The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-23

sonable, you will, in concert with them, make
this known TO the Dominican Government, ana
will recommend their adoption OF peace on
that basis You will. however, give patient
hearing TO any objections which that Govern
ment may advance, and if you and your col
leagues should deem those objections solid, you
will communicate them to the Minister ior
Foreign Affairs of Hayti, and will require from
him an answer to them. II this answer should
not be given within a reasonable time, or IL
when given it should not prove to be satisiac-
tory, you trtH then, conformity trith your COL
leagues REQUIRE The Emperor 10 conclude
permanent peace nth the Dominican Govern
ment, upon the basis loA'h you may jointly
prescribe 10 him. or to consent to truce with
that Government of not less than ten years
You will write to the Department as frequent
ly as opportunities may permit IN order that
if further instructions should be necessary, they
may, after consultation with the Ministers OF
Great Britain and France, be transmitted ac-
cordingly. am, sir, very respectfully, your
! obedient servant, DANIEL WEBSTER
To R. NJ. Walsh, Esq, &c, &C.
Here is Intervention with a yengeance-ln-
tervention by Observation-Disclosures by
mandate, requiring the Haytien Government
to conclude peace on certain basis-lnterven-
ton by menace of a resort to coercive meas
ures-Interyention, hatatory, mandatory, mi
natory, in conjunction with England and
France, and this too, in the concerns of an
independent State which we have never recog
Missed!
Next follow the letters of instructions from
the British and French Ministers, in which the
British and French Consuls are authorized to
menace force, if necessary to make their requi-
sitions effective. Il entirely concur" says Mr.
Webster, Gin the views which they express,
and expect that you will be governed by
them!
January 10, 1851, Mr.. Webster writes to
Mr.. Walsh in relation to the appointment of
Consuls. On the application of Mr.. Green,
who had been instructed TO propose to the
| Haytien Government en- arrangement for the
reciprocal recognition of United States Consuls
in Hayti, and Haytien Consuls in the United
States the arrangement not to be binding on
| the United States /" till made known here for
consideration" the commercial agents of this
country had been recognised in Hayti as Con-
suls The Minister of Foreign Affairs in Hayti
informed our Government of this fact and of
the appointment of B. c. Clark as Haytien Con-
sui in Boston, and requested his recognition-a
most reasonable request when it is considered
that the overture for such an arrangement had
proceeded from the United States But the
star of Slavery is in the ascendant. MIR. Web
ster writes to Mr. Walsh
with this request We are not prepared to
comply; but we are willing that he or any
other person. not Of Atriea3 extraction should
be appointed commercial agent of Hayti at
Boston, or any other United States port where
Haytien commerce may be supposed to require"
February s. 1881, Mr.. Walsh writes from
Port au Prince, somewhat in detail, respecting
his voyage his arrival his reception, and the
character and appearance of Faustin and his
court in style rather fppant for State
paper
February l6, Mr. Walsh writes, that having
had an interview with the Consuls of England
and France, he learned that all other efforts
having proved failures, they had sent COM
munication to the Government, requiring it to
agree to a truce of ten years, and avowing the
intention of their respective Governments to
enforce this demand " Ell arms 1t was
concluded that Mr. Walsh should have a per-
sonal interview with the Minister of Foreign |
Affairs and talk to him in the plainest man
ner," &c. The interview was obtained, and |
the letter of Mr. Walsh recites what passed |
" The principle is now fully established" he
said, " that the actual possession of independ-
ence for a reasonable time, enables nation to
be acknowledged ~ sovereign. This is the
principle which the American world has es-
pecially conseerated and must ever uphold
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs must have
thought Mr.. Walsh a worry intelligent and
truth-loving gentleman, when he recolected
how carefully the American Government had
observed this principle in its conduct towards
Hayti.
Mr. Walsh discussed the matter at length,
justifying Dominica in the position it had as
sumed, now and then interminging what he
considered happy touches of humor. =" re-
ferred, playfully," he says "to the English
proyerb Of burnt child dreadng the fire,
and in the phrase of ancient Pistol discussed
the same in French unto him, which somewhat
relaxed the severity of his ministerial brow"
But, the logic, eloquence, and wit OF the
special agent were thrown away
ale persisted in declaring that the Emperor
would never abandon his rights, and said that
L. a. to do
would not permit it."
The allied powers now came to the conclu-
sion that it was useless to waste any more time
in discussion. so they sent in another missile
to the Government demanding a categorical
answer to the following proposition-a definite
treaty Of peace, or truce of ten years be-
tween the Empire of Hayti and the Dominican
Republic and closing as follows:
HThe undersigned cannot doubt that the
Government of his imperial Majesty, in the
face of such a declaration, will decide at last
upon the only course which it can adopt in
order to avoid the consequences that may re-
suit from any longer persistence in its resolu-
ton to destroy the nationality Of st. Domingo"
Appended is the name of Mr.. Special Agent
Walsh, followed by those of the English and
French Consuls,
The Emperor Faustin did not appear to be
greatly disturbed by this formidable paper,
and took no notice of it. Thereupon Mr. Walsh
and the allied powers called upon the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, to ask when they might ex-
pect an answer. The Minister informed them
that their demand, if complied with, would in
yolve breach of the Constitution and his
Majesty must therefore first consult with the
Senate, which would not meet till neGr the