Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-25
Haytl Inviting Free Negroes.

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! The Emperor Of Hayti has sent two agent
or commissioners to the United States 70
the purpose Of learning the sentiments Of th
free colored population in regard to emigra
ton to that Island, and Of making arrange
ments to facilitate it. The agents are Pau
EMILr DEsDukEs, a colonel in the Haytiar
army, and Mr.. MoNroRr, who is the head o
a commercial house at Port au Prince, Th'
French language is their vernacular. Excer
in color, it would be difficult to discriminal'
between them and educated Frcnchmen.--
They are mulattoes of light color, and gen
tlemanly in their experiment. They were
recently in st. Louis, and the Democrat re
marks:
Their mission is two fld: first to urge
upon the merchants of New York and Bos.
ton the advantages which American com
merce would derive from the establishment
Of a line of packets between Port au Prince
and either OF the cities, and second, to ascer-
tain the sentiments Of the free negroes and
the American people generally. Col. Des-
Dunes who is the principal commissioner, is
not prepared to specify the inducements that
the Emperor may offer to attract emigration
to his dominions. He will, however, await
instructions, and report in the meantime upon
the best mode OF accomplishing the design OF
Soulouaue.
1t will be remembered that strong desire
has been recently expressed in high quarters
in Jamaica that the negroes Of Canada shoe
emigrate to that Island. A spirit of hostility
on the part of the Canadians toward the ne
groes has also manifested itself. Bearing
these circumstances in mind, together with
Soulouque's project, we should not be sur
prised to see an exodus of the free negroes OF
Canada and the United states to the West
India Islands at no distant day. There they
would have ample scope for developing what
ever capacities nature has endowed them
with. Here, as the intelligent portion of
them we'll know, they must always remain an
inferior and condemned race, for the whites
will never admit of their participation i'll any
but the lowest vocations, and will refuse
them not only political equality, but political
status of any kind. In Hayti they would
have no superiors socially and politically, ex-
cept the aristocracy of wealth and talent,
which are inseparable from the most radical
forms of society, and which would be as &C
cessble to them as to the natives. Indeed,
it is fair presumption that the energy and
manual skill which they have acquired by Sc
we're training and by their contact with Amer
lean ENERGY and skin, would elevate them
rapidly in their new sphere. Mr.. Moptfort
assured us that Hayti is thoroughly Repub-
lican, and that the imperial system will die
Al eli -
now enjoying undisturbed peace. Its imports
and exports are increasing annually and as
NAV be seen from Mr.. Blair's colonization
speech, it is a larger consumer OF American
commodities than Mexico or Cuba. Its great
fertility is known to every boy who has read
his geography and taking it altogether, it
must be desirable place for our free negroes,
who would add immensely to its productive
ness, and thereby contribute to the increase
Of American commerce and to the American
izaton of the tropical region of the Western
hemisphere.
The propriety aud policy of a concerted
migration Of the free c,lored population to
some region where they can enjoy their {" it,
alienabie rights to life, liberty, and the pur-
suit of happiness is awakening more than
usual interest among the leading minds Of
the race. A meeting of colored men was
held in New York few weeks ago on the
subject. Mr.. Frederick Douglass was in the
chair. The meeting was addressed by the
Rev. Mr.. Hoey, of New Haven, Conn, in
favor of Hayti; by Z. M. Chester, in behalf
of Liberia by Rev. HI. nj. Wilson, Rev. w
A. Thompson, and Others. Much interest
was manifested. and committee Of three
was appointed with power to investigate, and
call other meetings.
The Cleveland Leader says that inquiry is
being made by some of the intelligent colored
citizens Of that city and vicinity, with view
to making it their future home. The differ
ence OF language will be the greatest obsia-
Gle to the success of the scheme.