The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-01-08
Uay.I.-.Sryro Government.

The recent cncroa, au.eut, &C the French on a
portion OF this island have awakened throughout
the country lively intcrasi r,sprc;ius It's pulli
cal and social condition. Indeed this interest
prevailed to considerable eAre before the u,ur
palIons Of the French arrested the atien ion og
The conutry
OF lha, cluster Of islands which rcpcse in the
mingled waters of the Mexican Gulf the Clrb.
bean sea, aud the Atlantic ocear To which early
navigator, gave the name Of the Vest Indies.
Hryu is most remarkable for tie fertility and
bcauty OF rs natural resourcss When the ad.
vedurous followers Of Columbus first behcld il.
clothed IN the w,ld luxriance Of that virgin beau
tuT which la, -iucc been - sadly d,,ecratrI by
tie PASSIONS OF man they fncicd thay had DIS
covered the lovely Atlantis Of ancient fable
Columbus was So attracted by its beauty. that
he gave it the name Of E,parola Njt'r SpauJ
and make II the scene vi the first Experiment
III European COLONIZATION in the New MmlJ-
BY the treaty Of Ryswic 1891 Spain coded 70
France the western ha!fuf island which after
the introduction Of African slaves, 1855, tirsl be
gan to be successfully cultivated The pgruu OF
most slgral pro,psrty III the island extended
iiom li16 to lIS9, Its productions were in
mensc and valuable, and its commerce in The
IN the most ilour,hing state" Sugar cauc cot,
ton, colee, cocoa, indigo, the plautaln. vanilla,
potato, mahogany satln-wuol, iron wool aud
every variety vi fruit and vegetable, were pro
duceJ in the greatest abundance, aud almost bv
spontaneous growth. Its pnpuuation exceeded
100000. It's export Of coffee was 6sl5llSU lhs:
Of sugar. l63iu5,22 lbs. Owing to the Inequli.
ties %! l,s surface, he climate varied from the in
tense hea of the plains to the refreshing Cuclness
# tbe mountain submits and the sea brateu
coasts. An abundance of pure water was found
N every portion of the island, aud il was exempt ,
comparatively. hom those tsrilic hurricanes
which drsulatrd the other Antilles
I Such was the condition Of the island Of Hayti,
when in 1901 the doctrines and Vaccinations Of
/ The apostles q: L'6uts EgGhts, and fratrnits
melted the negroes to Instructions From that
] time to 1904 the island was ravaged by that most
terrible curse, seryle revolt The scene. aud
acts of the bloody tragedy Of 81. Domingo nre
uniolded with uansctu'Aut power OF description
IN the pages "I Aisuu'S History vi Europe. A.
last, exhausted and devastated by all thr horrors
Of civil aud scrNllr strife. tbs island found the re
lief aud repose Of slGmher uuirr the drsp t,m oi
Des,aliucs. ~. whites were suhjugated or *
PEELED the African race was undl, ,putrd master
oi at least tie principal portion of Hayti. Then
began that experiment IN lhc result OF which the
civilized world is 80 much concrrurd-,h was
/ presented To- the eye OF philosophy anew phaas
Of social development. IN full possession OF a
civilization impaired lu hon by superior race,
with the ,olGt OF succcs.i .iu provrss aud triumph
ant patriotism, IN the bright morning Of lhs ulus
tecnih century, and standing ia the great high
way of the commerce Of tbe world, .hc neglo bc.
gan the un,rled experiment Of oi freedom and
self government As the cthcare uf this unex
amped and momrntous experiment, Hayti De.
came an object " additional interest. The ethn
ographsr, puzzled wl'h questions touching he
equality Of races the phlanthrudist doubling
the practicabllity of his benevolent purposes ,
Tie man Of science, the politician, aud the moral.
lst all looked to Hay for lessons of wisdom.
The result ofthc experiment OF negro freedom
and negro government IN the island 0t liayti has
long since been a.ccytand. Whether We look
to It's social. industrial VI political condition. we
and the same evidences ,fdegmdatun and dc.
generacy. The dnmu,n uf the African /. u
blight under which religion, commerce, liberty,
and law wither aud perish. No longer elevated
and guided by the nfurhrv- u(a superior race
aud compelled TO work o,t their own destiny, the
negroes oi Hayti have uap'ed from tbs semi
civilized condition Uf lsp0 into state of COM
paratlve balbansm. Themlld suhlection Of slave.
~ has been succeeded " the wild riot and un.
bridled license ofsavage passion; enlightenment
has been quenched III ispraucc religion has ds.
generated into superstition, poverty aud wan,
reign where once were oily abundance and oon
tentment In word. th, experiment of freedom
and self government aung the negroes Of nayti
has been n signal and disastrous failure.
ln'illustrAtiou Of the present condition Of 20.
eIs'y and civilization 10 hayti the feeeu'ly pub.