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war and makes treaties and appoints all public func

tionaries.—His salary is nearly twice as large as that

of the President of the United States. The Judici

ary consists of a High Court of Equity, with a Chief

Justice and four deputies, and eight inferior or pro

vincial tribunals.

The religion of Hayti is Roman Catholic, but the

Protestants are tolerated. The Roman clergy are

said to be ignorant and licentious, and therefyore to

have little influence. The wealthier classes are in

dolent and profligate. But we have little informa

tion in regard to the social condition of the blacks

upon which we can rely almost every writer being

anxious by a favorable or unfavorable representation

to influence opinion and legislation respecting the ne

groes of other countries.

The Dominican or Spanish part of the island, now

at war with the French part, seeks the recognition

of its independence, but there is very little reason to

suppose it will succeed in overthrowing the govern

nient of Perote, or in making peace on any terms

but those of entire submission. Mr. Hogan is un

derstood to entertain a different opinion. The

white Dominicans are estimated at 130,000; the

mixed at 70,000; and the blacks at 80,000; and an

amicable feeling is said to exist between the three

races—the blatfi(s and mulattoes preferring the do

minion of the whites to that of their own chiefs.

The course pursued by Mr. Calhoun in regard to

the Haytians and Dominicans is declared toeiae the

same with that taken by Mr. Monroe on the South

American governments. Before we recognized their

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Morning star. (1845). Limerick, Me., 1845-12-17. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024361/1845-12-17/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Morning star, 1845-12-17.