The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-24
REPUBLicANIsN IN HAYT AND FRAxCx-EMvs-

REPUBLlCANIsH IN HAYT AND FRANCK-EMYs-
RoR SoLoUQUE AND EMPERoR LOUIS NAPOLEON
A few days since we Published in our columns the
fact, that the Republic of Hayti had been changed
into an empire, and that President Solouque, with
his ace of spades countenance and woody heed,
was made emperor, with great Formally, amid the
firing Of guns music from bands, and, of course,
a great deal of noise and confusion. We gave
full account of the ceremonies on the occasion, in
a letter from our correspondent at Port-au Prince.
They were extremely laughable and ridiculous,
but not more so, perhaps, than what the people
Of France will be called upon to witness, one of
these days. Laiis Napoleon was elected Presi-
dent of that republic for the term of four years
but, as reaction succeeded revolution there, in
consequence Of the efforts of the socialists to over
turn the whole organization of society, he evident
ly intends to take advantage of it, and to convert
France into an empire. Having thus determined,
he ought to take leaf out Of Emperor Faustus's
book, and adopt his tactics, when he shall have
concluded that the proper moment for carrying
out his designs has arrived. 1t is remarkable
coincidence, that two distinguished men, so far
distant from each other, entertained the same
ideas on the same subject at the same time.
We commend the recent events in Hayti to the
special consideration and reflection of the aboli
ton fanatics of the Northern and Eastern States
They have endeavored, for years past, to carry
out their one idea, in regard to slavery In the
South. Fortunately, the good sense of the rest Of
the community has rendered their incendiarism of
no effect; but, they have taken a great interest
IN the Republic Of Hayt, we wish them to re-
fleet on what the condition Of things would be
here, if the slaves were vested with the same
privileges as the blacks of Hayt enjoy. The
Haytens have had every opportunity to convince
the world that the colored race were capable
of sef-government, and what have they done ?
The attempt, from'beglnning to end, is the great
est farce we ever heard of and the same state
Of things which now exists In Hayti would be
witnessed IN the Southern States, where the
slave population is greater than the white, if
the destructive, wild, and insane views of the
abolltonisls were practically carried out there.
No stronger argument is needed to prove the in
capacity of the colored race for freedom or self
government, than what the Haytiens have fur
nished to the world. They have had fair oppor-
tuniy of proving all the allegations that were made
by those who assumed to be their friends, and they
have most miserably failed. The same may be
said of the coored race in the British West Indies.
They, too, had a chance to show themselves that
they were capable Of enjoying freedom; but they,
too, have failed In fact, in every part of the
world where the African race is found, they have
shown themselves inferior in every respect to the
whites, and incapable of approaching or under
standing freedom, either political or social And
yet the abolition fanatics in thus country are en-
deavoring by every means in their power to bring
about in the Southern States of this confederacy
the same state OF things as is now witnessed in
IIayti and in the British West Indies But
fanatics of any kind have no reason-when they
become fanatics they throw principle and reason
overheard, and pursue their idea regardless of
consequences or results. They are lncomparably
the worst enemies to the slaves of the South, for
every rational and thinking man, who Is at all
capable of reasoning from analogy or drawing
deductions from well established premises, cannot
but see that il our Southern slaves were freed their
condition in every respect would be very much
changed for the worse.
When we think Of the new Emperor and the
new empire of Hayti, we can't help thinking, too,
of Jim Crow Rice and the Ethiopian screnaders.
Some way or other, they all hang together in our
string at the same time.