New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-01
THE HAYTIAN INSURRECTION.
ITS CAUSES AND CONDUCT.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 1.-THE revolt
I'm Hayt II II continues to spread IL Is at pres.
ent doing. Will probably result IN the overthrow OF
the government Of President Solomon. compelling hi IN,
like several Of his predecessors to seek safety IN flight
goodly number Of Haytans reside in this city pena-
nently OF them originally political refugees, who,
preferring stability and order under the British flag to
their native country with Us volcanic unrest concluded
10 make Jamaica their home Kingston the friendly
haven In which President Boyer IN 1913, when driven
from Haytl found asylum. Here too the Emperor
soulouque landed In 1889 from British manof-war on
which had been compelled 90 seek protection from
Infatuated populace at Port Prince And here. eight
years later. General Goffrard came, when forced by
sanave 10 renqu III power With each OF these dstin-
guishod exiles came numbers Of political adherens and
personal friends sharers In his fallen fortunes that
for the last forty years there has always been consd
cradle ayan colony In Kingston. There Il reason for
believing that the pre- ont revolutionary movement was
planned In this city AT any rate &c Is fact that the
principal leaders Of IT, Generals Boyer, Bazelais and
Barlow lived here in exile for meand 1t from
this point that they started for Inagua, where they
ceived munitions OF from the United States and
organized the force with which Miragoane captured
IA to the causes Of these eyorreouring revolutions
in the black republic there are Two principal ons.
ton forming the great majority and the people OF mixed
blood most these being muatoes This Jealousy has
operated ever since Hayt her independence It's in
fact chronic, the symptoms from time 10 Time soltetng
under tho treatment OF slful hands, but the dsease
itself remaining untouched AZ lts seat Ire - olorei
people called Ia contradisncton 10 the pure negroes
enjoy advantage OF superior intelligence, many or
them receiving their education In France Socially as
consequence, the tendency Win them rs toward exel-
siveness which IL natural enough aud politically II IL
toward something like monopoly OF the more mpOr-
tan executive and administrative offices IN the repub,
The blacks and although the ooored Haytians very
from cnerishng the notions or class distinction or
which they suspected one can see now easy must
DO for designing men, bent upon heir own aggranuze
nae the prejudices OF the backs against their more
fortunate coppatriots. In the present revolutionary
movement this class distinction presents itself rs tho
prime factor
The other principal OF Haytian revolutions Ia TO
be found the military system OF the country Hayt
has a considerable standing army-such AZ II is-re
and the discipline. l. discipline lt can De called woMy
and rdiculosly lax The result IL that the materials
are always hand with which ambitious chioitans may
hopefully attempt the usurpaon OF power THESE con-
ditons AZ the time, being an eVer-present temp
taon for them 10 do In fact the army has become
political weapon existing for other purpose tnan 10
that the name OF generals and coloncis In Haytl is
legion may be- supposed that there never any lack
OF military leaders for revolutionary enterprises
With regard 10 tho present lnsurrectiO, scnunient
here "A divided az 10 the probable issue. salomons
friends In Kingston confident that he viii succeed IN
0ueng It. From accounts received here, IL would seem
that he ia putting forth HE best energies ann drawing
upon all the at his command. TO crush the
revolt, which IA certainly formidable anar Inc au
hereps of Bazeas the other hand feel equally sure
that their side will triumph IL Is certain thst .ne
the past has been received mere OF
Important places In the south having pronounced
against Solomon, adding considerable strength po.n
moral and material the nsurgent cause. The efforts
OF the to reake Mlragoane nave 80
far miseraby failed the besegers losing heavily IN every
attack they have made upon the place.