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his readiness to treat for peace when he

no longer has power to prolong the con

test. A few months ago Gen. Hippolyte

offered to have the whole matter resub

mitted to the Haytian electors, stipulat

ing that neither he nor Legitime should

stand for the presidency, but the latter

refused the offer.

It was a three-cornered combination,

consisting of Gen. Thelemaque and Gen.

Hippolyte of the North and Gen. Legi

time of the South,—a coalition of the

National and Liberal parties, which con

spired against and successfully overthrew

the government of President Felicite

Salamon, the strongest and safest ruler

Hayti has had since the days of the

great liberator, Toussaint L’Ouverture.

The Northern troops under Gen. Thele

maque and the Southern troops under

Gen. Legitime occupied Port-au-Prince

pending the election of a successor to

Gen. Salamon. Thelemaque was the most

popular of the candidates. He was as

sassinated in the streets of the capital by

the soldiers of Gen. Legitime. The latter

thereupon had himself elected Provisional

President by a minority of the National

Assembly, mostly members of Southern

arrondissements. The North accused

Legitime of not only inspiring the assas

sination of Gen. Thelemaque but of

usurping the functions of the Presidency,

and a war of revenge was begun.

Gen. Legitime has so far got the worst

of the contention. Gen. Hippolyte has

all along insisted that he does not desire

to be President. We shall believe him

when he has worsted Gen. Legitime and

had an opportunity to accept or decline

the doubtful honor.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York age. (1889). New York [N.Y.], 1889-07-27. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030005/1889-07-27/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York age, 1889-07-27.