The Butler weekly times., 1891-07-15

-'c" IOAh, % IA .-4LS ! H'44DIS .
Of revolution anl murder which
have been received from Port as
Prince and o.hsr Haytian points has
been fully authenticated, says the
Sun, by news brought on the steam
er William III by several members
OF the revolutionary party and BY a
number of merchant who have Toanl
1t necessary, OWING to tie UNSAFE
and troublous times to leave the is
land. 1t is probable that this s:nal!
negro republic will again 80 through
the throe. of massacre and revolu
ton from which it suffered So disas
trousl y few years ago.
The facts were mainly obtained
from passenger on the William III
Il friend OF the revolutionary party
and man whose knowledge Of the
people and their country may be
safely relied upon. His name did
appear on the passenger list Of the
steamer and his presence III New
York is probably known to very few
OF his friends. He was present at
all the scenes he describes and was
witness to Hippolyte's massacrss
May 2S and tho week following.
The William III sailed from Port.
au.Prince June - at noon, and ar
rived in port last Friday.
CULpABILIry OF MINISTER DOUGLASS.
"On landing in New York, sal
the Suns informant Il read in the
papers the story OF the events which
took place ut Port-au Prince from
May % to June =. This account
contains errors iii dctail. The main
facts, however, are correct, especial
ly the assertion of the culpability Of
the United Statss minister. Freder-
ick Douglass or rather that of his
private secretary at whose mercy Mr.
Douglass is completely left, owing
to his age and inability to speak
French. The private secretary is
Mr. Bassett, II mulatto, who has won
the distrust of tho Whole population
OF Portau Prince. This mna was
formerly United States minister to
Hayti and one of the negotiators
for the purchase of tho Mole st
Nicholas. 1t was owing to his in
competence or fraudulent practices
that the United States was deprived
OF the opportunity of purchasing
this important coaling station.
"The residents of Port,nu-Prince,
on seeing Bassett return to the is
land as private secretary, after hGv-
ing held the important Office Of
minister, naturally sought for some
explanation, and soon found that it
was either from lack Of confidence
OF our government in it's former en-
'voy or case of bankruptcy on the
part of Bassett which compellt d
him to accept any Office that would
furnish him n livelihood.
The Office of .private secretary
has come up to Mr.. Bassett 5 high
est expectations. He overrides the
minister; and by submitting to the
desires Of the Haytiau government
instead OF asserting the rights of
the nation he represents, he manages
TO fill his Golfers to an extent which
enables him to live in an extrava.
giant manner aud to lose heavily in
the games of which he is notorious
ly fond.
DOUGLASS BEARS THE MORAL BLAME.
Thus it is only too true that Minis
ter Douglass bears the moral blame
for tho aSsasslnatlons committed dur
ing the six days rs encouraged by
his secretary, when he could have
put stop to it all by Il mere sign.
He is therefore to day al object of
distrust to his colleagues and of
hate to all honest people, and toy
for the Haytian ministers who
are crushing to earth the interests
Of the United States. He allows
American subjects to be expelled
daily from the country without the
least cause. while he lulls himself tC
sleep by reading tiatteriug articles
published by these ministers III the
official press.