Bedford inquirer

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sloop of-war Tiuiier, six days from Port nu-

Prince, arrived to-day, and reports that Sal

nave was sentenced to death and shot on the

10th inst.

THE LATE PRESIDENT SALNAVE.

Silvain Salnave, who was executed at

Port-au-Prince on the 10th inst., was a na

tive of the city of Cape Haytieo, where be

was born in the year 1832. He entered the

a-wy as a common soldier, and gradually

rose to the position of Captain of Cavalry

of the North, which position he retained

after the establishment of the Empire under

Smilouque, although he held republican

principles. When on the morning of Dec.

22, 1858, Geffard raised, in the name of the

people, the staudnrd of revolt, and declared

for a Republic, the Imperial Guard were at

once mustered to quell what was deemed a

mad enterpii.se. Owing to the influence of

Salnave the whole North rallied to the cause

of Geffard. and finally the Empire was over

thrown and a Republic established. Geff

rard, being a vain, ambitious man, used lit

tle discretion in rewarding those who espous

td his cause, and, among others, conferred

the posiiion and title of Major in the army

upon Salnave, to whose bravery, energy,

and persistency, he actually owed his high

posiiion. Soon there came another call for

his services. Spain, having taken advan

tage of the civil war in this country, sent a

strong force, and declared the annexation of

the Dominican portion of the island, and re

established it once more as a colony. Sal

nave entered warmly into the conflict against

the invaders, and to his efferts, more than

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Bedford inquirer. (1870). Bedford, Pa., 1870-02-04. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83032006/1870-02-04/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Bedford inquirer, 1870-02-04.