New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27

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emnenty qualified to make enemies. and had
few friends He was as cruel and blood thirsty
a man as ever lived and cared llt,le for "A
human lie as he would FOR that OF the lowest
animal General Manigat. who is wealthy and
lives on his plantation on the island Of Jamaica.
made several attempts 70 land in Hayti with an
armed force. but In every instance Hippoyie.
through his spies was forewarned OF these at
tempts and consequently forearmcd and able 10
successfully cope with them. Manigat is the
idol Of the Haytan people and has a large FOL
lowing in Hlppolytes stronghold. the northern
part OF the island and | shall not be surprised
to see him the next President OF Iayti. He Ia
also popular in the southern part Of the Island
"Ex- President Legitme Is think. out OF poll
tics He is wealthy and lives also on his plan
tation in Jamaica think there Will be
strong effort made 10 induce him 10 return &c
the island, but doubt that he will ever return.
He Is free where he is from the dangers attend
ant on Haytian political Ne so | think the
choice Hes between Generals Manigat and
Prophetic. II Is great mistake 20 think that
the Haytians are "A barbarous uncviized ma
ton.
"A New.York paper today spoke Of the gen
erals carrying the baggage OF passengers Such
! statements only indicate ignorance on the part
OF the paper; or. to say. as another dd. that
the navy consists OF three or four rowboats'
with frecrackers in the sterns. The flagship
Toussaint LOvcrture was fine ship. well
armed with modern guns mounted In Sponsors:
the Dessalines is a corvette the Defence was
Royal Mail steamer converted into an armed
vessel the Louis Huer a transport, and
the Panama was a dispatch boat. These. with
the McCullagh, constituted the fleet. but the
Des.alines has since been lost In a collision.
oil nv1 pal nips nf
view was the peer OF a dozen men Ike Hippo
lyte He was educated In the Jesuit College on
the island and spent seven years In Paris
university He Is a writer OF marked ability.
humane generous and undetermined. the best
man that ever occupied the Presidential chair
OF Hayt Hippolyte's power was based upon
his military prowess He was crude, but
powerful statesman. but he ruled by the sword
rather than the pen His was the rule Of Drawn
and muscle rather than brains. He ruled
through fear: Legitime. through love The lat
ter IL d NOBLE Christian gentleman, while Hippo
lyte although Roman Catholic was not in
nuencel by any feelings OF noble mlndedness.
The people started many revolutionary move
ents against him. but he was always on hand
to meet and quell them. The trouble in Hayti
is largely g-ogra phcal; in the North tho mi
latto element prevails. In the South the blacks
are in the majority Tn" Hayians. a nation.
are an intellectual people except In the In
terror mountain fastnesscs. where ignorance and
superstition prevail II would be unfair TO
Judge the United states BY the actions Of the
Sioux Indians as 10 class the Haytians OF the
coast with those in the mountain Businesses.
! Around the ports you will find a great deal Of
refinement and education and much Of the
chivalry OF the French nation. The newspapers
that caricature the Haytians as a people
/ simply doing through ignorance.
| LAS to the question Of whether cannibasm
| exists or not, dare say that such a thing may
possibly exist among the superstitous natives
who dwell in the interior. ! never. however.
heard more than rumor that such custom
| existed"
REMEMBERED IN BROOKLYN.
In this city around the Erie Basin shpyards.
| President Hlppoyte's name will long be remem-
! bered In connection with the tragic loss OF the
! eunboat Conserva. formerly English steamer
! called Madrid. During the progresG OF Hippo
| ly;e's insurrec,ion. his forces unable To
make any Roadway in the ports and coast towns.
! because OF the more less effective fleet that
remained faithful to Legitime Its moral effect
was great upon the 'avering Haytians in the
coast towns and Hippolyte had nothing to send
against the gunboats In this emergency he
sent a commission TO Kunhardt a. Co. the New
York shipping merchants. to purchase a vessel
suitable for conversion TO an armed cruiser. In
an evil hour. Il small. handsomely modelled
steamship. called the Madrid. was picked up at
New-Orleans and brought to New-York. She
| he'd clipper stem. flush decks and looked ns
graceful as a modern yacht. but she was about
| thirty years old. and long before had been sold
| at Havana TO BE- broken up.
HE RECOGNIZED THE OLD TUB.
Captain Frederick c. Miller. now master OF the
| new steam yacht Josephine. building at Eliza
, bethport. was a close friend OF Hippoyte. and