River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-12
LEFT OF HIS OWN ACCORD.

Legitime, Haytis Deposed President.
Steps in New York on HIS Way tn France
He Denies That Us Vas Banished
from His Native land.
NEW YoRK. SEPT. t. -legitiale, ex-Presi-
dent OF Hayti 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 a French
man-Of-waT to the Manhattan. The voyage
to this city was a very pleasant one, and
the exiles were in excellent spirits. As
soon as the Manhattan had made fast
TO the dock she was boarded by
Consul-General Neslandes and Minister
Preston. The ext resident looked tired and
his eyes were bloodshOt His coat was dusty
and wrinkled and his high silk hat was
lusterless. The attire of the staff was sim
liar to that of the commander The e1-
President would talk but little. but made
few epigrammatic remarks. which were
interpreted for the benefit of the report
ers. My people called me and came.
he said; they deposed me, and l left,
not because l was compelled to, but to
avoid further bloodshed. On Saturday I
shall go to France, where ] Will remain
short time. l may return 10 Hayti as
private citizen, or | may go TO CienfegOs
and establish myself in business" Legi-
time gave the following history of events
in Hayti during the past year:
'On October Z, 1SsS, ] was elected President
of the Professionally Government "a Hayti.
Everything was done fairly and squareIy IN my
election, but intriguing spirits in the North
accused me of fraud and cheating, and
General TheiemaQue came down with
an army 10 declare himself the desired
President Of the North and South. /, Of
course, resisted his attempts, and about u
week before the general election my troops
and those of the North under Tlelemaqus
had an engagement and Thelemaque was
killed. 1 did not conspirc for
assassination. He was KILLED in bat
tie. But my enemies IN IN North turned
ThelemaQues death into "a deliberate assasina-
tion on my part and kept up the cry
against ne. We had heard that four deputies
from the North were on board the steamer
Haytien Republic with evil dies gUs, and of
course il was prudent for ~ 10 sc " them. The
seizure OF this vessel was entirely a mistake.
a mistake for which We were sorry. and this Is
evidenced in the speedy maancr n which We
turned her over TO her owners. together with
a large indemnity ! was duly elected
President OF Hayu on December H.
1857. My election YVES formal and
regular. The wa you m cht say.
was begun at this PERIOD ana soon alter my
accession to power circumstances and ms
rights and my peoples rights forced me
TO engage in II. The war has Ueen a
bloody one and OK long duration Hip
polyte came down from the North, sweeping
destruction before him and spill!nc rlo1d Ia "a
most shameful auI diabOlcal manner, and
can assure you that the loss Of so many lives
pa ned me. Fnally hnding that the in
creasiug numbers Of the Northern army
threatened my Southern country with desiruc-
tion, ! decided that the sest AMI most
proper course for me 70 pursue was 90 resign
and retire gu ely and peacefully from th2
country. ! was not forced 10 leave Haytj nor
was there any surrender. My departure from
Port au Prince was indeed an ovation 10 me. 2
love my people aud have every reason 10 he
lieva they love me u II very possible that
shall spend a year 10 France and lhen rcr
haps return TO HayiL Ny return. d. wrvcr- IS
undecided and depends entirely GA the state OF
III ngs Ny feeling FOR tie American people IS
great. resnncl md fear lie Aner.rans.