The daily union

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thies That the civilians also who 'merit distinctions

for tiie services which they have rendered, and con

tinue to render, to the country," might be duly reward

ed another order, the "Legion of Honor, was estab

lished which already, in consequence of the quantity of

meritorious and distinguished Haytiens, rejoices inmir

5 as many members as its French namesake, originated

byi^HayUen without a decoration is a very rare as well

as very unhappy individual, at least among the inha ibit

ants ol the towns. In the country a banana is generally

regarded with more interest and admiration than even the

Grand Cross of St. Faust.n. Two other orders, it is ?a d,

are soon to be instituted in honor of the empress and the

nmicef" and their patron saints St. Anne and St. Olive,

for which the insiguia are now in course of preparation

by Parisian artists. Ladies of eminence are to be the

amiable recipients of them when they arrive; and it is

said that they will be almost as multitudinous as those

ai.nertaining to the confraternities of cavaliers.

I trust, sir. you will pardon ii.e if 1 sometimes wander

from the serious tone appropriate to a denpatch but it is

difficult."preserve one's gravity with so. absurd a can

cature of civilization before one s eyes as is here exhibit

^Nothln graves these people from being infinitely ridicu

lous but the circumstance of their being often supremely

dis*listing by their feartul atrocities. I lie change from

a ludicrous farce to a bloody tragedy is here as frequent

as it i* terrible and the smiles which the former irresist

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The daily union. (1852). Washington [D.C.], 1852-12-21. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82003410/1852-12-21/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The daily union, 1852-12-21.