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of tobacco which finds a market in

Hamburg: here are the rich cocoa plan

tations; and here are the largest nnd

most thriving towns Cotrey, Da Veoyi,

and Santiago. Here, too, is the centre

of the mining interest, gold and iron

being fouud in the neighboring moun

tains. From the Dominican part of the isl

and the correspondent proceeded to the

western division, occupied by the negrj

republic of Hayti. This end of the

magnificent island is in a far worse con

dition than the eastern. All the signs

of the old French civilization are disap

lenring. There are no manufactures,

the government is bankrupt, thn roads

and bridges are falling into decay, the

towns are in ruins, and the men are liv

ing on the industry of the women. Yet

the climate and the soil are favorable to

the most abundant culture of tropical

productions. Tobacco, cotton, sugar

cane, and coffee might be grown in

abundance; but the indolent population,

easily satisfied, are content to subsist

on the spontaneous gifts of the glorious

climate. Where the orange, the ban

ana, the cocoa-nut, the plantain, grow

of tlieir own nceord the natives have lit

tle incentive to labor.

The island once supported a popula

tion estimated at half a million; it could

sustain upward of two millions in com

fort and plenty; but civil turmoils,

misgovcrnment, and all the evils arising

from a degraded state of religion and

cdtiention have conspired against pro

gress and development in every form.

The towns are decaying. The fertile

lands lie waste. Huts in every state of

dilapidation bespeak the character of

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

National opinion. (1873). Bradford, Vt., 1873-02-14. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84022552/1873-02-14/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: National opinion, 1873-02-14.