Spirit of Jefferson

Where this standsEn qué punto está

The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

From the original pageDe la página original

The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

of Alricaus with thai of Kuropeans the pro

duct of which it a human mass of as much

laziness, idleness aud essential worth'essuess

as can be found on any part of the globe?

scatcely excepting barbarous Africa aud tho

tnorrally effete inlands of tbe Pacific. Were

ancient llispnniola even a blessing to us. uio

deru Dominicans Would be a cur-e. as Gen.

Grant ai>d his Iricuds will probably find be-

tore they are many months older As to its

inhabitauis. wo have the high Republican

authority of Mr. l-'ultou for this:

??The majority ol the people of the emmtry I

are of pure African descent. Of tins there

cannot be tliu slightest doubt, and we could

trace but little evidence of what is called a

mixture of races among tbe Country people,

though the population ot Sauto Domingo is 1

mixed and motley. Among tbe elduily men

and women especially there is a giaee of car- I

riiigo ami a dignity of iiisutier that is peculiarly

attractive, an-l reminds one of the high-toned 1

Spanish character. They are cleanly but

very slightly apparaled. The men wear a

white mantle when out at night or to protect

thetn Irotu the rain, and assume quite a pic- j

turesque aspect. They all carry swords at

their side, and I saw sotue boys mit over fif

teen years of age with the inevitable sword

Thus with the annexation of St. Dotumgo

comes "the inevitable daikie" in all his

grandure. to beautify ami harmonize our Model

Republic. To the practical advantages of the

Southern, Gen. G rant proposes to superadd an

infusion of the Sau Domingo negro, iu his

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Spirit of Jefferson. (1871). Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.], 1871-02-28. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026788/1871-02-28/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Spirit of Jefferson, 1871-02-28.