National Republican., 1875-11-17
HAYTI AND HER DESTINY.
Interesting Lscture by Bishop J. T. Holly, OF
Hayti.

Hayti.
The Right Rev. ]. T. Holly, of the diocese OF
Hayti, delivered lecture last evening at the
Fiiteenth.street Baptist church, on the subject
''Hayti, and Her Destiny Among the Nations of
the World" The lecture was instructive, and
contained mastery review Of the history Of the
Hsytian people.
ful island, the spot first settled In the New World
by Europeans, the first spot where the first Afri-
cans were brought as slaves, the first spot where
emancipation had been proclaimed, where the
race of slaves had taken their place among the
sovereign people of the world in one gigantic
lesp. The Haytians were for long time the
cessful impetus that gave emancipation to the
colored race had originated in Hsyti. The echoes
been waited across the heated waters to San
Domingo. The people Of that island were COM
pelled as subjects OF France, to take part in the
American Revolution, and there were taught to
strike for themselves
A delegation had been sent to the National As
sembly in France to ask for decree for the equal
rights OF ffeemen and the emancipation Of the
African race This demand had been accorded,
and the fourteen thousand white colonists revolted
AGAINST the decree. The ambassadors of the COL
Napoleon had undertaken to revoke the decree
Of the National Assembly. It was his intention
to re-establsh slavery in the fair isle of Hayti.
been swept from the island. He related many 10.
terestipg points in the history of Aayti during
said, after twenty-five centuries OF African bar
barism and fourteen years Of oppressive warfare,
had stepped forth into Q place among nations.
From 1904 to the present day cvery HaYtien an
nually went to the public roster, and there SOL
emnly bound himself to preserve the liberty of
the people. A national bank had been founded
and national loan negotiated. Annually great
portion Of their products were sent to all parts of
the world. These men, in order to guard their
national liberties, were obliged to keep the sword
in hand, and It was astonishing how, alter produo-
ing enough for their own wants, they could send
so much abroad to add to the wealth and luxuries
of the world.
The Haytian's destiny was that Of the whole
African race. III this experiment should fail the
rising sun Of that people would instantly 90 down
in blackness. The Hsytians were the only men
Of the race who fully comprehended the solIdality
OF their races The speaker argued at length to
set forth the mission that was to be accomplished
in the world BY the Hametic race, and after show
ing the sacrifices that the IHaytians had made to
encourage immigration, and the necessity that
called the Afriean-American to join with the
Hsytian 10 preserve the destiny Of the race, he
concluded by saying that the solemn, pregnant
question was, how they could best fulhll their
destiny on earth. Ought they TO remain in q
country where they were oppressed, or should
they rather carve out q destiny for themselves
IN nation OF their own people, in the Isle Of the
Antilles?
At the conclusion of the lecture vote of thanks
was unanimously rendered TO the Bishop.
Mr.. Robert Purvis made few remarks, saying
that while he wished to extend to the speaker
some expression Of his qualification, yet in regard
TO the idea Of colonization In the closing remarks
he was proud to say that the colored race had
become q fixture in this land, and intended to
work out its destinies here.