New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-03

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isrs 70 la ir,eis ed the princess Of those hills to
h,r,v,f and here shot down her collected followers
.1S an Il, il Geld bood. themselves slaughtered
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tie scli uAts Again, ceatury ater those green re-
.cS,ss were stained with re blood Of women ana
ellrsr by tic regrces Of TIE West frantic Win sue
cessul usuTIcS,n srd thirsty ioT The blood OF the
uli-,s tn; thev drank it--ltersly drank tin their
unclaimed 6Clruln. Tie venerable priest who plead
sor he lives CT tlcse innocent and helpless victims
Tel With his uplhed cross N the midst Of the boody
r,ie ard from tlat Iay the voice OF prayer and the
irc,pse az sscr6ce las ceased in that ancient chapel
sill later wien ~Santans. the Liberator uniurle1
TIE fsg oi Domnicsn Independence aparry of negroes
LED IL sne q SorlouCucs black captains attacked the
reid hSruc ya1e. with tie war cry OF death 70 the
e Whites 1h.s Ouin0us CRY, which has so often car
re terror and destruction 70 the whites OF Eastern
Es,. sent the frightened inhabitants 10 the mountain
Sels for refuge but they hed they were met near
tie ruined church By little band OF horsemeD, coming
10 tieir Tie young leader uni1rled the white
ercss of Don mica under the light OF Their blazing
Leues AID rallied them to battle in their own defense
II was deadly desperate STRIFE They were not many
bu; thew fought hand to hand with all the cherished
bjtterres Of hostile until the mOrnng-the glo
ous gorgeous morning of the tropics-dawned on the
field snd revealed the victory Of the whites Seventeen
White nen lay dead or wounded, but among them more
tan thrice their number Ofback sand they were dressed
for burial and the last rites were paid them close be-
side the ancient Church of the palm grove, where the
last princess of the red men had been trescherousy
slain by the Spanaros; where the children OF the
SpsniaId lad been sayage murdered by the Africans
TleIe tie children Of the Africans had also paid the
blcooperalty of their own and their fathers deeds
Ills lat act Of this etTbUtye drama OF races is late
oeentrtnee HAPPILY it has been followed by truce
which is new consolidating into liberal and permanent
peace oftIe races in that district.
Ills is but ore episode of the wild poetry of the
isard Lhtory. The gold districts OF Cboa and Cotuy
storr9 in tales of romance. Each abandoned strong
hold On its lofty hills, each ruined hall falling into decay
amid its deep forests each silent city of her once fertile
but TOW deeoae rgaS has its own story OF PRIDE pros
perity ard overthrow.
From the City Of Columbus 10 the palace Of Faustin
through her mahogany forests aud tangled de by her
lonely bride paths and over her rough piled OremOun
tains, hope TO visit with ample time and scope, all
tst St. Domingo presents Of the highest historic inter
est Of the most striking natural beauty and Of the
greatest promise civilization and the enhancement OF
her own sons in tie path of American progress The
Domincans make generous invitation to The people OF
the grand eldest daughter of American Liberty-the
sons Of tie North American Union, to come and
"sLare on free and equal terms the gifts which nature
alas bestowed upon their island; and 1t is but Just
10 both REPUBLICS that the Press of the United States
should declare to the world the character and value
of those Gifts CORA MONTGOMERY.