Worcester daily spy

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wielded only their own forces and resources,

they would, long ago, have been put down. Be

side the Haytien aggressions other causes ag

gravate the difficulties of the Dominican repub

lic. Among these are, provincial jealousy be

tween the north and south sides of the island,

the number of military chiefs heading small

dans in various districts, and the convenience

afforded by the neighboring islands lor rcvolti

t:on and insurrectionary operations.

All these difficulties the commissioners be

lieve would disappear should the Dominican re

public be effectually protected by any connec

tion with a strong nation. Local self-govern

ment in the island has been greatly obstructed

by internal difficulties aud disturbances; yet

many town councils still preserve an efficient

existence, and are composed of members of

good character and ability. The Spanish occu

pation of the island, in 1861, was found to have

been consummated by fraud, and was most un

satisfactory and oppressive in its results, civil

and religious, threatening danger to the Ma

sonic fraternity a large and influential order in

the island, and the re-astablishment of slavery,

either by importation or reduction of the inhab

itants to bondage. The people revolted and

drove the Spaniards into the strongholds on the

coast, where the soldiers died by the wholesale

of malignant fevers engendered liy the close and

filthy barracks, devoid ot all sanitary appliances.

The Spaniards sent, in all, about 85,000

troops, of whom between 6000 and 8000 were lost

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Worcester daily spy. (1871). Worcester [Mass.], 1871-04-06. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83021205/1871-04-06/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Worcester daily spy, 1871-04-06.