The New York herald., 1870-04-01
Meeting or Ci,izcus of CinclmnntI.
HAYTI.


snaet Elected Presdent-C0rgeous Cercm0s
MESA United States Consni Held as Hostage
by tho PicQuets--The Claims Against the
Snluave Government.
PORT Az PRINCE March %. 1870.
Nlssage Sagei. General OF DIVISION, has been de-
clared President elect OF Hayn by the National As.
semby for the term Of four years. to expire on May
l5 1874, and IN consequence Of the state Of national
affairs he Is to take his seat at once. decree TO
this effect was publisned in the Montenr the gov
ernmsnt olIlcial organ, the 10th instant, and s
signed BY Dupont, President and La GrOix, Vice
President OF the National Assembly. The maugn.
ration ceremonies took place on Sunday, the
20th. The programme commenced IN the
morning, at four O'Clock, by the gathering
OF the General Assembly. At six O'Clock the
troops took up their position at the palace with two
batteries OF artillery. AT eight O'Clock the ocials
Of the govern ment assembled at the palace and at
O'Clock the President elect, escorted by pr0vi
sona Vice President Dominique and general o1icers,
aides de camp, &c. arrived. Oa his ARRIVAL salute
was fired and depu,ation from the legislature
waited upon him. An address was then made by
the President OF the Senate. This beng salute
OF one hundred guns was fred. procession was
then formed. consisting OF detachiienf OF cavalry
ut the mead, tho governments Dand. the scholars Of
the national SCHOOLS, with their teachers; the en-
ployes OF the different departments aud ali the ON.
Gals OF the government and the President elect be-
tween the Vice President and the President OF the
National Assembly, and marched 10 the church.
where re DeuHl chanted aud salute Of seven
teen guns 1red. These ceremonies being uver the
procession returned TO the palace.
ON the occasion Of the election three candidates
were supported-SageL, Dominique and Monplaisfr.
fne number OF votes poled were seventy-one Of
which at the final ballot, SlQet received nifty nine.
Dominique eleven and Monpnisr one. Saget was
then Gecarei elected by the president of me ASSEM-
| bly,, and on motion, The vote WAS made unanimous.
amid the vocerous cheering OF the members and
the citizens presen. President Laport with dele
CATION from lle Assembly, tnen waited upon General
Saget informing him OF MS election, presenting
him with copy OF the constitution Of 1857. General
SaRet thanked the comnittee Tor the honor done
him, and accepted their choice aud said that II
would be his cure that the constitution houId ba
respected and 0Dcyed.
General Brice, VINO was sent TO Des Abricots to
queli the rebellion some days since, thought 1t ad
vIsabe to send white 10 confer with the
Picqucts In relation TO settlement OF the war
question, ana by lils request Mr. Wiener, United
States Consul at Jerenle, accepted the mission but
on his arrival at the headquarters OF the rebel gen.
eral, Deigrce Jacquet VINO was Ouflawed IN the
nesty proclamation Oi tue government he was
seized and held Us hostage Tor the safety OF thd
lie OF Jacquet, and ut last account he was sti O
prisoner.
Tue government acting upon the principles Of
equity and justice which We're proclaimed by the
revolution have issued "a decree providing for the
adjustments OF all deots OF tie rate government which
have been legally contracted Tor the usual govern
uent expenses but ali claims which are made IN ex.
OF twenty per cent over the market price for
any article furnished win be reduced to that rate.
commission OF nine citizens has been appointed 10
investigate the claims ana report 10 the government
upon them. They are authorized TO examine the
archives Of the late government obtain any nor
nation which may pe necessary 10 the performance
OF their duties, aud are TO report IN detail from
time TO time OF the progress Of their work and de-
eide on the proper amounts due such claimants.
Fnteed days arc allowed to present claims from
creditors residing in this city and thirty DAYS to
those III other places and all ciaims not presented
during this time Will Tot be considered. All parties
detected presenting fraudulenI accounts together
with their accompl.ces VIII be punished to the ex-
tent OF the law.
Everything Is quiet here The picQrets arc still
before Aux Cages.
Ar. Stephen Preston, Minister to Washington,
sails to-day, with has family, for New YORK by the
steamer City OF Port au Prince.