New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-25

ts a re icssne power. Of which have been spcskiss
ard rsrtv or want OF rorrce Souiouquc has not re
neeI usii er since the rnii-toe proclaimed in 1888
Hcssr.e the ia.-ues sE Dominica have been progress
NJ ~ F;ilrore " a. NJ reelected sld coarse for
IRE ti subject id not rsee've ereh attention IN tue
President Pierce however. finally arrived snd he rcssit
te lIss.on cf ssces ooamssi9ner % ihs Cay o,
st Domingo. lie reached ilat city feprasry lss ans
we presume the motion of NJ. Douglas Is based npca
ispaiches received nom him. In view OF this presnmS-
en may be well for the pa0ho TO know soiaeshng mS
Of this commissioner. II other than the redoaosos
ana immaculate Cora Montgomery, G.ids MIS- Stos
formerly edtrers OF TEc SaH sad companon-i-arns q
Beach ,he cider With whom he visited Cuba ard other
foreign parts IN times gone by.
Al Il. close Of that engagement she became follower
Il The American army in the Mexican war whore she may
lave had the good fortune to make the Acquaintance
BrgaderGen Pierre. and produce impression o(
which this appointment Of the fui,s and where ss
certainly did find friend husband in Mr. Carness
whose name yoke she bears. lie Is the osensi
Me she is the real Commissioner He was In Texas wheu
the commission issued but she esteemed ths
better man of the two. il sent to her at New-York
Civ She Immediately took passage 20 81 Domingo and
sen; him word by mail TO follow her, which he like du
fu husband did arriving six weeks or two months after
her.
We can onlv infer them from the tenor Of her converse
tons and behavior when she arrived there as related 10 ne
by an eve and ear witness She evinced strong dspos,
ton TO invest in real estate in the City OF 81 Domingo
and encouraged others follow her example saying quite
freely that thcie would be change IN the state OF
things here-tha the country would belong 10 thc untrs
states in less han six months asd advised property ho,S
ers improve their buildings and prepare for an extensive
American immigration.
We IN row briefly state what understand to be the
scheme of Ibis commissioner aud OF the parties with whcm
she or he acts The Government OF course, we assume
20 beinnocent in the premises.
icr Republic against soulouque and by securing the re-
cognition o. her national existence and qualified prcee
ton h, the United States they expect in return certain
rnuts of territory and such privileges in the occupation
nrd uoyment of il will induce emigration from the
United Sats But this i only the st ac ia the drama
lox of Diea is nd
destitute If political and financial resources. There NJ
prominent in the country except Santana nor any Que
Who possesses the confidence of the people, nor ntc-
gence and experience enough TO conduct the overnment
q week Il he were 20 die. The commerce OF Dominica
has dwndcd down TO very Insignificant figure; IT. cur
rercy has deprecated to the prime cost Of It's manuiae.
ure about five cents worth the dollar and its
nues are smsl that they hardly suffice 70 pay the PROF.
lent his trng salary and supply oil to the single light
house which the Government still maintains al the tiy Of
II. Domingo.
In country thus conditioned and thnly populated by
eners sied aud inferior race Il would be very easy
matter for two hundred Americans bv bribery OF
intimidation get control of the government alter the
Constitution 70 legali,c slavery, and open new
slave market on soil upon which more blood has been
,hed defense of freedom than upon any tract OF It's size
upon the face of the earth. Annexation to the United
States would be the next and step And should
hnd ourselves. before dream Of i, contermnons
neichhor of the Emperor of Hlyti How long Il would
take pick quarrel with such neighbor and shoulder
him of into the we need not stop TO calculate.
Such is the scheme which was projected many years
ago hnd which sppens to be coming to head. We
trust the instructions aud dispatches Of Mrs Caznesu viii
be laid before the senate and the public before the reso
luton OF judge Douglas is finally disposed o. thatwe
may know what are the grounds upon which proposed
10 make distinction between the soveregnes OF DOM
Mica aud ia.ti Hitherto government has refused To
recognise any negro soveTe ny. We wish TO know what
reasons are given for making Dominica an exception
There be objection 70 the extension OF such ma
ional courtesy to the Eastern Republic providing Il
be done without violating the rights of layt which ought
to be respected BY us all the faithfully because she h
incapable of resentng such violations but wish to have
he reasons for making an exception 10 the policy hitherto
pursued ia reference TO negro sovereignties.
We wsh TO know whether the vote upon the recognition
of Dominica settle the policy of this Government in
reference to Hay aud Liberia whether an attempt "
20 be made under color of Mrs Cazneaus iabos and the
false representations of those who are connected WIN h@
in tins Dominican intrigue TO make the Government be-
Ieve that Dominica is any the less negro government
than Hayti or Liberia Ii so be it TO see THAI
such representation do not obtan credit with the country