The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-02-22
Uayti and Slavery.

The republic OF 1aytl has recently eStab-
lished an agency in this country to superin-
tend emigration, and it offers to every black
man who understands farming, an allotment
Of fifteen acres, if he has a family, or of five
acres if he has none, besides paving his pas
sage and making provision for his sustenance
for certain time after his arrival, that he
may have an opportunity to fnd employment
or to locate on his land At first sight this
would appear to be a very mcagre gift of
land, but when the soil and climate are con-
sidered, We suppose that II acres are of more
real value than 100 would be in any part of
our unsettled territory.
Hayti, for the black man, is a perfect para
disc. With a climate exactly suited to his
temperament land of unsurpassed fertility,
producing two crops year, each more than
double in quantity anything known in this
country-a soil requiring 10 artificial stimu-
Iant-a market for all surplus productions
its capacity to support man is only bounded
by its size. The island IS now supposed to
contain from 100000 to 100000 Inhabitants
but with the same number OF PEOPLE to the
square mile now contained in Massachusetts,,
il is capable of sustaining 5.GODoOO. Here
then, close at hand. is to be found a refuge
under free government fer all the free ne
groes in the United States, and for all who
NAV hereafter become free.
We consider it toregone conclusion that
the white and black races in this country can
never dwell together permanently as free men
without great disadvantage to both, but es-
pecaly to the black, and for this reason the
invitation of the llaytien republic could not
have been more timely, nor can its impor-
tance be well overestimated. That Hay,i has
been badly governed for the most part is
doubtless true but she has grown wiser in
that respect. and under her present efficient
government she is rapidly rising to the posi-
ton ste is entitled to and Gu ght to occupy
Emi.rauts from this country will net only
better their own condition in all respects, hu,
by carrying with them the machinery. in
provements. skill and industry OF this coun-
try, they will more than pay their adopted
country for her liberaiity in inviting and pro
y!ding for them.
But in another aspect this opening for the
black race has u still more important bearing.
If the union of these states is to Ee broken,
and the dividing line is to be slavery, there
will inevitably be great rush Of people from
the land of the Slave 10 tn, land OF the free.
and the question, what shall we 90 with and
for this forced imm! grafton, which, if We do
not encourage, we cannot rcpel? This open
Ing Of such d splendid country a, llalti to
the black race answers that question. and en-
tirely relieves the free states from all CAFE
1t is said that dissolution will bring the Can
ada Inc dow to the line of the slave states
II will 10 more II Will. NAME HANI! AND
VIRGINIA EtI;DiR STATES. IL other woldS
the free states wi.l be merely highway from
Virginia to llayti, Il road which will tc tray
elled only in one direction. and which Will
have plenty of travellers 50 long as slavery
exists in the South. These tuyitives will be
nearl y all agIicuturi>ts and torn just such 4
population as iIayti wants. If the Southern
states pursue the suicidal course they hav,
entered upon. this conSunma'ion vii! surely
take place. If it be true as they assert, that
we of the North are so hostile to slavery that
it is difficult to make Us stand up to our con-
StiiutIonal obligations, what hold will they
have upon us after they have scorncd and
broken the connection. when our soil will be
slave who steps upon it will at once resume
his natural rights.
For ourselves we trust that our Union will
never be broken ur. that present difficulties
will be surmountcd, that the seeding states
will soon find out where their true interest
lies, and that We shall go on together band
of brothers, nation, not Contedcracy a
power, not Il rope OF sand But if it is not
to be so. then we are reIoiced to see all open
ing for the slaves Who VIII inevitably cross
the b0rlcr-a land of their own, where the,
can govern themselves, and take care o.!
themselves instead of beng burden t. us,
In either case, the warme>t thanks of the
free states Of North America, and of the
black race everywhere. are due to the gov
ernment Of llayti, for its exertions to pro-
mote the interest and happiness Of that race.
1t may he that our Southern friends think
they can ob,iate any trouble from this source
by the conquest Of lIayli. Let them rcmem-
her that France tried it under favorable cir
cumstanceS, and fojlti- EostoN JoWHal.