New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-30

Nffy Duf tlfu "A Stff.ak OF iuth a. h'' - i"Nh'
90 good for this rugged world II there are any
more Wings who want 10 sell out and start airesh
IS the bitierest kind Of Loco Focos We advise them
o emigrale 10 Auburn--a nice place every way Tor
-ccreant Wings and rather apt to catch good many
If them.
IN The sun boggles through a whole column
N an effort 10 get behind cloud sufficiently Opaque
to hide the blunder into which it fell the other day
n asserting that the slaves Of St Domingo were ex
cited by England TO rise against their masters II
wont do The atmosphere of truth and freedom
will need only 70 be very slightly stirred to dissiPaie
he fox and smoke with which it seeks to mystliy a
very plain matter of history. The original state
ment of The Sun was in these words:
at isrnesnchoy to conte npiatr the decay and down
ai OF colony rich. prosperous and 80 happy
~ - Domingo: and il was beyond doubt sad policy
or England pursue to met the slave 10 rise sgan.
MS master IN order to cripple the commerce and posse
ions France during the War OF the Revolution Il de-
-royed the Island and deluged il in blood. without
Onpishing the meditated injury 10 France"
In reply to this we stated that the Slaves Of 81.
Domingo did mol obtain their freedom BY rising
gains, their masters nj a.l-much less by doing
d, the inshgation Of England--bui that it given
ne express condition that shry should take up arm
gsn.t the British forces, which it feared might
otherwise obtain possession of the Island. How does
he sun reply to this statement Why, 10y expressly
dm,ting it, truth and then asserting that II did not
,uie a. al 10 that period in the history Of IT DOMINGO
lt 10 he cour.e of England after The treaty of Amens
IS late as 1913" and goes give frightul picture
( the cruecs prsctced after this by the Blacks upon
he Whit concealns at the time the well -ettlsd
historical fact that those crueles the natural fra
4 the siill more barbarous atrocities which had prev
,usly been inflicted upon the Blacks 10y the Whites n
rider 10 rob them OF their liberty If the alusion Of
ne sun TO the conduct of England al this Ia'cr
cri ID why did il talk of the Slaves having been in
atei 70 rise egin,t their masters Does il know
has not expressly sdnited-thst there no
slaves on the Island At the time of which il speaks -
low. then could they have risen been nstgated 70
ise, The Proclamation Of Polverel was issued in Sep
-mber 1898 and in the following February the National
assembly decreed the abolition of slavery throughout al
he Colonies OF France From that period I'll the pre-
eni the blacks have maintained their independence
The bloody contest Of 1923 was commenced by Bona
for the svowed purpose of reducing the BLACKS
gain to Slavery and 1t is in relation TO this war.
hch the Blacks acted strictly the defensive that the
efms that they instigated by England TO r.
t-hli-i tntlf masters sun II -trlkee that
avs this would better behi luminary composed of
cry '9recp cheese
That We are correct in saying that the eight years
which followed the Decree of the National Assembly
and preceded the perhdous war of Bonaparte were
OF freedom to the Blacks might show by the
| most ample authorities and we nigh, also exhibit
proofs that during this period the Island in cond
ton prosperity altogether inconsistent with The suns
peculiarly democratic notion that Slavery is the great
panscea the evil. under which that unfortunate
people have so long groancd Said Col Meeniant sc
this public act OF emancipation On 1870 the negroes
| remained quiet both in the South and in the We l.
and they continued TO work upon all the plantations
| The Colony hourishing under Toussaint The
whites lived happily upon rher estates and the
continued to work for them. Gen. Lacroix. speaking
OF the state OF things in l797 says The Colony march
| I'd as by onchan,ment towards its ancient spendor
cultivation prcspercd every day produced peroeprtle
| proofs Of It's progress" &c
ltwss in this of thin g. when under the admins
traoR Of Tousssin the Island was prosperous and N,
people happy the enjoyment OF their liberty that Bora
paltc ecerc with large army reduce neeroe
again slavery The Blacks resisted aud fought dcspcr
sicily or the freedom " hch they priced dearer than Iii
The snnspeaks ofihc crlecs which they prsciiccdupo
their enemies In this terrible conflict adding that re ma,
kAlnnloh II We choose vi course we DO no
choose 10 do any such thing What We do cal gam
mon however is the TAX of The about those cruel
ties having been caused by England 1t saws that Cor
beu and Sutherland 10 81 Domingo with Capt
Perkins by the Wlberiorce Society to aid De.sslines
expelng the Whites from the Island bu; il is not quit
verdaut enough 10 affirm that the British Governmen
was responsible tor light interference =. TIL.
in the contest But ,haterrihe xpusion Of the Whites
why does The sun give vivid description OF tie
crc TIES Of the Blacks in the execution Of their desc
and conceal the same time the dreadful provoc
under which they acted Why not tel Of the horn
Die atrocities of the Etic Rochsmbeau and hs couiede
rates. in comparison with which those OF Dessalnet
(Which were only reiaisiory) vsiiaons Of mercy
Why not remind i,s readers thai this agent Of Bonspa,
IN reduce free 10 slavery hlc0 the land with seat
fds and gbbss snd corpses tanning the breeze ihs
he bu mt hundreds ST the stake .owed up together
sacks old men, snd children and threw them ink
the sea and imported from Cuba sloop osds Of blood
hounds turning them furnishing among prison
ers bound hsnd ard loo, enclosed arena II hst
told an th it, readers might have discovered suscien
cause Tor the cruse Afterwards praciced by the Blacks
wihou, resorting 10 the silly cy ahou, The interference
Of England.
The sun in this in the Of Texas follows is nS
tasl instincts taking the side Of the OppressoF sn
the Opprcssedoi slavery against Liberty Is no; e
DC expected that Journal that in for the swnde OF
cnlsrsins the area OF freedom by reessbshns slave
ny over large territory where had once been legally
and peacefully abolished and whose beaR ideal Of hero
and patriot is modelled after the Texas pattern, should
sympahire with an aged and down,Todden race in
their struggles 'ores.' he Entertainments oiyrauny An
@dmrer ofthc renowned sam Houston and his com peers
Ia the work OF extending Human slavery could no, be
expected 10 see any hing worthy OF Recommendation in the
character and achievements Of rovssMxr OVERTURE.
VINO was guilty q The objectionable oarnce OF putting
whole score OF that sort OF patriots to ght and success
fully resisting their nefarous projects. though he after
wards Tel martyr to their unparalleled rr-schery and
viisny.
The Sun uilers fslsehood which. although h,
does not involve personally. lie nevertheless 80 afro