Raftsman's journal

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Picsident being for life. The white half is

a real republic, and a I rovisional'government

has been conducting its ioIui& 1 affair for

the last few years, during the invasion by

Spain. Spain does not like republics," and

the tried to "squelch" the little Spanish re

public, which had so often defied her power,

and established its independence. She' took

advantage of our rebellion to annex, the

Spanish half of the Island, but the expe

riment did not succeed, for the Dominicans

drove her out. The attempt under the

Spanish O'Donne'l ministry, is to be renew

ed, after protcbtations from the Narvarcz

ministry, lately in power, that Spain was no

longer a proselyte to tho very common idea

of cxtcndingpolitical empire by foreign con

quest. In tho miJst of this trouble comes a

popular revolution, the chief towns rising

against General Pimcntel, who has been hi

command cf the Dominican troops, and pro

nouncing in favor of Cabral, whom they

name Protector of the llepllic. Caral's

manifesto announces "liberty, equality, fra

terni:y," that he expects to secure unity

and peace, doiies co-operation, and advises

Pimcntel for the sake of tho Republic to

submit to its choice.

The negro half of tho island is in revolu

tioa also it almost always is fluctuating

between republicanism an 1 absolute monar

chy. UeflYard, who overthrew I'uustin the

First, and re-proclaiuied the. republic, fixed

himself iu power for life. There have been

one or two attempts to overthrow him, and

on one occasion his life was attempted by

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Raftsman's journal. (1865). Clearfield, Pa., 1865-09-13. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85054616/1865-09-13/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Raftsman's journal, 1865-09-13.