New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-28
ST. Domingo.
Correspondence Commercial Advertiser.

WASHINGTON, NOV. ~, lsfo.
The comments which thought itmy duty to make
on the proposed Annexation of this delightful island
10 the United States seem 10 have arrested very
general attention AS the .ubiect is one OF considera-
bic importance have thought worth while TO run
through some dozen works, in the library OF Con.
gress, upon the past history and present state oil
Hay Il be the fact said that the only OBJECT OF
the mission OF Mr. Hogan the promotion OF CONNER
cia relations between Hsyti and The United States ana
that the most important recommendation OF MS reports
the recognition Of Dominican Independence withdraw
my objections his schemes al once. From the best
confirmed descriptions OF Hspsnola have satisfied my
self that Il IS IN the identical garden OF the Heserces
conessedly the lorees spot of earth since the garden
Of Eden went OFT OF cultivation. Eayt IS the Carp Tor
highlands and application derived from the hight Of
mountains. Il 10 just large enough 70 make roo!e
State OF this Union It's is So 600 square miles its
length about 900 and It's width varies from sixty 10 a
hundred and twenty. The population OF the whole Isl!
and estimated in 1872 By at the best informed
tourists who visited it, 10 be $4,000 These are all
freemen and the State OF Hayr would consequently be
entitled 10 twelve representatives. in the House. Mr.
Mckenzie British Consul Genera! in $780, estimated
the white and coOred that is, muatto population, as
equalins oue-tenth OF the whole. These twelve new
representatives therefore, il OF Annexation would
be all of sable hue This would be awkward and diss-
grecabe but il would be disadvantage which might be
amply compensated by the Commercial! privileges the
whole country would acquire.
President Boyer in 1925 caused census TO oe taken
and the population OF the Dominican division was, &C
cording then received only 646S and one
British writer believes tie number was no more
than 81 600 The territory comprised under the Tue
Dominica is more than two thirds OF the whole island,
and settled altogether BY the Spaniards who IN eVU
had been than three centuries in possession rms
Eastern part annexed TO Hayt, the French aud
Western division IN 1920 IN nearly the same way nss
Texas was annexed TO this country N tSii When the
Spanish crown was compelled. iortyhve years ago 10
this beautiful colony 10 France perhaps na)ofl
" the Spanish people emgrated from the Island At
ter the negroes hid expelled the French and Sc: up Re-
public in the Western part many OF them passed over
in the OF years, the old Spanish part and in
1920 in conjunction with the black and coorec natives
these Immigrants called in Boyer and voted themselves
annexed 10 the Ilaytien Republic From their modas
opand should judge that the remnant OF the Old span
white popoualion AT this time did not exceed ten
thousand souls and canno. have increased since heh
so that suspect those 10000 whites who have been re.
Gently discovered men in buckram.
Let Us briefly consider Hayti commercially and imam
ciay The island soni.hingy fertile It's principal ar
tce of export coffee but three others OF great impor-
lance are cocoa tobacco and mahogany Cotton, log
wood and indigo also exported in considerable qua
titles and the capacity OF the Island to produce These
principal agricultural staple. is immensely greater than
has yet been developed The average value OF the ex
ports for 1898 aud 1899 upward of s. 100000 and 1t
might at this dag amount to $50 0OOO WHAT source
of supply might we then lind here and what market
for manufactures.
In 1870 we imported from Hayt articles OF her pro-
duction the OF 600, and in lS44 we took
from her than 900 600 pounds OF coffee In o4l
she produced in all nearly 6OO0UpOO pounds The prop
ability is thar American industry intelligence and thrill
yyould wiring OUT of her soil three hundred millions
Mounds la 1925 Charles " sent Admiral Mackau TO PoF
sa Prince with fourteen ships OF the line to negotiate
about the recognition Of Haytien independence and
The payment of French claims against the Government
He had than thousand guns and his argument:
were powerful enough with President Boyer and hi:
Council to procure from them the recognition o! deo
of lS0 600 0U0 ana of this amount there was actu
ally paid within the ensuing three years IN cofee ant
otherwise more than 6J000000. What state OF this
Union with no greater than Hayp. would no
have repudaed under these circumstances Advancing
in the march OF civilization and finance in 1890 Hayt die
repudiate unanimously She stopped payment III ioS'
Louis Philippe contrved 10 make another treaty oJ
which the remaining debt reduced one-hali. ieavn
due 10 France 60 CO0p0D francs Hayti, however nat
row tasted the convenences of procrastnaton and II
l respectfully but decidedly refused 10 pay any more
creditors bills AT that time she owed in all about ~
900 COO This immense French debt IS the real novn
Island It was assumed shortly after the union OF I'M
French and Spanish parts the latter had no snare "hSt
ever in jts formation and for the discharge OF felt unde
no ohIisation Ofcourse if ST Domingo is annexed TIL
Government will have 10 pay this debt
Such are the merits of this latest question oil Anncxa
lion give no opinion upon one side or the other ~
hirr seems toleraoly clear; sIr Calhoun sent out MI
Hogan to gather wool and whether he has come hom
phorn or not he Mr. Hogan, ought to be PAD honorao
all fair and aquBrc. Settle the accounts Mr bucnan
an and be as honest s good Democrat ought TO DC
In the event OF the recognition OF the independence
the Dominican Republic, it will be perceived that w
shall have 10 receive resident colored Minister an
coored consuls Now personally should have no Oh
econs on the contrary, should CONSIDER IL TRIUMPH
of humanity and common sense over bitter prcJuoic'
and harsh conyeniionalty but how would sucn con
summation meet the of those who originated and
are eager defend the late secret mission 10 ST. DO
minso.