The liberator

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to himself or not! But let us enact, as a sovereign

State worthy of the name, that every human being

on our soil is free, and shall be protected in his free

dom. We owe it to ourselves, to humanity and

justice, to honor and consistency, to do this thing.

—Erie, (Pa.) True American.

Important from Hayti. A private letter of Jan.

10, from Port-aa-Prince, received via St. Thomas and

Havana, says Emperor Soulouque had been defeated

by Gen. Geffrard, and the imperial troops were run

ning back up to the city. Soulouque himself was ex

pected every moment, and it is said that Geffrard

was only a few leagues in his rear. The writer thinks

the contest was nearly ended, and that in a day or

wo the republic will be in full force.

A WEBSTER CELEBRATION.

A good many of the old friends of Daniel Webster,

men who voted for him, spoke for him, wrote for

him, worked for him, and believed in his principles

—think it a duty they owe to the truth of history

and the memory of the great statesman to get up a

celebration on the next anniversary of his birthday,

at which speeches will bo made, setting forth the

anti-slavery and anti-Locofoco principles of Mr.

Webster, and the strong Northern sentiments he en

tertained. They feel chagrined that his memory,

his greatness should be seized hold of by men who

opposed him during his whole life, who belong to a

party, the creed of which was undying hostility to

Daniel Webster, his ‘federalism,’ his ‘British

Whiggery,’ his sectionalism,’ and his monarchical

principles.’ The idea of having such men as Dick

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The liberator. (1859). Boston, Mass., 1859-02-04. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84031524/1859-02-04/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The liberator, 1859-02-04.