American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-17
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70 We clip the following from the
Memphis Ardlanche, and have no
doubt it will be interesting to many
Our readers, as in the event of Mr..
Banks views being adopted by Con
greSS, the "gentle savages,n the
Haytiens, will become our feiIow-cit-
izens:
Hayti has become as famous as
Mexico for revolutions and outbreaks
generally. 1t is a government OF
blacks, and the progress of matters
III that fayorite isle does not reflect
much luSter on the fitness OF the col
ored race for self.government. The
opposing parties are negroes and
mulattoes, and between their feuds
and the lamentable idleness of all
classes, the island is gradually be
coming a wilderness. In Hayti in
surrections, marked with atrocities
OF the most damnable character, and
always put down with inGiscriminatc
slaughter, occur once or twice wear.
Occasionally these outbreaks become
formidable enough to be styled revo-
tons, but without that leSsening of
atrocities incident to struggles on a
large scale. Hayti, like Cuba. is fill
ing the papers. Like Cuba, it will
sooner or later become Gan object of
interest" to our Government; and
therefore resume Of the situation on
the island will prove interesting.
GefIrard was recently oEStpd from
the Hayticn Presidency by Salnavc: ::
dominique, another negro chieftaju,
has risen INTO prominence, and is
struggling for Salnave's place. Con
tllcts are numerous, the victor never
falling to Wreak the most dire ven
geance on all unfortunate enough to
fall into his hands. The war is to
the death, and no bands of Indians.
painted and Ornamented with fea-
therS, ever danced around their vic
| TINS at the stake with more diabol-
ism in their hearts than dc the "Cp
per dogs" in the Haytien slaughter.
| These tiendS have developed atroci-
ties enough to commend Them to the
management of the Shelby county
jail, and are rapidly improving on the
noble art Of torture. A few illustra-
tions will not be amiss The rrinci-
pal port Of entry occupied by the in
SurgentS is Aux Caves. town of
eight thousand inhabitants. After
several unsuccessful attempts had
been made by Salnave to recapturc
the town, he entered into negotia-
tions with the Piquets, the most say
age Of all the negroes living IN th>
interior, promising them if they
would attack Aux Cages by land
whilst he bombarded it 0y water they
should have the piIIaae OF the city
The Piquets presented themselves ac
cordingiy before AUX Cages i'll grea;
numbers, and. at the same time, Sal
nave with two armed steamers Ell
tered the harbor. Instead of laying
down his arms as advised, Dominique
determined to deteHd the city to thu
last. 1t was his only chance. If hC
aad surrendered, both himself ant
those who fought under him would
have been mercilessly slaughtered
and if the place was taken by storm
they cOUid but meet the same fate
In either event, also, as the inhabi
tants we'll knew, they would be pu
to death by the l'iquets and the cit,
given over to pluGdgr ard devasta
ton. On the 18th of February
simultaneous attack by land and wa
ter was made upon the town. y
this critical moment there was an up
roar within the city from a mob o
, low women and few Of their abet
, tors who filed the place with yell
, for SainaNe.n AS these unarmed We
men advanced in a compact body
! shouting and shrieking, Dominiqu
5 turned his artillery upon them an
| sent canister into their ranks
, sIaughtering them right and left.
: At the same time a detachment c
= his followers entered the prison. .wher
D over a hundred men, women an
p children were incarcerated, and mas
| sacred the whole of them. Salnav
i having exhausted his ammunition Il
ter a brief b0inbardment. the attacl
ing force of Piquets Withdrew ais
e and the firing ceased fcr the day c
# both sides. New supplies Of aInml
u .nition. were, however, obtained, an
5 the following morning the attack b
Il land and the bombardment by til
Il steamers in the narbOr was resumed
=, After sharp conflict the Piquet
:. succeeded III forcing their way int
e the city: but in the midst OF ii
u fierce struggle that cnSUed tres
$ body of insurgents came to the re
r. cue from LauSe, a place some thlrt
|. miles distant from Aux Cages, an
e attacking the piquets il the rear, ~
Il them t. rout. Then commenced a
IS other horrible slaughter. The fug
d tiy, were chased III every directio
\ and all the prisoners taken, whetht
|. wounded or unwOunded, were mu
y ic"pa, often under circumstances I,
H. horrible to relate. OF the dead bo
ii les fou in the street or killed on
o side Of t'.a c:5y, two hundred and f
D ty were piled up in one house. III
y. house was then set on fire and It al
its contents Burned to ashes. \
ready, we are told, eleven thouSal
lives have been sacrificed in this tC
III riblc warfare" TITS slaughter l
le calls the hIu,.', tayS of la Nend
Il and =. Dn"ingo. General Ban
e asks th.t Tia United States cStahH
I'll 4 nrotc,.tc?aty over these Iaytle
N to the nnh tt.tt they ultimately
~ COME free nud enlightened citiZe
e- of the great hepuhic.H 1t is
u pleasant picture to contemplate the
sc bright days, especially in view OF t
~ fact that the iiaytien hatred of t
la white race is SO intense that not OF
s.. is no white man allowed to eXerC
Oh political privileges, but he cam
even hold real estate nnlerS he IN
IicS 4 negro woman. \ people W
h, these emincntly liberal and phil;
: | thropic IDEAS would prove an inVa
n BILE addition to our population, a
Ii It is to be regretted that Seward
at not now in a position to negotiate
ce. the island. We should no longer
dy deprived of this Carr. bean gem.