New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-30

be autifu l., and which Columbus c died Inc fara-
disc Of cd" Mr. Elliott has presented VIVID OUT
line Of s fortunes fom the establishment OF Slavery
MI de, the sanction of the Pope in $685. to the break
ipy ou, of the rebellion in 1859. The commencement
., that bloody strife is vigorously described, IN 'oe
following passage:
"On the 2Jth tf August vas the feast Of 81. LOUIS.
For The week preceding, the planters galnereJi o.
Cap Francois % concert measures against the maA'
toe.-seanst the National Assembly and-to dne
The great men, and the rich, and the ortVe' we're
there. II was Lot 6 time to drive the slaves; ana,
fore On tie evening of the 22d August, the best
dibes Of the ooob Henri Ia born prince whose fu'ufe
no one 3ud suspect: tempted The paa,es oil 'he oo.n
whites. IN brave coubses, In d-nuncistohs OF tue
mulattots in Songs for Blanchelsnde and Liberty,
the ton passed the wine flowed, and hearts sweled
so the SHADOWS Of the night stole on Light! more
light called fos they threw open the J1'ousees
curious black faces sEarmed about the PiaLZss-out
what meant tina. dull glare which reached tbs sutry
skyl The psrty was broken up-they rushed to the
wirdoxs-ihey could smell the heavy smoke-:hey
could hear the istsnt tramp of feet Toe band, ua-
biccen struck the Msrselae it was caught up 10
the streets; and from mouth to mouth, toward the
rich Plain u NoIo passed along the song
The d,y he, come-,he glorious Day
To srms for Liberty "
CONSERVATION followed the feast-esch man grss7ed
his srMs-into the midst Of the company rushed
negro covered With duet, psnIg WITH heat. tie
sought HE MISTER Bae Win iesr, ana eAilIeu WIN
wine lie received him on the point of hi. sword As
the life and blood flowed he sssped, On master
Oh usster!" Murmurs OF dsapprobauon hled the
room but it too late-the hour had come the
slaves had risen This poor creature had wished TO
save the an ihs' owned him.
Tiertbelion broke out the plantation Of Noe,
nine miles from Cap Francois. a. mdoieht the
slayes sonebt the refDer and biJ appreciates, aud
bewed the N IN pieces the oversaer they sho,. They
then proceeded 10 ire house Ct Mr. Clement-he WAS
Killed by his postilion They proceeded from plan
tation 10 piLtatiop, murserng toe whites; tneir
! ranks sgeIl.d by Groves of scared aud desperate
men who had noting 10 Ice bus lie; aud lie with
slavery was not so sweet as revenge, Every where
they Piled the torch to the sugar muls, tthose oas,
tiles ecTaied 10 the rites OF the ash ana 10 iorced
labor, dumb with fear aid TO the cane fields wa'ered
| with swe al ard blood.
Top ara morning crowds of whites came pouring
into Ca FraT os pale terror stricken bloodstained
Men womep, and eli ldren found the cay OF judg-
fasict-.e re knew whst to do-ali W - coz
waning of dsrger-aLd every r,s9 sath the darkness
The Inhabitants OF the city were paralS zed with fear
They barred their doors, and locked up their house
slaves The only living obi cts in the streets
few soloiers marching TO their posts. Panic ruled
TIE tour. The Assembly sat through the night.
Touzsrd sent out 10 attack the negroes, bat
! driven back. Guns we're mounted, and the streets
| banicdded.
The morning dswned, and with The risipg sun C .me
rising courage. 1T is nothing said some" Bucn
ano hsrg few negroes, and al will go as before "
! The evaporation sgainst tho mulat'oes who were
charged with having fomeuted the rising, resulted ia
hatred iIsult, bloOdshed, and murder in and around
Cap FIar co.'s; ind a butcheiy was only stayed by
The vigorous opposition Of the Governor. Whatever
negroes were seized, were tortured and mastered.
"Freque1tly, says Lacroix did the faithful slave
perifh by the hands of an irIl'a,ed master, whose
conhde; ce he sought"
The career of Tousssint is portrayed in style
uniformly picturesque, and often rsog into genuine
natural eloquepce. The influence of this great
Libciator, curing his fret flush Of success, is thus
stated:
"Generals ChIistophe Dessallpes. and Moyse, his
nephew, were appointed to thu command OF the
troops in three depaI mens, and 10 the superntend-
erce OF the sbors of agriculture. The mulatto Cler-
vaux commanded in the Spanish portion. Tne whites
were iDvied to their estates-allo wing pro
portion OF the proceeds TO the aborers and, where
the owners had disappeared the es;ses we're worked
by tae Sts'e-the ssme proportion, one fourth, or
OIL e-ibird, being allowed the cultvaiors-industry
was everywhere encouraged, ideness vigorously sup
Iresstd la so fruitful land the results were ike
encbsn'ment. The hoe replaced the sword-pros-
ptrty smiled upon the neglected felds-the songs
OF labor we're heard on every hsnd-contented aud
hope'Dl negroes tbr0nged the path of Ioussaint.
VesseIs the flag OF the United States Gro gded
the ports the whites looked TO hun their deverer
a. prot cor; whites, blacks, and mulsttoes were
appointed TO offices of uust the duties Of morality
aid religion were enforced; the decences and refae-
ments, eid arts of life cultivated; the drama
revived; men of science and lesrniog were encour
sgeo. There s abundant evidence, from friends and
lator, the leland was rapidly advancing 10 a degree
OF prosperity which IL had never reached Time and
just finn hand, ike that of Tousssint only, were
necessary TO steady the State, and to solve the
problem of the cspsblty of the blacks. So far the
white has degenerated, in the waiting and
seductive sir of the tropics. The capacity of the
blacks 10 develop there is an interesting question,
not yet settled.
Toussant il now proud of his color. He says: 81
vslue m, cell for being black" He has reason. His
public evees marked by the strictest propriety,
and his priv parties not stupder than those of
white men. In Il midst of luxury this " old negro"
practices bis simple iastes-oDly INDUCING in SPLEEN
dor upon State occasions. Unlike most men, be does
not, with success in his hand, deserve TO forfeit it.
Luxury ard sloth do not begue him, for he knows
that stability alone s success. His activity is
firing bis correspondence exhsusts five Secretaries
he trusts to the eye Of the master and his vigilance
is everywhere. He works for his soul is steel aud
bis booy iron. Relays Of astpscDg horses are sta
toned at prcper podts; these he rides outsrip.
ping oil but bis two trumpeters. Fifty leagues
without stopping, il is said he rode. The whole
energies Of his life are devoted 10 the realizing OF
great des-the hJerty and eleration of the blacks.
Neither he any sagacious man doubts that he is
the chief 10 these, il they yet to be. He
Gays 81 have taken my flight in the region Of eagles;
when alie h il must be rock and that rock must
be a Constitutional Government, of which shall be
the head go long as shall be among men.'
Passages Of similar force and vivacity abound in
this little volume showing the vocation of the writer
to handle the pen, and suggesting the wish that it
may not be Above ed to remain idle amid the de-
msnds Of practical lie.
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