The national Republican., 1862-04-30
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I" yosspA =. Williams, formerly an agent Of
CO.. Sou1Ota saei ssss :cs;ss = ss:s Sss vno & .
n ~ CITY for n lurloe Of senf.sang ~
vithia De iimits u The United . asss iis idss
2 q letieea Conozess assign lafeee sons'
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To l3e Editors Of as National Repao)san'
long standins. Ian sss1rsdSy tsadins oosossd
men Of Psnnsylvania, who know I'M thse hs
has supported AiuAsslf BY dsffaadiHg the b.
nsvolent public. under various prstsxts, for
some ten or twelve years past. "
A he rsprsssnts that be Was one Of my
agents, and thereby obtains credit and audi.
sncss from leading men, which would other.
wise b denied to HIN, ~ becomes ny duty 70
state . few Of the facts which have in ny pos
session respecting him. IrH s.. NJ 'is ta.
At the beginning Of the Haytian ,Aovemsnt,
he called on ne with letter Of introduotsoa
from aco,ored clergyman Of Boston. Hs asksd
for an agency. As have employed ~ agents
only the ablest and most enlightened ooiorsd
men in the country, and as he Is one Of the
most ignorant and degraded among them, Itoid
uiuh tuot uau NJ uoou tOE byIViUoos No
earnestly requested that ! would give him 4
certificate Of asssoy, in order, he said, that h
might 20 TO Indiana and raise colony in thst
State, which. he thought, would give him bet
ter social position In Hsyti than " he went tAsre
alone. He was 90 eager, and apparently %
honest in his purpose, that yielded to hts re-
quest, and gave him line recognizing him n
ny local agent for Indiana. Without such q
certificate, he said. he could DOT raise xcolony,
As "his people were very suspicious," and
would denouncs him ~ "a tmpostor. paid
him no salary whatever, sut gave him several
bunAred copies Of my GSids 10 Hdyk, with
authority to sell thsm u twenty Ave cents
each TO oolored people only, and I told hin that
he might keep the proceeds Of those books to
cover his travelling expenses. hGA Ss.f ID
He seemed grateful for this gift, and Il once
went to Indiana, where he stayed q few months.
as did rot raise colony, but eniigrstsd alone
In juno last. ..E-l
AZ soon Is hs arrived In Port su Prince he
had the audaoity TO call on the Secretary Of
State, TO represent himself - one Of my regu.
lar agents, and TO demand to be furnished with
horses, attendants and money to travel over
the Island At tho expense Of the Government.-
As Williams has mot more intelligence than "
commonly found in nineteenth.t .twentisths Of
the neld hands on every Southern plantation,
the Government authorities were surprised at
this announcement and claim; but ~ he showed
the note that had given him, (Tor I've special
purpose aooue tndicdted,l they complied with
abled him to travel over considerable tract Of
country. He returned TO Port au Prince and
then demanded first class passage home. His
audacity was again successful, and the Govern
United States. In other words, he swindied
the Government out Of $500 BY false pfetsnoes.
| On his return, he wrote 10 me several letters
highly eulogistic OF the country, stating that
family, but would be obliged to remain here
some months before going 70 Hayt to settle
there permanently. He asked for An agency
OF similar character to that which had un.
luckily given him before. ! made no answer
Il. I had a great deal Of opposition 10 contend
with ut the time, and did not care TO have II
tncreased.-for knew from experience that II
l refused him certificate, he would be- apt TO
turn round and denounos the hovemept. In
extracts from his letters. e.. '..H,,.ft ~
When in Hayt, he wrote -. 81
That the island was the "exuberant garden
ofthe tropics, teeming With It's variety of fruits
hand OF msn"-"ths garden Of the worId.n :
said, fl -. D.. '.-7r n - I5mTi 80
"But the inhabitants are praying Tor two OF
three hundred thousand smigranh fron Amsr.
Ing up this great Republic. And not the pso.
pie only, but the President, the priesthood and
the oosrt OF this Republic, are welcoming eni.
grafton and assuring the pew-oomsrs that they
political rs do he natives tSsms.ivss; ssd thSy %
prove their sincerity By The grsAt prepaE Estions
| they make and the care they manifest for the
emigrsnts sfter their arrival here" - -
He concluded one letter thus B.. 15.
man Of African descent to ths isfand, where
| they may try their hands ~ every inasinsbIe
species Of labor" (sss 2Se Pins oak Palm,
IL letter from philsd.lphis, j d.a.d Angus, Aaux
~ have visited several partsof the island Of
Hayu, including Gonaives and 81. Marx, and
think u great deal of the country. IhavS come
back here for The purpose Of making prepare.
is, to settle down in life with q family. /
/ have taken the oath Of allegiance 10 the Re.
country" '' D .. '@in!la ,"l h-'777 - -
yard In Ohio. He soon len Il, however, to lee
| ture on Hayti ~ volunteer. Hshss delivered,
since his return from 80 70 100 lectures ID favor
Of emigration TO HAyu. He published one OF
his speeches on this subject. and sold II where,
ofths most extraordinary spsciinsns Of iter rsry W
composition In tho Engiish language, Mrs,
Partington and Julius CAESAR Hannibal are
greatly inferior to ii. Here are q few choice
"By stern and awful necessity, and under
the head Of general inquiry, u take great pleas.
ure TO convey. ut the outset, q Just impf pfession
oi the bearings Of this great enterprise (which
is the subject Of HAytisn emigration.
lis heouen. tnepired benepOleNce,n 30. - ' Boo
81 feel deeply interested In this gpeat sub
ject, because witness the fruits Of the enter.
prise OF emigration on the island. the enjoy.
ments Of freedom and political facilities, and the
rich profusion Of fancy fruits, and her extended
ranges Of mountains, and beautiful plains and
savsnnahs, bays, rivers, No., tho salubsty Of
the climate, which swelis forth It's tides 0i
tropical production, presents to my mind, ut
| the present moment y most noble and grand
scene. Who could not rejoice ut these facts
and sanction the. movement Of emig ration
who's advent 10 the herald Of liberty, = 4
Justice, truth, and c8ndor demand respect and
gratitude TO the noble hearted donors and
friends for the invitation extended, and n
should inspire the colored people Of the UnftsS
States with n feeling OF determination 70 de-
velop the resources 70 DO gained by the plan o
emigration devised BY. ihs, Government o
President Gefrsrd. 80 = ! take pleasure 4
report, after = rural exsmipstion on the 'Islsnd
Of Hayti, to those who are desirous OF obtain
ing the knowledge Of comforts and luxurie
from the cultivation Of the soil, whioh produce
\ rich harvest, not Ooly for their own benefit
but tO increase the great trade Of commerce
| from thOaA frAah and fartila helda ara induoa