The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-03
Our Haytien Correspondence.

placency That the man In the moon views all things
| sublunary. F..
Our Haytien Correspondence.
PORT AU PRINCE, June 6, 1852.
| Coascription-Hs Effects ON the Industry of The
| Country-Preparation for the Mrasion of the
| Dominican Republic-Thc Amnual Decrease OF
Co6es-1he Markas-Ihc Clergy and their
Morais-Ihe Req. W. l.. Judd and IVTf-7hey
Eaertioms in the Cause of Religion, &c.
The excitement which the coronation produced
here has died away, and all goes Emery as mar
rage bell' with Soulouque and his ebony consort
The ambassador from the Dominican republic, who
came under the protection of the French Consul,
has returned in high dudgeon, as Soulouque would
not recognise the independence of his country This
annointed negro has all the arrogance and igno-
rance peculiar to his race, when raised to position
where he can have full power to carry out his capri
cous and tyranncal designs. He persists, against
the wishes OF his minister in making preparations
for the invasion of the Dominican republic. Young
men, who are scarcely able to bear arms arc seized
IN the streets, and all through the country. Men
of families, who almost decrepid are also press
ed into the service. Thus tho law of CONSUMPTION
ana DEEDS OF violence so often perpetrated fast
thinning the population. Thousands of families
will be left destitute, and will have no means of
subsistence unless they rob and steal. The latter
propensity they do not lack, and perfect in the
don sparrows."
The population over which 'seur Emperor wields
his sceptre, numbers about three hundred thousand
out OF W hich he maintains an army Of forty-ive
thousand. The result Of this policy is now dove
Looping itself Coffee, the staple article of the coun-
try and from whence is derived the greater portion
of the revenue, is annually decreasing Cotton
the first in the world, is allowed to whiten planta
tons requiring no cultivation. 1t grows spon-
taneously to height Of from ten to fifteen
feet, and yet so indolent are the natives that
they will sooner lie on the bare ground than gather
as much of the fields as would make bed The
sugar is considered superior to that of Cuba
there are mills and refneries crumbling to decay
and no cxertion made on the part of the govern
ment, to excite industry. The small quantity
raised is converted into white rum called taGa;s'
it is OF excellent quality and flavor, and is as good
as Irish potent there is none of it exported, as
the demand for home consumption is more than the
supply. A few gentlemen here (white, of course)
who read the universal HERALD, propose to send
your corps Of editors barrel Of it-tha is if they
are not Maine spirited to refuse the offer The
export OF mahogany will, Of course, be less than
any preceding year, owing to the above cause. How,
or in what manner France is to be paid the install
ment coming due, is problem that the uninitiated
cannot solve You are aware that the stupid fools
guaranteed to pay her one hundred and twenty
millions of francs since then she has compromised
the matter, and agreed to take (when she gets i)
the half of it; but the government is unable to pay
even an instalment ofthe interest. Some sage wooly
heads are in fear and trembling that s. the uncle
may send his collector In 1882 such was the an.
prehensiOn of French invasion that a town was
built at Lacoup distance OF six miles from here.
and three thousand feet above the level of the sea-
The market is overstocked with provisions of eve
ry description; prices very low, owing to the
ground crop being very abundant. Coffee is selling
from $S4 $85; doubloons are at $245, with ten
dency to be $50 if matters continue they are.
'Our Emperor Is not only the head ofthiDgs tenn
poral, but also pontif in his own way; he is GER
tainly liberal soul, and makes great allowance for
the fraities Of his clergy who haye been expelled
from the Church of Rome, and come here knowing
that spiritual father will not enquire particularly
into the state of their morals They are principal
ly Italians and French and what is q rare occur
renee, there is an Irish priest here equally bad
and 'cuts as convict figure any Of his learned
confreres. But in sober truth, their conduct is in
famous, and they have not even tho decency to hide
their evil propensites, but proclaim their conquests
over the virtue OF negro girls, who have been fool
sh enough to repose their secrets to these reptiles
the church has been made in several
instances, TIE theatre of their proaigacy. Such
are the morals of the clergy, unchecked
by any authority, nor subject TO any rules.
The Rev. W. L. Judd, Baptist missionary, is
doing all that Christian zeal can do to abate this
dreadful state of things His exertons, joined with
that of his pious and talented wife, have rescued
many soul from misery He has converted up
wards of one hundred, baptized seventy -fve, sus-
tairs large school, has established three missions.
and placed natives to preach the gospel He has
ordained young man named Saevoi of rare abb
every night ana on Sunday twice in French and
once in English but | fear if he continues to
labor much he will sink under il. Mrs. Judd
is continually visiting the sick, minstering spi-
rituay, and and giving physical aid from their
own slender means. She often visits families where
contagion is rife but nothing dount her
noble soul, Miss Lake, her sister, highly edu-
Gated young lady, no less jealous; but it proved
too muck for her slender constitution; she had to
retire from her chosen field to recruit her strength
in her own country, but again to renew the combat
How truly has the poet described the tender solicit
tude Of woman--and surely it is applicable in this
case:
When pain and anguish wiring the brow,
Woman woman a ministering angel thou
erection of church; the he has is mere barn,
and quite unfit for place of worship His lease
VIII expire in few months, and will not be renew
ed and there no building here suitable for church
! WIZ not the charitable and him in the good work
| He has done more practical good for the negroes
than all the abolitionists of Now England i am
no Baptist nor abolitonist, and yet will centri-
his labors. Will not the Baptist minister hold out
the hand Of fellowship, and cheer this good man in
his Undertaking Win not the charitable open
their purses and give to him!-It will be BLENDING
to the Lord IL the ministers who read the He
RAID, (and lattery perceive their name is legion, }
would take an interest, they would soon accom-
plish his darling obiect-for he, and his wife and
family, live but for the conversion of these poor
and superstitious people.
To them their hand, their heart i giyCn;
But oil their FERROUS thoughts have rest In heaven,
II the charitable people could but witness the re-
formation he has caused, and the conduct OF his
converts. know they would soon contribute to the
erection Of temple in this land Of superstition anC
idoatry, IN which the prayers o. the negro wouN