Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-05

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In the following year the Presidency
became vacant under circumstances too ex-
traordinary TO be passed without notice.
Richie was elected to succeed Pierrot in
1916, and when he was already 70 years
of age. He was probably the most expe-
rienced and most highly educated, if not
the most highly gifted, executive officer
Hayti ever had. During the second year
Of bis administration, while on his return
| from visit to the north side of the island,
he stopped with his retinue at night to rest
at Gonalves. While there, his attention
was arrested by the charms Of a young
creole OF rare personal attractions, with
whom he desired to form more intimate
acquaintance. His position, and douceur
of a couple hundred Spanish dollars reno
we'd whatever obstacles were intersposed to
his advances, and Tor he next seventy-two
hours nothing further was seen or heard Of
the President by his attendants. At the
end of that period he appeared among them
again, and gave orders 10 set out at once
for Port au Prince, but SO feeble and ex-
hausted was he that he required help TO
mount his horse. He died the day after he
reached the capital
The Senate were Immediately convened
for the purpose of choosing a successor
They were so nearly divided between the
two candidates, tina! a..rr repeated ballot
tings there seemed an increasing improba-
biity OF final agreement. A failure TO elect
was to restore anarchy and military rule.
The possibility of such contingency ari-
sing, naturally gave prominence TO the
name Of Soulouque, who was commander
in-chel OF all the military force in and
around the capital. His name was sug-
gested in the Senate, and he was immedi-
ately, and believe unanimously elected.
He had the reputation of being good-na-
tured creature, with no taste for intrigue,
and not much Intelligence. He was habit
ually taciturn, and during the conspracies
which preceded and followed Boyer's
downfall, he had been made the confident
Of all parties, without becoming the enemy
of either. He was, wthal, good cavalry
officer, and brave fellow. What other
claims he had for the honor that was IN
store ior him he had not demonstrated
He was in point Of education and personal
accomplishment, inferior to all OF his pre-
decessors, for he could neither read nor
write, while most, if not all of them, had
been educated at good schools in France.
But his good nature and obscurity led the
mixed bloods to suppose they could soon
get the control of him, while the blacks
had confidence in his color, which they
supposed would make him wholly theirs.
Both parties were mistaken in their esti-
mate ol him. He was not long in letting
them know that the man whom they had
chosen, without his own solicitation, to be
their ruler for life, was determined to be
their ruler for life. lnirigues and conspi-
racies for his deposition, similar to those
which had kept the country convulsed ever
since 1910, and changed the head OF gov
ernment five times in as many years, inn
meciatey recommended. But they were
dealt with very differently from those
which had resulted in prosrating Boyer
> and Herard and Perrot.
Soulouque's administration in 1917, 1913
and lSi9, was the type of Louis Napoleon'S
administration in 1850, 1851 and 1852
Every suspected man was banished or shot,
and no species OF terrorism was spared TO
discourage the aspirations OF the intriguing
, race OF politicians with which the unsettled
y condition OF affairs for the previous ten
: years had filled the country. AT the time
, OF his accession, the bar, the bench, the
press and the various departments of the
public service were filled by mixed bloods
$ and men OF education. When they found
, Soulouque was determined to be President
| ,,, tba., A., .nI. lNr
his deposition. He closed up that source
; o! mischief.by sending all whom he sus-
= pected out Of the country, and by shooting
those whom he convicted. lie filled their
q places as well as he could, being careful TO
. put no man whom he could not trust in a
o place where he could make trouble for the
Y government. Ii cannot be said that in
g point OF talent or competency for the daily
= duties OF their respective positions, the
+ bench, the bar or the press have been i'm
= proved by the changes, but they answered
e the purpose for which they were made
d Within year after his election, the Hay
items had ascertained to their entire Satislac,
g ton, that the less they meddled with poll
y ties, under Soulouqur'. administration, III,
1r better Tor them; aud since that time, III,
,e government has been comparatively tran
m quil, and about as liberal as an absolute dies
,g polism ever Was, OF can be, though, O
4, course, not so Intelligent as il might be
ID aud, ia so Tar, less benefeienl.
e, But the slave OF NJ. Wallet had not al
- lained the height Of that eminence whiel
Ia his desliny had assigned him. During ih
I'd second year Of has presidency he was in
a. vested with the power aud title OF Emperor
Ih This change IN the constitution and iorr
be OF goSefnmenl was a matter OF general suT
rs puse, and J beiisse Of regret, TO the bette
class Of hayllens but, nevertheless, "a
90 change was made, as Il was subsequently
" made ~ France, upon the almost unani
nd nous Fslllon Of the people, Sons friend
Ia Of the Ptssldsai, Who hoped By ,his piee
b. oi syeophahey 10 lreufe q higher place 4
la hls Trgafd, .laI'sd the thing, and undeT N
oi lmpfsss'oa that u Mas With the pTesldenl
Ia concurrence, no one dared IA oppose q.
~ ihs pslilloa was as@sd by about ~
la people, eonslsiins, ageoldlns 10 the sApiv
10 ,ioa u lhe usasTal-la-ehlsf, VA Labal
40 "ol al thai gas mosi aolahls in ihs place
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