Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-24
The French In Mexico aud HaytI.

LEWIS JONES, Pink Hill P. o., Lenoir county.
French In Mexico Hayti.
Attention has been directed to the movements of
the French in this Hemisphere, by their occupation
of the port of Samana in the Dominican portion of
the Island of Hayti, occurring simultaneously with
the strange operations of Count Boulbon, in the
Mexican State of Sonora, who, at the head of a set
French miners and adventures, has overturned the
Mexican authority, and declared the State indepen-
dent and annexed to France.
That point has not yet been reached in the tortu-
policy of Louis Napoleon, when he considers it
convenient to aVow the Sonorian movement but
there can be little doubt that when that point is
reached, the avowal will be made, coupled with an
attempt to profit by it as means of establishing a
French foothold the Pacific perhaps less with a
view to participation in the mineral wealth recent
Iy developed than for the purpose of acting as a
check upon American extension in that quarter, by
the introduction of the European balance of pow
Ell" upon this Continent, and with the further OBJ
ject, binted by the New York Times of closing
gainst the only feasible railroad route to the Pa
cifc
But the French establishment in Hay has deep
or and more Immediate significance since it is un-
questionably the act of the French Government
The Courier des Etats Unis, the French organ in
New York, says in explanation, that the people Of
the Dominican Republic portion of the Island
formerly belonging to Spain-have for years been
suing to France to be taken under her protection
and have offered to surrender up their sover-
eighty, and be annexed to the French Government
The former Govern ments in France have been I'M
willing to risk the inducements to which either a
protectorate or annexation might lead, and it has
remained for the present Emperor-of course before
he was formally such-to take this first STEP look
ing TO the future annexation of the whole territory
OF the Republic to the Imperial Crown Of France
1t is not denied that the possession of favorable
point for watching Cuba, was of the motives in
occupying this position. France Spain and Eng
land, it seems have treaty about Cuba, and from
this Dominican port, the French want to watch any
American movement against that island. 1t is known
that in the French part of the island, forming
the Empire of Hayti the negroes arose and murder
ed all their masters and families who did not make
their escape out of the island. In the Spanish por-
ton the case was different. After various trans
fers, it became independent of Spain, but there
no seryile nsurrectionnor did the whites leave the
country-there being still whites among the Domin.
icans-although the maj GRITTY of mixed races. As
might be expected, the institutions, education and
state of society," far in advance of what they
in the negro portion but the Dominican population
is small, compared with the Hayden, and the Re
public is and has been, constantly harrassed by at
tempts on the part of its black neighbor to subu
gate it. Indeed, His Sublime Blackness Faustin I.
avows his determination to bring the whole ISLAND
under his dominion. 1t is from these attacks tina
the Domncans have sought protection, and the ap
pEcation for sach protection is the excuse ALLEGED
by France for her presence there.
Whether the United States will or will not submit
ion, matter of question. Were she to do so
would be contrary to her avowed determination an
policy from the days of Mr.. Munroe downward
less than with the feeling and spirit of her pee
pie at the present time. Nor would this feeling b
Iessened by knowing that these movements WEI
made out of spirit of hostility TO her, with view
restrain her progress and place barriers in the wa
of her legitimate extension
To foreSee big wars and important results as lik
y to flow from every trifing occurrence is the hegl
of absardity but still there events, significant
themselves, and rendered more so by the peculi;
character and position of their instgators which
would be folly to slight. Such events we concey
are those to which we have referred-such is IL
character and position of Louis Napoleon. Viii
nothing may grow out of them, much may also gro
out of them. Time alone can show.