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by the importation of a large number

of Whydas as slaves. It is rather

startlin& to learn that in this country

voudoui'sm became rather worse than

it had been in Africa, and that where

as it was closely associated there with

debauchery, it was not until it became

established on American soil that can

nibalism became a part of it.

Mr. St. John in his accountof Hay

ti gives a very ugly picture of you

douism in that island. It has become

more general with the freedom of the

negro, and human sfcrifices and can

nibalism are important features of

every voudou festival. It is practi

cally the religion of the country, and

even the better classes of the negroes

and the highest officials encourage it,

or rather so fear the voudous that

they pay tribute to them. The latter

control the country, and the over

throw bf President Geffrard is attribu

ted to his rashness in endeavoring to

suppress human sacrifices and caaibal

ism as a part of these festivals.

No better idea could given of what

negro government means, and what

would be the inevitable result of Afri

canization than the experience of

Hayti in this matter. For a century,

the government of that republic has

been given up wholly to the negroes.

They have one of the most fertile

countries in the world; they are sur

rounded on all sides by white civiliza

tion, yet they have not been able ,o

maintain even what little civilization

they orne possessed, and have actual

ly sunk lower than their African an

cestors, and added cannibalism to de

bauchery as a part of the national re

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Lafayette advertiser. (1891). Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La., 1891-03-14. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86079068/1891-03-14/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Lafayette advertiser, 1891-03-14.