The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-22

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cbusetts, which will be found in another column
from about fifty merchants of Boston, praying
the recognition of Hayti. We predicted soon
after the Compromise measures passed, that TIL
would be one of the next steps of the North
is now about fifty years since the actual indie
pendence of Hayti, and about twenty since
was recognized by France, the previous ruler
Within that period it has for the greater part o
the time been a republic nominally. But it ha
been governed by such men as ToUssAIST, Pc
TON and BOYER who had considerable claims u
public respect. In all that period however,
has never been recognized by us. But no"
when il has become an avowed despotism oI
the usurpation of SoLoUQUE, it is thought 10 bt
AN appropriate time for us to acknowledge N'
independence, and establish diplomatic relations
with il. This presents the question whether
Hayt is entitled to the rank of an equal and in
dependent nation among the civilized States OF
the world.
IL never has been the principle or practice Of
the civilized nations of Christendom TO recog.
nize the equality or independence of inferior OF
barbarous races. England has not so treated
the nations of Asia, although the East Indian
people and governments are far higher IN the
scale of civilization than the Haytens. There
are no English ministers at the East Indian
courts. Russia has not 80 regarded the Tartar
tribes of Western and Northern Asia. America
4 IF &ha hnrir al
races on this continent. Spain never admitted
the national equality even of the partially civil
lied States of Mexico and Peru, on their discov-
ery And when France held nearly ell of North
America comprised in the valleys of the Saint
Lawrence and Mississippi she never pretended
to recognize any rights of sovereignty among
the Aborigines.
Turkey and China have been treated other
wise-but then they have been among the most
powerful States of the world, and have attained
a considerable degree of civilization. No com
munity of the Negro race ever has been recog'
nized as sovereign State by any enlightened
nation, before Hayti and Liberia
The custom of recognizing States, and fkeep-
ing ministers resident at their courts is of mod
ern origin. It was adopted to promote interna-
tonal friendship and peace, and to protect the
commerce property and persons of their peo-
pie respectively. But the usage has been al
most invariable of excluding the barbarous or
inferior races from this association The propo
siton now made is to change that usage and
policy
Nations have hitherto by common CONSENT or
sense of obvious propriety, thus recognized
the moral distinctions of races and communities:
and have asserted not only an exclusive social
system, but right to rule, in the superior over
the inferior 1t is true the distinctions between
them are not always clear or easily defined
but neither are those between vice and virtue,
between responsibility and disgrace But the
universal equality of men is now commended for
----l IT. right, the equality OF all nations
follows of course. The proposition to recog-
nize Hayti proceeds on the doctrine of the sol
idarity of human rights
If we begin with this new system we shall
have much to do. We ought at once to recog
nize the independence of every Indian tribe no
only without but within our limits. We ough
to renounce the claim we have hitherto asserted
of being the exclusive purchasers of their lands
they ought to be at liberty to sell to any body
In the several acquisitions of territory we hav
made, we have been guilty of assuming contro
over a hundred tribes without their consent, ant
of prnb;Jif.nc fhor, from, ooItiprr lopdo f<
any body but US, which means that we take il
au our own price, All this il in violation of the
new principle of the universal equality of mer
and of races. Why have not the Aboitionists
turned their attention to this outrage Why
have they confined their love to the Negro race
Even JOHN Quincy ADAMS himself argued chat
the Indians had no good title to this country
against the whites, because the Indians were
not civilized-because they hunted for living,
and did not plant or spin.
If we are to admit all the various nations
tribes and races to national equality with us,
and receive their ministers and ambassadors, we
shall have great increase of our population at
Washington, and great change in its fashions
and customs. For the minister of every people
will have the entree of society here. Foreign
ministers are expected 10 attend the Presidents
levees, where all the society of the city, resident
and vsitant, appears. Foreign ministers and
attaches are invited of course to the parties OF
all the cabinet officers and also, to all the pub
lie assemblies. Now if Hayti is recognized, ane
Liberia, (for Liberia is better entitled thar
Hayti,) then we are TO see the wives anC
daughters of Secretaries, Senators, and Repre-
sentatives, conversing, and dancing, and Dattzins
and polking with negroes Will Southern gen
tlemen and ladies unite in such parties? If no
there will be sectional disunion of society her
at the seat of the federal government TIL
South will be excluded. The Abolitionsts, tn
federal functionaries, and the whole diplomat
corps, will constitute the mixed and motle
crowds that fill the east room of the Viii
House, and the fashionable saloons and boudoi
Of the metropolis.
Tho Soufh--the people who have achieve