The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-01

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 1916
Nh C0fhom-.S Domiago-Secret Embassy
OBJECT If ii-Far-SighfedneS Of M. Calhoun
Hesitation Of ms Successor 10 More ~ ht MAJ.
ter-SenGtog Aliens Staanct attitude agaiasf
EUROPEAN iaterfrenee sc
sometime ago II was given out through the public
press that toward the end Of Tvers administration,
Mr. buchanan despatched an agent TO the island OF
81 Domingo, for what particular purpose il was
not known, as the agent was paid out Of the secret
fund, and employed a secret mission. This
agent (Nlr Hogan has returned and made ,ull
and interesting report OF the result Of his embassy
And II was supposed that it related 10 the machina
lions OF the English and French Government re-
speeding slavery IN that portion Of the island where
1t still exists, and in the West India islands gene
rally.
We can, perhaps, give more definite shape 70
Mr.. Hogan's mission We learn that the Spanish
portion OF the island OF ST. Domingo, the southern
side Of the dividing mountains, having declared il.
sell Tree OF the llayt or French DIVISION through
81 rcla messenger 10 Mr. Tyler, desired him 10
procure the acknowledgment by our Government
OF the sep.rate independence Of the Spanish half OF
the Island, with a proposition tor treaty between
the two nations, various commercial advantages
being lntlmaed as certain 10 accrue TO the United
States IRON the acceptance OF the overures in cues
ton, a1d prompt action upon them
Nr Calhoun, with his ever present sagaclty, de-
sr- t;hed, accordingly, Mr. Hogan to San Domingo,
10 inquire into the real state OF affairs with view
to the acknowledgment, and the treaty indicated
The report returned by Hogan is in accordance
with instructions 10 this end.
II Is easy TO foresee what would be the advantages
TO this country from the acknowledgment of the in
dependence OF the Spanish halt OF the Island OF Hay
Il, and treey with II OF mutual alliance and com
mercIal reciprocity. An immense market would be
opened TO our breadstus, and Tor our coffee lnpof-
tations, both relieved of the present exacons OF the
Hayden authorities, IN the torn OF import and ex
)rt duties
But the chief design Of Mr. Calhoun is supposed to
rave been toothold in tie West Indies whereby to
couleract the efforts Of the British Government,
oonded quietly by the French, tor the extinction oil
slavery IN the Gull first in their approximation TO
the ne object toward the Southern States Of the
Unlon The idea Is not altogether absurd, when
consider the universal jealousy Of all Europe
national growth extension OF territory and e@pan-
sion Of power.
Nor were the apprehenslons of Mr. Calhoun
wholly uniounded IN this respect, nor his plan Of
counteractlng such Interior movements as he had
reason 10 believe Were Matching against the South,
altogether Qulxotc, II would have been, perhaps,
bold movement TO have acted At once IN this mat
ter on the retnn OF Mr. Hogan, but are not of
that class that believe there would have been either
iolv or danger in dong
We informed that the Secretary of State
has laid by this report OF Mr.. Hogan Tor transmits
sion to the Senate, when called UPON, having no
disposition TO bu,n his fingers III tins matter he
has done upon the Oregon question. burnt chio
breads inc fire, but tla IS reason why he should
keep away from IT, when there i chance of poklng
ont potato, banana, a bag of coffee
What therefore, with the Tarlh-what with cold
iron-what with trace chains, log chains, and such
llke-what with Oregon-what with the RIO de Ia
Pl ts'stidrs and recent papers from Mr. Wise on
the subiect-what with San Domingo and West In
dla slavery, Mr. Buchanan has certainly but little
time 10 listen to beautiful lady drumming the
piano forte. Mr. Allen, Chairman on Foreign Re
latlons, we tell you. on the other hand knows no
compromise such questions these He will
SIDE with Mr. Calhoun the Sa Domingo ques-
iion with the south and the west on the Tariff, with
tie we Il for the whole Of Oregon Immediately, and
without apology or arbitration lie Will 20 the
whole figure against European Interference, even
should il nure to the advantage OF the south IN the
perpeuy OF us vital domestic Institution OF slavery
On the subject of EuroI IAN interference we
gratied that contributed. last summer, as
respondent OF the Huald, 10 the defeat Of that Euro
pean attempt European control Of that excel
lent educational institution. the Georgetown Col
lege. But for those timely disclosures Of the Euro
pean design upon that institution, lis well establish
ed and popular AmercanlZed system Of government
might have been subverted
We have only to repeat that in all questions aiiec
ting the local concerns of this country, whether
slavery, Oregon, orSt. Domingo we ought 10 say 70
Europe, in the motto OF the young Stale OF Florida,
81 ,et us alone