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MORE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS.
INTERVENTION In HAYTI.
Message nom tho Prestdent or tho United
SlaleS.

SOo2Ou4uOs
Message nom tho Presldent OF tho United
States.
TO SENATE , THs UriTEp STATss
In to tbs resolution Of the 18th ult requesting
eepy Of the eorrespon isnee Of Mr., n walsh wnne
he employed special agent Of this government IN
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DEPARTMsFr or SrATE, I
WAsHrGroy, Aug rs, 1854
The Secretary Of State TO whom referred the
lutio. 81 the 18th ult requesting the President
communicate to thu Senate III incom Datible with
the public intsrest copies OF the OF Ro
at the Island Of Hayun has the honor to lay
before the Presder the mentioned in the subon
ed list. Respectfully submitted
To the President Of the United states.
Mr. WEBSTER 70 Mr. WALSH
DEPARTMENT or 5TATE,
WASHINGTON January 1S, 1851 J
SHIN circular note to your prsde csssor Mr.. B ID.
Greer ofhe AID Of February and the British and
French Consuls ut the city IT St Domingo the MINIS
Ter Of Foreign Affairs Of the omincaa republic soli
cited the mediation of the governments Of the United
States. France and Great Brit.n for the purpose q
and that republic II is presumed that copy Of the
circular forthwith communicated to their respsc-
for in to the department Of the 18th May last,
Sir Henry Bulwer, Her Britannia Naissty's Minis,
represent that the French government had expressed
It's willingness to cooperate with the governments
Of Great Britain and tho United States, for the
be pursued Mr.. Clayton replied, under date the
Goth Of Nay that, upon the return Of Mr..
be submitted 10 the Senate with . nomiaation
Of esge dc6aes to the Dominican rspublic, and that
IL he nomination should be cond rmed the President
would to operate with the Of
England and France in the and for the purpoe
sugseted The short interval which elapsed between
the return Of Mr. Green and the decease OF President
Tsylsr combined with other circumstances, prevented
the nomination referred to; and 1t has since upon re-
consideration been deemed expSdient to conine the
business, on the part Of this government to special
agent You have accordingly been selected to act in
that character You will herewith receive letters from
Sir Henry Bulwer and NJ. Boslecon.e, introducing
you the oonsuls Of Great Britain and France respec
lively at Port Prince and the city Of st Domingo
You win also receive copy OF the instructions which
pursuant 70 orders from hs government Sir Henry
poses TO address Mr. Usher the B sh consul at Port
Piinse; and am assured BY M Boisleconte that his
TO the consul Of France ct the place The
tives and objects Of the intervening parties are 30
clearly and lumnously set forth in these struetons
that It is unnecessary for me to advert to them l
entirely in the views which they express and
poet that you will be governed by them On arriving Ut
Port Prince you viii sceordsgly seek conference
with NJ Usher and the consu Of France upon tho sub
est Of your mission and particularly with view Of in
dueng the Emperor soulouque consent to heightened
truce, or permanent peace with the Domini,ans As
in cooperating this end the three
actuated by phanthropc views to which they belieys
sny material interests which all either have In
the question quite subordinate you will sadeavor In
all your communications with you colleagues and with
keep mind free from any prejudice resulting from
color 81 forms Of government You will not deny justice
to the Emperor souoque because ne and his .uoeots are
moDarchsal; and you will not be partial in your judg
ments in favor Of the Dominican government because
Its officers supposed to be for the most Of the
Castan race, and because It claims to be republican In
It's fern.
The material interests Of the three countries how
largely involved in the restoration and prefer
walton Of peace between the coatendng parties Ia st.
Domingo. France ditor Of the government Of his
EY~ In Iarua Cha hnNl
FOR discharge Of her debt when the of the
country, instead of being developed by pacific psr suits
In their growth and wasted in war with COMMENTATORS
State Great Britain and France both Interested in
securing that great additional demand for their produc
lions which must result from the impulse to be expected
for industry In Hsyd and the Dominican republic
nom termination OF the and tho United States
have sinisr interest, beth from the augmentation
Of their trade with the island which would then Ne,
and from tho consideration that their commercial
prosperity intimately connected with that of both
France and Great Britain. when therefore you shall
have held Tres and full conference with your colleagues
and shall have asesrained the reciprocal claim. OF the
parties to the the Emperor 5oulouque shall insist
upon maintaining beigerent attitude until all his de-
mande shall have been satisfied by opposite party,
sga,nst thi course on his part II the rsmoastranee
should prove to bo unavaiicg you will signify to the Hn
ernues that the President with the soncurrsass Of
Congress may adept auoh In operation with
s q IL ana &c
you will lose time In communicating the result to this
department The Emperor should be made properly
aware Of the dangers which he and his country may
counter he should be unfortunately advised to reject
reasonable terms Of pscfcston but yen will stop ct
moBstYance until further orders.
however your joint and concurrent represen cations
should induce tina Emperor SoouQue to make aoste-
ment Of his demands, which you and ysur colleagues
may deem reasonable you will in concert with them,
make this known to the Dominican government sHd Will
recommend their adoption Of peace that basis ~ on
which that government may advance, and II you sad
your ooesg should deem those objections solid yen
viii them to the minister for foreign
Of Hsyt and win require from him answer to them
II this should not be given within reasonable
time when given it should not to BE eatisfsc
tory you will then ooLjointy with your colleagues
Quirs the emperor to conclude permanent peace with
the Dominican govtrnm upon the basis which you
@s 70 n% OF h 10 on
You will write 10 the department frequently ~ OF
pcrtustes may permit in order that further nstrac-
with the ministers of France be trans
mitted accordingly.
am sir very respectfully your SSeasn W ;sTvsn
TORI Walsh Esq sc &C
from Sir Henry L. Bulwer addressed to N. Usher, the
British Consul In Hsyti We copy the only portions
which differ in any material point rem the Instructions
Of Mr.. Webster
BaIrIsH LEGATION, I
WAsHIEGroS, December, 1850 +
s,Ros receiving thi, despatch you will confer with the
Coptul and Charge aares Of France who will receive
Of milnr purpnr at the time from the Minister
Of the French republic at this place. and will also put
United states who will by that time be appointed to the
government of st Domingo but who. the United
States does not send any formal agent to Hay will act
with you in this matter and be furnished with ms ruc
tons from the United states Secretary Of State,
pressing views entirely analogous with those Of the
OF Great Br ain aud France and orders TO
carry out those views conformity with you in the most eff
fectve manner that the forms Of the United States
government in this stage Of the affair will admit OF
shsuld the Emperor soulouque refuse his consent to
this reaeoB alba request he will be acting In manner
highly injurious to his Interests snd these of his SUBJ
jects and the effects Of his conduct will probably
tend beyond his domiBons and affect other pow
will not fail to state to him that the
Of fuoh powers will deem that they have by ther pre-
vious warning ard counsel placed themselves posi-
ten which ustfes them TO take ~ and with
out further notice any steps which they may consider
either for the interest Of their people aooord
ing to their general daty towards humanity TO adopt
Should the government Of Hayt persist in refusing
the me dstion which, with studied attention 10 the
equity Of its terms you and your colleague flor thus far
You all complete soordance) shsl offered
you will then, in conjunction With your colleague OF