, 1861-01-25

9ract 10 arrive at their HEtstry toEuage: for tl&
mayhem mode Of computation ciyGE Invariably tc
tween p and 80 per Cent lcss than the ister
or the import duties paid; d;undcr the empire,
which amounted annually to between $500, ,091
and $90o, 600, the United States paid nc1hir.l.
The number Of United States ships equal tltoac
of all the otileS nations trading with 1!ayti.
Thus it will i,c seen this Hayticn trade ia ol
importance. 1tmay be indefinitely increased.
The amount Of exports from the United States
to Hayti, for SIX months Of tho EAST yca., will
reach 81 ,2o, 900, ninety per cent. Of which was
Imported under the American flag. Tile cl1ief
Of these isnportations were pork aud tlo1lr, tho
staples Of The Western States, which amount
to about fifty Per cent. Of tho whole, We
cite these figures to show tho present iu,7or-
ta.lcc Of the Haytien commerce to this c.,uu-
try. How much more important it NAV b.,
made, will be evident after pc1u=al Of tli,
volume.
From the chapter :,aler the caption OF 81 The
pegctablc kinggdom,'' VIC 1fnd the following
relauve to tho staples Of Hayti:
-"colton grows with extraordinary facility. RI
CURING no culture whatever It does nst vrnsy on
bnshes but trees, which produce two CROPS a,nu-
ally and last several years Its culture might bc
made exceedingly proatable, as no country e bct
tes assR.sd 9n}ts ann for n,1ts Its srowth s, L. ,
q 81 er9p IL gathered in January ,nl December.
put IN May thesr IL second crop called g4uppi}oG,
IL prnesy suitiyatee-one plant for every len fsct.
and three and uae-thIrd toie}-reckonin~ Gn,r
ponnas from each tree annually ithc minimum rt
ea1! e'SSy , earrssu %9ad produce 1900 pounds er
c1nes. iAin crap, snd at tho atluunl Average rate
Of II golndcs per 100 1os "a goiHde IL worth about
scents American would psoluce rcveuue of6.1a5
SHinqes: r, as o. $a pr annY AZ the Kspn1lic viii
ants the revenue TINS placed within tic rcac|, Of
every Industrious man, Of African descent. aft.rn
resdsqec It TWO or three ycar4, 1aay easily b. csti
"sa:areane ia native Of the plains. where the
tr-velcr often stes. with astonishmert. .irsntic
speensnt OF It SarEin f59m IS to u ict III height
taer excepting to be cut down when It reaches
maturity. As konn a. cut 1t brcins to sorout
o 'r =. Lent - ten & 5sa.s 20 rsplanin IL
Will produce on IN average 90t tos Of raw su-ar'
esos.'a T.o'vs In the valleys, on trees, aid IT,
Hn;srs st Mtis attention is profitable al
11hacco. with similar advantages OF proluc.
faon; ~ treated with similar neglect.
ncea n s eer gtews and ,in;s eo
IN tntrvcnc!ng tic sctd o! the lutst varIctjcs.
.Glneerik produced in great abundance. :uu
night b. made an important crop''
- Indigo, manico, Palma Christi, pcnpcr, nj
ncntum, aud arrowroul are also mentioned
among The profitable products All the tropi-
cal fruits are abundant, but for 1ya:,t Of 1aar
ket are not Of great value 4 line or steam
propencrss simiiar to thosa NOW .used for lie
fruit trade, wou.d make t1,i, a
profitable trade to those who engaged in It;
: Among the fruits and vegetables grown eth:
cr on tue plains or highlands, are plalntasns,
bananas, yams, potatoes, articAokea, arp1cs.
grapes, strawberries, blackberries.
oranges, peaches, cabbases, turnips, bects, &c.
IN fact all the fruits, roots and cereals Of lot,
zones are abundant. :. >.:,..
In regard to health, d chapter contributed |
y resilient physician of Port Al Prince says;
"1nair,dnala Of sober; re regular habits, who arc
se not injured ly the urc Ut spiritous liquors and
'ther c1crssts. may live. in Hayti to an ayanceI
ge WI Without having been suhjected to many serions
nte remark applies even to the ,sl.itc OF Eufnrcan
cSadent. who III evidently much more iisDostd TO
no,c oIGorions e ~ ~ seis IT. OF hot climates, and IL
nan persons Of African blood7' ~'AD'A'es
Again, the writer says: =.
We ha.c now to affirm that, -a:say f,o,,; a..
e n4"ns. In The Interior aud rural districts bnt fs
OF d.stcnpcEs are known: Indeed. thc in
~ Inc phEstclan's FL Dorado. Members OF ,he
i9roession az not get rich in Hayti.''
ine nook Is re1lctc with valuable facts.
Any eolorcd man with energy and determine
! ION !e cannos do otherwise than well By cmlsm-
Ing to Iayti. We trust tllir movement 1r;n
g enlnen.ly successful, and that, In its pro- 1
tess, the selfish and cowardly policy hitherto
'ursued By this Government will be corrected.
We recommend .:tho::::"' Guide 10 Hayu" as
nluable work Of reference as well as fully,
the purposes to which 1t is pri,nari-
T devoted. -