Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-06-07
The Repu6iic of DomInio;.-'

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/ 4 ~ 8 I : -, $ J, o' Domintcia.
! r, t,e -. history OF sne little Republic Of
'itS'A Pssssstlss z narrative OF heroic
- y preston. which
II, @tsu ~ ~ pasnos 10 the sem
= Y. ~ :, tie AMERICAN people The
ssau' - A2 s. was the exclusive pro.
-. pam llom ls discovery
~ oo!u NOUS ~ = l4S5. until the
I - sess.o 90, 'ie sessern division to
rIa,,Ss ~ sslls psrle'k to
isos, wen Sne l,.e.. principles
Oh tue RIenos. Ssoiuson .ns.ssa shs ne
SIoeS W ,s w ~ Z g oau ap-
Proacns sne Moss y, utisnihg o1 snel An
tiles'-.4es Ptouu us; anu SonlnlsTce We're
e9aai 20 9, the PFouucs ana cpmeree OF
all tne fs west 1nuls ne hs rlSa
aud yarIons grown owl o. Inc ropes. slllnaf
lated by the skllls and care OIL european
cultures cover ed the island as Will q car
pet. The Ere nch division OF tbs island
was the abode oil wealth and rehnement
lin. the Spanish. portion the rustic Pnr-
suits OF. pastoral hi Q absorbed the energies
OF the simple ,peasantry Such was the
gaayy,,Jnyogs and innocent lie OF the Popr..
latlon OIL f1ayu when me insNsreesionl Oh
=. 80 IAN
island as With the preasn ot &c ~
The tragic lncla oIsskae sItugS Pc
tween the feeble whites and oierocloaSi'
slaves; SO paUhetically related by Alison,
make up a tale of woe, sorrow and sa-
wage atrocity TO which even fiction fur
nishes no parallel. In the riot sof passion
Hayti was delugei with blood. andswhen
the smoke of tho contlagraLlon was blown
away, nothing was seen but t6e wreck
AMI ruin. of thu fairest island of creation.
Its fields were wasted, its hahitations.
burnt, and its commerce destrOyeds---
From these evils the people of the Spa
nish dominion were partially exempt, but
their prosperity stimulated Che lnsttiof
their savageiueiyhb ors, and in 1921 Boy
er subjected thewhole island to hisssWay.s
After enduring years of .unutterable de-,
graduation and wrong, the Spaniartis rose
against their black oPpressors, and by
great deeds of valor achieved their inde-
pendence, and established the ,rePublIqtot
Dominica. nas FiHts So
| s-T The negro despots of }Hayti, however,
did not abandon the project of the re-
conquest of Dominica. Immense armies
were raised and precipitated upon the Re-
public, but they were repulsed by the
hEIOIS 4AtSSSs aST
tacks were repeated until l849, when the
army of Soulouque was routed in agreat
action by the patriot,Sa aud a'truce
for twelve months was concluded. Sou
louque threatened renewal OF hostlllIles
in 1850, bat deslsted from ms purpose IN
consequence OF the lnterPos'uon 'otl='hng
land, France and the United States. 'i'e-
Gently. however. he has been making Tor
midao'e preparations Tor notnet invasion
OF Dominica; and the symPathles oil tho
country are invoked IN behalf OIL aspeople
of kindred race and hc civilization whom q
savage despot dooms TO distinctions .id
But there are reasons OF StateJ which
no less than feelings of7isympathy. imPel
uheaUnited States.to extend alhlegiLimate
protection to the Republic OF Dominica.s-
ltisour p'licy to strenglhenttliearepubli-
can governments o this continent and to
aid them in their resistance TO ttorelgndo.
mination.a France is intrisuingifor the
conquest OF Dominica! ~ Her fleets are
constantly towering round8theo country.
her agents are necessarily interferringoin
its domestic affairs. She has maislmore
than one hostile demonstration against
its sovereignty, andaapossibly she yet
holds possession otthe peninsulAOf Sama-
ma. IL is clearly the duty of the aUnited
States toainterpose for the protectioni,of
the DOminicans.nand The defeat ofthis
scheme of French annexation. out p9lli
We are glad atoi perceive that Mr..
Douglass who is eversaliVe TO the honor