Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-06
LEGIrDrE IN NEW YORK.
He Gives Brief Sketch of the Conflict
in Hayti.

ne Gives Brief Sketch of the Conflict
in Hayti.
NEW York, September 5th.-Legitime
ex-President of Hayti, arrived this morn
ing on the steamer Manhattan, accompa-
MED by his family and several officers of his
army.
The party were transferred from the deck
OF the French man-of-war to the Manhat-
tan at Santiago.
As soon as the Manhattan was made fast
she was boarded by Consul. General Veg
landes of Hayti and Stephen Preston, Min
lister.
The ex-President looked tired and worn
out and eyes bloodshot He would talk
but little, but made a few epigrsmmatic
remarks which were Interpreted for the
benefit of the reporters. MY people called
me and came" he said. They deposed
me and left not because was compelled
to, but TO avoid further bloodshed. On
Saturday | shall so to France where | will
remain short time. l may return to
Hayu as private citizen, or | may go to
| Clentugoes TO establish myself in bust
ness"
In an interview Legitime gave the fol-
lowing history of events in Hayti during
| the past year: ION October :, 1888, | was
elected President of the Professionally Gov
ernment of Hayti. Everything was done
| fairly and squarely in my election, but in
| triguiDg spirits in the North accused me
OF fraud and cheating, and General Thele-
maque came down with an army to de-
| clare himself the desired President of the
North and South
Il, OF course, resisted his attempts, and
| about week before the general election
my troops and those of the North under
Thelemaque had an engagement and
ThelemaQue was killed.
II did not conspire for his assassination.
He was killed in battle, but my enemies in
the north turned ThelemaQue's death into
deliberate assassination on my part and
kept up the cry against me.
1--WE had heard that four deputies from
the north were on board the steamer Hav-
tian Republic with evil designs, and of
course 1t was prudent for us to seize them.
The seizure Of this vessel was entirely a
mistake, a mistake for which we were
sorry, and this is evinced in the speedy
manner IN which we turned her over to
her owners, together with large indem-
nifty.
II was duly elected President of Hayti,
on December II. 1888. My election was
formal and regular. War, you might say,
was begun at this period, and soon after
my accession to power the circumstances
and my rights, and my peoples rights,
forced me to engage in it The war has
been bloody one and of Ling duration.
"Hlppolyte came down. sfom the north,
sweeping destruction before him, and spill
ing blood in most shameful and diaboii-
cal manner, and can assure you, that the
loss of so many lives panied me.
Finally, finding that an increasing
number of the northern army threatened
my southern country with destruction, l
decided the wisest and most proper course
for me to pursue was to resign and retire
quietly and peacefully from the country.
| was not forced to leave Hayti, nor was
there any surrender. My departure from
Port-au. Prince was indeed an ovation to
me.
Il love my people and have every rea-
son to believe they love me.
ut is possible shall spend a year in
France and then, perhaps, return to Hayti.
My return, however, IS undecided, and de-
pends entirely on the state Of things in my
island home"