Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-10
THE ST. DOMINGO INTRIGUE.

was submitted to the Senate yesterday by Mr..
i Douglas:
j "Resolred, That the Committee oh Foreign Rca-
tons be requested to inquire into the cxpcdency Of
recognizing the Independence Of the Republic of
Dominica and Of opening diplomatic intercourse
I with the same"
To understand the import of this resolution fully
! the past history of our diplomatic relations with
the island of st. Domingo should be explored and
\ the secret pocy pursued towards it Ly every nd
ministratiOn since Harrison's :hould be known.
We have only time and space to glance at one or
two of their leading features.
! While Mr.. Calhoun was Secretary Of State, n
man by the name Of Hogan was sent out TO 81. Do
mingO 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 lIaytiens. Mr..
llogan's report was absurlly false, chat Mr..
Calhoun ashamed to publish II, nor has it ever
been permitted to see the light. Subsequently the
Dominicans--that is, those occupying the eastern
extremity Of the island, the successors Of the an
cient Spanish coonists--reyolted from the Hay
items, by the conniyanco it is supposed, of the
President Boyer. When Soouquc was chosen Pres
ident he marched an army to the east, with the
intention of restoring the integrity Of the republic
lie reached Azua, about half the distance, when,
in consequence Of the unusual dryness of the sea-
son and the impossibility Of getting food for his
! horses he was obliged TO retire. Soon after his
return to the capital, he gave notice of his inten-
tions to renew hostilites the following year.
! 1850.
| Meanwhile a new intrigue was set on foot by n
former United States consul at Mexico, and two
men, by the names Of Green and Walsh--who have
made themselves somewhat notorious since in con-
noction with llaytien mattersto secure the rocog-
milton Of the Independence of Dominica by the
United States, upon such terms as would render
that republic desirable place Of emigration for
the planters Of the middle and southern States,
with their slaves. To enhance the value of their
services to the Domncans, and Of course TO inn
prove the conditions and privileges to be secured to
the projected American colony they also undertook
to prevent Solouque's executing his purpose Of re-
newing his attacks upon the Dominican territory.
For this purpose Walsh was sent to Port-oh-P Prince,
the capital Of Hay by Mr.. Fillmore, with instruc-
tions to cooperate with the English and French
cousuls resident there, in threatening him with the
joint intervention Of the three governments il he
persisted in his design of invading Dominica.
! This absurd proceeding on the part Of Mr.. Fill
more was treated by Solouquc with more re-
spect than 1t deserved, for IL not resented but
/ the Emperor declined to give any pledges for the
future. The correspondence which passed betwe cen
the intervening commissioners and the IIaytien
government, together with the dispatches Of Walsh
to the State Department, appeared at length in the
EreRing Post, about three years ago and venture
to say that our government never appeared to less
advantage in any controversy with foreign power.
At the very time that Mr.. FL more, through his
staggering ill-bred ard reckless commissioner
was trying 10 bully the Hayten government which
! by the way, we had never recognized into an ac-
9uiescence in the revolt and secession Of wo-thirds
Of its territory for the benefit of another govern
ment, which also we had never recognized, he was
reading Kossuth and his companion long homilies
at Washington against entanglng alliances and
foreign intervention. lie could not permit the
American government to gasp sigh for the
wrctched Hungarians, because, he said it was not
1 the policy of our government to take any part in
the controversies Of other powers; and at the very
time he secretly at work trying to frghten a
feeble and ignorant people, who were making an
effort to govern themselves and to deserve position
among the independent nations Of the earth, into
I concession which would inevitably result in constant
border wars, and unccasing waste of blood and
money as long MS it lasted for we undertake TO
say that il is not possible for two governments to
be maintained in peace together on the island OF
st. Domingo AT all events that unhappy cou ntry
has mover had any such fortunate experience 81 nee
) anything has been known Of il by the civilized
! world Columbus found the Indians of the East
warring upon the Wcst when hc landed there and
the hostile relation has never ceased, we believe,
since then, except during short period Of Boyer's
: administration, when the island was united under
!, the Haytien flag.
. Partly in consequence, perhaps of the interven-
(; ton of the three leading powers Of which we have
been speaking, and partly for want OF resources
Soulouque has not renewed hostilites since the
armistice proclaimed in lS49. Meantime, the in
ulgues IN Domlnlca nave Deen progressing. MT
Fillmore was not reelected, and Of course for some
time the subject did not receive much attention in
the State Department. The time for its consider
alton by President Pierce, however, finally arrived
| and the result the mission Of secret commits
soIer to the city Of st. Domingo. lie reached the
city in February last, and we presume the motor
: Of Mr. Douglas is based upon dispatches received
n from him. In view Of this presumption, it may bt
d well for the public to know something more of this
commissioner. Ii is no other than the redoubtablC
and immaculate Cora Montgomery, alias Mrs
n Storm formerly editress of the Sun, and compan
\, on-in-in-arms Of Beach the elder, with whom h
visited Cuba and other foreign parts in times gon'
t by.
G At the close Of that engagement she became
n follower of the American army in the Mexican
}, war; where she may have had the good fortune t
}, make the acquaintance of BrigadierGenera Pierce
IS and produce an impression of which this appoint
o ment is of the fruits and where she certninl,
did find a friend or husband in ono Mr. Cazneau
d whose name, not yoke, she now bears, He is tn
g. the ostensible she is the real commissioner. III
v was in Texas when the commission was issued
but as she WAS esteemed the better man of the tw,
10 it was sent to her at New York city, She immedl
A. ately took passage to st. Domingo, and sent hin
1t word by mail to follow her. which be- like dutifu
Ie husband, did, arriving six weeks or two month
s. after her. - ..,l. .t.f, f fr.
20 What her precise instructions were we arc no
10 advised We can only infer them from tn
o tenor of her conversations and behavior whe
Is she arrived there, as related to by an eye an
O. ear-wtness. She evinced strong desire TO inves
e in real estate in the city Of ST. Domingo, and ad
3, vised others TO follow her example, saying quit
d freely, that there soon would be change IN th
q state of things here-that the country would bs
% long to the United States in lass than six months
d and advised property-hoders TO improve thei
II buildings and prepare for an extensive Amorea
ID immigration. lid II rl. fpt .erfI n
ID We willnow briefly stA,A what We understand !