The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-03-08

AOA vi Oh. MANIs \AllhAAfAS) Liz,
-. plantains. figs. lcmous, lines, plums q
I coffee. have seen Indian corn, Irish a
W yam potatoes and other vegetables famili
TO otner latitudcs, all growing ut the SAT
lime. often met with the finest quality
ginger growing in a wild state, and from Il
extensive fora, honey and bccswax could
made a most valuable article of export.
There were three If US in our party. b,
sides two guides, and three jacks loaded wi,
provisions and implements. We wero a,
vised we needed no provisions for our au
mails, and such We found to be the fact.
truth, with our guns only, We could hav
supplied ourselves, as we found plenty G
n wild hogs. and occasionally wild cattle. viii
pigeons. doves, parrots, crows, and will
Guinea fowl.
\ The natives have a manner of cur,u.
heir meat. thus: First sknniug the anims
en- on the hide; taking the bones from ih,
t. then rubbing the meat with lime juice
sun, 1t cures PeIfect!2 We-Ts--e
pat thus cured. very excellent. The
fowl thus cured is also very fine.
he POnion district, southwest of the
near the Haytian line, we crossed. a
fuI stream called the Sav6nette, which
'ted mill sites.which would give power
'nt for any purpose the. country re.
lhe stream runs through and On
rgin of broad savanna. capable of
ing thousands Of herds of cattle.
hides, and horns. AMI fallow have
will be again. one of the principal
L that island.
hclpnl object in that region was 10
he reputed, bat little known gold
,r mineral qualities of the country
Twenty miles west of Savonettc, our
left US at what was called tho ..last
declaring the country farther on |
o. knew nothing of. We continued on BY |
2rselves' and found the country about Of
same captivating character. Gold, we
2'd on the margins Of the various streams,
owing TO the lateness Of the seasun-Oc.
er-wc could not work the streams on
D5count of the sudden rises ut that season,
Beyond doubt the bottom of the streams are
very rich in deposits of that metal We
ais" found copper. lead. and iron. In all Of
travels on the island. and far beyond the
ubodes of men. we met with no venomous
serpents, or beasts of prcy-nothing worse
than the wild boar or wild bull. We also
found an abundance of food for ourselves
and animals wherever we went. /.
As r, CARDS the inhabitants, they ure not i.
negroes as frequently represented They
are Spanish and French, and many Of them
of accomplished European education, and :.
some of them would compare favorably in !.
the United States Senate, as our SOule once ;,
did. There are some German and English
residents, mostly traders, and that is the el- =
neut opposed TO the anne xation Of the island :
% the United Stites. aud the party which :.
furnishes Cnbral and his crew of disturbers y y
nth the sham revolutions paraded SO fire.. ::
luently in newspapers for the United States
market. Those immense revoiutious amount )"
o about as much as row in the Sixth Ward -
u New York City. or the like in Baton ~
touge, which. in Washington, for political =,
fleet: cal!rth forth the whole military force ~ ~
our government. and is Of about as much -
Importance. Tho rest Of population is ~ ~
liked, but superior in education and ihtell- l. ~
encc. owing to many years Of freedom and - -
ducation. to the same mixture.tn thu Uni - -
"a MATES 1sv-.... ~.
gentleman of great intelligelice" p -
alton, and distinguished patriotism. He so
as the man who organized the people. and ,f
red the first gur," to drive the Spaniards E 81.
ut of the island. (The Spanish Protecto- -. -,
ate was like King Stork among the frogs, "
the fable.) He is negro Of the purcst
frcan blood. San Domingo is a republic, N,
nd the people are very jealous of their in m,
itulions. Hayti, comprising about one-
lird of the island on the west end, is also a 90.
public, but negro republic. the constitu- h.,
on and laws of which prevent white mAn 49,;
om owning real estate. doing business -, ~
iere, or even living there without a special A..
ermit. w
The separation Of San Domingo and Hay =,
politically and socially. is q noticeable y.
lct, proving that all the laws that man can -.
lake cannot resist tlie laws Of God. The H.
So races cannot live in harmony on terms -,
equality. either politically or socially. -.
he island. O"ce an immense source of -,
ealth to Spain. has deteriorated, und the 70,
ues,i"n may be justly asked, why SO The of
,and has the same sun, the mme favored ro
Innate. the same rich valleys and sloping nv
ills. and lis mountains an1 streams are yet ri,
Ill of forest and mineral We ahh. The an IS
wer is in tho want Of strong. protective q,
overr ment, 50 that its inhabitants eau feel Il;
rcure in their improvements on their places r..
nd property, and so that interested English q,
nd German traders cannot. to hold on their ,h
resent mono""ly. hire some vagabond of so
n adven,urcr To make q raid to scare off
americans, and the protection Of our gov
rnnent. Under our protective govern q,
,cmt, in that island smothercd energy ~
'ould soon devclopc itself, enriching them n.
elves, and greatly adting TO the national l.,
;ealih. In few years it would be as at hu
ractive place Of resort. either in summer Il,
r winter, for business, pleasure or health. h,
$ any place in the United Sfates. In n;
,iIitnry. naval, or commercial point Of view 70
IS Importance must be apparent to all. he
ou!d speak more in detail of its varied mill n
cwspa per ar,rtieI must be uf1tir:: Il'rcan s.
tate, however. in truth. that there is really -.
title known of the value Of the island. w.
The people of the island have had the g. a.
ravcry TO throw eff the Spanish and French :.
okes. and in 1861 again drove the So called % %
Spanish, pro,cct"rsbip" from its shores. -. y.
They have bad the intelligence 10 form re- =. -
ubl'can government. more truly SO than e. =.
urs. and have mrde less mistakes. Though ~
cw in numb, RS. they have had the endu-
amcc to maintain themselves almost un- % %
by stronger governments, par u u
iculnrly by their natural protector, the = :.
United States. II properly appreciated. =.
his acquisition would only BE- second IN i'm +
,or;nucc 10 that of the Louisiana territory NJ
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