The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-08

year ne expenditures exceed shn amouas ind hence
sho public debs has been constantly inossaAng rho
forcs Of The Hayden army Is stated q shirg he9sand
Ss nss !. s ssscs sSss s,ys ss
he religion and under the authority q the bishop Of
Arcadopols In every commune n school on he Ian.
czs,an system n BY hw ought 20 bsrnsinfsnsA Ia
1881 there wero in the country sixty two such shod 10
Instruction. There were also fonr coilsfe4
HISTORY or rsrE HAyrrEs HxpUBIIc.
Hayu was discovered by Columbus In January, 1855,
and hero at Isabella, the north shor@, founded
the frst Spanish colony In the Scw World " Domingo
wss settled in 1895 for nearly half century thshe
settlements received much attention and rose " great
prosperity; but A. other parts Of America we're discov
cred the population drawn on and the natives bsv
ing been extrpated the inland again became almost
waste. The buccaneers now settled yn ths island Of
fortuna opposite .sgs fIsness and ALSO o. ,he north
osts Of the French king, who sent them out governor
In 1877 he inhabitants had greatly multpIed and the
spansrds beng unable 10 cope with France the western
portion OF the island lied In fun TO that Power.
Cultivation was now rapidly extended and French HAyti
soon became the most valuable OF all the foreign posses
sons In the West and toward the end of the eighteenth
century supplied Europe with one half the sussr con
sumed by rs people In hs meantime the east o. span
ish portion made little progress In 1870 the pop
Walton ~ the western colony numbered about 600 600
Of which number ~ J60 of European origin and
2sase free people Of color me rsmAiads, being negro
and romc Of thou hsd received liberal education In
France and possese large estates. SIN they were e.
TO positions u snnori,y sr trust mo great rsyoaon
in France vss heartily responded 10 BY the whites OF s
pss 70 ns saS. ~ sbe oosv u The
principles OF liberty, equality and frssrniiy then n
vogue in the mohsr country The application o. thc.s
nvey " ,he ~hites The nnisioes however, demanded
their extension 70 tho fres people Of cciorthai ~ 10
sn %o r named soS Va S.ss
Tor presenting n The Lag anre Of the colony petition
sskpg for his class the rights d citizenship; and white
planter NJ Brandisrs, wns torn 10 pieces by mob FOR
offering similar position on behalf q the mulatioee
Some Of the leading mnatoea r0p resolved 10 resort 70
ore - no had been m fs ia md thsr,
on terms ~ equality win lafayette, Brsos Grsgoire
aud other eminent nsn, raised in-urrrc,ou with
sbout three hundred followers In October 1870 Hn
defeated captured and with hk brother broken The
wheel In the most cruel manner 1wsntyone ~ his fol-
tons reached Paris much md gnaiion erprcseed
AGAINST the cocpis,s and by the influence % the friends
u the backsthe famous society Of fes ami d, srr1
the National Assembly May rs, 1871, passed decree
declaring that the people Of color born ~ free parents
we're entitled 20 oil the privileges Of French citxens
This decree Old not touch slavery or NEEDLE with the
slaves but excited 10 the highest pitch the J~AoUses
and approximations Of the planters who forred ID. Gov
srnor % ihe colony 70 suspend s operation until they
the rights granted them BY express law can-~d much
commoton among tbs mnlaitocs and civil var between
party I,ls ~ sh.r Of ,hs oss,,r ussspss
sd1y utersercd The slaves the plantations ross
insurr.eiion, August Is, i7v ne whites In alarm con
sbb graltsd them BY law, and for tms there seemed
sps p1sD<ct Of he restofaion Of peace Bst On Sep
tsnbsr "a ~ National Assembly Al Paris, moved ~ the
resnon.trsf5 which had been received from The whites
Of ~ Domingo, repealed the dcer~e f May 10. When
Ma Of this repeal arrived tbs mnistsoe~ nsw 70
srm- and the civil continued With ncrsfee1 frociy
on All sides for several year. CommissoAers wefs -
psstedy seat from Prsnce, but could effect nothing
hs whites themselves sere divided Into hostile factions,
roysisf and republican, tho Frsneh pert " the &land
nsprgsnt blacks and moiaues under able ehSsr. held
strong POSITIONS In the ouni~ns and dead al EFFORTS 70
snbdue them. 1hs French commissioner. involved IN
dimcues 90 every hand nj length a~idef " osnclsse
the bisnks and in August 1879, proclaimed universal
frv<dom, In Appreciation 0f an kngNh Invasion,
which took place In The follcvibg month IN psbrp.
av, l1el, the National Convsntlon ~ PARIS confirmed
the sct " the eommfsioncrs, md forvnally guar
snissd The Freedom ~ al the iDhabi'Ants ~ the
French colony. M<sprme the Knglsh conquered tic
whole western coast ~ the island ok The capital Port
an Prince. and b~seysd The Gcysrner G~nsrni L&ssSr
In PORT Dc Rais the last stronghold % The Frrnch
this j1ncturs us blacks led w Tougsam L'Ouvertnre
rclynx on the proclamation % ernsasp~tion. cHme %
the aid Of hs French Governor The Siege u Port Dc
Paix rsfsni the Epanaris driven h~rk aud AFTER
iOng conte8t, during which Tounaint ww srpoirtd w
the Frcrch nuth0re~ commander chief VI TIE army
the English In 1877 srpslIed from Ne Island ibs
whole 81 which ny Ne treaty 9th Spain c0nrind~d
Basel July "a 1896, nov bcongrd 70 Prxroa Un1er
Tho energetic ADMINISTRATORS 81 Tous~aint LOuverture
who was nov virtually Govern@ % TIE whole bland,
p~cs restored aud sgric uilurr rueiscf
the whites protested ast ther estates Restored
them and tution for the celony adopted arknOw.
lsd sing the suthority 0f Frsnce bot nsk ING dne
tlon bcfw~~n he citxens erc0unt " cri0v.
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