Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-03-28
Letter from o. E. Pa1lding.
PORT -AU- PRINCE, HAYTI,

beautiful morning, balmy and cool, re-
minding one of early spring, and as l
look upon the sdeep blue from my
window, thousand emotions como
crowding thick and fast upon my mind.
Here l am seated at my table writing,
hundreds of miles from my native land,
yet, have been very happy in the land
of my adoption, 1 have found many
warm hearted and true friends who have
rendered my brief sojourn here ex
ceedingly pleasant: Last "Wednesday,
l obtained (through the Intervention of
a kind friend, Madame williamson a
long interview with Lis Excellency, !
President Geffrard, and lady, which was
very satisfactory to me. [ found the !
President very urbane, and willing to
listen TO any grievances of the emf
grants, and to remedy them if possible.
But must sag, I think u great many of
the trials of tie en,igrants are imaginary,
and that they not only hare no just cause
for complaint, but are very ungratetut;; mot
only has this Government done more to-
yards promoting successful emigration
than any other Government has done, 6ut
still continues to exercise unacearyang pa
tience and kindness toarards the en,iyrants.
Thursday, Dec. 19th.-The brig Jane
arrived here with ons hundred on board,
ten having remained at st. Mark. They
were all we'll contented and happy;
they had very pleasant passage. Fri
day Mr.. Ellie sent committee +a-an-l
eahaie to find land suitable to Sc
them on, and to make arrangements=
building an emigrant house; SatuT n
evening they returned with the int
geuce that the citizens were M,
pleased with the idea of their com
there, and they would accommod
them in their own houses until t'S1i
could get their own built. Stature 'ne ne
Won renember ;s the ,nn;vars.rv of hen,
last revolution; they were all very II sae Ie
pleased with the Catholic Cathedral III ~
Methodist Chapel, the parade and ev, 'ne
thing generally. 1 Ipointed to the II ears l
tian Flag, and told Mr.. Bailer, (an IN, Wi-
igrant from Rochester, N. Y.,) ttl III
were his colors to fight under hereaft,@ss
asked him if he admired them? he aelr
piled, he "liked them better than fle-
American, for there were no striih,el
symbolical of the stripes of the slave MS
and said he, "for one intend TO die tar,
der the Haytian Flag; no matter whad
obstacles are placed in my path, sop,
pect to overcome every difficulty W ar
perseverance," I must digress a n
ment, to relate little circumstag ier
which occurred yesterday, to refute ting
oft repeated assertion that the Haytian
are so prejudiced against the America put
started yesterday, to go to the emigrset-
house. to visit Mr. Talbot who ca>lid
over in the Truxillo, and was quite the
l met one of my French friends, ont
asked me where I was going2 l i'll"
her was going to see sick emigi, the
who was poor and alone here; she lows
me dollar and told me to give like
him, and if he wished any refreshmt and
or if he could eat anything, to com and
her and she would prepare it for hten
and all the emigrants to whom I relat in
the incident, unite in saying the nativng
have been very kind to them. Id
Wednesday, Jan. Is, the Josehe
Geice arrived here with thirty flu
passengers; they were not landed units
last evening; they were all well and sach
they had pleasant voyage. They weth
destined for st. Mark, but there is ses
ready SO many there, they were obligas,
to come here. l think it would be atr
visable to send some of the emigranl
to other ports. in
spent las. evening, in company wit.
Captain Larabee, of the King Brothe1oft
he informed me that he left numbul
of emigrants at St. Mark; they were 2 "a
doing well. p
lam going to Gonaives in few day y
to teach painting and fancy needle wo
| in government school. While / a.
writing, I will speak of one thing s.
in the statement, that single ladlo
could get no employment; on the CO.
trary here in Port-au- Prince, a god
seamstress and laundress could ga
steady employment, or any good e2g
broideress; the Haytians are very for
of anything beautiful; you are wde
aware their ideality is very largely d
veloped, but the mass are incapable sff
doing fancy work themselves.
l shall visit St. Mark on nv way to
Gonaives, and will write in my next
how the emigrants are getting along
| There has been one death at the emf
grant house here, and Mr.. Jackson. of
Drouillard, lost one of his daughters
this week; the rest of the Drouillard
emigrants are improving. Miss Louisa
Haywood, a niece of the Rev. Mr..
Holly, returned in the Maryland: since
the birth of her child, (Which took
place the eleventh of October,) her
health has not been good, and she con-
cluded sea voyage would be beneficial
to her.
I must close; the King Brothers sails
this evening, and l have number of
letters to write. l have written this so
rapidly as to render it scarcely legible;
| if you cannot read it will try and do
better next time. By-the-by, I have
forgotten to acknowlede the receipt of
two numbers of The Pine and Palm; 1
assure you they were received very
gratefully. have wished very much
for my old friend, and shonld have sub
scribed for it long ere this, had l been
decided as to my future home. I have
given them to my friends already, and
they are very much pleased with them.
Will you be kind enough to send me
Mrs. Washington's address, of Elmira,
Chemung Co., as she is one of your
subscribers, and 1 have lost mine
Nothing more, but remain yours with
respect, ONEIDA E. PAULDING. !