The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-19

years, against ten uInes thelr NUMBER OF brutal
negroes. We have no doubt that meetings on this
subject will be held in the South, from Norfolk to
New Orleans, as fast as the news spreads of the
critical situation of the whites, and the ultimate
designs of the blacks Of St Domingo. Why should
not meetings be called in this city at once TO take
up question vital to thousands of our white
brethren! There are plenty of brave and gallant
spirits in our midst, who would be welcomed in
that beautiful portion of st. Domingo belonging to
the republic of Dominica. There is no law to
prevent such emigration-there is room in ST. Do
mingo for hundred thousand northumberland
emigrants can go as fast they please to Dominica,
and for any purpose whatever. The empire OF
Hayti has no political existence with us. We do
not recognise her, nor her government or her PEG.
pie, any more than We recognise the ourang and
monkey chiefs, and their tribes OF chatterers, at
Sunatra OF Borneo
This is a most important subject to the American
people; and, as we have little or no faith in
| cabinet composed mainly of avowed abolitonists,
we trust Congress will at take up the matter.
Let one the other House call for all the papers,
reports of secret agents, their instructions, the
letters of Secretaries of States to the French and
Spanish minister's in relation to this topic-their
replies-the memorials and petitions of the people
sent to our government in 1874, which can be found
on file in the State Department, placed there when
Mr.. Calhoun was Secretary of State, including
those that have been added under Secretaries
Buchanan and Clayton. Congress will then be in
possession of all the facts and feel assured that
they will at once, after reading all these papers
take instant measures for the acknowledgement
and preservation of the republic of Dominica.
| FOREIGN CLAIMS ON PORTUGAL AND HAYTI.-THE
| GALPHIN, CHIcKAsAw AND OTHER DOMESTIC CLAIMS.
We have received advces, that Mr.. Clayton and
| the Portuguese minister are at loggerheads, and
that it is not at all improbable but that the latter
may speedily be furnished with his passport and
that the President may be induced to send in war
message, in reference TO poor, broken-down Portu-
| gal What is it all about! will be asked by thous-
ands of the American people 1t is all about little
or nothing The Americ an G Government claim
ing some $40 or $4,000 from the Portuguese, for
the destruction of privateer named the General
Armstrong, and that is about all.
Previous TO the late war with Great Britain, seve-
raj eminent merchants in this country, made con-
tracts TO supply the allied armies in the Peninsula
| with flour, and other American provisions, and,
inaccordance with such contracts, many American
| ships, with cargoes, were despatched to Lisbon.
Shortly after, and while these vessels were lying
in Lisbon, the news that war had been declared by
the United States against England, reached Portu-
gal, when these American ships, and cargoes, were
seized and confiscated. After the peace of 1915,
negotiations were commenced, to recover these
| claims which amounted to hundreds of thousands
Of dollars, and we believe that Portugal paid every
claim against her, in full. Thrty-fve years later,
an American cabinet are found, who are stark,
ID he Nh; Of nd If
the members of this cabinet, having made their
own fortunes out of Galphin, Chickasaw, La Fran
cha, and other domestic claims, and caused great
excitement among the Masses by the unblushing
manner in which they Che cabineD have combined
| TO swinde the government, and plumber the public
treasury to enrich themselves and their friends,
now endeavoring to direct public attention and
disgust from themselves, and the Galphin and other
domestic claims, osmall foreign powers and foreign
claims. Mr.. Clayton becomes very patriotic and
very belgerent. He knows that all our just
claims against Portugal were promptly paid for the
spoliaiions committed in 1874, and yet he rskes up
this $4,000 doubtful claim, VI ich incurred at
the same time, by the destruction Of half pri,a-
teer. aad probably half Praoal vcssel-thc GENERAL
Armstrong; What folly! What sbsurdity! Whit
humbug,
AT the same time that Mr.. Clayton is pushing
this small Portuguese affair, 10 the verge of war
between the two countries, there is the Hayden
Empire Of negroes, with its black scoundrel of an
emperor, who owes to our citizens, for the most
tyrannical robberies and confscations Of American
property, sum amounting to nearly one and
half millions of dollars Here is an amount worth
! talking about, and claims founded in justice which
have been long neglected. Now, let Mr.. Clayton
prepare message for General Taylor to be sent to
Congress, with the facts relating Hayti, and ask
for power and appropriations TO bring the negro
scamp and his empire TO US proper bearings. Such
a request would be promptly complied with by
| Congress Then let the administration despatch
a suihcen, naval force TO collect this million and
half Of dollars from the Haytiens, or bring back
the emperor and ibs court security. Probably
an arrangement could be made with Barnum, Of
the Museum, 10 assume the debt, and pay the Ame-
rican claimants he having the privilege Of exhibit
ing the imperial black chap and his court through
out the Union, and afterwards TO sell them in the
| South TO the cotton planters. We have no doubt
that Faustin l. would draw as large an audience
Jenny Lind. Here is a chance for our friend Mr..
Clayton TO do an act which will amount to some
thing and he will get the credit Of it. There is
credit to be gained by with dispirited Portu-
gal, for claim OF $40 OF $4,000 and that even a
very doubtful one.
We advise Mr. Clayton to go home to his dwell
ling tomorrow evening, after he has read the
Hoah carefully at the State Departmeat-as is
his usual cusiom-send black Tom over TO Buffers
for gallon pitcher cf old ale, and while the Sec
Rotary is slipping it, he reflect soberly upon
proposition, and we feel assured that he will adopt
1t at once, and then our anxious community will
see an opening to 81. Domingo, and we shall have
no war with Portugal, which would be very likely
TO involve us in a with other European pow
ers before we got out Of IT,
ADMISSION or CALrroRNiA.-Some OF our CO
t,mporaries imagine that any further delay in the
admission Of California as State, will affect the
commercial interests Of that nee and wonderful ter
rtory This is all delusion 1t is of very little
consequence to the adventures going to or coming
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