New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-11
From HaytI.I
Inc New York Herald publishes the following
letter, dated Portau- Prince, Noy. 49,

Inc New York Herald publishes the follawinv.
letter, dated Port Prince, Noy. 23,
lhere IS an increased demand for New yoyle
| papers among US, although several OF them are
virtually tabooed SIN on the sly they are most.
sought after; among these the Herald stanis
prominent One Of our local sheets Heyotes hi nj
energy to demolish this paper, that has fhe hail
ness 70 employ correspondent in our very midst
mho sfg T reports not always tiated with rose
Color. Ihe present cause of rage, however, con.
ssts nct In giving too much attention to the newa
OF the island but in showing too much interest in
n Tf oHnershtp--a topic which always makes u
mayhem nervous. On the other hand the Cou7rieys
des Etats Ems, somewhat amusing little French
paper Issued IN your city, il assaed with tooth ana
naiis, on account OF laaghable but false account
OF the subscription raised among us M f5a Toft,
Brown fund. The Courier. procaiu1a with arnr,a-
ing exactness and detail that the sum 10 he na;d
the family Of John Brown amounts To ePsyen DOL
3sfs ana seven cents. Unless am mistaken,
hare seen an editorial in the Times, Of yonr civ.
to She same effect, Both articles plainly written 81
the funny editors OF the swo papers, OF conrass 4
this 2 false, and the writer's, they everread ths
portI1sty to abuse orr island and to turn x,ke.
and hs-sce we must needs suffer- These f9sgltg
aflect err people strongly they are apparensIY
anse A. anxious to appear to aavantage aa to he
actually deserving of praise Hs7weysr shall ssss
tn l the courier procuYes copy of our Proqrss
which politely Informs readers that the lost5-ge,
nes, and Ess knowingly. The John Brown fund
now amounts to nearly four tIlousspd dollars A.
your curreney-a large part of, which has aIreadv
been forwarded to the States -
Inc storm OF the 18th and Doth was really ter
rlhc you can scarcely imagine the fury Of the
wind and the solid masses of water that fell with.
crashing noises The roads are cut I'd, pieces ana
some time must pass before produce Will easily find
its way to market We fear the ceHee crop II
much injured, and were it yearly customary to
gather the whole amount the yield otsid this wear
be much reduced but, as you know on Tie NOM
tain coffee fields the bean is rarely gathered with
any care, and the greater part often falls to die
ground uncared for, and is left to rot. The plan
tain trees are in some quarters entirely DESTROYED
The subscription raised to pay for lighting the
streets along the bord dc naer, and which was col
lected with such flourish of trumpets, has been
found insufficient for the purpose, although conl-
menced on go small scale: the 1an1ss are run-
ming themselves in debt; it is therefore reasonable
70 suppose that our grand scheme for lighting the
entire city will not be carried out Immediately.
There was meeting called at the house OF one
Of the first merchants of the country for the pur-
pose of establishing University on d more aff-
vaneed scale than any heretofore known in the
island. The plan seemed to be well receiTed and
if carried out will be of gFeatbeneft
The Government is making arrangements to re-
eeive the emigrants that are now expected to ar
rive in large numbers. | have already alluded to
the facilities offered this class of people and the
liberal arrangements made for their reception.
Since then an agent has been appointed for the
United States, who has received Instructions to
appoint snb.agents in each of the States Of the
Union, the object being to circulate information In
regard to Hayti. and to make engagements to for
- a tioso NJ nlaJ dpPiY. letleksFecelVed from
these agencies aliprediet an extraordinary noye-
ment as the spring opens, and even now the tide il
setting towards US. Every vessel that arrives
brings more or less passengers and we are in
formed thatitis theintention of the ship owners In
the trade to have additional passenger accomfno-
datons constructed on all the regular packets. AS
have before said, if the emigrants bring industry
with them they are sure of success but IL Their
only intention is to enjoy the idleness our rich
country and climate afford they had better stay at
home. Surely, Hayti is the Eel Dorado of the
blacks; but let them remember that success only
follows exertion, and that gold is no more likely to
drop in their mouths here than at home This en-
gration scheme is a curious experiment of modern
civilization, and as noFetty in the history of a
race, naturally attracts much atteGtion. Rather
curiously, however, the European papers we re-
ceive give the matter more attention than those
from the United States, and yet you are those most
directly interested.