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in this country, I cannot but atk, ‘Is it not worth

““whils for many of the better class of free blacks at

“the North to come out here and seitle 7’ There are

thousands of acres of jast euch land a3: composes this

farm, vimble from the town on every side, lying wholly

unimproved.

Iam well aware tha' there are reasons for preferring

Hayti to Dominica. Yet the greater cheapness of land

in this part of the islund is an indacement for poor

men to prefer it. E ‘s ought to form a colony,

however, eo 8s to lend each other aid aud encourage-

ment, for the lindoicnce and ignorance of the natives

you be a terrible dizconragement 10 the solitary eet-

er

The most serious objection to comiog here to become

a citizen, seens to be the liability to perform military

service. I am informed that the whole adalt male

Lag 25,000--is enrolled, and that of these

(00 are on daty at a time, fresh recruits relieving

their predeceesors at intervals of six weeke, The pay

is merely nominal (twenty cen's a week) so that the

amy taxee the citizen one eighth of his time. Daring

revolutions every man 18 lable to be kept under ams so

long as the struggle lasts.

American emigrants could be protected from such

a liabiiity by a etipalation for their exemption on the

rt of the Government, the most serious objection to

such emigration would be done away with; and as

they really desire to attract intelligent settlers of Afri-

ein blood, such an agreement might easily be made.

Of courge, the new-comer must be prepared for a

wholly different state of society from that which he has

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New-York daily tribune. (1860). New-York [N.Y.], 1860-05-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030213/1860-05-03/ed-1/?sp=8

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York daily tribune, 1860-05-03.