Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-08-03
Emnerors-BIack and White.


an enthusiastic orator. An excited lrsbrna
promptly answered: Indeed he is-and grea
deal better!'
In like manner, we ask, is not black as goo
as white faced Emperor Comparativel
viewed. is not the Imperial dynasty of Hayti a
good as that of Francel Is not Faustn Sou
louque |. as good as Napoleon the Third2 Fo
the matter of that, Fau>tin S, ulouque has ha,
four years the start of his Imperial Brother 0
the Tuileries that he has been Empero
since April, 1913, whereas Napoleon did not ob
tain the Imperial dignity till late in 1862
Moreover, Faustin SouIouque has been regular
ly crowned, whereas Louis Napoleon has post
poned his oronation-waiting, it is said, for al
auspicious moment when the Pope can be coax
ed over to Paris. TO offciate in Nutre Dame, a
Plus VII did, over halt century ago. for th'
elder Napoleon.
Napoleon ILL, has the reputation of knowing
how to draw out an effective programme. Hi
black brother of Hayti appears to be an adep,
in the same, as we shall presently show. Ma
poleon's income from the State Is something a
bout s., coo, 600 year; the etoDy ruler Of hay
II receives $4,000 year for himself, with les,
than $4,000 or his charcoal lcomplexioned EN-
press. Yet, Faustin has peerage-a Cabinet
State household Among his peers are the
Duke of Lemonade, the Marquis OF CGrranIjelly
the Count of Marmalade, and We have dVcu
ment now before Us, signed by the Count De
Red Terrier, who, it seems, is Minister Of the
Interior and Agriculture Each Cabinet Min
lister is paid $500 year.
Among Faustin Soulouque's household, says
his bugrapher in Men OF the Time, figure n
grand almoner, grand master of Tie pantry,
a grand marshal OF tile palace, C quarter master,
gentlemen OF honor, goveIsors OF the royal pal
aces and castles, pages. masters OF ceremonies,
librarians heralds .farms, &C. II seems, also,
that the sable Empress (Adelina by name) has
her own household, which is composed of o
grand alInoner, two ladies of honor, two tirewo.
men, titty-six ladies of the palace, twenty-five
ladies of the chapel, GALL duchesses, counesses,
barOnesses, ladies of knights or marchoDesses,)
chamberlains, pages, grooIns, &C. AS the at
tendant households, like the Emperor and Em.
press, are all negroes, the Court must be very
sgreeable-in hot weather
Faus,in Soulouque l. has Legislative Assem-
bly,, even as Napoleon Ill. has. The difference
is, that the black ruler allows his House OF Rep.
resentatiyes to speak, vote, and deliberate =
there are grand receptions, speeches from the
Throne, Hattering addresses from the House,
just as in the regular royalties.
But the finest of all was celebration of May
day, BY the haytiens, after the manner of an
cient people, in honor of Ceres 1t commenced
at day break, on the first OF May, with a salvo
OF twerty-one guns. Two hours were allotted
for the assemblage of tile Imperial Guard and
the troops, the Imperial corps OF Artillery, the
farmers, the Constitution bUdies the
consuls, and the functionaries, all of whom were
to meet at the Imperial Palace. The pro-
gramne says: The alter of the country will be
occupied by his Majesty, tho Imperial Princesses,
the Ministers, the High Chancellor, the Grand
Chamberlain, the Grand Butler, the Marshals of
the Empire the President of the Senate, the
President of the House OF Representatives, and
the members OF the Council of Notables.'
This is not all. The Programme, which gives
the order of procession, informs US that Faustin
Soulouqueh has Horse Grensders and Foot Guards
a College, academies and Primary Schools, Gen.
erals attached and unattached, o Council OF Nota-
bles, Judges, Cabinet Ministers, Vice Admiral
and Lord Chancellor, Senate, and House of Rep
resentatives, and so on. The Count De Red
Terrier signs the programme, which was proba
bly, drawn up, with an eye to effect, by His I'm
peria Majesty The Count, We preceive, made
a very pretty Buncomb address to the farmers.
at the close OF the tete, after which, says the
Monteur, Qor Hayti actually has an organ so
named) the working farmers were solemnly
crowned
Except that the negro Emperor appears to
have "A far more jolly time of it, freely trusting
himself among his people, there seems not much
difference between Imperial humbug in lIayti
and France. The balance is decidedly in favor
of the black sovereignty, for We do not bear of
internal machines specially invented to assassi.
nate Faustin Sonlouque, aud the cost is very tri
tiing-inasmucl as the whole annual revenue of
the Empire OF lIayti is only 070 900. or fifth
OF what Napoleon Ill. condescends to accept
from France, to support himself and family
PHIL Press.