Show HAYTI AND DOMINICA bO MINICA WHEN europeans commenced the colonization niza tion of this continent spain was in the zenith of her hen fa fame meher tier aien warriors were invincible and in almost every part of the known world I 1 conquest crowned with fame and renown the arms of that nation on many portions of the american continent pizarro cortez and other celebrated spanish adventurers planted the cross that mighty symbol of their nations faith and greatly increased the number of the dependencies of the spanish crown since then the glory ef of the spanish nation has departed and today to day instead of being one of the most powerful governments of the world she has fallen failen from 1 rom her hi high gh position and is the arena of oft crepea repeated it eland and almost perpetual revolution tion and anarchy As asit it is with spain so it is with her ancient dependencies they seem to be cursed with that disease most inimical to national prosperity and progress chronic revolution that restless fiery ungovernable disposition which animated their ancient buccaneers bucca seems to have been transmitted to their descendants and to burn with increased intensity A revolutionary state would almost seem to be a normal condition with them and it looks as if a mixture of spanish african and indian blood is utterly incapable of progress and self government and other republics of south american and those of hayti and dominica furnish abundant proof of the truth of such a dogma to the affairs of hayti and dominica the republics into which the island wand of st domingo is divided much more space in our telegrams is devoted than they are worth their condition is almost as hopeless as that of mexico almost every days dispatches contain something in relation to the revolutionary scenes beenes nes now being enacted among the Hayti ens the island is inhabited chiefly by negroes with a mixture of french and spanish blood and the disposition to quarrel and cut each gach each cach C others throats seems to prevail amongst them they must fight or spoil salnave cef fard baez cabral San Santa tarla fia iia jimenez and other political demagogues and intriguers intrigue rs equally worthless and notorious take talce turns at rousing the excitable and unstable inhabitants of the island to abts of blood and so turn one of the fertile spots in the world into a pandemonium since 1804 when the independence of the french part of the island was proclaimed the number and variety of its forms of government have scarcely been equalled equal led by mexico then it was an empire tend and dessalines a native chief was crowned emperor about twenty years later the independence of the spanish portion of the island was proclaimed and the whole island became the united republic of hayti this state of things continued until 1843 when president boyer was driven from th the island eisland the spanish portion of the united republic then seceded and the dominican republic was proclaimed and though the Hayti ens subsequently attempted to force them back into the union they failed and the interesting little republic re bublic of dominica although subjects subjected to a series of scenes similar to those enacted in hayti has tip mp to the present time maintained its independence for three threes years after the fall of boyer F president dent after president was elected in in and driven from hayti when solo guo quo ue a native born siave slave who who had risen g by y skill and audacity to be an officer in the army was elected president after occupying this position for three years he so managed things as to have the crown offered him and was graciously pleased to accept but through a combination of circumstances was not crowned until 1851 A few years later the emperor became obnoxious to his fractious subjects and was compelled to abdicate when a republic was anee axce mere mero established of which clear ard was elected president this Thi change occurred in 1859 gefford held the reins of power until 1867 when he was banished as a traitor for appropriating the revenues of the republic to his own use in 1867 salnave was elected president but six months after revolution the old disease caused it is said by financial troubles again made its appear appearance anee and from that time till the present has continued on balnaves Sal SaI naves accession to power the republic was considerably in debt and through a lack of credit and a depleted exchequer ho he was compelled to have resource to excessive taxa taxation tiou which fell heavily upon the merchants and planters of the island islands discontent increased which culminated in the outburst of the contest now raging the lower order of the people called lizards Li yards and 11 Pic chiefly laborers and servants are on the side of Sa salnave balnave Inave and they are contending against the 11 cocos 11 a nickname applied to the wealthy thy classes the contest has been waged with consider 1 able obstinacy but from recent accounts SaI sal balnaves naves overthrow seemed to be assured though our dispatches des patches of yesterday contain an account of a recent battle in which the 11 t cocos 11 or rebels were defeated with great loss however e it is almost a certainty that SaI bai balnaves naves time is about over for without means he cannot expect to contend with any hope of ultimate success against the wealth of the island durin lurin during 9 the progress of the revolution he has made forcible levies on private property in many instances belonging to the subjects of britain or other foreign powers which have been the cause of the tho protests from foreign consuls noticed so often in the dispatches des patches should balnave salnave be ultimately defeated and driven and another president or emperor elected the settlement of these grievances will be very likely to bring on fresh difficulties and complications which may compel him to have recourse to measures similar to those which have rendered salnave balnave so unpopular po puiai |