The daily republic

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native island?offers to emigrants from the United

States. It would be an act of kindness to my nation,

and perhaps not altogether without utility to

the. kindly relations of the American people, if

other periodicals of your country would liave the

generosity to give room for these remarks.

It must be understood in the United States that

all the country on the confines of the negro empire,

which usurps the western half of our island,

has suffered much from the cruel and wasting inroads

of theBO blood-thirsty savages. Nevertheless,

there are many districts of such beauty and

lerumy mat uicwonu cannot surpass inem,wnicn

only require a few hundred American settlers accustomed

to arms, and yet respectful of the laws

of truce and good order, to become places of much

production and trade. These lands the Republic

of Dominica is disposed to cede in free gift to

6ono fide settlers of good repute. Not less than

fifty acres of land fit for culture, and a greater

quantity where the settler brings capital in machinery,

and also rations of corn and meat for six

months in certain cases, will be assigned to every

man or woman who makes establishment there as

the head of a family. All the sutytantial rights

and guarantees of citizenship, and all the freedom

of person and conscience that is enjoyed in any

republic of America, will be possessed by the emigrants

to Dominica. No taxes will be imposed

for three years, and no military duty will be exacted

other than to unite in the defence of the

frontier in case the negroes disturb them.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The daily republic. (1853). Washington, D.C., 1853-08-13. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014166/1853-08-13/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The daily republic, 1853-08-13.