The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-24

burned like fire on this subject the whole of Europe
and even America, was grossly deceived, and men IN
general, lending ready cTedence TO the exaggerated
painting Of the religious b. the by such has
been the power OF the Evangelical sect that may be
said every which touched this matter was rel-
eious press and taking il for granted that the blacks
were already become what Wilberorce aud his admi.
fondy hoped they would become. were easily led
nto the belief that the revoed blacks, just emerging
from scenes OF blood and rapine their hands yet ree
ing with tho gore OF their slaughtered friends and
tiers had as II by magic suddenly laid aside all their
fcrocHy assuaged all their bloodthrstiness quenched
all their lnss subdu.d all their raging and diabolical
passions and presto became suddenly transformed into
romantic heroes gentle people, humsne and high
~ civilized beings Seldom perhaps has deception and
deceit been carried much rther and the religious peo
pien their zanl 20 tho wonderful virtues and pow
Of their princpea the mighty results Of heirzeal
Gus works famed the fame Of feisehood which they
had kindled, aud no doubt nagned III their zeul and
ssltappnuse that they had accompanied already what
they only hoped and dreamed to see accomplished.
Hence we The United States, deceived by the arts
Of subtle IesGsn, were brought under the deception
which became popular, end therefore, of course
sstibe and erahe OF that the negroe,
OF Hayti were civilized people an organized govern
ment acontened nation improved III their condition.
aud rapidly advancing onward to further improvement
We led also TOO hastily TO suppose that this whole
island was a nation Of free colored people
Now what are the iactsl Let us briefly enumerate
them. The fact appears to be- from all that see
all that can hear, all that can judge from reasonable
lection and from the concurrent testimony Of all who
capable ef knowing, and who do know any thing of
the Instruction OF l79s the establishment of negro in
dep sndence the erection Of negro government was
the destruction of tho and happiness OF the whole
negro population. Vice, crime barbarity and cruelty
then and there declared free and independent and
set up in power and authority Lust and blood were
enthroned and power put into the hands of the rapa
cious the cruel and the blood thirsty. To this corona
ton Of Satan and Of the demon of crime and violence,
the lgious world was taught by artful and lying
press and cantipg priesthood to raise shouts of a
plause and triumph and by singular arocity of decep
worship devils" while they thought they worship
ping God. They were taught to believe that they had
done wonderful good when they had set in motion and
exalted wonderful evil And, admiring themselves and
their own exploits in the phanthropic regeneration of
Hayti, they styled and regarded the of
French families and the mpuny Of tho murderers the
led TO sing their praises and admire their
works and themselves to the pitch Of worship which is
in fact worshpping devils, and not God
The whites had been massacred peaceful and indus
rious population had been eXtermnaed the murdeers
had tramphed and what followed The religious world
py and virtue supposed to have gained victory;
and the remote agents and promoters OF the bloody deeds
which had desOiated this fair portion of the globe
graduated themselves upon the success of their cause
Now TO set this matter in its true light let us suppose
that the whites had mastered and extermnated the
blacks what then would have been thought that body
of people who should have reoiced the deed, ap
auded the performers and represented them as heroes
and yuous men, progressing to astonishing civilization
Power was given by this revolution, to horde Of
if host of feons and murderers, let loose from Jail
and escaped from the gallows, had been digned with
the title Of free people and honored with the and
er to do with the question or the facts.
Such was the free great moral community of blacks
cantiDg press OF great power existing among ian
IN imPer,o composed OF atoms indescrby scat
scter and honor and all the imaginary attributes of
der and rank in human civilization.
But the bubble has long since burst-the experience
of years has proved that this free nation of blacks of
Hayt established on the shores of this island by
ere and boodshed is nothing more nor less than
munty ofcentous savages rendered hideous by crime
M N fhn m
selves pest to their neghbors and standing proof of
the fact which the history of the world designed
would seem is not yet proved enoughthat virtue
reign and prevail and the vicious must be cubed bound
ana iettered 10 secure oven tue smaest ractoh OF the
little happiness which it seems possible for man, iii any
condition to attain.
All that and hear in this place-all the little
history and anecdotes OF history, which gather from
general couyersa0n-tends to establish one fact That
since its beginning, down to the present day, this
black community has been ioating from to
worse and that the people which compose it, instead OF
procuring happiness to themselves by their freedom,
letters OF brass or confined from the tyranny of their
own desperate passions in the darkest cells of the
goomiest renitentary Vain idea, to dream that the
awess, the violent, the lceDtious mana slave to his
own raging passions and ready to act enemy to
his fellow. be rendered happy by freedom-by
and all around him And, if This be true, undoub
edy u.s. in reference to any individual its truth has
multiplied force in reference 10 many ndivduas--in
word, to people
1t would be oathsome task to lay before your rea
ders the loaihsome picture OF the manners, conduct
character and deeds of the black inhabitants OF fIsyt
shall abstain from doing So for the very deep colour
ing tire picture has in itself would am pc rsusded with
not seldom happen that TRUTH de plainly told ap-
pears less probable than fiction.
France in 1929 abandoned fer largo sam her claim
to the lands OF her slaughtered subjects. She did no
more, and could do more. The power OF the ne
groes tho whole island was not ognized by
France and believe has been recognized by any
people or power The negroes Qtis great nation and
people of Hayri they have idly and igoorandy been
represented ana supposed to be have been pos
session OF mole than portion OF the island the wes
tern shore, from whence they expelled the French.
When the Inhabitants OF the other parts Of the island
the creoes and others, descendants from the Spanish
saw the bloody triumph Of tribe of blacks the
French then intmidated and dreading the effects of
collision it'll Of such stamp flushed with horrid
victory and reekng with blood they averted the storm
by quiet submission hoping but alas in van TO be able
to live in peace with the new established people,
to the negroes in the eyes Of Europe and America
the false ecat OF being the rulers OF all the island
SCISSORS Of all its domains and ergo, great people
They forgot that there was nation OF European extrac
ton in real of the best and largest portion of
the island, and certainly having greater title to be
called the people Of Hayt than lcentious multi
tude of blacks justemerged through rivers Of blood
and rapne from long and habitua slavery to doubtful
and untried liberty.
Long and patiently did those whom we may with
greater justice call the people Of Hayu or Hspanioa,
submit to the cenous negroes considered and treat
ed as the rulers Of the sland long time lovers OF peace
and slow to to violence they suffered the negroes
to exhibit undisturbed to the world the progress Of the
" experiment!
AT length. in 1884, the rightfu people Of Hspaniola
arose il one may SO say to undeceve the world and to
assert the right Of this island to be freed from the iron
grasp Of this tumultuous band OF black pirates,
who SO long had made its western shores their head
quarters Since that time the struggle between the con-
tending parties has been continued. The Republic of
Dominica has maintained itself with honor, both in the
field Of war and in the organization Of every department
to internal order and good govern
ment.
Not only the prospects of this republic, as to its
own security and existence, happy and promising but
there every rational ground to believe that II dis
posed (and will not be necessary for her security
and the peace Of the world she might easily subdue
drive out and extngush the whole empire OF negroes
which the Aladdin lamp of the religious world "a lamp
tence and to which it has given such a spurious and
falscseciaf.
Is it not somewhat surprising that this state Of things
this island should have escaped the attention of the
nted states statesmen and that the situation Of
things should be shrouded gloom ond darkness to the