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wt uld never fall to do all possible good to Dominica,

extending to It a helping hand. It was at a later

day that onr belligerent Intervention began.

a-etn while Cabral, embarrassed by financial diffi

culties snd a dead weight of paper money, the legacy

of the fugitive rotispirstor. turned to the United

Siatea for assistance, offering a lease of the Buy

or ran ana. 1 hen spoke Haey. I mm his retreat, de

nt urclrg what he called "the sale of his country to

the United States," adopting ;t he moat Inrismina

toiy language. By bla tar-reaching and nnscropu

lons activity a hostile force wus Jorganlzed which,

with the help of fai nave, the late ruler ot Haiti

compelled the capitulation of Cabral, Febrnary 8,

IHis. A convention was appointed, not elected,

which proceeded to nominated Baea for the term

of four years, not as President, bnt as Dictator.

Declining the latter title, the triumphant conspira

tor accepted that of Gran Vxudadano or Grand Cltl

ren, with unlimited powers. At the same time Ms

enemies were driven into exile or executed. The

prisons were gorged, and the most respectable cltl

zens were bla victims. Naturally such a man would

ell bis country. Wanting money, no cared little

how it was got. Anything for money, even bis

country.

ORIOIN OF THE RCITEMK.

Cabral withdrew to the interior, keeping up a me

nace of war, while the country was Indignant with

the unscrupulous usurper, who for the second time

bad obtained power by violence. Power thus ob

tained was naturally nm ertaln. and Baez soon found

himself obliged to Invoke foreign assistance. "Help

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The evening telegraph. (1871). Philadelphia [Pa.], 1871-03-27. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025925/1871-03-27/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The evening telegraph, 1871-03-27.