The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-11

took tho commando TO Messrs. Roberts.
Naphew 4 Co., an English house who have
made large fortune, almost exclusively as
dealers In this kind Of property, and sold it
for $4,000 in cash.
Ny readers, presume, are aware that all
the markets of the world could not supply
&c, 600 600 Of tiints; that il they could. no
one nation in the world could possibly have
any use for one hundre,h part of them, and
II they had, six cents apiece was just about
Any times NJ much as lhoy were worth.
One would have supposed that all these
circumstances would have put any intelli,
gent merchant upon his guard. and yet Mr..
Roberts, who IL n shrewed aud intelligent
man, not only advanced $4,000 in cash
for the order, but started at once for the
United States to al il. From which facts
you may rightIully infer that the common
law doctrine Of caren cmPior does not APP
ply at all TO this kind Of traffic in Hayti.
No one expects the articles thus ordered to
bear any proportion to the wants Of the
Government. nor the prices offered to bear
any proportion to their real value. |, news
er occurred, to the dealers in this case to
suspect that any fraud had been pract;ced
upon the Government because ithsd appar>
emily undertaken to pay 5000, 900 for
flints. Mr., Roberts exhausted the markets
Of New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
but fortunately for him succeeded in getting
only about thirty hogsheads, which he
shipped with all dispatch to Port Prince,
rightluly presumng, ! suppose, that that
amour, would afford the Emperor's bellig>
erent propensl,ies at least temporary relief.
Upon their arrival the contractor asked
to have them entered free, because they
were for the government. The amount Of
the invoice aroused the curiosity of the
Collector, and upon inquirng at head quar-.
ters the iniquity was traced to its origin.
Orders were Immediately given thu, the tlin,s
should not be landed The consequence
was tina, they were resh'pped to the United
States, where they were sold for what they
would bring. Mr.. Roberts bought them Mt
the rate of ten for a penny; could he have
bought the remainder at the same rate, the
whole would have cost him $50, 900; nd.
ding the $4,000 which he gave for the
order, makes a cost of S70,00O for con.
tract by which government became bound
TO pay 33,G00,O00. How the Messrs
Roberts. Naphew 4 Co, came out Of the
matter finally do not know, bat they say
what can readily believe, that they never
saw the first penny Of their $4,000 advance;
and ascer,aned from other sources that
the enter,fising young man whose affection
Tor his mother found such an ingenious
mode Of expressing Itself, is still in the EN-
ploy Of government
1t is impossible to form any reliable
estimate OF the amour, which the Emperor
receives from these sources.
The accumulation OF money, 'acquisitlve
ness "a the phrenologist term IT, Is the
Emperor's bese,tnl in'irnily All his
thoughts aud energies are directed TO the
qualification OF this passion. II Is respon.
sihc for all ,ha, is worst in bis public poll
cv. Ii he should ever lose his crown by
violence | venture to say that his ava'ce
will be the proximate csusc. am told
that he has small house or vault con
siruc,ed in his palace for the safe keeping
of his money. aud that he has over xix nils
lions francs stored there IN gold aud silver,
This is a dangerous possession for ruler
whose throne is SO fecbly supported as
Soulouque's. aud may seduce into the rovo>
lu,ionary ranks many who are more anx~
ious to assist in dividing his treasures than
in changing their ruler