The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-23
III A Y L l..
The InsurrectiOn Of the MI
latto Element.
AGAINST NATIONALS.
Abdication and Departure of President
Canal from the Island.

poRT PRINCE. July 8. 1872
One Of tho most barSarous revolts that dis
eraced the name Hayti broke cut Monday af-
ternoon the 30th Of June, 1873 and ended in conha
grafton and murder Thursday. the Sd of July.
about three O'Clock the afternoon. 1t was the
work of the more enlightened class Of the CON-
munity. headed by Boyer Bazelais. Edmond Paul.
Hannibal Price and others. The movement was
backed by the wealth of the native merchants and
streng ,hened by the adhesion Of hundreds Of the
youthful members of the most respectable families
of the capital. Strange it is to believe that this
class of men had determined. when they had won the
day. to sacrifice to their vengeance all those persons
OF intelligence and responsibility who had refused to
espouse their cause. Boyer Bazeais and Edmond
Paul. who had styled themselves LA Societe had
long plotted the overthrow OF Boisrond Canals
eminent in retaliation FOR the preference shown to
him by the people in electing him President of the
Republic in 1876. They joined the opposition and
refused everv offer calculated to bring them in
tact with the machinery of the administration Of
public affairs Having. through dark intrigues,
| gained very large party and immense
| cendancy in the legislative chambers. Of which
they were also members. they opposed obstacles to
| every attempt Of the Executive to bring about
necessary reforms. and thus brought the country to
! the very brink of ruin.
EVENTS THAT PRECEDED.
In the elections for the House of Representa-
tives in January this year, Boyer Bazelais. Edmond
Paul and Hannibal Price caused themselves be
elected for the third time Deputies for the city of
| Port au Prince. Nothing was left untred to the
| carrying out of their project. This system Of in
trigues had been adopted in every city. town and
| village by tho emissaries whom they had scattered
everywhere in order to secure the election OF such
| Deputies only would subscribe in all things to
| their diabolical programme. They might have
| ceeded in all their views had they not spoken
disparagingly OF the blacks and boosted the
| certainty of their triumphs This aroused the
susceptbties aud suspicion Of the despised classes
| Hence arose an opposition party who denominated
themselves Nationals. in contradistinction the
! "Boyersts' Liberals" The latter intrigued,
with money aud false promises. the former "Na-
tionals' by reminding the blacks of what they owed
to themselves to prevent mulatto supremacy and
their degradation. This appeal had the de-
| sired effect. The Liberals" realized through the
| risk of their lives, twelve fifteen partisan
| deputies, while the Nationals" could show in the
Chambers a majority of thirty-eight adherens.
| Many cities and towns remained unrepresented on
account Of the impossibity OF getting their Depu-
ties elected without bloodshed.
THE MEETING CONGRESS.
The time for the meeting Of the Chambers arrived.
Boyer BaZels1s ana uniting with the
Senate declared the Chamber Of Representatives
competent at the majority OF thirtyeight nationals.
and thus either impeded it in its business or pro-
nounced its decisions invalid. Boyer Bazclais also,
under pretence of unwilingness to take the oath
mnstered by Delorme. the President OF the
Chamber absained totally from going to the House.
| but accepted his pay for two months-say $500
though he had not yet added his vaiee to its dis
cussiops. Tired with his absence an, vain excuses
| or apologies. the Chambers voted his expulsion.
Several months previously-indeed, from the very
month OF January. when his reelection had
been fercely contested-Boyer Bazeais had been
making preparations for carrying all his into
effect. 1t was known that ammunition had been
bought and stored away, and great many repeating
rifles had been distributed among his adherents.
Correspondence from his emissaries il different
tons of the country had been intercepted; some OF
his agents had been arrested in several places while
! in Port au Prince threats of the most daring
revolutionary character were daily made. All the
friends OF peace waited nxiously go vern-
ment take some active measures against the in
| trguers but they were disappointed. The govern
ment seemed to be doubtful Of ITS own strength; it
remained unmoved. Meanwhile Boyer Bazelais had
got all things ready. aud was only waiting for
favorable opportunity.
| SHOT.
As nearly the whole of the Senate were his follow
ers he caused that body to irritate the Chamber.
where the majority nationals, and in this way
| prepared the country for revolt Everywhere the
saries and spies. and day for simultaneous rising
and action fixed for every city and nook in Hayti.
| X
ample. Accordingly. and that they might have a
prctext for arming themselves. the signal
wss sTen by tine seSaece OF r
! which missed its aim, but which, nevertheless,
the signal still and sufficiently ominous to alarm
the government and oblige 1t to call the people to
arms. This the work of Monday afternoon.
3Oth June. about two o'clock. 1t to have been
the intention of the liberals to make their attack ut
midnight and secure the strongholds. such the
Arsenal. the Fort National and the President. cap
tive or martyr. but the imprudent shooting at the
| Minister
his suite, Of whom two killed, opened
the eyes OF government and obliged both parties
to begin hostilities at once. The liberals occupied
the house of Boyer Bazelas and the Hotel Com
muna where they had assembled during the day.
This position put them in command of all the
and streets that led to their quarters
They had also thereby the facility of seizing all the
without the consent of their owners, and were thus
enabled to attack and kill the government troops
and prominent officials from places where they were
least expected to be.
| SHOOTING OF THE MINISTER OF WAR.
| The Minister OF War returned with infantry and
cannon. But he had scarcely fired twice when he
| fell mortally wounded. The blood this very
popular man called for immediate vengeance, and in
the very first returning voiley Auguste Bazeais IN
| brother or Boyer Bazelais) and Auguste Montas.
formerly Minister OF War. fell. both mortally
wounded. The firing stopped about eight O'Clock in
| the evening with many others killed and wounded
| on both sides
THE SIEGE.
Tuesday. the LIST OF July. began hot-cannon and
rifles discharged in many streets Of the town. The
| Consuls OF England, France and the United States
| obtained armistce to try to paeify the rebels.
The government offered general amnesty but that the
ringlesders must leave the country. Boyer Bazclais
| and his followers refused The Consuls made two
visits. with the same result The light recommended
with rcdoubled fury and continued the whole day
until about seven o'clock i'll the evening, when both
parties ceased firing.
Wednesday morning. the I'd OF July. opened with
bullets and shots. Consular Interference at
tempted in the morning. The rebels asked for
twenty -four hours truce. but the government
granted only four hours. At the expiration OF
the four hours about tour III the after
noon, the Consuls returned to the rebels
and without SUCCESS; they had to hasten
away fast as they could as the rebels recommended