The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-11
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le,ler,aent 81 liz Independence 81 the
trench pat 81 st. Domingo, BY The 20
eefnueui oflfianee. y Que oi taose events
ebieh cannm fsil 10 arrest fiie atteniion %
ne slnleynas. Tine oarsiipn has bern ~
long ~ agitation, thai Tie occurrence das=
nDt excite iaueh surprise; but, regarding
II ~ !, political sles, Il IL Oot amnng tBt
last important If lbe extraordinary Incl.
dents 81 the iimes IN which W. live.
TN, island 81 layii, OF 81. Domingo, u
one yf the richest 81 Tie whole Nezt-iDdia
eranp. II lies beiWeep Jallaics. 10 fhs
wrst, sod Porto Rico, 10 east, aud is $50
miles long, from EAST To w.st, and from 50
10 $50 broad II wss discovered ny Co.
lnnbus IN lt92. and the name originally
Ito 1t By that celebrated navigator, gas
Uispanioa. Iiayl is Supposed to be the
native Indian mime oft The coast isshf-
rounded by dangerous shoal, and emggy
rocks AID tie heal 10 the north and tonth :
EAST would be inspppuriable for half The
year, il !, were mi qualified by the easter
~ winds and frequent rains. The inois-
fure, however, soon sPoils the flesh, bread,
aud fruits. The Island has mary rivers.
aud inlnes Of various metals. Pnor To The
treaty OF peace between Spain aad France,
IN l795, the eastern part .eloagsd 10 the
spauiards & the western partto tse French.
BY that Treaty, the Spanish pariwas eeded
10 France. nthe eafiy part of TIE French
revolution, the western part whs subject 10
The most & ighifu calamities, To the in
snrreetion of the Negroes VAS added the
contests hrt,veen TIE Patriots Il the Roy
alsis H. September, 1898 the l,tier called
IN the English, who landed, and provision
ally inok possession of mole 81. Neh las
and Jeremie Some other places submit
ted but several of them were retateu by
the republicans. IN 1881, and IN 1893 The
eng ish entirely eYacnded the Island. The
subsequent history OF ST. Domingo - IA
miliar to most Of our readers. In consr-
qnrncr of the sncerssf1lr,yult ofthe black =,
the white population that escaped the mas
sacrr dispersed, great plumbers NJ them
coming 10 the United States. A Negro
government VAS erected sudrr -Toussant
So1yerture, who, on the French Invasion,
under Napoleon, by Gene'aI Le Clerc, was
enirappcd, and sent 10 France, WHERE he
died, Two o,ernlneuts were afterwards IN
stitntcd--uur of the negroes, under CHRIS.
tophe in the monhrc heal, az imperial fnrn
another of the muhttUps, under Potion,
IN the republican form. he tyranny of
Ghristophc, aud the mildncss of Potion,
prssrntt d themselves 10 tie inhabitants Of
the Island IN strong contrast; aud the re-
suit was an lnsurreetton against tie autho-
rity Of the farmer, who in peril of his lite
from his own troops, put an end tn bis ex-
istence, aud the whole power fen into the
hands OF President Boyer, the successor oi
Potion, whose government is kind Of mil
Il tatifI ~
ergy and comfortable ability. The treaty
of Independence with France will. il is said
put thirty millions of dollars into the pock
cts of the old PROJECTORS, many of whom,
or their defendants, no doubt, reside in
the Uoited States.
The delcacy of France, in the recogni.
ton, Is Ngry remarkable. She confines
herself entirely To the French part of the ia
land. This muy be strictly proper for,
on the overthrow of Napoleon, Spain, we
-.4.ii..n -hn ffAa irDatn 81 Aianna- uaa 80
stored to her ancient rights ~ ST. pumin-
go, of which she had been deprived by The
treaty ofl705. But, then, il shows that
France means To Jottoio, rather than ieaa
Spain, in a,knonl, dying the independence,
ofhny Of her former american possessions
The French, it appears, negotiated with
President Boyer nj the mouth OF the can
non. Had il heen an ordinary negotiation,
the naval armament would hardly have
heea So large. Be ond question, the terms
which were proposed on the occasion were
an Nltindtum. VIII I effect the half duties
in tdNor of France will have, We cannot
say. 1t viii give 10 the French Gunner
cia fltg great advantage ovcr every othe,
nati0n. But for whose benefit Who's,
capital viii be employed ? Aud who vii
reap the profit
Since the Sovereign Of France has ar
knoNledged the Independence of fayti, o.
ttfer governments may do the same and
on the part of the United States, such ~.
eosnitiOn will remote one obstacle. 1T least
10 the payment of the CLAIMS which somt
Of our citizens have ON the authorities o
the island. Ought oui government TO ac-
knowledge this independence ? and what
will Grew Britain do?
The recognition IS remarkable, chiefly
as being the first acknowledgement, by an,
Cabinet, Of the independence of the blacks
or of any separate power III any of the Is.
lands of the West Indies: What innn-
ence Il may have ON the inhabitants Of Gu
ha, Porto Rico, Jamaica, aud other islands
IS not exactly foreseen ;althuugh it IS cieal
that, in the sequel these must become in
dependent also, or change masters, or pro
tectors. Without a navy, or even the
means Of self defence on land, from "A for
midabl" INVASION, 10ue of these islands can
ENJOY any thing more than uomiual indie
ppndeuce. Apart from any association
with Europe, or continental America, the,
can only exist, with government. iasir.
tue of guarantee of the naval powers
Wall nations, the United States have tn.
deepest interest in their political destity.
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