedIents 20 fulnish digger. in the mines.
They visited GdsdaIoupe, DO, found ,hs ma
,ives On their guard, snd nble 10 defend the N. .
selves, end they therefore made voysge 10
Airics, and procured there the recruits they
desired. This was the commencement Of
the modern sffic IN African slaves and the
SUCCESSORS snd descendants OF these 81 suf
forers have been tn, hrst TO rise and subdue
their masters and ;yfant-, snd declare them.
selves independent. Since the commence.
meot Of this trade, il Is estimated that oye
twenty millions of people have been victim.
10 the cruel avarice of man. Tho COASTS OF
Africa" ssys the Baron dc Vas,ey, H.y,sn
writer, f" once so popuious, have become de
serted. This n1,ne OF men Is exhausted; and
slaves ere now taken from the interior. OF
This immense number, oil victims, scarcely
two millions now eslsti and eighteen million
OF our fellow Count.ymen have been sscIifc.
ed by the mutderous barbarily Of iyrant mas.
lers"
The Island Of Hay,i is 400 lesgue. 10
compass, so in ieDglb, and 90 N brcsdth a,
The widest parts; in some places, not more
,hsn 50. IL contains aboW as many square
nuies as Grgiand and Iaies. il has under
gone many political changes, having been io
the posscssion OF the Spanish, French ana
Engllsh, two several times each. Ii had,
more than a century End . half ago, seversi
roonOs;cries, 4 college,, with a. revenue Of
ecoo duca,s, ond hospital win $4,000. ;.
In the year 1921, the Island being then di.
vided between the Ftench and Spanish, 90 In-
surrcction of tho neg'oes b'oke out in the
French colony, and IN '93, abou, 5000 OF them
ossi.icd by the mulstppcs, enIored Cape Fan.
co.'s, The cspitsi oi that Island. and mssssci ed
ell the inhsbilsn,s. except those who bad been
noted for their. humanity. They continued
for some time in a STATE Of insotreciion and
war, iii they succeeded IN cxpelling the
Ftcnch, and establishing an independent eu,.
pirc Of their own.
This wes accomplished IN 1909. and was
declared lat jsnus'y, 1904. Since his pei
od, md uoui within lew years, ,ho Northern
and Southern. ports oi the Island were divld'
ed hHdei two iorms oi government, the north
being monsrchicai, ond the south republican
On The death of Ch,is,ophe, who rolled IN the
north, where the black Population is primer
patty crn,eted, ,hc people voluntarily reiio
an et, ed ocvrtomeut of
their late thief, and formed union with the
more benehcen,, yet we u conducted aud eflio.
ieat government Of BoYER, whose command
in the south, under tho tile of President, had
b,comc extremely popular. This union mas
produced he bsppies, consequences TO hayu,
by calling forth the resources OF the country
to one objcqt--snd that obiect directed to the
increase VI sgficultuIe c, anu the habits Of civil
life. -
TIE blacks who inhsbit the island o! HsJn,
and who fo,m large nsjori,y, have much
higher mental cultivation than is generally
credited to them by foreigners. Not only
schools, well regulated, snd having well or
esnized cor,m,uees OF supervision, and the
regular issue of newspapers from tree press,
e,,est this but a written bill OF iights, e,
ceedinyly we'll defined, and minute in de,aii.
and some able poIlticsi writings, give ev,.
depee Of much gisdom n the science OF gov
ernpeent.
Thei, commercial importance is too well
known ~ require soy notice IN this place.
The necessity Of Keeping an armed force IN
the West Indian seas, will yrobsbly require
some por, for The rendezvous and repair ot
our public vessels Of war; end this ISLAND
will afford one well suited to the coD,enience
and safety of ihese ships in that quarter, -
being the hesl,hiest of any to be Iound IN he
greater or lesser Antilles.
10, their m'Iiis'y skhi, the long struggle
for liberty, and the successful ISSUE oi tos,
.ruggIe, speak louder and clearer than Sny
writing can 60. But still, knowing all ibs,
our countymep seem not resd,, at p'eseni,
10 acknowledge their independents. Preiv
dices have been long 6xsd In our mind,
gains, this race Of people, which will reTuite
soma further time te eradicate. Dot, iof
ourselves, We must confess that va have n u,
learned any principle IN ptilosopby. 'ba,
shows a oA,u'sl incomps',bIlny Of a black
skin, or sny other fes'vtc of thi, people, for
excellence 10 govsrnpeat, or seience, or MT
ita,v taeftcs kVe r,ossss unabIs