The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-01-02
HAYFI- SCHEMES In REGARD TO 1T.


aBut the champions of Slavery are hard at
work, and have been for years, to perpetuate the
discord in Hayti, and with 1t the weakness of hel
people Secret emissaries from our own Govern
ment, mot sent by the present nor by the late
Cabinet have been busy In Dominica fomentinp
strife aud defeating reconciliation with Hayti
Schemes for the conquest and subjugaton o.
Hayti by gangs Of Southwestern crusaders, eager
to uprear on her soil the black banner of spoia.
ton and Slavery, have been openly displayed in
our Satanic journals. Even the notice taken Of
Haytian affairs in the late Presidential Message
was (unconsciously) dictated by spirit unfriendy
to Hayti Even when she was Republic, and
in danger of resubjugation by European Power
no word of cheer was addressed to her by our
Government Even her independence has never
been formally acknowledged by the United States
though fact as undoubted as sunshine. All this
is in direct, persistent contumacious defiance of
the Wanted first principle Of our Government
that a Government in fact Is O Government Of
right and that we are precluded from inquirine
into its legitimacy. From the date Of her indie.
pendenoe to this day, We have treated Hayt
unwor,hily, upjustly. Why l"-Nsw York TIL
brHe
We are glad that the schemes of our Pro-Sla
very Spectators in regard to Hayti begin to at
tract some attention. II is many years since VIZ
have been endesvoring from time to time e
arouse the People to their true nature and scope
Ever since the successful resistance Of the Blacks
to the attempt to resnsave them, their island has
been an affection to those interested in UNFOLDING
Slavery. Their conduct was dangerous prece
dent; their condition, as an independent nation,
q bad example.
Our commerce with them was profitable, and
might, by ordinary attention on the part OF
the Government, have been vastly augmented
but it concerned chiefly the products of free
Interpretations, breadstuffs, and manufac-
tures--and 80, 1t was neglected by one Admin.
istration after another, each stubbornly refusing
to acknowledge their independence, or appoin,
any consul, to protect our interests, or entertain
any intercourse with their authorities The nat.
ural result was, discrimination against our com.
merce, which has gradually fallen of, while that
with England and France has increased
Not satisfied with this demonstration Of un
friendly feeling towards that Republic, libelou,
attacks upon its character, and exaggerated &C
counts Of the ruin Of the island, have abounded
in the Servfe Press or the Eastern oties, partivu
larry New York, designed to cherish feeling Of
contempt and hatred for an unfortunate people
and prepare the way for their restoration to tn,
beatitudes Of Slavery, by the intervention Of
American colonization. The feuds between the
Blacks, who constituted the vast majority of the
population and held the greater portion of the
island, and the Mulattoes of Spanish mixture
who inhabited the eastern part, were fostercd by
influences emansting from this country; and
wonderful accounts were circulated Of the white
Republic Of Dominica Of It's gallant resistance
to the aggressions Of the Blacks; of the dan
ger Of it's being extermnated, and the whole
island being reduced TO savageism, unless our
Government interposed--and much more Of the
same kind of stuff.
Mr.. Calhoun had something to do with secret
mission to Hsyti, whose results have never trans.
PRED and since then, under the late Admins.
tration, Mr.. Green, son Of the General Duff
Green who figured in the Texan business, was
sent out, oaensby TO attend to commercial matters
in the island but what his other business was,
doth not yet appear. His mission, whstever 1t
WAS, has received the sanction Of the present Ad-
ministration which seems not indisposed to play
the part Of adviser or mediator in the diss tensions
ofthat unhappy island Very grateful must this
prefer seem from q Government that has taken
pains to manifest uniform hostility to the people
upon whom il would obtrude it's advice.
The land pirates, spoliators, and propasandists,
would be glad to 90 still further with friendly
Ocss--coloniss the eastern part Of the island, and
form an alliance offensive and defensive with
that "Whits Republic" which looms 30 grandly
In the columns Of B-rnats Herald They would
mediate, too, like the wolf between the dog