The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-06-13
THE BLACK ARMY.

mand Of Herard, the ex-Presidcnt Of Hayt,
and the Black Army furnished him by the
British Government TO overturn the liberties
Of the Haytian Republic. For the last fifty
years the Island of st. Domingo has had no
enemy more implacable and revengefnl than
England. 1t was possession belonging to
France, and the flower other nobility during
the reign of Louis 10Th, held plantations in
that Island, and the revenues were immense.
The soil was rich and productive, yielding
abundance of sugar, coffee, and tropical
fruts--the climate in the interior mild and
salubrious-the Island was covered with rich
plantations, owned and cultivated by an en-
lightsned and elegant people. Slavery ex-
isted, it is true, but the slaves were more
like members of happy family than emf
gnntsfrorn Africa. They had great and pc
culiar priyileges-each family their confer
table cottage and garden--lhe fruits, vegeta-
blss, and flowers and poultry which they
raised were their own, which they sold to their
masters and were paid by them for all the
produce Of their gardens. Dressed always
in muslin Of snowy whiteness--strangely
contrasted with the polished ebony of their
skins---the moment their tasks were done,
they repaired to the green to dance to their
African instrument, in presence ofindulgent
and attached masters and mistresses, as
happy, and as much protected as mortals
could be. No spot of ground on earth en-
joysd more transqullity, comfort and happi-
ness, or produced greater wealth and luxu-
ries than San Domingo. England cast her
eye on that happy spot and determined to
destroy it. Under the pretext Of ameliora-
ting the condition Of the blacks they create
a'socisty under the name of the Wiberforce
Association and sent Abolitionists to that Is
land to educate the blacks and provide for
their temporal happiness and religious creed.
These agents soon secretly imbued the
leading negroes with discomfort towards
their situation, and hatred to their masters
the spark secretly struck was soon blown
into flame, and the quiet, happy, unsus-
pecting French inhabitants were suddenly
overwhelmed with revolution, melted by
the English agents, and the whole Island
was in flames. Every seaport town was
destroyed, every plantation burnt; women,
children, the aged and the young fell alike
under the butchering knife Of the blacks
Few were allowed to escape. The few who
sought shelter on board of American YES
sells, arrived in this country houseless and
pennyless, and pursued their accomplish
ments for the means Of earning their bread.
The fairest spot on earth was turned into a
bowling wilderness, and England covered
her political objects by professions of hui
manity. The Island was subsequently GO
vemed by Chrstophe, and various black,
ferocious chiefs, until revolution after revo-
lutuion placed the mulattoss in power, who
with President Boyer at their head, govern
ed that country calmly but not prosperously
for twenty years. Finding that France was
gradually gaining its influence in Hayti, new
instructions were got up, and Boyer, was
deposed, then Herrard whe was banshed to
Jamaica, and now England apprehensive OF
tranquility under the new order of things,
and that France may again revive its inau-
ence in that Island, dispatches Herrard with
black regiment from Jamaica TO overthrow
the new government and fan the flames of
another revolution. Great Britain mad for
many years been gradually adding to the
black soldiers of her West India possessions,
in general commanded by white officers
Originally contemplating an attack upon the
Island of Cuba, and compelled to abandon
that jroject by the oposition of this country
and France, her black army has held in re-
serve for further revolutions, and an eye,
keen and determined has been kept Oh our
Southern States-the foundation of the re-
volution held by the abolitionists of the
North and East, who, insensibly, and proba-
bly, unknowingly, have become partners in
the compact. and aiders and abbetters in the
designs Of England. 1t may, and will be
urged, that no aid was afforded by the au-
thorities of Jamaica to Herrard, and that he
had only his own followers with him. WHY
did not the authorities of that Island arrest
him and put a stop to his expedition, know
ing its object? How was it that when the
sgent Of Texas attempted to purchase arms
fin London, to defend themselves against
Mexico, he was told that he could purchase
no arms in London fer that purpose, and vet
England was building war steamers and
furnishing arms, munitions of war, to Mexi-
co at the same time? We are approaching
crisis in this country to which we must moi
close our eyes, and admonished as we have
been by the past, we must as soon as pos
sible become united people in defence of
our rights and sovereignty, and not be insen-
sible to what is passing around us, until
aroused from eur lethargy by severe and
overwhelming blow.-N Y. News.
The ScoTcH THrsTLR.-The origin of
this national badge is thus handed down by
tradition. a.
"When the Danes invaded Scotland, it
was deemed uhwarlike 10 attack an anemv