New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-14

dies ought to be BROUGHT under the control This
sonne moreover, would ve the DoIneans q: much night
claim dominion over the Donlincaas. Besides the Inland
bad always from tine time OF its discovery, been divided
into sepsrrp When Columbus first landed upon u,
Their were FIVE deerent tribes OF aborgiues governed by
eefs entirely independents and J. long before the d.
visions were red1cec 70 tse Two when n4s exn Inc dec
end cosld devove obligation whatever upon the Enpe
such as was assumed NO nshs or duties was ether
Constitution referred and all arguments therefore, based
spon them. Of no account
Asfo the that the union OF The two countries
mad been brought about the voluntary &C. Of the Don-
<ans far from weakening their gave u great sddi.
onal strength IL cooborsted the tact that hay had no
original clam uron their territory and proved that the do
i;on Of the former a!toseher Incompatible with
der weoeipg people wnss ws ner n , ana
thai il would contribute their happiness but finding
The contrary that resulted In oppression and saerng
to1 Of sepsrste NATIONALITY. The compact Of union had
bsen broken by the HaJens when they in
The Minister that the Government ofH,y.
b had not always acted well toward the Dornicans but
ad that the most satisfactory offers had been made to them
Tor their future security which they ought frs; 10 try be-
re rcsong to the extreme they had adopted
70 this replied that they were the best Judges Of what
ocsed aud that the Government of Hayt having gwen
lem ample reason to believe that submission it sy
complain Of their want of confidence in its promises re.
rred payfully to the English proverb ebouta burnt child
d H. anne in Sseae Sba xSeS rso d
ted the severity Of bis ministerial brow.
then went on TO say that all this debate about ab
fractions and did not touch the real merits of the
fne only thing for foreign nations 10 consider the
pc fact thai the Republic Of St. Domingo positively indie
Pendent and entitled 10 be treated SUCH Whatever
have been The original nights pretensOns Of Hay and
Ne cy thing fc. the Imperial Governmental consider
watcher would expose se to the various evil likely to
result from the purs of uat;aDsble object instead Of
vsely scsuescns in fixed fact and making the best Of
Nhat could not be helped,
BE persisted in declaring that tie emperor would never
Adon his rights and :sd that even If ne should consent
10 Do 20, his people would not permitn
Seeing that all further coByersato useless just then
took my leave. He had evidently been directed
yAed In the least and dared not step beyond his in
structions.
With great respect, your obed.en, servant,
Hon D,rnL w,B,rrr Secretary Of State.
1IE AGENTS TO THE HAYTIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS.
tTrsn.lsion.1
PoRT-AU-PRIScE, February H. 1851
The undersigned, Agents of the United
States, France and Great Britain have already had the
hsnor Of explaining clearly to the Minister of Foreign
Relations the views Of her respective Governments
gard to the aggressive hostibes Of which tue Dominican
people have for many years been the object They
request from the Government of bis Imperial Majesty cate
eorical answer TO the following proposition "A definite
treaty OF peace or truce of ten between the Empire
Of Bayti and the Dominican Republic.
TIE Agents OF England aud France having previously pro-
posed the truce alternative it deemed necessary
TO repeat in the Dote The Interests of both the
beUgerents those OF the peutra and those
especially OF humanity admit in the conviction Of the three
high powers, of no other solution
The undersigned doubt that the Government Of his
Imperial Majesty the face of such declaration will de-
eide last upon the only which il adopt in
der TO avoid the consequences that may result from any
longer persistence IN ts resolution 70 destroy the nationality
WALSH Special Agent Of the United States
MAJ RAYBAuD, Cono General offrance.
To the Minister OF IOegn Relations.