Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-12-01
EMIGRATION TO HAYTI.
To the Blacks, Men of Color, and Ind
ans IN The United States and he Brit
ash North America, Provinces.

ans IN The United States and The Brit
ash North american Provinces.
FRIENDS - am authorized aud instruct
ed by the Government Of the Republic to
offer you, individually and by communities
a welcome, home, and free homestead,
in Hayti.
Such of you as are unable to pay for your
passage will be provided with the means OF
defraying it.
Two classes Of emigrants are especially
linvited-laborers and farmers. None, OF
either class, or of any class. will be furnish
ed with passports who cannot produce he.
fore sailing, the proofs Of good character
for industry and integrity.
| To each family Of emigrants five carreaux
of fresh and fertile land, capable Of grow
ing all the fruits and staples Of tic t,opics,
will be gratuitousLy given, on the sole con
ditions that they shall settle on it and cult
vate it, and declare their intention of be-
coming citizens Of HaYti 10 unmarried
men, on similar conditions, two earreaux
will be granted.
The Government, also, will find remuner-
alive work for those of you whose means
will not permit them to begin Immediately
an independent guilty alton.
Emigrants are invited to settle in com
munities
Sites for the erection Of schools and
chapels viii be donated by the State, with
out regard to the religious belief of the emf
grants.
Board and lodging free of cost, will be
furnished to the emigrants for eight days
after their arrival in the Island.
The same protection and civil rights that
the laws give to Haytians are solemnly
guaranteed to the emigrants.
The fullest religious liberty will be Sc
cured to them. They will never Be called
on to support the Roman Catholic Church.
No military service viii be demanded
from them, excepting that they shall form
militia companies, and drill themselves once
a month.
All the necessary personal effects, ma
chinery, and agricultural instruments intro-I
duced by the emigrants shall be entered
free of duty.
The emigrants shall be at liberty to leave
the country at any moment they please 4
ut those whose passage shall be paid by
Government. if they wish to return before
the expiration Of three years, will be requir-
ed to refund the money expended on their
account. A contract, fixing the amount,
will be made with each emigrant before
leaving the Continent. | have been com
Inissioned to superintend the interests ofthe
emigrants, and charged with the entire con
troll of the movement in America, and all
persons, therefore, desiring to avail them
selves Of the invitation aud bounty of the
Haytian Government, are requested to cor
respond with me.
| shall at once, as directed BY the Gov
eminent, establish Bureau Of emigration
in Boston, and publish Guide Book forI
the use of those persons of African or Indi-
an descent who may wish to make them
selves acquainted with the resources of the
country, and the disposition Of its authori-
ties. shall also appoint agents to visit,
such communities as may seriously enter
tain the project of emigration.
Immediate arrangements, both here and
in Hayti, can be made for the embark
ment and settlements Of one hundrel thoua-
and persons.
BY authority Of the Government of the
Republic Of Hayti.
JAMES REDPATH,
General Agent Of Emigration.
Boston, Nov. 3, 1850.
"a earreau is three acres and 81 rods