The New York herald

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general sympathy wo'ild be felt by a generous people

lor a nation cf our own race struggling to escape from

tho horrors ol African slavery struggling to cast off

from the shore* of tlie western hemisptieie, the only co

lony of tie!re barbarian* which Africa has planted there.

Kor while many such empiies as that of the Haytien

blacks exist in the eld world, on all the coaftt of Africa,

lilling the countries round with desolation and blood,

this is the only portion of barbarity which a* yet afflicts

the countries of the new world.

The aspect of thing*, such a* 1 have described them,

is truly deserving t(ie molt aeriou* con-ideration,

awakening feeling* both diverse and interesting.

Hi re is an Island, the largest of the whole West In

dian group?the moat fertile, the most healthy, and the

most productive among them all! It* situation, also, is

most central and commandiag?aa I stand at the entrance

of this beautiful port, I cast my eye* across a channel of

only forty miles, and see the fragrant coast of Cuba be

fore me, with it* blue mellow hill*,fading in the distance

of an oriental horizon. West of us lies Jamaica; on the

Kast, Porto Rico, oniy 30 mile* distant ?while a few

hours nail would convey u* to the shore* of the great

Spanuh Main, or to the coast ol Honduras, or to the bavs

ol Yucatan, and a lew more to Vera Cruz, andtbeJala

pian coast. Imagine, if you can, a position more impor

tant, whether regarded in a political or in a commercial

point of view. As a naval Jepot and a military centre,

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.