Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-08
AaiIp Qnion & amerifaIl


The problem as TO the capacity Of the AffieaO
race for the maintenance Of sosial order ana eiyh
lied institutions in independent organization o.
their own, has just had smother and most signih
cant solution. The negroes Of Haytt, who, after
being raised 10 a condition Of comfort and compsra-
tive intelligence, under their french Masters ans
who. lumber Of years back, Ht the prompiinga Of
false pbilanthropists, threw Of their dependent
nosiiion, have it is known, essr siRes led q most
miserable existence Of lawlessness, slOth, crime,
Ignorance ard civil war, and have been steadily
sinking in the scale Of civilized beings. In vain
have the AbOlitionisis Of Europe and America al
tempted TO sustain themin their Independent pation
alily few years back, native chief ain, TO whom
an INFUSION Of white blood had impaired intslec
tual pome, s. was placed the ascendant. He speed
Nv assumed the title and would be digntiee Of En-
peror over his sable snbjscts This.was Sebl0uque,
who, with his thick Tipped Ethiopitn spouse, and his
ministry of woody headed statesmen md generals,
sought to emulate the graadure and importance Of
Louis Napoleon SIS - ai--' '71-+"
The goOdly population Of Hayh wers not how
ever, 10 be ruled and regulated In this way Desti
tute Of the control Of the white mSn-of the rule
of the mAstsrs-7they had long since ispssd back
int almost Congo bRrbsFityiniO indOlsnce and the
lowest dsgredaton-Gnd were ss little Ct for indie
pendent " Law and order" and goyerRueRt % any
Of the wild tribes Of Ashantee or Of eafrs-lsnd
Civil war. in lis htroest ferms was the consequence
This had been raging with exterminatng violence
for The last three months All the efforts Of Sou
louqueto pTeserEs histottsring power we're IN vain;
and now We heve the ihformstfon thai one Of his
own Cabinet Cufees, has headed successful revolt,
and expelled him from power
The successful rebelis styled inlIayii parAnce Gen
Geffrard, and under the guise of establishing Re
public, be has accomplished his purposes. In
reference TO ham We have the following Information
"GeffrsFd Che rev President Of the Republic Of
Hayti, Is a man somewhat advanced II years; his
hairs gray and he has the appearance Of having
en- a good deal of life. He iR ct least fifty years
old His manners are very popular, and he is
fsYarite Of the people-s0 much SO, indeed thai
oncs before he was on the point Of being arrested
by the present Emperor. SCul0uque has always
opposed the influence Of foreigntrs1 Geffrard, on
the contrary, faVOTs it, a7d eEdeaVors to gain the
confidence aud esteem Of strangers He is nearly
black, bat still has some white blood in his Veins
h was at one time Governor Of Jaomel; but Seu-
ouque. being jealous OF bis popularity and afraid
OF his influence, withdrew him from that post, and
retained him near hSoWn person one Of his SAT- -
OF the manner in which this revolution vas
achieved, we have the folio sing statement in let
ter from Jsos dated the 18Th ult, and received in
Kingston, JamaicB: '-
81 have this day the pleasure Of informing you
that the crest events Of your country have taken q
favorable turn. General Gtfffard has been ever
since the 18th instant at Port Prince, as Presi>
dent Of the Republic of Hayti -al
THE achievement Of his cause is doubly glorious,
when we consider that not drop of blood ives
the influence of any personal revenge On the 10th,
at 4 o'clock, A. NJ, General Geffrard entered the
capital, surrounded the Emperors house, where the
latter attended by his staff, caused them TO be
taken by his (Geffrards) own guards to the French
Legation, in order to keep them out of harms way,
aad shus allowed him to embark land also his fsm
Iy, believe) on board the British transport Mel
bourne, to take him to Jamaica.
''As sooE as General Gelfrard entered the city it
wss spontaneously illuminated, and he was taken
in triumph 10 the Exchange House, where he bar>
ranged the people Aud thus fell the power Of the
barbaraus SOIL uque"
These proceedings have all the semblsnce Of q
regular revolution; but they only the transient
ebullitions of population unfit for separate gov
mental or social independence. The African race
have showedin their whole history total incapsci
~ for such condition. Hayti only Veri6es all for
mer solutions of that problem. Never will peace
and order and regulated government exist with the
blacks Of that miserable Island until the much
abused social institution Of the South, OF seine as
inflated condition, is Te-estAblshed among them.
Let Souloucue and Geffrsrd be placed under good
oVeTseer upon some sugar cotton plantation, and
they might be made useful TO themselves and the
WorId.-Aobile Register.