The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-04-25

island, there were two other States
there, one of them = kingdom under
Christophe and the other republic
under Potion. King Christophe d. ying
and Petion's republic breaking to piec-
es, Boyer got possession of the whole
island He managed to keep himself
in power, but with great deal of diff
Guilty, twenty years. This, govern
mont prefessed to be a republican, but
was nevertheless overturned by the
radicals Of that party, and the Pres
ident sent on his travels,
In Hsyti there is perpetual fsud be-
tween the black and "colorsdp element
of tho population. The mulAttoes and
other lighter shades are more rsvolu-
tionary than the full-bloodsd negro
and more republican. The emporors
eff Hayti have been generly sustained
by the blacks. Chrlstophe was as
black las the ace ofspades" The
blacks are generally accounted less
sharp witted than their "colored'
brethren and these last, it iS conceded,
are better informed. The blacks are
even, in Hayti, charged with babarism
and the rural black population Is about
as savage es their ancestors In Africa.
After Boyer had been expelled tho
country, there was good deal of con-
fusion, until, as the fruit of an intrigue
set on feet by those who might have
been supposed willing to labor in the
interests of constitutional rule, Soulo.
cue was made Emperor But the mon
who made him found out that they
could not use him. Then they REBEL
ed, but were severely punished, and
kept in terror by him for several year.
There were high old imperial times
and apish imitat ions Of mOnarchial
Institutions under Souloque, who crea.
ted court and a nobility. His ad-
ministration of the finance was az
splendidly audacious as ary demon
stration from the King of Dah6mey.
His minister Of finance one day notified
him that tho State strong box was sm
PITY, and asked the Emperop what he
should DO. "Do" replied his majesty,
sprint more" The order was obeyed
with such powerful effects that in no
time Souloqus dollar was worth three
cents.
Finally, sOuloquo was topplcd down
by revelation and fed the country,
first hating at Jamaica, the customary
stopping place. OF depOsed dignitaries
from Hayti, and afterwards taking up
his abodein France; whore. he died.
To him succeeded Geffrard, mulatto,
with a so ocalled republic. He promis-
ed very fairly, and talked fuently
(where Is the mulatto who cannotO
about the grand and multifarious re-
forms which he was going to institute. |
But he was inefficient in action, being,
like his race, more distinguished by |
big words than great acts Like SO
many ofhis race, too, he was muck
under the dominion of animal passions, |
and given to the indulgence of sensual
appotites Notwithstanding the i'm |
purity of his private life, he was rather
better than the average of Haytien
rulers. But his administration was as.
sailed in the Haytien style, There was
plot after plot to take his life. On one
occasion the assassins shot down his
daughter by his side, in the attempt,
let us hope to kill him, though il was
at the time that both father
and daughter were aimed at. We can
not undertake to say how many insur-
rections and rebellions have been set
'going against Geffrard before this
asst, which has driven him from power.
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