Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-06-23
New YORK, June IS
COLONIZATION OF H.aYTI.

New YORK, June IS.
COLONIZATION OF H.AYTY.
On Monday last, Mr.. Granville, the
agent Of the Hay,ien government, arriy-
ed in this city from Philadelphia. From
conversation with him, and from a copy
of his instructions which we have been
permitted to peruse, we have derived
the following information respecting
President Boyer's views and plans on
the subject of the colonization of our
co!ored countrymen in Hayt.
The President has authorized Mr..
Granville TO make provision for the
transportation Of 5000 colored people
to Hayti during the present year: viz.
1000 10 be landed at Port au Prince.
1000 at Cape Hayden, 1000 at Port
Pla'e, 200 at SANTANA, 200 at ST.. Do
mingo, 600 at Jacquemel, 500 at Les
Cages aud jeremie, and 500 at Gonaives.
With those emlgrants who will form
themselves into companies Of twelve or
more and will come under obligations
10 cultivate such fertile lands as may be
assigned to them, the agent Is author
lzed to contract, that the expense of
their passage and maintenance during
the voyage shall be paid on their arri
val at Hayti by the government, which
will provide them besides, with the
means OF subsistence during four months
alter their arrival. The government
will also give to these emgrants n per-
Petual title to the lands which they cuI-
tiVate. AS for those who wish to en-.
gage in commercial OF mechanical pur-
suits, or who desire to cultivate the
soil, or labor otherwise On their own
account, and not under the direction of
government, the agent is authorized to
assure them that the expense Of their
passage and maintenance during the
voyage shall DE paid in Hayt, provided
they bind themselves TO reimburse in the
government, within six months after
their arrival, all the monies which
shall have been advanced on their ac-
count.
The agent is also directed in cert ain
cases to make provision for dcfraying
the expense of removing the colored
people from The interior ofopr country
to the place of embarkaton, and for
the purpose of meeting this and other
expenses, the President has Sent ont to
a merchant in this city cargo Of coffee,
the proceeds of which are TO constitute
IA fund, at the disposal of the agent
From the Instructions ii appears that
the emigrants will be entitled by the
constitution, after years residence, to
all the civil and political rights of citi.
zenS, and that they will have entire
liberty of conscience, in matters of re-
!igion; but no other privileges will be
granted to the emigrants than those en-
joyed by the citizens of the state, and
all who go, must go with a determine
ton TO conform 10 the laws.
Observer.
Noble AS Mr.. Granville, the agent
of the Hayden government, was on his
way last week from Philadelphia TO
this city, he stopped at public house
IN New Brunswick to take supper. Be-
tween fifty and sixty persons sat down
to the table, and Mr.. G. among the rest.
1t happened that he was seated next TO
"a U. S. officer, who was unfortunately
ignorant of his rank and character. o.
serving Mr.. Granville at his elbow, the
off GER remarked, Sir, are you not
aware that it is contrary to custom for
white men and colored people TO eat at
the same table" To this Mr.. G. made
no reply. The officer then repeated
his observation in IA more offensive form;
and arose from the table, declaring
that he would not eat with negro.
Mr.. u. then rose, requested the officer
to resume his seat, and addressed the
company as follows; 6" am informed
That 1t is contrary to The custom of this
country for whites and coored people
to eat at the same table. | am a stran-
genr, gentleman, from Hayti, and my
ignorance of the custom must be nv
apology. He then left the table. In
medIately, we understand, more than
hall the company followed his example.
and went to the landlord TO request that
he would set table where they might
have the pleasure of eating with that
gentleman (pointing 10 Mr.. G.l The
next morning, the officer, being con.
vinced of'his mistake, wrote an apology