North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-04-24
Hayti and Jamaica.

The "great lamented, use the
word in its most expressive meaning for
he was deeply lamented in life and death
on one occasion, said that we were "mak-
ing history" Other countries have not
been idle in competing for the same noto-
riety, but while we have been advancing
to mongrelism other countries have been
receding.
HAYTI and JAMAICA, the two black pets
of Abolition puritanism, have been making
history nearly as fast as we have, and it
would be we'll for us to pause and read a
chapter or two of what they have done.
JAMAICA was the black pet of England
for twenty or thirty years past. The ne
groes there were kissed ard fawned upon,
petted and praised were given the right
to vote and hold office. and the English
Pharisees tried to- make, us believe that
Jamaica mongrelism was a perfect Para
disc, where the culled individual s'was
bound to shine.'' Well, after twenty
years experience--twenty years of boast
and expense, il has become necessary to
dIsfranchise the negroes of Jamaica, and
put white men alone into power.
Hayti was the American pet. A differ
ent course was pursued, however, in favor
of Hayti. That country was to be secured
from barbarism by a peculiar process
Colonizing was the grand scheme, and it
progressed apparently with success until
the Abolitionists got the crotchet in their
heads that mongrelism in this country
would give higher color to society.
The plan of rescuing Africa from the
superstitIons and denominations of heathen-
ism was to establish genuine negro re-
public at Hayti, by colonizing negroes
who had been civilized, chrlstianized and
refined three through the process of Amer
ican slavery. e..
What horrid idea the Pharisees must
have had of slavery at that time. Hayti
got along very well, so long as the Coloni-
zation Society could. keep thern supplied
with intelligent Southern negroes, who had
passed through the refining process but
that failing, through the bitter opposition
of the Abolitionists, all is now lost, and
Hayti is amongst the lost Republic.
Gifrard, President of the Republic, has
resigned and run away to Jamaica. The
history of Hayti since the negro population
obtained its freedom has been series of
ssnguinary revolution and civil wars, and
the country is probably in a worse condi-
ton now than ever before. The negro
leaders have never shown themselves cap
able of agreeing Upon or establishing any
thing like sound and substantial govern
ment. Life and property have always
been exceedingly insecure and the constant
danger of new revolution has tended to
keep the country in deplorable condition
Ifthe African race had any capacity for
selfgoverument they had the best possible
opportunities of developing these talents in
Hayti, where they have had things their
own way for more than twenty years past.
The troubles appears to be that their own
way is a very disorderly and rebellious one.
They have gone backwards in morals and
education, and have attained proficiency in
none of the arts Of civilization, except that
of war and political intrigue. Under their
own management their property and credit
have alike deteriorated in value, and the
nation has made itself an object of pity to
those who expected better things of the
race, and of ridicule to those who under
stood them better and foresaw the result of
the wild experiment of negro self-govern-
ment. The normal condition of the negro
is such that it is olly by constant associs-
tion with superior races that anything like
civilization can be impaired to him, Even
after such advantages there is an inevitable
tendency to relapse into barbarit! when
the elovating influence is withdrawn.--Jg: