New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-24
ua-.,nna NJ. Decline.

,.,nJsIosia Bulletin has a letter IRON
=, ton in relation TO this Island, from which
= make The annexed e1trao's'
v,sutseroS. wednesisy June 49, 1850
.. ID. co,,ible. from toe aspect OF our r;la'
~ Hi that bruth Will ensue win NJ
go, N.ies,v SolOaque. notwiINstana,hS .ne
- a Mr. CLAYTON prevent ~ zoe "a. - 80
- ..rorsDt ruler Of that naturally ial' s'c' "
go Himself "a potent Do nls ilPe.a 80.
ns.s AZ ever Louis Pnuipe W" - he Uoi,sd
-: g he DAYS and war Win 'ue ~
O.. 4. M, looked uoou by him as m1''c,
ch dreadful moment, Dut tna' II Insy iyai
y - .-revaticn 81 the American Ooh'eue''
-, n his oyn dominiouf. Bat le, US REVERSE 'uS
49, n Hayti prOsokess war she mus IA
,be exocnse; and % ~ 80 those c&pehses'su2 -
- h.r territory because money she has nov ana
-, can have, while England aud France are
- isr,,eiy her bondholders Cuba excepted, the
;SIsr5 il Ike largest and most fertile ot the west
Indie Group. tits 260 leagues IN length oy ~ ia
bre,dth. and has a supsrbc a. area OF 2.4oO square
mile. or ms 900 aTes. IL embraces popula'ion
M $40 600. Of which only 10000 are whites, ana
even this computation IS supposedto be exagSer,
ata3 Port Gu Prince contains 10000 souls' ahh
Cane Hs, item about 1000 The natural fertility
OF r STAND il not is only richness Mines o.
cola silver cooper tin iron and SAT-, are supDOsei
n eyist ~ considerable quantities out owing 70
,hs ,oIiticsI condition Of the country, they have
been rXtGNaiftiy NDlN+~it vi
Nv H. whites and the blacks sre to- in1Oient zoe
nzo5uc;s are less than one sixth nov OF ~nat tney
.ver. ia 1852 and less thso one twentieth OF "hat
thev might be under Anglo SaSoa managem eh''
70 illustrate this fact append the gradual decunes
,;nce The wear named, which viii also show no"
nnfort9pate il is that gis so valuable to CON.
,oerce should be Consigned 30 the ignorant care and
oyvnership OF community ef blacks, whose only
1oe,;, Ca notice. is their excessive ilezlness and
non,nous indulgence in whar they conceive to be
he hide of civil freedom Here are the figures
mari well these havocs OF time:
~ ~ posrs EOM HAYTI FoR rHs fraR lfos nANtLf 49,
r.yeo sagsr bs ~ SIS 81 y Woods. oa0 900
Musc 8vedO Sugar. % 81 p tontcc9 ''''..;'' <9te
coses az 5 0g tss. 900
Cocos ............ 653 Uigsrs prooaoY'' VVVV
indigo SO. ........ 75s 61s Mnerel'..''.''''''
hoiHs'es ''''':'''' ~"'''
In 1889, the exports mad declined to
Coass........lbs SOto9eol Cocoa ;.....bs. 5OOVS
Wsboceuv feet Gnc0 eoo. Sagars ........lbs $4,000
Tobscco. ......lbs 6o0woi
In S43 the exports fen OF to about the amounts
shipped in 1921 except in woods, which have stead
ily advanced from that period TO the present. But
taking the example Of 1889. before the black revo
lution. Which destroyed the island, and we will per
ceive what it would be capable Of producing, pro
yided il were under the dominion Of white rulers,
and subject to free white tllagc, Instead OF being
consigned TO the abuse OF 4 horde OF self emanci-
DeteO SsfVef. 700 lRiDlhnt W hlptCSlabC itS
mense natural advantages, and too lazy to provide
except for their immediate personal wants.
At an earlier period, Rayt was great shipping
mart for ginger wax, hides, tortoise shell, and bul
locke horns but these articles now exported in
very limited quantities. Hides particularly formed
splendid staple, and brought to the Spanish treas
ury annually a sum averaging $l00000O. -Four
millions of dollars worth Of the article were yearly
sent to the English and American markets, while
now tina. sum has been reduced 70 as many hun.
dreds The imports are, rice flour, mess and cargo
beef fish, timber, cotton goods, Irish and Scotch
linens earthenware, cutlery, ammunition, liquors,
satns wines gin, toys, hsber-d ashery, iewery can
vas &c &C. OF these imports, the United States
furnish to the amount Of 100000.
Such was Hayti in l7S9-such Is Hayt now.
Solououe is fast converting what was once para
diseiLt barren desert, If il has not already at
tanned that degree OF wretchedness aud by way OF
facilitating this destiny, conceiges 1t a matter OF
skilfu policy TO engage In contest Win the exc
crsblc Yankee" Should war, therefore, result,
the only alternative by which the island could be
saved from ruin so palpable, would be to annex 1t
70 the United States and it would be the only way
left us 10 indemnify for the expenses and concurrent
consequences of such war. The bonds held against
the " Empire can never be met from the Royal
Treasury because its income now is less than
o. OOO. 900. while it's support of Majesty and the
wheels Of Government exceed annually s4OOOOO
Either therefore the island will revert TO France as
the largest creditor or IL will revolutionize under
ibe patronage of Great Britain; for the latter has
been casting many longing gances toward its rich
cotton plains, now abandoned to idleness, but
which are capable Of producing as many pounds as
the whole of Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana
together 1t is morally impossible that the GOV.
eminent can pursue this downward career ana
maintain itself Hence it is equally certain, that
il Soououe coIDpels US to send thitber an army Of
men, and few vessels of war, the island must fall
into our possession; for it is a mistake that We can
condescend to characterize bis Incidence, and then
indemnify ourselves for the outlay, in considering
the honor Of coping arms with him fau and salts
factory equivalent The last adyices from the court
of his meiesty are omlnous.