The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-09-12
LEFT or HIS OWN ACCORD.


Legitime. Hartas Drposed President.
Stops in New Work On II Way TO France
He Denies That Ho Was Isamisiei
from His Naive Land.
New YORK Sept. d Legitime, e.-Presi-
dent OF IIasti arrived Thursday morning
on the steamer Manhattan. He was accom-
panied by his family and several officers OF
his army. The party was transferred at
Santiago from the deck OF French
man -of-war to The Mahhattan The voyage
TO this city was a Very pleasant one. and
the cxites were III excellent spirits As
soon as the Manhattan had made fast
TO the dock she was boarded by
Consul-General Weslandcs and Minister
Preston. The ex-Iresident looked tired and
hiseycs were b,oodshot. His coat was dusty
and wrinkled. and bis high 81 k la: was
Msierless The attire OF the staff was SIM
liar TO that OF the commander The ex-
President would talk bu: little, but mada
few epigrammatic remarks, which were
interpreted for the benefit OF the report
ers My people called mo anu / came. :
he said; they deposcd Inc. and / lett,
not because l was compelled to, but to
avoid further bloodshed On Saturday
ehali go to France, where ] will remain a
short time. ! may return to Havti as .
private ci,ize.i, or | may 70 to cienfegos
and establish myseti in business" Legi-
time gave the following history of events
in Hayti during the past year:
'On October = 1875. I was elected President
OF the Pros. sonarS Government OF Hayti.
Everything was done ia:-.y aud squarey in my
election, but intriguing spirits IN the North
accused me OF fraud and cheating. and
General ThciemaGuc came down with
an army TO declare h mseif tho desired
Pres deaf Of the North and South J. ol
course, resisted his attempts, and about a
week before the general c.eet on my troops
and those Of the North under Tnelemaauc
had an engagement and The,emaque was
killed. l did not conspire for hs
assassination. He was killed in bat.
Thelemaque's death into n deliberate assasin;i-
tion on my part. and kept up The cry
against me- We had heard that four del uties
from the North We're on board the steamer
Haytien Republic With cyl des gas. ard oil
course IL was prudent for Us TO se.ze them. The
secure o: this vessel Was entirely II mistake,
mistake for which we We're sorry. and iii $ Is
evidenced in the speedy manner which we
turned her over TO her owners together with
large indemn t.. ! was duly elected
President OF Hayti on December il.
lss7. Ny election WAS formal and
regular. The wa you might say.
was begun 1T this period, and soon after my
rights and my peoples rights forced me
to engage III IT. The war has peen q
bloody one and OF long duration. Hip
polytc came down from the North sweeping
destruction before him and spililng blood in il
most shameful and diabol cal manner and
can assure You that the loss OF SO many lives
pa ned me. Finally finding that the IN.
creasing numbers VI lhc Northern army
threatened my Southern country with destruc
tion. 1 decided that tho " sest and mos,
proaer course for me 10 pursue was 10 resign
and retire quietly and peacefully frcm the
country. | was not forced To leave Hayti nor
was there any surrender. My departure from
Fort au Prince WIS indeed an ovation TO me.
love my people and have every reason to be
liesc they love me. II is very possible that
shall spend year in France and then per.
haps return TO Hayti. Ny return, however, is
undecided and depends entirely on the state oil
IN ngs. Ny feeling for the American people Is
great respect and fear the Americans