Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-05-09
Facts About Hayti.
LETTPR No. AUX CAYEs
For The Pine and Palm.

For The Pine and Palm.
AS intimated, shall give as true an
account of the different parts of this
country that | may be permitted to visit
as careful observation and inquiry
will enable me to do.
Nineteen days from the day we left
Boston found US anchored in the har-
Dor of Anx Cages, at four o'clock, z.
M. A short distance from the town We
were boarded by several of the Custom
House officers and the pilot, who to ok
charge of our vessel until he brought
her into anchorage. He was, literally
black man, Of impressiug appearance
and of unmistakable ability These
officers conducted everything with
Z great system aud regularity After
discharging the first part of their duty
ON the vessel, they requested the cap.
fain and myself to accompany them to
the. Custom House; We entered row
boat and started for the shore. My
eyes were now busily employed in
scanning and scrutinizing everything that
came within the range of my sight
The first thing that attracted my atten.
tion was what We call stevedores, loading
their "lighters" with logwood and coffee,
which they were conveying to the ships.
l never saw men work with greater
dexterity, or who seemed to enjoy labor
in my life; and there were scores of them
n employed In this way. l counted one
dozen ships in the harbor, which are
waiting TO be loaded in the same way,
g and with the same articles. They are
principally from England and the Uni
=. ted States.
Looking at Aux Cages, as it is, there
is not much to attract or interest per-
son coming from any of the sea ports in
the United States. The buildings
which once adorned and beautifed this
important place are now in an advanced
state of dilapidation, and the once beau
tiful gardens now resemble forests
The houses are commodious and airy,
with balconies, and were evidently built
with regard to health and comftrt.
You may imagine, from what have
said of the houses, that rents here are
very low; but such is not the case. You
will find it difficult to obtain tenement
Of any size, for less than $500 (spanish) }
year.
This is one view Of Aux Cages, and
those who would confine themselves to
this aspect of the place, will not be
much attracted by it. But when one
sees what this place is capable of being
made, be cannot avoid the deepest in
tersst in it. In the first place, it pos
.l sesscs many natural advantages, which,
by the application of little skill and
ingenuity, would render it place of
. great commercial importance. Me-
chanics are needed to repair these
, houses, and to build new ones, and a
fair proportion of the other branches of
trade and industry introduced and en-
couraged here, wonld soon change the
face and aspect of this place. There is
very strong desire expressed by all
that have conversed with, in favor OF
emigration. The country needs popu-
lation, and that every intelligent man
knows and feels most sensibly. Coffee
and cotton grow spontaneously, and vast
quantities are lost annually, simply
from the want of hands to gather the
crops as they ripen, and on this ac.
count, an immense revenue is lost to the
country every year. The vessels often
find it very difficult to obtain a full
cargo, the demand being so much
greater than the supply; nor can the de,
fmand be metwithout an increase of pop
ulation and labor. Five thousand men
could be advantageously situated within
the distance of FIVE miles of this place
But / will be better prepared to speak
at length on this matter hereafter.
But there is one fact, standing out
most prominently, that affords me the
highest qualification. Hayti, to all in
tents aud purposes, is the black mans
country. He is the rightful lord of this
soil; everything see belongs to him
He is not the servant, but the master
Thrice have l been before the Custom
House officers to be examined, and never
before in all my life, did l submit to
an examination with so much pleasure,
and never was / treated with greater
,civility and courtesy. j have seen real
black men handling their writing pens
in manner that would put to blush
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