New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-20
FRENCH DESIGNS ON ST. DOMINGO.

FRENCH DESIGNS ON ST. DOMINGO.
In allusion to the recent movement of the
French in taking possession Of the Peninsula
of SANTANA, on the eastern part of Hayti, IL
Washington Union holds the following lsa.
guage:
"Niu the Government Of the United States su4,
France 10 effect foothold or this continent eeiaSS
position in its waters whence 1t may operate 30 lmps
rouslv on American affairs VIII not this Goyernmsu
remove the pretext under which France act., by ts
assuming the protectorate of Dominica Shall the M
roe doctrine be maintained, shall surrcndef he
principle that the American continents arc no, tob.
considered subjects for colonization ~ eny Erropee
powerf The sggreSsions Of France IN Dom mica hare
imposed upon our Government thn imperative duyS
deciding this question at once Ii u be an open gus
torit the submission Of this Government % the uQ,
pations of Great Britain in Central America be nQ
deemed a surrender of the Monroe rincple-then 81
time 70 revive IT, 10 reassert and 70 stand by It. whs
Chief mower OF Europe plants itself right Ia the pathx
of cur commerce, and frowns menscngiy on our as
The Government of the United States has formally Is
claimed any design OF interfering IN me affairs OF Europ
the time hoe come when it should enforce the %
seryance of the principle of nennterventon in the Il
ia RS Of this continent the ambitious powers OF Ea
rope.
Our Loco-Foco friends, having everything
their own way, will now, il is TO be presumed,
have a particular look after what little terrific.
~ there is in the ncighborhoOd Of Uncle Sans
possessions lying in the Caribbean Sea, and 20
ON, as far down as Cape Horn. Nothing short
of minute supervision of the affairs Of this
Continent will satisfy the expectation of Young
America, at least The march Of the United
States has of late years been so much hamper.
ed, and the encroachments of European powers
upon this Continent have been so great, that il
is no wonder that solcitude should be felt and
suspicious be excited at the prospect for tho
future. The vigilance Of The Union being thus
early manifested, we trust it will continue to
keep a sleepless eye upon the inlernalmachina-
tions Of every power under the sun that would
arrest the progress of this Republic.
But, seriously, how prepOsterous is it in The
Union to talk about our assuming the protec.
ton of the Dominican Republic, or, indeed, any
other ofthe mulatto republics south oius. Aside
from the general and controlling consideration
that our true policy is to keep clear of all pro-
tectorates,' Dominica is the last place where
we need offer our protection The Dominicans
would utterly refuse and repudiate it if il were
preferred They are jealous and suspicious Of
us, and for excellent reasons Our Mr.. Greens
and Mr. Washes have entirely finished the job
of alienation. But what Dominica would not
take from us, they have been steadily soliciting
from France these eight years We should
have to enforce our protectoratc at the can.
mons mouth while that Of France would at
least have the apology of the long-continuod
and persistent invitation Of the party to DO
protected.
But we do not consider that the gentleman
who has recently elected himself Emperor Of
the French, las any very malevolent designs
upon the growth or prosperity of these United
States. He is only going on with a series Of
to the amusement of his people. His hobby
just now would seem to be Colonization. And
while this does not exactly jump with the ns
tiOnal taste, and habits of thought, perhaps ha
may think to make something of it. lie spoke
particularly of this in his Bordeaux speech,
and though be there only alluded to Algeria,
yet he might have had other projects
Of " assimilation" to which he did
not then think it worth While to advert We
fancy that the unusual activity of the French
dockyards Of which we hear, is to be set down
to the credit of this little hobby of our young
Emperor Some performance is absolutely re.
quired at tho hands Of the newly hedged ma
jesty, and we do rot think it worth while to
view his inforced actions with too much seri.
BUSINESS. His career is likely to be brief, and
we see no reason for believing that he will
make any mark upon the policy Of France that
will not be sponged out by the first reyolu-
tionary wave that flows over that ever changing
Government and ever tickle people. Let us be
lenient in our judgments Of France in consd-
GRAFTON Of her past acta She was our trusty
ally in the War Of our Revolution-sh set
the first example Of Negro emancipation upon
this continent, by the oct of the National Con.
vention Of 1894, which declared the blacks Of
Hispaniola free-she emancipated the slaves
in her remaining possessions in the revolution
Of IS4S. Let US then look with some degree
Of forbearance upon her present show of co.
lonial conquest. We have a strong conviction
that the only thing that her troops and sailors
will take at the Bay of SANTANA will be tho
yeito,o terer
DEATH or HoRArIo GREESoUGH.-We learn
from Tie Ro atom Iran Of 9 I'd creninl