The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1850-03-08
The Emperor of Hayti.


rial Majesty of Hayt
We would here mention that we have seer
in the London Pictorial Times, an engraving
representing His Majesty and the Royal Fami
ly, and a more amusing group, to an American
eye, cannot well be imagined. "His Majesty
is little fat fellow, looking like an overgrowr
bull-frog dressed in regimentals, and the rest o.
the niggers are of the most comically pompous
cut imaginable.
The great, oyergrown mass of pompous lm
tation-the black ape OF despotism-the mos
notorious Of the anthropophagi. FausIin the
First seems determined TO exhibit: how well FL
ted his race is to take rank with the other races
of the earth. The second act of the comic
drama, in which he is performing the leading
part, though not without the intervention of some
painful tragic details. has opened with udic
rous display, worthy of some comment. Though
the whole scene is stupendously absurd, yet it is
rich in pecuarities, costumes and tricks. The
wardrobe and properties have been obtained BY
a special, though somewhat indiscriminate levy
upon the goods oil the commoners, who are
daZzed by the lustre OF this black diamond o
civilization; and before the drama is finished and
the curtain falls, many additional properties NAV
be brought forward, to enhance The splendor oil
the remarkable spectacle. At present, while q
descent upon the Dominicans las been deter.
mined upon, the funds obtained BY the various
rubberies and arrests daily taking place, are only
sufficient 10 dress those supernumersfies neces-
sary to give brilliancy to the court scenes and
to provide the royal jewels for the Empress, who
is Tie only efficient ruler Of the mock Emperor,
and who insists upon having all the paraptena-
liza of queen. in spite of The desire of her dusky
consort 10 enter upon the war scenes of his
third act. Nothing Is now noticed beyond dres-
ses, decorations, prucessions and royal edicts, if
we except the occasional beheadng of some IN
divdual whose money is more useful TO tine
State tnn his lie. 1t is true that the heroine
Of the drama is rather a Messaina in her taste
Tor lovers and admirers: but what wOnld such
royalty be without conterrng favors on the
p lished gentry of her court. All would be III
sipid-a dull round Of monotonous display. In
deed Faustin himself is uneasy in the precincts
OF the palace. lie pants once more for the field
Of battle. by which he mounted to the eminence
on which he stands; and little can be expected
OF him in the way of government, unless it is Of
the primitive and warlike character. There is
something onlinous in his being born without
neck. He may, possibly, save his head by this
fortunate deprivation of nature; for the perfectly
loose manner in which he conducts the affairs OF
Hayti will eventually tring him into danger,
il it do not deprive him of his life. lie will
rush upon destl uction, if he can obtain The sim
ews of war, and perhaps Chrstendom could
not do more philantilropc thing than furnish
him with the means OF bringing his drama to
an end. 1t being Legitimate drama natural
one, arising from natural circunlstances-an ap-
peal can be made TO support il without any dire
llction from good taste. Ii is a pity that he
should be obliged to act his dismal scene with
cut assistance. Could not some OF our aboli-
tlonlsts help the Emperor in this crisis? They
are anxiaus probably, 10 have their antici patons
and prophecies realized; and by furnishing the
means Tor testing the long aeiated question,
whether or not tile full -blooded African is capa.
bic of selt-goyernment in his present moral con-
dnion, they will not have to deplore that their
experiment failed !or want OF contingencies. Or.
we could we'll spare some two or three hundred
abolitionists as cOunsellOrs of the dark forehead
OF empire. Their services might be made more
valuable Ill struggling government than in our
own. Here their labnrs terminate in sound,
fury. explosions and smoke. There, under the
refinement and Opaque brilliancy Of the ladies
OF The court, they might indulge in those Area
dian dreams which have so mysteIiously haunt
ed their tanrIes: and at the same time, their phi
lanihroPy might ooze out, JudIciously, for some
os those who have been arrested and deprived Of
their property, that the wheels Of the govern
ment should muye freely. With Hale for prime
minister, and Glddings tor Chancellor Of The ex.
chequer, there would De hopes for the reign Of
Faustin the First.
In another view of this subject, we are i'm.
2resst with the necessity of some action on
the part OF our government to restrain the cx-
cessive extortions made upon our commercial
men at Hayden ports. The dark autocrat. who
proaounces himself to be second only to God, is
severe upon foreign merchants and sea captains;
although ne has arisen 10 distinction after being
the cstler Of Boyer. be cannot write his own
name but is-not the less rigid, in consequence Of
his ignorance, in imposing upon those who visit
the island. On the contrary, Fausiin believes
there is no government stronger than his own,
and no emperor more exalted in the arts Of peace
and war. Upon our citizens lie has laid heavy
and Capt. Cults, OF the brig Hay
Il. who proceeded To Washington, last week, TO
place information before the government, has
stories to tell Of the rapacity Of this Faustin.
which, we trust, will result in stationing a man
Dfwar at the island, for the protection OF Ame-
rican traders. Capt. Cults is one Of those who
has been plundered by this marauder. Nearly
half of his cargo sacrificed to swell the trea-
sury of the flayten government, and no remon-
strances were Of any avail towards obtaining
restitution Of his property. Surely something
may be done to put an end TO such evlls-and
tine goIden-booteG despot be made to learn, that
though lie paid a thousand dollars for his under.
standing, he cannot become freebooter OH the
industry OF our citizens.
The Last Word.
"The last word'' is the most dangerous