New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-29

away. Toussaint went alone, in confidence.
TO the camp of the whites, and was be-
trayed and carried prisoner to France,
where he was starved to death In prison.
Finding he could not conquer Hayti, Ma
polean acknowledged the independence of
the island.
We are told. said the lecturer, that the
Aayiiens are not Christians. Remember,
they have been free only about fifty years.
Inc race mad been III chains long time, ;
aud no other people had thrown off their
chains with their own bands. (Applause.)
GIVE us time for trial. If at the expiration
OF one hundred years we are not civilized,
give Us another hundred years, ard il we
are not civilized By that time, give US still
smother century. and if we are then not
civilized no to the standard of the New
York Ku-Klux, why give us another hun.
bred years" daughter and applause.)
After T0ussaint, ChristOf ruled four years:
then Alexander Fettier for short time. J.
+. Boyer was elected president il IS4i. and
ruled until 1S41. He was the WASHINGTON Of
tafd. and his maus0leIm cost several
hi-..I0n dollars IL gold, Several presidents
succeeded, one OF whom Was only eighteen
years Of age. Soulouque was elected in
Io45, and declared himself emperor the same
year, and ruled as despot for eleven years.
Jefard succeeded him; be belonged to the
cGHdWe race, bu. was adopted by al aristo-
GRAFT, and was educated at Paris. He ey-
cited revolt against the tyraut, and de-
throned him without shedding drop Of
blood. He was elected president for five
years; at the end Of his KERN he was about
to do the same that SouloUque had done
He is Catholic, and made treaty with the
Pope, and threatened to sell the people into
slavery i; they would not become Catholics.
Two presidents were elected, and Jeffard
eXiled them. He burned the city in which
the lecturer resided, aud spark OF FIRE from
her house destroyed the sight of her right
eye. Jrtfard robbed the treasury Of nine
mill on do liars in gold.
She said the Haytens had initiated the
United States in several perticuiars-they
had fought with several nations. and at
last ned fought among themselves. A
Judge of the United States Supreme Court
had decided that black men has no rights
which a white man was bound to respect,
and Haytien Judge mad decided that white
men had no rights that black man was
bound to respect. daughter
The mulattOes had been banished from
the island. In 1847 the constitution was
revised and the mulattoes recalled, and
their property restored to them, but they
were not allowed to hold Office. In 1867
this disability was removed. Salnave was
the first mulattO ever elected President, and |
he was the mesnest of all the 90 900 on the |
island. Sariet, the present President. is a |
Carib. The nation is progressing. Every |
man in Hayti is compelled to bear arms for |
seven years. The President was educated |
at Heidelberg, in Germany. The country is |
quiet, and will probably remain so. The |
people are truly Black Republicans.
Mrs. Parqua announced that her lecture |
tonight would be on the negro-past, pres
ent and future. She related a backwoods |
and retired in the midst of loud |
applause.
Miss Woodson then sang a sentimental |
song, and Mr.. Dixon came forward and con-
graduated the audience upon the effort OF
the lecturer. He said he had been advised
to get church, but preferred public hall,
for there was no hall in the country too good
for such lecturer to speak in, or for such
an audience to sit down in. He hoped the
colored people would turn out better on
Friday night, and show their appreciation
Of talent.