The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-19
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quaint you with my determination
Everything Obliged me- as possible, TO under
take the campaign OF the East. My obedience 70 the oath
ude Of numerous sympathes the East, above all
tho nmnence of foreign invasion Of this port-thes,
were the pressing motives which guided me-
No sacrifices would have spared tn insure tho well
being of my soldiers and the success Of that campaign
but had counted without treason
Already at Manuel Rivo the imperial soldiers bal re-
ceved the double baptism of blood and fire. Already at
Las Damas, Bale de Iame, our enemies, driving
everything before them, had penetrated into the town
Of Saint Jean dc Negre, when some traitor from the
ranks Of the army parayzed my efforts, and caused US
70 lose the fruits Of first successes. Toe cowardsl
They did not perceive in their blindness tha
they trampled under foot that constitution which
they had TO defend They have no
fet-these unworthy descendants of the founders Of
our ndcpendcncethat repudating the nhersge OF our
fathers they delivered to foreigners the soil Of their
try, yet warm with the blood Of their ancestors.
Under these circumstances retracc my steps, puttay
of for time the accomplishment OF the oath have taken
to maintain the integrity OF our territory.
Haytiens, be caml Your Emperor watches over you.
have given you tranquiity shall know how TO pre-
serve II.
Already the traitors have paid with their lives their in
0cers and soldiers who have remained ia thsa your
oath, am satisfied With you. But for these traitors
mission had accomplished SO orcturn 20 your homes
with your heads high, for you have done your duty
Long live the Independence Long live the Constitution
Given at the Imperial Palace of Ananatsinthe the 27th
january ls56fty third year Of the Independence and
seventh Of our reign. FAUSrIN.
By the Emperor. L DArRrsIA, Minister of War.
TAIEMoND, Minister OF Finances.
DHYPoIIrE, Minister Of Interior.
An understanding, believe was had on the follow
ing February, with the foreign representatives. that an
armistice Of three years to be granted which will
consequently expire the 18th Of next month"; and has
been recently reported that Soulouque has announced
the Dominican government his iuteuton of enewing
hostilites at that period. But there be some
doubt about this letter from Hayti, the Journal d
Harre contradcts the statement and says that the Do
mncan government has received declaration Of the
kind from the Emperor Soulouque but knowing the char
acter Of It's warke neghbor the whole nation is ready
rise at the call of its chief to resist any invasion
which may be attempted by theEaytiens. When the hast
accounts LETT ST. Domingo the country Tranquil ant
preparations being made Tor the election of the
President whose installation wcud take place January
If therecent of General Geffrards succcesfu
l insurrection should prove true, it will open new
chapter in the history the S Domingo wars and revo
| lutions.
The Of the island Of st. Domingo is about 2s O0
square miles, one third of which is comprised in tn
empire of Hayt and two thirds the Dominican repub
c The population of Hayti is $50 600, and that ct tn
| republic Of Dominica 10000, nine -tenths Of whom
| are of African descent, and the remainder Q
| the Spanish and Indmn races. The capital O
| the republic is the city of st. Domingo, built b.
| Bartholomew Columbus, brother of the great dis
covcrer, in 1896. The army numbers about 12,Oot
men, while that Of Sououque is large o0o and h,
has navy composed Of four small vessels steam
The climate Of the island is Of the most delight
full in the world, the soil rich and the scenery superb
BIZ. its productiveness has declined under the miserable
and corrupt rule with which has been afflicted the
port coffee and tobacco has fallen OF amostao nothing
and sugar actually imported from the United States
a country where it once formed a rich and abundar
crop.
The Island of st. Domingo, like Mexico and the Staess
Central America requires protectorate against itgel
without which it never be happy prosperous.