Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-11-01
THE UNITED STATES AND HAYTI.


We placed before our readers, week or two
ago, an extract from the Washington correspondence
of one of the New York papers, in which was an
nounced the return to this countryspf MIR. HOGAN,
who had, il appears, been commissioned to visit
HAYTi for some unexplained political purpose; and
il may be remembered, we expressed wish for
further information on the subject
That wish is in part realized by publication in
the New York Commercial Advertiser of Wednes-
day last an extract from which is hereto subioined
and which deserves all the attention of the reader,
(supposingittobe welgrounded) and especially that
passage OF il which we have itaiiciSed. Can it be
true that this Government has been interfering in
the affairs Of Hayt' By what right, or upon what
principle of republican policy, can it interfere in
the affairs of any other people In what case, I'M
der any Administration preceding the Hast, has it
ever done SO Has il not, on the contrary, ex-
pressly disclaimed any pretension to such right,
and uniformly reprobated it when exercised by
other nations!
But TO the extract, as follows:
CORRESPONDENTS or THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
WAsHIKoTos, OcroBEn 81, Is45.
The other feature of this Hayden business is the policy Of
European Governments should the Domncansbe successful
ovenunnns the negro republic, and bringing the whole island
again under the dominion Of the white and muao raccsfo
take it, Notwithstanding all assertions contrary thatmuc
the larger portion Of the population of the Spanish part
consist of mulaoes 1t is said that tho French have been
very active in stirring up the rebellion against the republican
Government in the hope that the island would again become
dependency of their monarchy And this is probably very
true Certain is our Envoy did find Frenchman among
the Domnicans, Monsieur Vilcneuve, / think doing his
possible in the of the French Government organize
and discipline them for the contest against the Hayens II
is well known that in colonial diplomacy and the French
of no account all that whatever may be the wishes
and intentions Of Government respect this island
there not the least Of jealousy part the
efforts of France or It's agents in this struggle.
Well, when Mr.. HoGAS left st. Domingo in July the
Dominican army nicely organized composed (f have
correctly retained the information, received ong ago.
of thirteen thousand men, having several French officers and
some beautiful pieces of old Spanish artillery, with the great
additional advantage Of being accompanied along the by
three or four small armed vessels, American built
As was expected battle fought in September, in
which the Domnicans victorious This affair has un
doubleday been very much exaggerated The Haytens were
taken by surpriscwcrc not Of the good fighting
don, the European advisers, and the d-peccs of their
adversaricswerc little cut up and took their heels like
sensible men, and very frequently did in the
unmpoant skirnish The Hay,iens Immediately began
cenratng their forces, having bought small
sells cope with the Dominican navy, and it is unlikely
that this the tide OF has turned in their favor The
issue of the struggle hardly doubtful If white Domi
means expect subdue the whole negro population Of this
delightful island and reduce il TO state Of servitude,
any degree of civil and political nfeoy, they be
msersby disappointed. They but handful compared
to the blacks of the old French dvision who numbered in
1912 nearly 700,O 900 souls Tue attempt is much more
hardy and hopeless than that in which egons French
des and great French generals persisted the begin
ming of the century.
am enemy to all aboitionsm out of slave counties
because think slaveholng communities ought be left to
apply their remedies TO their grievances, unless
deed they ask for sympathy and assistance from beyond their
limits and because, also, think that, generally
exists in the United States the relation Of and
unjust unnatural improper, because of the dis
parity the and the intellectual endownents Of
the But earnestly express my dsap-
pro,s Of the part this Government appears TO hare taken
IN the attempt 10 undermine and overthrow the negro and
muiatto Government Of the Haytien Republic.
The subject certainly deserves the scrutiny at the
hands Of Congress God preserve nation from the
abominabe wickedness Of political prcpagandism