The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-24
n A Y 7 l..
The Coming Election-Specie Versus Paper-The
Treasury Robbed Of $4,000 in Gold-An-
other Revolution Expected-speeches
and Patriotic Address by President
saget-Pushing American Claims.

PORT AU PRINCE. Hayti, Jan. 7, 1873.
The chief topic OF interest here at the present
moment Is the election which takes place on the
10th inst, when it Is expected that the opposition
candidates to the government will be elected. The
most prominent government candidate for the
Chambers Is Mr.. G. Haneljens, but his election Is
far from certain.
General Solomon, who is now In Jamaica,
recently applied to the government for permission
TO return, but the only answer he received was q
decree of Punishment 1t is reported that he has
lately been Issuing manifestos and sending them
here for distribution. I have heard from an
authentic source that the English Minister, after
the emission OF the decree, wrote to General
Solomon, strongly advising him not to return, and
concluded by saying, should he persist In
coming, he would be certainly shot before
he had proceeded many steps from the landing
wharf The most prominent candidates for the
Presidency are General M Dominique. General p.
Monplaisr Pierre and General T. Lorquet, but,
from current indications. General Dominique will
probably be elected.
The government gunboat Mont Organise has re-
turned from the South, where she had been to take
| 100000 in silver for the redemption of the old
paper. Great dissatisfaction exists, however, over
the manner in which the government is carrying
| on these financial arrangements, and the Secretary
OF Finance is accused of having finger in the pie
in the fashion OF the New York 1ammany Ring.
| The Treasury was robbed the other night OF
$4,000 in gold and clue has been obtained as to
who the thiei or thieves are.
subject which has caused much conversation
lately Is that the American Minister, Mr.. Bassett,
| is pressing the government very hard for the set
Element OF the American claims, which he consld-
erS just with the exception or That oil MesSrS. Oh
| yer Cults X Co.
The government has now almost entirely sup
| pressed the importation Of counterfeit money.
There have been rum0rs lately OF revolutionary
movements and the government has been prepar.
which may arise and General Lorquet, the COM
mandant OF the place, says that he will make short
| work of any such movement.
The present Ministry seems to be composed prin-
cipaly OF obbers, and they have become OF late
very unpopular, and change is ardenty hoped
| for.
On the last day Of the past year President saget
gave an official reception at the palace. On behalf
Of o., the Foreign diplomatic Corps the American
Minister Mr. Bassett, spoke as iOllows:-
| UNITED STATES MINISTER'S SPEECH.
ON a the re @ s s
honor 10 wish behalf Of The Foreisn Dipomalie
S2s %nfe hsss
IT, the d ana me plenty
| dency.
| The President replied as fOllowS:-
SPEECH OF PRESIDENT sAGET.
Gentlemen of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps
me on your behalf by the American Minister, Mr. Bas
for these tokens Of your friendship expressed on my
han and that Of the Hay an Republic hope. further
mens may always remain their present happy condi-
ton.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
General lamothe then spoke In favor OF republic
can institutions and the Uuited States fifteenth
amendment fOllows:- "When the
Saint, Abraham Lincoln, fell victim to his phian-
thropy, his mantle fell on worthy shouders-viz.,
those of General Grant-whO proved a noble sue
cessor to the martyred President, and carried out
his cherished views by Affirming the nfseenth
amendment to the constitution of the United
States. All honor to him and may slavery
soon be banished from this Continent"
AN GRAFTON BY PRESIDENT SAGET
On New Years Day the President made patri.
otto address, in which he sad:-
HAyrIANs-Ths day Is the SEVENTEEN anniversary of
national independence. Before 1904 ancestors
position in this land sad one and looked
upon mere animals, or, putting otherwise, "hewers
of wood and drawers OF water" Our ancestors,
know, transported hitler and placed in degrading
slavery In desperation they flew to arms and the LIST
January, 1904 the of liberty planted, and they
swore TO be free men die, and how nobly they
ceeded isknown to you all.
Let take heed Of the aspersons made against
that not advanced as other nations We have
had much TO contend against but Providence has watched
and been our unerring guide As our sacrices
have been heavy, reward shall be proportionae Be-
fore leave this spot let all TO die under the
ruins of country, IT do live and inde
and Our National lndependencew
Right Rev. Bishop Coke, Of Western New York,
returns home by this steamer, alter a stay OF five
weeks, and has during that period ordained some
SIX Episcopal priests.