New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-27
THE DOMINICAN TNTRIGUE."-A CARD.

we very eheerfully give place to the following letter
nom LADY, whose personal character was character wS
yery severely and needessy assaled in an article copied
bv usfrom The ErsaHg Post. Had the ooectonsoe pas
.aces attracted our attention at fst, they would have
ben stricken out Of The Posts article in copying it, We
understand that The Post will be required to justify them
Ed
Sir rse from sick bed to reply to the singular assault
which The ErsRing Post has permitted itself fo make ON
ne and through me the friends Of the Dominican no
pubc As YOU have not dsdaned to transplant THIS per-
soHa libel your columns, with kmd oil indor'emeo o.
ts nolcal assertions claim in the name Of truth ana
usice for a brief but emphatic contradiction nave
often used my influence with the press to defend whs
conceived to be the right but never to assa hs prvse
motives or character of fellow being, and hope never
10 descend to the vile OF personalities even thougs
men should 80 far forget their manhood as to make canm
nious war on because they suspect me OF the crime
lfor of no other can they accuse mel Of differing with
them on the Slavery Question The tissue oi garoied
statements and fase deductions respecting ot my
~ IN Mexico may be tested before the proper tribunals
Jlev are m worthy Of any other discussion As 10 inc
Generals or any other American Ocers commanding IN
Mexico, never spoke to but one-Gen WisfHLp ocoir
and il is possible the AID who attended hnf-when no
caied on me 10 receive letter Of Importance which WAS
urgently requested by some friends IN Mexico 10
deliver into his own hands The real subject Of attack In
m, Po-and this is the second has gone out Of s
way TO assa woman in the same cause-is the Domni-
can Republic. The Post treats, that brave ard for ten
venr independent and sefsustanng though unrecognxsd
American state the reyolted subjects OF the Emperor
of Hayti and says there an intrigue On hand 10 mako
the Government believe that Dominica Is any the loss
enegro government than Hayti or Liberia II so, ben
our that such representation docs not ooan
"credit with tho country long,
The Dominican Republic ia this much less negro
than Hayt that the President the entire Cabnei the en-
tire and all the other high officials OF the Do
rainican Government whom have ever met were white
oentlemen-wth the exception of one naval othcer who
was Indian BY the mothers side and educated quint
room in the mail packet seryice-while all the officers
the Hayten Empire negroes white men being forbid-
den TO hold Office, and even mulatoeS somewhat unav-
orably regarded.
The Dornincans have liberal and republican Institutions
Foreigners may hold property are encouraged 70 become
citizens and guarded in freedom Of religious worship and
their rich territory nyitingly free to emgrans from all
nations while Hayi excludes white citizens and s in all
things an uiolerant and caprici0us military dospotism
One in brief is essentially white liberal and progressive
republic the other narrow, harsh ana retrograds negro
CIarbm. ~
II is in no form true 10 the best Of my knowledge and
belief that Cen Pierce or his Administration have
done much lees gene beyond their duty in nstcng this
voung R.pubc; and still less t is true that have ever
cxpected desired believed that any member oil the
Cabinet could entertain such a chimera making that
island slave State and member OF the Union. It's
true that received from my husband, then IN Mexco.
some data which ght-as he dd-of sufficient inpor
suce 10 communicate the President and sought and
had nv first interview with Mr.. Pierce for that purpose
Ard neither then any other time was the prosisvery
intrigue announced by The Post inmated 70 me ~
any member Of the Government Neither II there any
truth or the .hadow of truth In the story that talked OF
NJ. Domingo being annexed to the United states In SIX
months was requested by relation TO secure him
winter residence that fertile aud picturesque Island
and having faith In the stability OF the dominican Gov
ernmrnt would have bought for my brother II the owner
of the property desired had named what deemed fsr
pree On these few and feeble facts has TIE Post founded
its violent essault woman and with this explanation
'i'A'' !" ~ WV cokA MONTGOMERY.