The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27
FRED DOUGLASS AT HOME.
1r OBTAINED SIXTY DATP LEAVE
-" pHOu MS POST IN HITTK

RenRrdlnE NHo W AA"eAts'
v,sH1yoroH. July 2s.-"six days by water
I'D as many hours by land" said the Hon.
r,oderIck Douglass, United states Minister to
iInytI, 10 q Bus roporterth this morning DrouSht
n"' 49,, port-au. Prince to Washington. and
w o,ob. act by the vertical sun OF that tropi.
WI WI i,nJ. ia only few minutes out OF the way
co. so nearly north has been my limo OF
travel" ...,
~. IN tho broad yernndn OF his suburban
i'o,,s nm tho heights beyond the eastern branch
~ the Potomac and looking down upon tho
S,ritol OF tho republic rs the sun, struggling
s"s,h irop, tho clouds that overhunR the city.
,brsw unon IL flood OF light.
I'm nil my travels l have never beheld
,ro.her such o sight as this" said Mr.. Doug
lase
horn American. now engaged In business az
port. an. Prince, Mr.. Douglass said he induced
MIN 10 come and soc for the first time In his
No tho most beautiful city in the world.
~ secured sixty days leave from tho state
nonor,men,." said the Haytian Minister in
.,nIona,lon ofhis return to Washington, and
a., usinr IL to revisit my own native land.
August and September are the most oprres-
Ava N on,hs for Europeans In Hayti and there
so,oI ,oot the present season for my annual
isayo. Happily. the present condition of that
country and it's relations With the United
states arc such that my leave will not inter-
fare with my official duties"
You seem as vigorous IS when you left US.
Mr. Douglass"
IT may still look strong, but time Is telling
M ma. and the ten months In Hnyti has made
NV step les. firm. enjoyed another birthday
while away. being now past 49, and whom SEQ
.,nip tho BEAUTIES OF Washington and taste
,bo iovs Of my own home wonder why in my
o,osinr ycare should be robbed Of all these
b,ossinCS But Port-au-Prince is beau
tIful city too. and I can hardly imagine
tbs pcssitili,es Of that land under the
bnnd, OF thrifty Americans. The climate ia
tropical and al tropical fruits abound in pro-
fusion almost without the effort OF man.
These conditicns invite to leisure. even to in
dolence. and possibly our own people could
moi long resis; such seductive charms may
almost say tho people find their wants sup
rei on every bush aud merely nick what they
SpI Io , l%s SoT!nment expense Of Ave millions
annually |. moro than supplied by an export
are also extensively exported, and country
cannot be deemed a lazy ono that carries on
such shs1 Ray
man to represent Us there"
press "G Ci,he Tinted tates but were without the
aes IT, bct p0pSlS sdop. q s6S.
p ne who are nrau to zee one Of their number
homo cd With am public trust My stay there
has esn extremely pleasant so lar as n re-
would be more pleasant for me there i were
lmlar with French. which is the OH
fuss,ish TO earn any other LANGUAGE, and
fs p Sau BsEfs Ios Of he 70
Ing citizens Of iiayti can speak two or three
[renea ospS q1Ve op;s aeo
though the latter is little used Mt present
thought II was n1ler TOO iate 70 earn, pHt
The aitcrnoop as could learn in the morninG."
What is the co.dlIop q the present Gov
ernpent and he p9rrooabie future OF the coun-
when i, aitimo was driven out Of the coun-
Try BY the revolution year ago aynpSS L
idrnt in a constitutional way; and has since
preserved reace and maintained strong hold
nnnencs II bis Government. lie is an ania-
BE man, but BY no means weak one. AS to
that taking everything into consideration. |
have cone TO tho hIbsrnian conclusion that
f I've Of Change and a Taciliation Of policy
that seems hard 10 remove. but 1t is a
great deal for a people to rise: as hey hey
evolution thai WINS condemned IS cruel aud
4 brutal BY, all Christian countries. and Il Hay.
tiAn: he'd in aonorr ence for their achievep1ent
Of liberty. Though the slave holding nations
hc udnE our own AmOricn. refused for many
Ssintsne eiG cy he sel-eman cipated slaves Of
Atame al tropical climate. For eighty seven
4 pears their Government has endured and Lat
igct aione is some assurance for the future.
l One President was continued in power for TWEEN
yhvs years. apd several have held the chair
II sanY ways similar to our own. House and
Senate, apd JUDICIARY The PEOPLE are gen
blacks. aud have = any Fpench CHARACTERISTIC |
H Of thought and action. They have progressed |
Grapidly as al, reople OF similar antccedents |
Years sEo aod on my return there ten
The sch: "5 are Ts be,Ier and more gem
slaily ateaued, and the people are
os ono al" may sse n1de sndre on b
streets, but his is tho exception, and By no
% mean . re RIG have seen hHpd,eds Of
their way to ara rom sghoo': The schools are
! n,2-Iy taught by Catholic Priests the Catholic
ort-aI-Prlncs there are severa Episcopal ana
nI S SA5 se h Il s sad hat as n sSs
i Eaat tea to showi lis strength h, you must put It
10 not wat r, ADD 50 nan kind shows it, metal
Efeessty"
o, %u;rs there may Europeans now residents
..Acousiderahl- number Of the merchants
SS lts a;e Sermsn or Spanish who are IA
hs 1re SnG Of LII the ma
oeeh IL the ConntrY from ten 10 thirty years
Sn1 assured me that they had enjoyed as good
PeHth there as 10 any part OF Europe or the
Snlted states Port Prince, situated as it
Lon the head Of magnificent hay. little in
tefiot 10 the Bny Of .,arles, Is beautiful city.
Dut tenc allied in on Two sides with lofty
mountains. which shut out northern winds. it is
tstceptlnnaIIy hot under tho vertical sun 81
IN. .nis season -uropeanS cannot, until 40
Ssnmated, saely expose themselves TO the
aIreet RAYS II the St n, md as for myself had
r. t:eer ~ Ii" shade to keen on my tops ut all.
Hms s,TS Dack men are o'en found who speak
g gSsy seys al languages, and they are Gu
EeSneq ~ every hr unch trade"
f." ~ reporters bore you there ?"
Sayt has no daily peHsRners, and there-
sV,o escaped on" S'gictton," lie remarked.
EE O0a nAiur"d'y. nut they nnve weekly papers
neb W e0'0t"u
M Douglass excused himself from further
View say nE that he had little sleep asst
t LsnN ana Reached h ure at ociOrk this morn
na RAJ no also aSkr,! that owing to his official
he be not asked TO discuss political
Il bSIrESuotA tie vii ~ end his leave quietly at
aa,g aome mere, and return 10 his post In the |
white Caps In Trouble.
4 ctAAGERSrr re- july 2G.-The alleged White