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minds of the masses who now worship at its altars.

NEGRO TASTE AND ELOQUENCB.

It has been tersely said that nigger will be nig

ger, any how you fix it,” and such appears to be

the fact. Even when elevated to the commanding

aud dignified position of royalty, the quality of the

original stock will stick out.” Soulouque, the

Emperor of all Hayti, is said to possess all the dis-

tinguishing characteristics of his race. He is very I

ignorant, very superstitious, and exceedingly fond

of finery. According to the best authenticated f

court gossip, he has a coat, which was made in

Paris, that cost $1,200, and a pair of boots, manu

factured in New York and decorated with brilliants,

which cost S2OO. He has a cane worth S4OO, and

several swords, the handles of which are richly

jewelled; on great occasions he wears seven dia- j

mond stars, which are valued at $4,000 each. He I

has a great aversion to anything common, and was I

quite indignant at a proposition made to him to I

purchase Queen Adelaide’s coach. He evidently

feels himself to be one of the great men of the

world, but is a little fearful that the inhabitants of

the world generally have not found it out. On con

senting to have a bust made of him, he said to the

artist: Mind now, you must ask a high price for

me, I’ll not be sold cheap take care.”

Souloque’s eloquence is of rather the primitive

sort, although he is said to have much improved

since he became Emperor. A correspondent re

ports one of his earlier speeches t® some of his pre

sumptive custom-house officials. It appeared that

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New-York dispatch. (1854). New York [N.Y.], 1854-11-26. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030364/1854-11-26/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York dispatch, 1854-11-26.