The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-14
Hayti and Intervention

a Hayn and Intervention.
The recognition of Great Britain as rightfuly party
TO negotiations concerning the territorial rights
ent governments upon this continent well as its pro.
ecoTate Jurisdiction in Central America, is held by the
Union to be violation of the Monroe doctrine, en-
baced in the resolutions of General Cas- according
~ denounced by that and yet this very journal has
again and again expressed It's strong appreciation Of Mr.
Flmores administration for having recognised both Great
britain and France as rghtluly parties to negotiations
concerning the territorial rights OF the independent gov
eminent OF Hay and for having aided them in pint POI.
10y which has resulted in the establ OF French
proiectorate jurisdiction in Dominca What kind of re
spect 10 due to press which day says thing and
another quite opposie-which fercely to-day
principle whose application it will deny to morrowl
again and again, call the attention OF the people
the cause OF this gross inconsistency Hay is black
pre- the offspring of revolution which overhew the
erdom Of the white acethereore obnoxious the
power. This is the why the principle of
vention. clamoously insisted upon by the ton
Unon Is 10 be dsregarded in her For the purpose
gratifying prc-avery against her invite
and European Intervention and European pIotec
orate in her affairs although incontestaby she is indie
pendent government Of this hemsphere.'"
The preceding paragraphs are from the National Era,
the organ of the maddest sect Of negromaniacs. The
censure of so perverse and fanatcal journal affords
scarcely LEES strong confirmation OF the OF the
conduct OF the Union than the commentator of the
wisesi and most sober judgment and therefore feel
some reluctance in discaimng any title to the Aatteng
disapproba,ion with which the Era chooses to honor
If the Era had been its censure upon
The proper basis, and had grossly msrepresented
political incident in order justify its denunciaon.
would no, resen, accusation which will only TO
commend oar conduct 10 every honest and rejecting
mind a tu g#u
Some time since, we took occasion TO express our ap-
probation of the present administration in its efforts to
prof fhn ranuhlic NJ md
bloody designs OF the savage Soulouque the black EN-
peror of Hayt In view OF the objec, of the admnstra
ton, which simply to efec, pacfca,ion Of the is
land OF Hay did not hesitate TO pronounce the mis-
sion Of lis agent to be mission of peace and true phi
anhopy;' but we said nothing in commentator of the
particular steps by which he sought compass his aim.
while forced TO deplore the i'll success OF his
humane endeavor As anticipated, our position was
INN edaiey and furiousy assaed by the abolition press
The os,ensible OF their attack was an alleged sur
render OF the Monroe doctrine by this journal approx
ing the cooperation of the United States government
with Great Britain and France in The effort to arrest the
sangunay designs OF Soulouque but the real provoca-
ton of their wrath was evident enough from their VIII.
ming lamentations over the dreadful combination against
the feeble negro despot OF Hayt The National Era has
yet ceased its OF course and in the par
agraph quoted above il sells forth the osensibe as well
as the real Of its complaint. From brief exam
nation of The language OF the Era it will be perfectly
manifest that lis charge of inconsistency against the
Union is altogether un,enable and absurd
To concede that Great Britain may "righdulIy be a
party 10 negotiations concerning the territorial rights OF
independent governments this continent amounts UNI
quesonably TO a surrender of the Monroe doctrines but
the in,epositon OF Great Britain and France in be-
half of the doomed and devoted people OF Dominica
negotiation concerning the territorial rights OF any indie
pendent government this continent" The mediation
Of Great Britain, France and the United States between
Sououque and the victims OF his vengeance did no, org
nate with either OF these powers. An urgent en,rea,y
addressed 10 these great maritime powers by the gov
ernmen of Dominica, imploring them TO in,ercede TO
propiliae the ferocous wrath OF Sououque, who had
proclaimed, and then preparing 10 wage, war of
slaughter and ex,ermiuson against the white inhabt-
ants OF the republic The aid OF these powers in
voked because was thought that demonstration from
them would be more imposing and effective than from
any other quarter. The United States alone could very
easily have commenced Hostile operations against Sou
ouque, and have forced him to conclude treaty of
peace with the Dominican republic; but such severe
measures would have been in conflict with the whole
spirit Of the MISSION which only Of "peace and
true philanthropy" Accordingly, the United States
ceded to the opportunities Of the Domncans, and agreed
10 employ its good Office, in conjunction with Grea,
Britain and France, TO protect them from the wrath Of
Soulouque. In The Transaction neither power was ac-
tualed by lust OF aggrandizemenf, by an ambitious
spirit, by any selfish consideration. Their mission
purely Of peace and philanthropy. So far from
negotiating concerning the territorial rehis' of Hayt
or Dominica, there was negotiation at all between The
three powers. They only co-operaed in pursuit of a
common, and certainly most commendabc. obice,
They concluded treaty, and framed no convention 40
that this government did not enter into /" entanene
alliance with them, but as unfetered and free
alter as before the mediation II France Great Britain
and The United States were 10 agtee 10 unite in an ex
petition IN search Of Sir John franklin in the Polar seas
OF North America, would hardly be contended iha, this
government had surrendered the Monroe doctrine and had
abe''ed foreign Intervention in the affairs Of this CONT