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and licentious habits ol the negroes. The institution oi

marriage, and a regard to its constiaints, has so fallen

into disuse, that it can scarcely be said to exist any

longer among them? into such gioss abandonment ol li

centiousness are they sunk and hence the population,

instead of progressing, appears to be on the decrease,

while the country is threatened, in the course of

time, with the prospect of reverting to the wilderness

state in which Columbus louud it, through the degrada

tion ami wickedness of its inhabitants. Tho population

of (he Hispanolia side of the island would be much greater

wore it not that a large number of the white or creola

inhabitants, disgusted with the ruie, and groaning under

the wantonness and oppreaalon of the blacks, were, pre- 11

viou* to the declaration of Dominican Independence in

1M4, continually emigrating from the country.

The government o! Dominica is modelled chiefly after

the form of the United States. It consists of a Preai lent,

Senate, and Moiiie of Repiesentafive* j a Judiciary, con

?istiug ol a Superior Judge, Chief Ju Ige. and four other

fudges, with tin- requisite number of inferior justices.

The exe utivc tmiijcts tlie different busmen of the

Statu with assistance of Secretaries over the ruioiu Ue

pi.itinuut* Tnat tlie a Immigration of government hut

been conducted with singular prudence and (kill, I will

mention as the very bast evidence of the fact, thv though

at the commencement ol difti'-'ilties with the Haytien

negroes, the treasury uas destitute of fund*, and it was

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York herald. (1845). New York [N.Y.], 1845-11-24. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1845-11-24/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1845-11-24.