Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-08-20

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and having learned the ass of arms ana
the seisaee ef war, they resolved 10 havl
liberty or death. II YEAS not long befor,
slssy raised the Standard af rshallioz
against thair masters and tbs whites
generally. Toussaint r0avsrturs
(blackl one Of tbs nost popular leaders
OF Eas insurrection, mustered his foTces
andsg flag on which waa Inscribed ths
bRrning and eloqnant woEds. Iadspazd-
enes, Liberty or Death. The whisss,
seeing their imminsut danger, resolved I'd
put dowa the insnrrecsisn al whaseyaz
ssst OF life or humanity. Thsy. saw
plainly that they mast nos only suhdus
the Insurgents, but that they asst az
terminate the entire race, in order 70 se-
cure permanent peace aud security In the
future. Then began most terrific strug-
gle, equallsd only by the bloody revnla4
sion Of France. Ths whites began q was
Of determination, and ia order 10 strike
terror to the minds of the slaves, shey
naassacred men, women and children.--
Some Of the principal leaders were caughs
aad put to death i'm the naoss erasl and
sxcrueiating manna, saaa wsra bahsaa4
cd snd shsir beads pat on poles eE stakes
at the forks of the roads. But shess acts
Of cruelty and barbariEy, on the part OF
the whites, seemed more to sxaspsrass
than to terrify the slaves; they rssaliased
in the most horrible manner, BIZ dsads OF
arson, rapine and murder. Their msrch.
ed from one plantation to another. burn
ing produce and houses, killiag stock
and destroying property, while tbs white
inhabitants fed for their lives, bat many
were unable to make their escape, and
old men, dsfenealess women and helpless
children fell before their nurdsreus and
dasolating march, like grsan grsss bsfors
tbs mowers seythe. In this way they
marched through the whole country, and
even reached the walls If Cape Haytien.
bearing On the end Of bleodv pihs, the
dead body Of a white infant. In thia
say the var ragged until the whites, oyer.
powered BY superiority OF numbers, were
compelled to sue for pease. They sue.
eeeded, not only in gaining their free
dom, but their independence also as
nation government, which they haYs
ably maintained and defended, against
all foes, from that period up TO the pres-
snt time. Sh0EaIy after this England seat
Al army of 81 ,0O6' Enaa ana sxpenasd
lo0, ,oO0, 600 of dollars to re- s-sstablish
slavery in that portion of the island
oeded to her by the Coloniss. 2f 900 of
that army fell by the sword Of the Hayti-
ans and the diseases Of Ehe country. Al
a later period, Bonapart sent an army ef
50, 900 men, for the same purpose, the
flower of his army; the conqugrers of
AEcole and the Pyramids OF thai choice
army, ouly $500 men escaped the yenxe-
ance Of the HaytIans and the diseases of
the country. And of the 40 900 native
whites of the island, only 10000 were
able to save themselves by sxila. Thus
We see the result of tho terrible and
bloody insurrection Of the slaves of Hsyti,
resulted In Wholesale massacre and Ak.
termination of the whites
The bloody leason Of St. Domingo. Ia Il =
fearful warning to the people Of this
goEeEnment, especially 70 those of oar
revoiied Southern States the eauses
leading TO it, wers similar to thoss lead
ing to the disruption and disunfon of our
goVernmantss ''liks causes produes Hks
effects" But God forbid, that the pres
ent unnatural war, now raging in our
midst, may ever lead to such bloody deeds
of atrocity, as were perpetratad in that
horrible war, the very thought of which
makes the blood chill In our veins. and
we saadder With horror at it, though IL
has been seventy years ago.
| have always favored and advocated
peaeeahie and gradual emancipation, be-
cause believe IL to be the best for all
parties interested. an, by no means,
In favor of holding my fellew men in
bondage. would be glad to see ever,
inch of American soil cousecrated to free,
dom, aud every man that treads il, white
Or black, free man; but am opposed
TO seeing slavery GO down in deiage oI
blood, it it can be possibly avoided, be-
cause | believe it would entail mors
misery and suffering on tha colored Eaes
than if it was done psaseably and gradu.
ally. If it Is done innediataiy ant
foreihly, then they will have 10 seek ref
uge and employment in the already to,
thiokly populated free States, from which
so many Of the whites are now enigrxt.
ing, seeking more room and wider do.
mains, ia which to make their living and
seek their fortunes. They will not onl,
De brought into unsuccessful competior
with the whites as laborers, bat will b,
the unfortunate victims of that cruel
deep seated nagroe hate, so prevalent /,
all OF the free States, Againss the eoloret
race. Then you AJAX me, what will 70,
do 9Th thsn? This important Question
which coafases the minds and adles th,
brains OF our wissst men, ia hard TO an,
aver. | do not profess TO be very wis,
Or very smart, but like all other men
have ny opinion, and give it to you fol
Just what it 10 worth; If every slaye il
the South was manuaitted to-morrow
In my opinion, and In REV OF the facts
have just stated, the only hope Of aheii
existence a. q people on this continent
10 just whore they are, not as slaEas- bu
As free men, free laborers, employed ant
compensated for their labor by thsi
present masters. As for coloniring them
consider il as nonseusicaI "a ii 10 i'm
practicable-who ever heard of one ma
tion colouiziug another, | shink hy th
time the present var 10 ended, we shal
have taxation enough without paying Ii
expenses of eolOniElng 4,000, 600 Of peo
pie, ... =.
1t is true, We are now in the mldst Of
horrible civil war against slavery, aud
t has assumed such magnitude and gigan
/ tic proportions, as to threaten to dra,
into its bloody vortex, men of all classes
white and black, rich and pooz. Event.
most serious and terrible, overhaag sh
destiny OF this nation, and We might q
we'll Try TO pluck che heavenly plane,
from their orbits, 10 chain the farks
/ lightning OF heavea or calm tins Eossin
billows OF ssmpesEaous ocean, ~ to %