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disturbances which it has caused in the political

life of the Haytians, any one has a

right to derive arguments against the capability

of that people, or of other portions j

of the negro race, for self-government.

Such disturbances are due to no idiosyncrasy

in the African character, nor are they

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peculiarly preuicauie ui uiui uiuum ui tuc j

human family. Hayti, Mexico and the

South American Republics, were unfortunate

in not having had the stern schooling

which the Anglo-Saxon race had to undergo,

in order to attain that jealous appreciation

of liberty by which it is characterized.

Their first and complete success in securing

independence left them, like children

emancipated too soon from parental control,

to encounter difficulties in their national infancy,

which the more fortunate AngloSaxon

race escaped. Besides, they were

peculiarly unfortunate in being cursed with

the very worst form of Roman catholic

domination,?that of being subjected in j

most instances to the tutelage of priests, I

whose vices had made them the outlaws of

other communities.

In addition to this, the Haytians had, in

their days of servitude, acquired more from

their masters than the use of the French

tongue. They had caught from them that

volatile and restive character, which has so j

long made France itself the shuttlecock to

republican and imperial battledores.

A candid consideration of all these difficulties,

and of the nobler traits of character

which the Haytians have manifested,

render us still hopeful for the future of

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New era. (1870). Washington, D.C., 1870-02-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024437/1870-02-03/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New era, 1870-02-03.