Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-03-21
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their behalf, as a6M as many Of The mois
Oiotem speeches IN tie B7ttsh Parliament,
WHEREIN TIE WHOLE BODY OF PLANTERS
WERE PAtNTED AS A BAND OF BLOOD
THIRSTY AND REMoRsELEss ryaANTs,
we're explained to the negro slaves in terms
well adapted to their capacities, and suit
ed, as might have been supposed, to their
feelings. 1t will be difficult to say what
measures the Old Jewry associates could
have taken to excite Il rebellion, except
that of furnishing the objects of their So
licitude with fire arms and ammunition
For general information, it may be we'll
to state here, that at that time the total
number of whites amounted TO about 30
900; that Of the free colored people, or
mulattoes,t TO "a 600 and that Of the negro
slaves to $50 ,000--about sixteen colored
persons to one white man.
THE FRENCH DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.
GAS already mentioned, u considerable
body of the mulattoes from st. Domingo
and the other French islands were resident,
at this juncture, in the French capital
Some OF these were young people, sent
thither for education; others were men of
considerable property. With these peo>
pie, the society Of times DeS N0US formed
an intimate connection, pointed out to
them the wretchedncss of their condition,
filled the nation with remonstrances and
appeals on their behalf and poured out
such iuyectives against the whole body Of
planters, Us bore away reason and modera-
tion in the torrent.
"In this disposition of the people Of
France towards the inhabitants of their
colonies in the West Indies, the National
Assembly voted he celebrated declaration
OF rights.
TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ST. DOMINGO
EMBARK FOR FRANCE
The General Assembly OF St. Domingo
met OH the 9th of April, 1870. One of
their first measures was to retrive the
people of color from the hardship to which
they were subject under the military ju-
rsdiction. 1t was decreed that in future
no greater duty should be required Of them
the harsh authority, in particular, which
the Kings lieutenants, majors and other
officers commanding in the towns s,cxGrciscd
over those people, Gree colored y was de-
clared oppressive and illegal. The AS
sembly, however, having expressed to"
much ,pirit Of independence, as far as the
authority of the mother country was con-
ccrned, Governor Peynier, who was
merely waiting for an opportunity to re-
turn to the qncen. regime, being aroyal-
ist at heart, issued a proclamation to
dissolve the same. a step, however, was
put to the immediate sheddiug CT blood Joy
the sudden and unexpected determination
Of the General Assembly to undertake q
voyage to France and justify their conduc
to the King and the National Assembly il
person. Accordingly, eighty-fyc of tA'
members (of whom sixty-four were faith
ers OF families) actually embarked oil
board the Leopold, aud, OH the Sth o
August, took their departure for Europe
IA proceeding which created as mucl
surprise in the Governor and his party
as admiration and applause among th'
people at large.
THE RAID OF JAMES oGE (TnE JOHN
BROWN OF THAT DAY.
From the first meeting Of the Genera
Assembly Of st. Domingo, to its dissolu
ton and dispersion, the colorcd people
(meaning always the free colored) remain
ed, on the whole, more peaceable anc
orderly than might have been expected. -
The temperate and lenicnt disposition
manifested by the Assembly towards then
produced beneficial aud decisive effect il
the western and southern provinces; and
although three hundred ofthem from thes'
provinces had been persuaded by Col
Manduit to join the forces under his com
maud, they demanded and obtained thei
dismission, and returned quietly to thei
respective habitations. (The reader vii
bear in mind that the 4s0 600 negro slave
at this time never stirred the "a 90
free coored people alone composed tn
unruly part.)
Such of the mulatto people, however, a
resided at that juncture in France, contin
ued in far more hostile disposition.
WHERE HE GOT EDUCATION.
"Among such of these unfortunate pee
pie resident in France as were thus infan
t ed into madness, was young man, unde
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