New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-25
enators absent and one vacancy |
THE ST. DOMINGO INTRIGUE.
From The Evening Post.

From The EFcEnz Post
The following resolution pregnant with results far more
serious than vl generally be suspected, submitted to
the Senate yesterday by Mr.. Douglas:
Resd That the Committee Foreign Relations BE n,neied
with The same
r, understand the import OF this resolution fully the
pa.t history of diplomatic relations with the Island OF
st. Domingo should be explored and the secret policy
pursued toward it by every Administration since flar
rsOn'- should be known. We have only time and space
To glance .t one or two OF their leading features.
While Mr.. Calhoun Secretary of State, man by
the name Of Hogan cent out to st. Domingo on
secret mission the ultimate object Of which was to do
something there to counteract the successful efforts at self
government making the other end Of the Island by the
Ilayen. Mr. IlOgans report absurdly false that
Mr. Calhoun ashamed TO publish II, nor has It ever
been permitted to the light subsequently the Domnl-
cans-tha Is those occupying the eastern extremity OF the
Island the successors Of the ancient Spanish coonsts
revoed from the Haytiens, by the conrvance, 1t IA sup
posed of the President Boyer. When Sonlouque was
chosen President he marched an army INTO the east with
'hs intention OF restoring the integrity OF the Republic
He reached Azua about half the distance when in cOne-
quence of the unusual dyness Of the season and the i'm
possibility Of getting food for his horses he Obliged to
retire Soon after his return 10 the capital, he gave notice
Of his intentions to renew hostiiies the following year
1850
Meantime = now intrigue was set foot bya former
United states Consul at Mexico, and two men by the
names OF Green and Walsh-who have made themselves
somewhat notorious since in connection with Hayden
attero secure the recognition OF the independence OF
Dominica by the United States upon such terms a. would
render that republic desirable place Of emigration for the
panter of tie middle end southern States with their
slaves To enhance the value OF their services TO- the Do
mnicans and OF t. improve the conditions and
privileges to be secu.ed the projected American colony
they also undertook to prevent SOuouque executing his
Drose of renewing his attacks upon the Dominican ter
rtory For this purpose Walsh sent TO Port rlnce,
the capital of Hsyt by Mr. Fillmore with Instructions to
cooperate with the English and French COnsuls resident
there in threatening him with the JOINT Intervention OF
the three governments if he persisted u a dessn Of IN
vsding Dominica. ,
treated by Soaouque with respect than deserved
for was resented but the Emperor declined to give
any pledges for the future. The correspondence which
passed between the intervening Comm -ioners and the
Hayden Government, together with the dispatches Of
Walsh TO the State Department, appeared at length IN
The EreHng Post about three years ago. and We venture
70 cay that Government never appeared TO less sd-
vantage in any controversy with foreign power.
At the very time that Mr.. Fillmore through his swegi
gering Inbred and reckless Commissioner was trying 70
bully the Hayen Government which, BY the way we 1ad
recognized into acquieseence IL me reyot snl
secession OF twOthrds OF its territory for the dement, o
another Government which also we had never reconHed
he was reading Kossuth and his companions long hoEe
Al against entangng alliances and foreign IN
teryeuton He could not permit the American OoFcfn-
msnt TO gasp sigh for the wretehed hungaans oeeaass
basad + was not the policy of Cove ent TO take any
nsr In the controversies of other poveT and at the very
iime he was secretly at work trying 10 nghten feeoe
and ignorant people who were naking an enoi. -, ~
nsndent nations OF the earth, into coneesSion "hen
would inevitably result in constant border wars ana IN
csasng waste Of blood and money a long a. @see1i
Serrke 10 saw that it is not possible for two gov
ernmepts 10 be maintained IN peace together On tns
of ST. Domingo. At all events that unhappy County S
never had any such fortunate experience since ms
bee, known OF by the civilized world columbus Dou
The Indians of the East waring upon the "est "~h ns
I.nded there and the hostile RELATION has never seass
we believe since then except during the shors psfiod oil
Royers administration when the island was united under
the Hsytien heg.
Partly in consequence perhaps OF the p'erventon Of