The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-18
Hnyti and tho United states.

Early in 1851 the Administration sent MIR.
X. M. WALSH to Hayti, in the capacity of
special agent, to cooperate with the consuls Of
France and Britain for the purpose Of producing
amicable relations between the Emperor Sou
LoUaUE and the Dominican republic. The
step was taken in compliance with the earnest
solicitations of the DomRicans, who were un
der constant apprehension of outrage and
slaughter at the hands Of the Haytiens. The
interests of commerce conceded with the die
,ates of humanity, and the united interference
Of the three powers was resolved upon, to aid
the Dominicans in preserving an independence
which they had themselves achieved, and to
compel the negro Emperor to defer if not to
abandon his threatened war Of determination.
MIR. WALSH and his coadju tors commenced
their negotiations IN February, 1851. at Port
au Prince, and closed them late in the follow
ing April. They had frequent interviews with
SouLoUauE and his Creole Minister of For
eign Affairs, but failed To accomplish the object
of the mission. Neither persuasion nor argu
ment could induce the Emperor to make def
mite treaty Of peace, or a truce Of ten years,
he regarded as rebel whose subsection is ne
cessary to the maintenance Of his own au-
thority. He argued that nature had designed
the whole island to be under one government,
that the constitution of 1918 proclaimed it one
and indivisible, and that the Dominicans, hav-
ing voluntarily annexed themselves, had no
right to secede. After consultation with his
Senate, SoULou QUE peremptorily declined both
propositions, but subsequently, through his Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs, volunteered positive
assurance that notwithstanding the refusal Of
the government to make peace with the
6 Domnicans, hostilities against them would
not be renewed"
SO the affair ended. The course pursued
by Mr. FILLMoRE's Administration in relation
to it appears to us to- have been honorable
throughout. 1t originated in none but pure
motives-it sought to accomplish none but hu
name ends--and though the effort for the time
ended in failure, we cannot but think that it
left wholesome influence behind it in the
court and cabinet of the Hayden Emperor.
The recent publication of the correspondence
referring to the transaction has furnished the
New York Epening Post and kindred prints
with pretext for assailing the Administration
on the score of alleged inconsistency. True to
its freesoil instincts, the Post thinks it mon
sirous that the United States should have pre-
sumed to question the right of the negroes of
Hayt to cut the threats of their Castillan neigh
bors and it processes to discover in this act of the
Administration flag rant departure. from the
protested policy OF non Intervention. "Mr.
FILLMORE a Filibuster" is the phrase with
which the Post made its start. Against these
attacks the Administration needs no defence
other than that which is afforded by the facts
we have recapitulated. They may not con-
vince those whose abolitionist affinites blind
them to the truth in any controversy in which
color is concerned but by the country gene.
rally they will be pronounced, not merely sat-
isfactory, but honorable in high degree
Upon other points involved, it were useless to
reason with an opponent who will not distin-
guish between intervention" 10 preserve
peace between Independent powers. and inter.
ventlon TO aid recognised subjects in quarrel
with their rulers. The journal which can find
no other term for a mission Of peace than "fli-
busterism" can scarcely be capable Of candor or
justice while the merits Of that mission are in
dispute.
We are gratifed to learn that the central
organ Of the Democratic party renders no help
to the sssdiIants VI the Administration upon this
question. The following article, which we
transfer from the Union Of yesterday, will be
adj with a nG nj. II
important facts IN clear light, and extends a
strong need Of praise to Mr.. FILLMORE and his
advisers for their action in the premises:
'in general, the foreign policy Of President
Fillmore's Administration has not been in accord
apce with our notion OF what the foreign policy OF
this country should be, and have been