The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-10
THE mAyTuAN REVOLUTION.
The Assassination Of Ramcau ana Lar.
quot Described by an Eye Witness.

THE WAyTuAN REVOLUTION.
The Assassinati0n Of Rameau ana Lar
quot Described by an Eye-witne.s.
The following is an account Of recen
events in Hayti given by Mr.. J. Hen
velino, a merchant Of this city. who hal
Just returned from Hayti, and was al
eye witness to many Of tho scenes ht
describes:
For some time past the Government
has been unpopular, owing to the arbi
trary conduct OF Vice President Ra
meau. Tho President Is an old and
feeble man. and delegated nearly all the
power TO the Vice President. The lat
ter ruled the people with rod of iron
and the slightest expression by any o
the inhabitants of dissatisfaction was
the signal for either imprisonment OF
death The dungeons of Port-au- Prince
were full OF prisoners who had dared to
say something which displeased Ra-
mcau. and executions were Of daily oc-
currence. The debts Of the Government
were also accumulating rapidly, and the
people ground down with taxes and le-
vies for money. On Good Friday
last. 14th April. the popular storm
began to assume forsdable pro
PottioiS. Inc iiobrS ueStIbeu Hltl
joined with the populace. aud a hasty
council Of the President. Vice President
and officers was held ail through the
night ut the palace The result was
that Vice President Ramcau carly tho
following morning procured q schooner.
and was about transferring tho contents
OF the treasury on board her. to be
taken to Gonalves. when the storm
burst and the whole people flew to arms.
Rameau hastily retreated TO the palace.
where the President also was BY this
time even the palace guards had joined
the people. The American Consul. Mr..
Bassett. and the British Consul. Major
Stewart, were communicated with, and
repaired To the palace TO try and pre-
vent bloodshed They demonstrated to
the President that his government was
at an end. and that he should at once
take measures to leave the country and
conciliate the now furious revolutionists
or massacre would ensue. At this
time. about two o'clock on Saturday
afternoon. 18th April, the Revolutionary
army, fully 5000 strong. under command
OF General Iaruuet. was about thirty
five miles from Port-au- Prince. The
President proposed that the American
and British consuls should 60 and meet
the advancing army. and propose an
armistce Of twenty four hours. and that
he would resign at the end Of that time
They carried the proposal to General
Laruuet. and he agreed to the armis-
tice He then left his army where it
was. with orders to come on by easy
marches, and. with two of his officers.
rode rapidly TO Port-au Prince. He ar
rived in the city early Sunday morning.
and found the mob furious. They
charged General LarGuet with having
designs on the Presidency himself, and
his house The doors were
soon battered in and n search made for
the General. They discovered him
hid away in n closet. stabbed
him fifty times. flung his body into the
streets. and danced over it and barbar-
ously mutilated it. Gen. LarQuet had
no weapon but single barreled pistol.
with which he killed one of his assas-
sins. The cry was then raised to sack
the palace. but the French Consul and
the Spanish Consul reasoned with the
mob and quieted them u little Then
the two consuls went to tho palace and
offered President Dominique and his
wife. and Vice President Rameau and
his wife. the protection of the Consulate
building. The now thoroughly fright
ened heads of the Government willingly
accepted the prof1ered assistance. and
the whole party. with the French Con
sui on one side aud the Spanish Consul
on the other. started to walk to the
French Consulate. The revolutionists
met them in the streets and followed
them. Suddenly they became ungovern
able. and the son Of Monplasicr Pierre,
rushing up to Vice President Rmeau,
for the party they were
nfn nd
within it's friendly shelter Several
,ther shots were fired by the mob at
hem, and President Dominique received
/ bayonet wound in the thigh. which |
nay terminate fatally, as he is old and |
ceble The body of the Vice President |
vas kicked about the streets Of the city
or two days and mutilated beyond re-
after which it. was thrown
nto hole outside the city and covered |
lp with stones. All the other Ministers
If the Government. or any one who |
leld Office under Dominique. took refuge |
speedily in the Consulate buildings and I
we're left unmolested. After being two I
lays guarded in the French Consulate
he deposed President got on schooner |
md was taken to St Thomas, whore he |
low IS. A military provisional commit
ee was then organized, with General
Canal at its head. and partial order was
estored. The following compose the
Provisional Committee General Canal,
'x-Senator j. Manigal. General J. Pa
sien and 7. Reboule. 1t will be at |
east two months before matters will be
organized to hold the Senate
nd Chamber elections. General Canal
will most probably be the next Presi-
lent.
The ablcst Judge. having the most
igorous native intellect and profound
st thinker and logician, holding place
o-day on the bench in the South, is Ham
'halmers. the extraordinary young man
Ist elevated to the Chief Justiceship Of
t Mississippi. His brain is massive,
is brow imposing, his intellectual train
lg admirable, his professional learning
nd acumen extraordinary. He is the
ounger brother of Major General Chal-
lers, a son of the late United States
enator from Mississippi. The bar and
eopie or Mississippi alike confess the