Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-08-17

We wish particularly that you would
have the goodness to show this letter to
Mr.. William MIntosh, the brother and
sister of Arthur ]. Jones, and to all in
quring friends who may wish to emil
crate to this land Of liberty. t'4
ARTHUR ]. JONES',
GEORGE JAM,
For all our company.
"P. S. You can tell those who say
that we are slaves, to read the above let.
ter, and they must be satisfied that we
are as free as air. Remember the In
dian chiefs name was Pigion."
.4Bion Edwards County, July 27th, 1924.
Mr.. EDDY-The publication Of the
following letter from B. lnginac, the Sc
cretary General of Hayti. may alay the
fears oil the free people of color, implant-
ed in their minds by persons who wish
to detain the free blacks amongst US; by
rculating false reports of the Republic
OF Hay,i, and the motives of those who
are inducing them to go there. The
original letter of the Secretary, and any
other Information that l possess upon
the subject, is al the service of any free
man of color who may wish to emierate
10 Hayti. To those gentlemen that
once lnsinuated that the people alluded
to IN the following letter were treache-
ronsly sold as slaves, and who now doubt
whether Mr. Flower has not forged these
letters from Hayti, beg to state the
originals are sale with me, and are at
the service of any agent they may send
% inspect them capable of judging Of
their authenticity.
GEORGE FLOWER.
Liberty Equality.
REPUBLIC OF HAYTI.
III Port-au- Prince, 25M Nay, 1924,
and 2 lst I1dehendence.
B. INGlNAC,
| General of Brigade, Secretary General to lie
Excellency the President of Hayti,
To .Hr George FlOrVer, .4l5ion, Ed.Vards county.
Illinois State.
SIR-I have al length the honor of re-.
plying to your esteemed letters of A pril
3h, 1928, which | have received by
Neptune Calvin, Abraham Jones, aud
Joel Jones. These good men, with the
rest of those who have come from tho
Illinois to this country, are most advan..
tageously established at Lsogane, upon
a plantation Of his Exceilency' S the Pre-
sident. They are now cultivating the
sugar cane and the common fruits and
grains. of The country. They are content
and Happy, because they are receiving
the benefits of paternal governments,
and enjoying liberty and equality Of
rights in common with all other citizens
Of the country. presume. that, by
this opportunity, they will write to their
friends in Illinois.
The immediate object Of this letter is
to recommend to you, my friend and
countryman, the citizen Jonathas Gran
Vile, who will send you this letter.
This citizen distinguished by his vir-
tues and his learning, is sent to the Unit>
ed States by his Excellency the Presi- ,
dent of Hsyli, in order to assist in the
emigration 10 Hayti of those of the chill
dren of Africa who have desire to par
take with Us the advantage OF a liberal
constitution, exempt from preJudices and
pexations.
The citizen Granville will explain to
you every hing you wish to be inform
ed of respecting this emigration. /
doubt not, sir, that you will hasten to
second, by every effort in your power,
tbe object OF his mission, by the desire
you have already shown of being useful
to the unfortunate descendants o! the At
ricans.
shall feel great obligation by your
showing to the CITIZEN Granville all
those civilities to which he is eatitled
by his personal qualifications.
| beg Of you, sir, to receive the assu-
RANGES of my most distinguished consi-
Iteration.
(Signcd) B. 1NGINAC.
White Flint Uhcat-A new species
of wheat with the above name has been
cultivated in Cayuga county, N. Y with
success for some years past. Its excel
lent properties are, it is secure against
the Hessian Fly, the straw being solid
or inches above the ground, where the
Fly lodges in other wheat, it grows rank,
ripens soon, requires but pecks offs seed,
and yields from Is to 40 bushels to an
acre, weighing from 60 to 81 pounds a
bushel.
From the Columbian Centinel.
.fnother Canal The canal from Bos-
ton Bay to Ipswich By was opened last