Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-01-23


master-spirit of the South has left his retire.
ment and taken his position in the other end
of this Capitol, with the open and avowed
purpose Of defeating the identical policy, the
promotion of which occupied his whole in
tellect only a twelve month since. 1t remains
to be seen whether lie is able TO control the
nation.
Sir, should the measure be carried through
Congress, | say to Northern Democrats that
the Executive will save the institutions of the
South from the apprehended danger Of war
with England, Yes, sir, | verify believe tina,
he will surrender up all that portion Of Ore
gon living north Of the iorty-ninth parallel of
latitude. rather than hazard the dangers of a
war. Yes, gentlemen, be assured he will do
it, and, in my opinion, he will effect it before
the dav proposed By the Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs for discussing
this resolution. Let no man misapprehond or
misTeprespnt me. | say, this policy is not
mine. ] have at all times opposed it. an
still convinced that its consequences are de-
s%tructlve to our Government. Rntit has been
forced upon us, and those who have adopted
it are responsible. | wash my hands from all
participation in it; hutl prefer that they should
carry it out, rather than leave US where we
arc. When this policy shall be fully carried
out, il will leave the North and the South in
the enjoyment of something like equal advan-
tlges. And when, from its broad extent, this
Republic, like the Roman Empire, shall fall
asunder OF its own weight, the free States
will stand redeemed from the foul contagicn
Of slavery which now rests upon them.
The various false statements that have been
pu, in circulation through the northern news
papers, in exaggeration Of the power of the
Domiuicans and misrepresentation Of the Hay
liens are happily refuted By the following ar
ticie taken from the Boston Journal:
HAYTI.
Mr.. SLEGpER-Since the return Of Mr.. Uo-
gan from his secret mission TO st. Domingo
a strong disposition has been manifested to
learn the result Of his researches.
The Washington correspondents Of sever
al northern journals, wilma view of gratifying
curiosity, nave drawn largely upon What tney
understand n be the substance Of his report.
These communications have given an i'm
preston that a splendid arrangement for
''muiual Gensf2" is nearly completed with the
Eastern part of St. u imingo. One writer
expresses surprise that Mr.. Hogan should
have found in that region a population o
l9O, 600 including 10000 whites.
His establishment is certainly natural, 70
the majority Of those 10000 are menin Buck
ram suits and Kendall green.
According to the census taken in 1925, the
eastern division contained less than 5000
all told; at this moment it may possibly num-
Der 10000 including 5, or 5000 whites.
Another writer, in abiding to the mission,
luXuriates upon the idea ofannering The wh0h
Isiqnd.
He considers it the most delightful coun,
try which the sun has shone upon since the
garden OF Eden went out of cultivation, and
d~escants philosophically upon the 800 mill
ions of pounds OF coffee which we Nigh
wiring out of the sell. But before we procce,
to acknowledge the independence Of tho Do
minicans. or to reckon the precise value o
800 millions pounds of coffee, perhaps it maj
be well to turn over a few pages otthe check
cred history Of ST. Domingo, and learn some
thing of the relations which subsi3t between
the parties.
Possibly nothing injurious may immediate
ly grow cut Of this tamperlng with the enc
mics Of a friendly foreign power; but that a
!. effort VIII be made hereafter TO carry out tn.
} views Of the secret agent, there exists not
doubt.
In the absence Of a stronger arm, (whicI
might, perhaps draw a "shining blade 70
/ Greece" but decline a cause not tinged wit
. romance,) we dip our teaspoon in Niagara,
and proceed to notice briefly some Of the pt
5 culiarities which mark this business, and
: few of the calumnies and misrepresentation
l.. which have been circulated in relation 70 a
G uuotfending government, and q harmless an
afflicted people.
In the first place there is no ground for til
common opinion, that the DomiHicans wei
originally annexed to the government OF tn
! French ~part-against their consent. II is NJ
n true that they were conquered, beaten dow
,r trampled upon, and crushed. before they wei
!, united with the lIaytiens; the very reverse
all this was the case, as We shall attempt
IT show.
In , at the time of Christophe's deaf
g Bower was called to the Presidency by Il
united voices Of the Hnytiens. At that PEI
he ol tie Spanish part of the Island was ind
,e pendent, hut its situation was most prcca'
H. Gus. The war between Spain and her revo
ne ed provinces in South America was at
10 height, and the Columbian privateers viii,
. thronred the Caribbean seas, were c|ontinu;
e. lv plundering the people along the shores
rs the Spanish part; moreover, there were MAJ
d. persons in that division of the Island "
IN were inclined to favor a union with the D
t., triois Of South Amerlca-but by far the gre
h er number opposed this suggestion. Sn
cir was the state of things at the commenceme
prt Of Boyer's government. After maturely
he hecting upon the difficulties by which I'll
nd were surrounded, the feeble government