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und highly-accomplished mulatto, on present

ing his credentials to the President tho other

day made a very neat little speech. In the

course of it he said "tho exalted philanthropy

and tho readiness to make amends to a race

formerly oppressed in this country those

noblo principles which have led your admin

istration, Mr. President, to solcct a man of

that raco to represent tho groat and power

ful republic of the United States in the re

public of Hayti, have awakened in tho hearts

of all Ilaytiens who eagcrl desire tho ad

vancement nnd elevation of their race a just

sentiment of admiration aud gratitude;" and

so on to the close.

General Grant, however, thus challenged

by tho eloquent Haytien of African descent,

was equal to the demands of the occasion.

Striking at oneo into tho main question ho

said: "If auy proof were wanting of tho un

founded character of tho prejudice which

until recently prevailed, at least in different

parts of this country, against the race from

which you aro sprung, it might bo found in

the high tone and polished stylo of the re

marks you have just uttered." A very neat

compliment indeed; but the General did not

stop here. Iu regard to this American pre

judice of color ho went on to say, "that, like

all similar prejudices, no matter how deeply

impluntcd, it must sooner or later yield to tho

force of truth." What truth is here referred

to Tho truth of tho Declaration of Inde

pendence, that "all men are created equal"

a l rut li heretolore widely considered as only

"a glittering generality. iNcxt, sneaking of

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The evening telegraph. (1869). Philadelphia [Pa.], 1869-11-25. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025925/1869-11-25/ed-1/?sp=6

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The evening telegraph, 1869-11-25.