The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28

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BAN DOMINGO, Dec. 20, 1854
Fyeneh and English Interference ,oiM the Domi~icam
Government The Casneau 1saty-Action Of
the ComsIs--Anothsr Letter to the Presidewt--
Presest Attitude Of the Uaited States, &C., &c.
Nyou win eoncede this grace to Q poor Domini-
can, would desire to present to the American pub
lie the last example Of the stupendous wisdom and
unheardof modesty Of the most excellent consuls
of France and England. You must be well informed
Of the fact that these gentlemen have taken posses
sion of tho Dominican government In tbs name Of
their august Majesties the Emperors Napoleon and
Faustin and Queen Victoria "a. D. G.), and that
at the present moment it is as dangerous FOR Do
minican to call himself the friend Of the United
States as 1t Ii for Cuban.
The French and English have force Of one hun.
dred guns in our roadstesd, and for more than one
month we have lived in daily terror Of seeing the
regsngeful negro chief, Buenaventura Baez, landed
from the ships and put In possession of the capital
In October the Dominicans were crazy With Joy
at the conclusion Of treaty with the United States
for thought the friendship Of great and pow
erful neighb,r would impose restraint upon the
Haytiens. and bring American emigrsn.s to occupy
our rich and cheap lands; but unhapply for Us, IL
was not the will Of England or France to permit
the citizens Of the United States to render and
themselves this service.
The British and French consus put on their gold
lace coats and went in state to tell President
Santana that their Msjesties Napoleon, Faustin and
Victoria would not permit the Dominican govern
sident Santana ia silent, stubborn man, and made
no reply, when he was informed by these omnipo-
tent gentlemen that Faustin would bring an army
of forty thousand negroes to ravage the republic,
while their navy would put the negro Bsez in his
place In this capital; but mark me, the insult will
never be forgotten by Pedro Santana, or any other
true Dominican.
Presently the American plenipotentiary enters the
palace, in his plain black suit, and passes quite
calmly into the Presidents private cabinet, where
he remained 80 Late that an officer had to be sent to
open, for General Cxneau lwho lives in the
country, to pass out9after the interview. The
morning after this conference, their consular
majesties were notified that their obe ,tions the
American treaty must be put In writing" The
French consul Durasse, had already sent express
to Hayh for liver lie Dain Raybaud, and declined
doing anything more until be came; but the British
consul was ass enough to fall into the snare and ex'
dice Of the United States, In flaming protest. He
plainly tells President Santana that the French and
English governments must give their consent be.
fore he can mako any treaty whatever, and particu
larry with such dangerous power AZ the United
States, which, he says, Lord Clarendon and the
British Cabinet are convinced has some suspicious
design on the Dominican people. When Raybaud
came he thought this letter q magnificent piece Of
diplomacy, never observing that this insult to
the United 6tates-made so explicitly and off,
cially In the name OF the British Cabinet
interests of that country In America. Bat
there Is no limit to the blind arrogance of thus
pompous Frenchman. He is vain to insanity, and
thinks nothing OF talking at the curious banquets
he makes for the anti American blacks here of "the
lesson France and England are preparing to give
the Yankees when they have finished the chastise-
ment Of Russia.
This boastiDg, and the solid fact of the French
fleet before his eyes, had q moral force on San
tana, and he did whatever M. Rsybaud commanded
him to do against the United States however bitter
to the Dominican palate.
sphed us with the idea that N. Raybaud has allowed
himself to be ually caught BY the American Com mis-
siener. Gen. Cazneau manifested extreme GOODNESS
the President allowed the CONGRESS to adjourn with
out submitting the treaty for ratification, he had
positively promised, and afterwards permitting NJ.
Raybaud to force him to submit it to the Constituent
Assembly that had been convened to revise the con.
sttution, which body had no Pc yer to entertain
any subject but the revision Of the constitution;
yes at NJ. Raybaud's command 1t acted upon the
treaty, and pretended TO rstify It, with many in
sulting amendments prepared by M. Rsybaud,)
sffer Gen. Cszneau had withdrawn the treaty. OF
that svGsy r an q sense knows that the action OF
TO keep matters from becoming altogether ues.
psrate with the Americans, this government accept
ed the advice OF Gen. Cazoeau about making tue
eors uls commit this interference with the United
States to writing which At that time they doubt
con.idered of minor Importance, but which has now
different aspect.
IL ID Only gO-0dy bncy nave Ql6COVor6d THESE
COLLECTIONS in writing are placing the interference
OF France and Eogland In such conspicuous light
that It win be impossible for those governments to
deny 1t, or to make an honorable explanation why
their agents were sevefay instructed to attack the
American treaty and push the weak and friendless
Dominican republic TO insult the United States in
manner which neither Of those great nations would
dare offer in its own neme.
heard Senator b speak yesterday of new
letter from the c0nsuls still more foolish and
promising tbsn Lord Clarendon's assault on the
American treaty. This letter, which was signed by
the French and Englsh consuls, dictates the con-
ditions on which France and England will mediate
q long truce with Hayt. All these conditions are
leveled at the United States and Hsyti is equally
to be medated into subscribing to them. These
consus demand, on the part OF England and France,
that no land in the D1m inican territory shall be
sold, given, rented, or lent for any period what
ever TO any foreign power, and that no mari
nor factories, nor coal depots allowed
to any nation; nor any treaty be ever made with
one which shall contain any sapuations new or
different from those nov existing in the treaties
made with France or England.
This refers TO the article In the treaty OF Septem-
Der, which these coasuls induced the Executive (oy
threats and Her Britannia Msjestys war steamer De
vastation in front OF the city,, to break, which
opened the superb and central bay OF SANTANA to
American commerce, and made it's abundant coal
mines available to your steamers. France and Egg
land command your country and mine sir, TO resign
forever these fountains OF commercial wealth. But
will you obey2
The next condition is intended to prevent the
Americans coming here TO develope Ine stagnaut
riches of our country. II stipna.es "that NO
parties OF adyentufers armed or unarmed shall
be Above to land in the Dominican Territory"
This would empower the consuls to forbid any
party, though composed put Of one family Of " un-
arms d" settlers, from setting foot on our soil.
The lsat article Is only silly flourish TO excite
the colorad classes, by pretending to superlasive
care and evangelical anxiety for their interests IL
stipulates that " the Dominican republic shall never
make any treaty which does not guarantee to all
lie citizens in the territories OF the other power,
the same TIT atment, the same rights the same ad
ton OF race or COLOR"
II this article has any real meaning in favor Of