Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-07-05
lInyii and lhc United Slnlrs.

The intelligence almost daily published
inregard 10 the present movements there, H. |
bw little understood The relations Of that |
Government TO our own are not appreciated, /
and, IN the absence of more Immediately in |
teresiiug topics, we can hardly do our read |
crs better service than give them an uh |
stract of an extended article on the sub
ieet, which we find in the New York 'ln- |
bunc.
Following the United States, lIuyti was the
first region in the New World to declare It's
Independence of European rule. The peo-
pie, or the mass Of the people, were blacks,
and from that day TO this, Notwithstanding
our Government has recognized, one after
nnoihcr, the independence OF sundry South
American Republics, the independence of
Hayli has not been ACKNOWLEDGE. The fact
that the Government was Government of
blacks, however humiliutmg TO our SENSE Of
humanity aud consistency the admission may
be, has been the sole apparent cause of this
unjust neglect. The independence of the
island was recognized by France in 1928,
aud it has since been acknowledged by
Great Britain and other powers. Our Gov
eminent has subjected lIayli TO other insults.
When the Congress of Panama was pro-
posed by the Republic of Columbia, in or
der to unite all America upon Il common
policy with relation TO European interlcr-
encc, the United States strenuously refused
to admit Ilaylicn delegates TO that body, and
this, too, under the Presidential policy of
John Quincy Alnnls, in 1896. The nominal
reason for this policy WAS the alleged COM
niercial vassalago OF llayti TO France, aris-
ing out of The fact that French ships were adj
mi'tcd to llaylicn ports at half the iunnuge
levied on other nations. This favor To
French commerce, was, however, n cOnse-
quencc of the acknowledgements Of the en-
tire independence of the island, a privilege
which the United States could doubtless
have had OF the same condllons and which
was accorded TO England some years after
on those conditions.
But Hayden commerce was of great i'm
poftancc to the United States. From 1916
10 ls2j, the time when the lIuytieH President
BOYER, made his treaty with .hc Govern
nicnt of France, the United States sent va
riuus commercial ngcnis TO llayti, to pro-
mote the interests of American commerce.
A, this Boyer became impatient of the po-
sision of the tinted States towards his Gov
ernmcut, and he informed our then COM
mcrcial agent, Gen. Armstrong, TINT until
the American Government acknowledged
lNe independence ul ilt loialN llc Nbulh llpl
recognise him as its commercial agent, aud
that ho could not he allowed to float his Gag
from his official residence. Gen. Armstrong
| packed his flag and came home. He was
/ succeeded, however, 10y Other agents whC
were ordered to get along the best way the,
| could, aud they did, and ms long as Franc,
alone was exempted from high duties on
commerce "madc live of it," When, Il
last, England made the recognition, and he
ships became freed from those duties, The
competition was ruinous, and something wa
TO be done.
Commodore Chauncey was sent out to
negotiate. lie represented that the fears and
preiudices of the Slave States tied the hands
of the General Government, and compelled
it to adopt a course which it would gladly
depart from if possible,-in other words,
that the Slave prejudccs of Slave States
alone stood in the way Of the recognition Of
Ilayiien Independence. The Commodore
accomplished but little, only securing the
privilege To new commercial agents, of hav-
ing the registers Of ships left in their keep
ing:
Matters thus passed along until 1873,
when The new Hayden Constitution was pro-
mulgated, which, following the example of
the United States, guaranteed liberty and
equal rights TO all denominations of religion.
The inhabitants of the Eastern part of the
island, or "the Dominicans," were Spanish
and Roman Catholics, and this part of the
Constitution being offensive, they entered
their protests, and declared themselves sepa-
rate and independent of llayt We pass
over the Tribunes charge that Mr.. Calhoun,
then Secretary of State, sent out an agent TO
confirm the split thus commenced, aud the
further charge that while this agent was
there, a proposition was made by him TO ad-
nit TO tie island 10000 American colonists,
with the object really of suhyerting the black
government, and anneXing the island 10 tie
Union. We pass il over, however, more he
cnllse il is n long story than because il is not
authenticated. The colonzing proposition
was made in form by the agent, (who was the
son of Duff Grcenl aud by Duff Green him
self, bur whatever the ultimate object may
have been, the scheme was regarded will
sufficient suspicion TO secure its miscar
riage.
In May, 1850, Mr.. Green went to Port-au-
Prince, with an American Naval force to
back him, and demanded the removal of the
diflerental duties on American shipping
and the recognition of our commerclhl
agents. lie also, nt the same time, present
ed certain claims of American citizens, some
of which were forty years old, and for which
the llaytien Government held receipts
These claims, good and bad, were pressed
upon the Government, Mr.. Green at The
same time offering to leave them for future
adjustment, provided the diilerenlial dulle;
should be removed, and our commercial
agents recognized. The llaylien Govern
ment resisted this pressure for some lime
aud then gave in, admitting our consuls ant
ships to full privileges. The liaytiens die
this with an ingenious grace, considering
the application for these privileges, by
regularly accredited envoy, MS, de Jdeto,
recognition of their Independence,
The return for the privileges we now Ell
JOY in llayticn ports, and the practical ma