The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-08
From The Memphis Appeal, April gam
Present Condition Of HaytI.

people, That Island Dy its ReoSi"Pnoai Pott-
ton so near to our coast, 50 ao]acett 70 the
stronghods of European power - the East N
dian Seas above all, from the character OF it's
population, assimilatng in race ana habits 70
ms, ;ntares,ing class Of the Inhabitants of our
country. would seem to make il impossible Tor
our government not to watch with every magma
81, deoree of care, the relations which the Hay.
items hold with foreign cabinets as well as their
domastic noIcy. Under the better days OF our
a;nlomacy. before Mr.. Fillmore had introduced
n no system. that our flag was to submit
ouietly to all insults, recede before any Unreal,
and tamely acquesce in whatever arrangements
Z British or Spanish minister may make or
q supoest" in Westinghouse those better
times. we say, Hayti was watched, and the IN.
tripnes Of England and France We're anticipated
ma thwarted 80 completely by that most able
of al dpomatsts and statesmen OF his day
Mr. Calhoun-whe he was Secretary OF State,
that ouet in their Vaccinations supervened, ana
Il was not until the accession of the present
Whig administration that they were renewed;
and unless new system takes the place OF our
present mode Of dealing with such questions,
Solououe will succeed in that project 80 warmly
sustained, in reality by England, OF subdulns
the Domnicans The remnant OF the nhabl-
tants Of San Domingo, corresponding IN posi-
ton, though not in purity OF blood, WIN its
former masters but naturally inclined to the
interests Of the United States--should the
back emperor succeed in this project wthal
Hsvti will become British possession to all
intents and purposes and thus afford her the
last means she required for rendering the West
India Islands so many confederated negro colo.
MES. dependent upon Great Britain, and Grip.
plno our commerce while ins ulting our institu-
fions. forming most dangerous and wearylng
thorn in the side of the Union, and upon It's
most sensitive ocean frontier
Hinder the management Of Mr. Fillmore We
have lost all that was gained by Mr.. Calhoun,
whose system held So!ouque IN check, and up,
held the Dominicans without subjecting himself
TO the annoyance or respon Utilities OF direct In
teryention or protectorate over either. Now,
thanks to the sagacity of the Fillmore cabinet
wa have been trapped into coalition with
France and England-the majority the parties
ming the conduct of all. The result is that as
Tho interests of France and England, so far as
I'VE are concerned, are hostile to ours, but bar.
monize with each other, and, in consequence, we
are hereafter to exercise but nominal influence
in Haytien affdirs. We have all the inconve-
niencies which Mr. Calhoun avoided, without
particle of that real power which he exerted.-
Orr government has been miseraby duped, and
that to while it was being openly insulted by
those who practiced upon 1t.
While Bulwer, the British minister at Wash
inpton, was writing about that "weak govern.
ment at Washington he was controlling It's
every movement in regard to Central America
and the West Indies!
Asa browning glory it appears that the pre-
cant administration conteDIplatcs fsvo-inc ~
with establishing diplomatic relations with Hay
, III His sable majesty Fausiin /, has actually
despatched a minister TO this country, and who
il now awaiting in silence propitous moment
for presenting his woody head at the Presiden-
tial levee.
The name of this funclionary is Jirneneses;
and ALI accounts represent him as being most
unprincped tool Of the English policy and Of
his master Fausiin |. lie was a Dominican, but
BETRAYED them to Solouque, in whose service he
has eyer al ce distinguished himself rs n scoun
dreI OF the most approved stamp. Since his
arrival he has been in the custody and under the
management Of the British embassy, who will
doubtless arrange his reception as 10 time, man
ner, &C., with Mr.. Fillmore.
Upon this subject the Democratic Rerie~ for
February says:
nWith the present Democratic Senate will lie
the power negatively, Of repairing in some nea
ness during the last two or three years, and our
culpable dercliction Of duty in regard TO il, in
case the question Of the recognition of Hsyti IN
ary form or by any net, shall be brought before
that body, rs will most likely be the case, during
the present session Of Congress. And II II en-.
tertains q proper regard for IFS own dignity and
self respect.-for what is due TO our national
character az a great and republican nation, and
for the lust claims Of the Dominican people TO
our sympathy ard 10 o recognition by us as an
.;odepeudsnt State, claims established by eight
wears of adverse enjoyment Of their republican
Institutions. II will confirm no commercial treaty
with IIayti, nor rsdfy any other act equivalent
20 r, cognition Of that power, ohich does not
contain positive and distinct recognition, on The
part nj Hayii, of the absolute and unconditional
independence of ks Dominican republic, and a
guaranty on fhe part n The former as against
us otpn aggressive acts, ~ de undisiurbed repose
and security of The latter. We take this position
in order 30 make the case as strong rs possible
in favor of Iayti. But in point Of fact and on
principle, we utterly deny the expedency OF the
United States recognizing The black empire, OF
government Of lIayti, under any circumstances,
or conditions whatever"
This was the policy Of Mr. Calhoun, save
that under no circumstances could he have been
brought, in our opinion, 70 sanction such an ab-
surdity as recognizing such burlesqne on all
government as thst Ct HayG
In this connection, few details 10 regard TO
the present condition Of lIayti, as compared
with its state at the period when il passed under
negro rule, would be appropriate; but our lin.
its comrel us TO defer them until to mopow.
They afiJrd melancholy proof Of the total M
fitness of the negro race for self government,
and OF is rapid and ruiuous decline whenever
left 10 IFS own guidance. Experience, history
observation. all lead to The conclusion that un.
der no other circumstances have the negrpes
ever advanced so far in civilization MS IN state
of absolute bondage TO the Caucasian race
when released from chat position, they degener.
ate at once. Left TO themselves, the refinement
Of Ashaniee, the intellectual developcment OF
Congo is their eliminating point. Recon: trav
oilers, Bayard Taylor the last. has demonstrated
for us that those works Of Upper Egypt exhibit
ing more or less Of progress IN former period
were not the creations Of the negro, as has beer
maintained by some, but Of that ancient Egypt
~ ,ff l,a r. hion lie bOUdmaTl