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proof of the Negro’s ability as a warrior,

a statesman and above all, as a man,

slavery would have died a lingering

death. Yet, we are introduced to the

pitiable, not to say humiliating, scene of

prominent Afro-Americans bent on the

attempt to bring to the same level of hu

miliation and degradation a nation which

indirectly but morally contributed to their

personal freedom. It is certainly a pleas

ure and a matter for congratulation to

see The Age, a paper whose fame is na

tional, with a reputation for honest and

principled convictions, arrayed in opposi

tion to such a dastardly project.

But Hayti with all her faults (I see

them but too plainly) has done even more

for America. History informs us that

500 Haytian volunteers poured out their

life-blood on the battle field of Savannah,

Ga., in 1779, under Count d’Estaing.

The ‘‘Black Phalanx” tells how a com

pany of Negroes, two hundred of whom

were Haytians, helped to win a signal vic

tory during the Civil War. Were if not

for the generous aid given by President

Petion of Hayti to Bolivar, the Liberator,

and after England and America had re

fused him their assistance in his attempt

to free South America from the Spanish

yoke—Spain would still have been mis

tress of that continent and the five inde

pendent republics which were the imme

diate fruits of Petion’s men, arms, muni

tions and money, would still be a dream

of the future—and more than all, the

Monroe Doctrine, the boast of Ameri

cans, would to-day be an empty vaunt

but for the timely and material assistance

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.