The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-21
The Dominican RepuSlie.
our PoRr-AU-rLArr CORRESPONDENCE.
PoRr-AU-PLArr, DOMINICAN RErysLIc, I

February, loO2
Anneration Schemes of France-7M Domiwicaw
Republic and the Revue des DeAr Mondes.
have on former occasions addressed you in order
to draw the attention Of the public to this republic,
respecting which it peases present sdministra-
ton to throw dust into the eyes Of the United States
citizens. Witness the false information which the
President officially stated in his message, that the
differences between the Dominican republic and the
Haytien empire wore arranged, while such dssir-
able event is as far OF as ever-thanks to tho in
trigues of Ia belle France.
say so well advised: for if you will refer to the
Rerw DIES Dexr Mondes, for May, 1851, its pages
corroborate my assertion. That periodical, which
is well known in States, contains an article ON
the empire of Hayti and tho Dominican republic,
which, it is confidently reported, has the French
Consul, Gen. Raybaud, in Port-au-P Prince for its
author, and is so filed up with mis- statements and
direct falsehoods, that one wonders how so respec-
table print can demean itself to insert simila
stuff Il is clumsily attempted, in those pages, to
make it appear to the world that the French protec
torate, or sovereignty, ST. Domingo is the most
ardent desire Of the Dominican population while
in reality if you except tho President, Senior Baoz
(who, to his own shame be it said, is more French
man than Domincan), and a small clique of French
residents and their Immediate friends, tho inhabi-
tants utterly despise Johnny Crapoau with as deep
hatred rs the true Spaniard detests Fronchman.
am now resident here for some years, during
which time have watched tho proceedings Of the
French unremttingly and must confess that the
steady eXertions Of France, under all its different
forms of government, whether monarchcal, republic
can, or dictatoral have only had one am-namely,
to get hold, under some plausible appearance, of
the Dominican republic, and to conquer afterwards
the western part, under the black regime, with com
paratvo facility. thereby restoring the 'Queen of
the Antilles to the dominion of Franco; Or if you
will, since the Dictator has restored tho Gag lies"
Of Napoleon to tho French army to tho claws Of the
rapacous bird, which, although it may resemble
in FORM has relationship with it in character.
Tho supposition of an intended coup d'Gtat in st.
Domingo is materially strengthened by the pubca-
ton in the Rcune DIES Deisr Mo,des. Louis Philippe
the late king OF France, did not venture to fly openly
into the face of the Monroe maxim, although no
longed much after the Peninsula Of SANTANA, which
he intended to add to the marriage present of Prince
Monpensier, having fatered himself that tho Queen
Of Spain would give as dowry Cuba and Porto Rico
to her sister, bidding the young Prince to set SANTANA
up in opposition to Saint Thomas, and to render it
in time the stronghold OF these SEAS and the key to
the Gulf of Mexico
His dethronement and the revolution interrupted
the intrigue; but scarcely had Louis Napoleon sot
finn foot upon the presidential chair, when tho Sc
cret Vaccinations were recommended, and found
warm supporter in Senior Buenaventura Baez, the
actual President Of the Dominican republic, u mu-
u
cubiIage, but clever, and educated in France whore
he has imbibed French notions.
The RecRe des De,tr Mondes tells that this
patriotic citizen of the Dominican republic wrote
once to the French Consul in Port au Prince -
''You have only to indicate the means which you
consider most appropriate to convince France ofour
sincere desire to place ourselves under her powerful
protection, whatever the sacrifices may be which
we must bring to obtain it, l have scarcely to
add, that the bait offered was SANTANA, even the
independence Of the republic, if France should do
sire it.
Such as may express astonshment at similar
sentiments from the executive of the Dominican re-
public will be still more surprised if they continue to
read on for a short distance. They will find that
Senior Baez, the President has recently appealed to
the French honor to induce the acceptance of
the young republic, toni net, and urges, that he has
in his hands propositions which have been made to
him by an American Charge d'AHairs, Mr. Green,
sent to Santo Domingo with full powers, :" butt
says the patriotic chief of the Dominican republic,
las long as there is spark Of hope that France
Will accept my propositions, will wait with resig-
nation''
The author Of those precious State decrees from
Santo Domingo, accuses Nr. Green of having had
for the object of his mission to produce the
alton of Santo Domingo to the United States and
that although his exertions for such purpose had
been brutal" they had been open, while the
English cabinet employed only intrigues, which
altogether failed.
The objects of Mr.. Green's mission is well known
-itwas job of the whigs-the son of political
poyed and the fathers mouth stopped by that STRAIT
agem. while the cabinet, anxious to procure intor-
nation about a republic of which scarcely more
than the name was known, selected young Green,
who, by the situation he had formerly held in
Mexico, seemed to be proper person for the mis-
sion; but from all could learn, and observe from
his actions during his stay here, he never aimed
after annexation.
lcannot tell you any thing of the intrgues the Bri
fish cabinet is accused of, as never heard Of any
but can well rccollect the common talk of the
Streets that Dr. Carminero, then Minister of For
egn Affairs Of the Dominican republic had boon at
the English Consul's, and offered him the Protecto
rate, promising that the British colors should be
hosted on the FORTS if he would accept it in the
of his government, and that the same Senior Baez,
who is now President, and who was then Senator
went to the British Consulate to the same effect
The answer which the gentlemen received was, that
the Consul knew his government did not aim after
territorial aggrandizement but desired merely the
prosperity Of the young republic hence their ofer
would not be acceptable to his government. He
added, however, should any other color be hosted
on the forts than the Dominican flag, it would be
the signal to him to strike the British flag at the
Consulate. This fact is so well known in the city,
that only person, who fabricaes falsehoods in the
manner the authors Of the articles in question does,
could assert such fables
His aim is very clear he accuses the Ministers Of
France of the most palpable neglect While the
United States and England, he says, have useessly
cndeayored to procure footing in Santo Domingo,
it has repeatedly been offered to France. Accord
ing to his view, M Bastide and his successors have
been sadly deficient for not having permitted the
tri-colored flag to be hosted in Santo Domingo
Their apprehensions of offending thereby the United
States, he stylesc childish sour ethargy," he says
is the less excusable, there exist neither political
nor financial obstacles that might be given as an
excuse to prevent our flag from flying at the PENN
sula of SANTANA. We have not even the trouble to
carry it there-it requires only a monosyllable, a
mere nod with the head, to conquer the finest mari
time position and territory of the New World the fu
ontrepot Of the two hemispheres-the key to the
two oceans. Why do you say this so openly, may
be objected to us. Good God because it is well
known ; because the whole world, excepting our
selves, aware of il because such u legitimate
and handsome object must be sustained with the
visor open-becarse others already dispute them
selves publicly for the honor and profit to carry away
this faithful sentinel who for the last eight years
France
Shades of Monroe, this is at least plain Under
Ia Of