New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-01
Aetp2lork Daily Gribnne
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GoNAIvEs, IIayti, Feb. 10, 1889.
At GONNvEs.
Nv last letter, believe, descriptive Of the cOun-
try left me, kDapssck on back tired aud indlsposed
10 walk, al distance of several leagues frem this
ancient town. The hour was sunset-a season
here Of truly celestial splendor; for the clouds and
scenery at this time, as elseshere az the same hour
in the tropics are indescribably aud inconcei7ably
beautiful Neither the poets pen, in my opinion
nor the brush of the divnest painter could do the
yssuest Justice to a sunset in the tropics; and far
from me be that too common profanity whch
attempts, with nippsnt phrase, to attempt what
Genius could never fully achieve
We walked on, trsversing wide sandy pIsin
nearly ALL fitupcultvated and occasionally showing
,ymutoms Of the violence of earthquakes, and along
rosds that run through sections of well-tended
sunarently. and very fertile land; seeing to our
,ston;shn,ent several fields Of cotton which wa
from 81. to eleven feet in hight and one gigantic
cactus twelve feet high.
BLACK AND WHITE AMERICANS.
Itwas rather too dark 10 take accurate notes
aud We were d, cidedly too tired 10 have maze
them anyhow. SO, trudglDg along at as'ealy eai',
81 ten o'clock we reached Gonayes and after
.,k;np ouestions enough to have astonlshed a ian-
L.e sst IN the house of Madame Johos0n an
American Black, who emigrated from fhllaleipnla
in the time of Bower OF white Americans there Is
only one representative here, aud hers the CONNER
cial Agent of the United States. Unlike such of-
GERS in other ports and parts. be is both capable
and nopnlar and attends to the duties of his post
have been greatly indebted to him for much val
nsbe information and advice
OUR BOARDING HOUSE
Madame Johnson's house is sn old t"o-stpry
frame building, nniaihed, snPlastered, Hncehe1'
xnpapered unpsinted, Hncarpeted and H"g'azel'
IL stands near the beach, and commands, rs tne
GOOD old lady carefully pointed 0ut 70 uS,a me view
oof tbe harbor. the shipping, and the hills. On the
ground floor there are two airy apartments; one,
coenirr on the beach the dInng-room sud paror
and the other, with two large beds in It, which
we hired for our sleeping chamber. Unlike great
many of the hOuses OF the poorer class, M.dSme
JohnsOns house, although II boasts so many HHS,
(Eor. i'm addition 10 my list above elSeo. New
EnglSpd housewife would have added EHiurnsheJ,) }
twas not, "a is u,ual Hnsaept also There are
no hotels I'D Gonaives and Madame Johnson s Is the
only place where travellers are lodged We pMd
a dollar dAy each for our board aud lodging. Let
me recommend the old lsd3 10 traSt lers Who c0me
after ne.
GoNuyES N HISTORY.
0Con.ivss was founded in l7;I- but was never Of
any consequence in the colonial days. Tnc only
historical incident OF any great importance c'n-
u,ct,d with tie place th,t can now rTclN, was
the tr.acbcrous seizure of Toussaiut LOuyeriurc,
at his estate in the vicinity of the town. IL VAS
from this port that the ilustrous negro Wls carried
m irons To- be starved aud frozen - death IN the
tumid cell OF the Chatesu de 1ouN.
"It . ooud,rl 70 reflect, sad faytIan ~
me. ." bow Providence has punished the enemies "i
tins conniry Take the two greatest men, iOt eN-
annie. whose names are identified Win heI hls'"r!
-Cbnstnpber Columbus ard Napoleon b 'napar'e'
Columbus brou yht chains 20 the inciaus VINO orlg-
pally inhabited the island and be was sent back IA
chains 10 Europe: be died in neglect and through
ingratitude-iust as the abprigiues p-rshrd. NSPo-
leon B0napaTte coIlemutd I0usssmt l. DGNeJtnro
10 end hs days in prison; Be pat the chiid oI tee
tropics and froedomin frozen, silent ct ne TOO
met similar fate. he ended his days IN captivity
far from the scene of hIs giory-ln Sut'I cmna'e'
the reverse Of bls native lauo.'
This historical parallel may be Of interest to
Your resdrrs II new IL me, aud II Is pecdtiar'
should judge to ha!t.
MtLArTO HISTORICAL Il jDGMENiN.
y have slfeady spoken of that SentlWont Il c1s'e
which separates The Muls;t0 from the blieAs We
had a conversation, si0cc We came here, with Sn
intelligent Mulstto, youbg m,n OF rectItude and
ability, who hiss written, among other thr -, d
history Of liayu. lie is ss unpreiudlced - II IS
possible for Mustto to be; and Jet, 5" deep and
wide spread is this pride Of shades that even he
could not speak OF the distinguished Blacks with
the same feeling that he spoke Of the MulAtto
chiefs As illustrative Of the sentiment and opinion
Of the mixed b.oods, at this the critical period VI