The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-30
The Dominican Treaty-The True Authors
OF It's Defeat.


TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
When the New York press permits its columns to be
used to calumniate brave people, Which, like the Do
mincan Republic. is struggling for existence against the
ntrgues of European diplomacy we'll the barbarian
negroes Of Hay feel that it cannot refuse my soca
ton to allow the medium the REPUTATION
erroneous statements.
It is not my province to reply to the extraordinary
statement Of the correspondent Of the city papers,
that the Secretary of State the chief betye
Of the honor Of his sountry by acting with the dsunion
press in defeating the United States negotiations at ST. Do
mingo Fths monstrous nsnuation could 5e true and
American Secretary oState had treacherorsy coeagued
with the agents of France and England sacrifice the
interests Of the Unon well of the Dominican Re-
public, for the service Of Hayt would expect the
gans OF those Powers to praise the act they proed BY
as we see they do. but we do not understand how
American Secretary Of State deserves the thanks of the
country for having defeated them"
The English and French agents circulated the same
calumny in st. Domingo, during the negotiation for
treaty respecting the cooperation of the Amsr IAN pre-
mier with the allies to prevent the recognition Of the
Dominican Republic and Of his friend by Concurrence
mails Of the Union win defend Secretary Marcy from this
horrible charge OF doubeaced treachery to his Pres
the duty correcting the ISLANDERS hcaped upon the
minican people by the European Journals and repro
duced by the correspondent in question. sirm upon
my honor as gentleman, and over my own family name,
which is sustained in lineage, conduct and character,
that Whist state is the sacred TRUTH which ought
be dear and interesting to every and honor
able American. The brave and hospitable Dominican
people endeared to by the double ties Of blood and
aeconae associations and what assert is based upon
positive and per sonal knowledge
So far from there not being in all $50 individuals Of
unmixed European blood in the eastern end of the
public 1t is not Is free negro nationality like the
Hayden empire, but free constitutional republic with
@ rs no as ah OF
color before the law but the Haytenswho have all the
favor and sympathy Of the anti american journaswil
not admit the whites to hold property enjoy
citizenship.
1t is not true that the Dominican government con-
sdered itself wronged in the question Of color and cate
il was too inelligen not to be satisfied with such
treaty satisfied France and England their subjects
and those journals who pretend to believe there
the Domincans Of any class, must be remarkably igno
rant Of the nature Of the treaty remarkably anxious
to present it under false coors The hostile interference
Of the agents of the allies and the display Of naval
force to oppose and end Gen. Cazneaus negotations
which were generally acceptable to the Dominicanss
ton Of this insult to the United States is also claimed
with scandalous audacity
Does the correspondent in question pretend to confirm
sapto Domingo that the American premier had dis.
claimed the Monroe doctrine and had personally assured
the French Minister that Gen. Cazneau should be recalled
and dismissed for procaiming it in his official protest
against this European interference? If this could possibly
he true it is time all the republics of spanish America
were informed Of the fact and American citizens should
longer complain that they treated with less
pec foreign dominons than the subjects Of third and
fourth rate European Powers But it is not true it is
SANDER like the rest Neither is it true (and that too
know from my position and personal acquaintance with
the members Of the Dominican Cabinet and Congress)
that the changes made in the treaty after signature orr
ginated with the Dominican government. They
VIGOROUSLY arranged by Mr. Raybaud, the French
Consul General, who, with fleet at his command,
had the power to obtain a forced and illegal semacton
upon it, / also know that he demanded the sup
preston Of my paper, III Ordea, iD the same arbi-
trary manner for my Amercsnism, and in the
manner he caused the suppression of El Porea and the
ruin OF lis editors for the reason and con-
WINGED the Dominican executive consented with reuc-
lance to lend the laws and constitution Of the republic
TO foreign dcigsiou.
Finay 1t is Of public and notorious truth to every
Dominican that the French and British Consus favored
the Baez conspiracy, that the appearance OF the allied
squadron cooperation expected about the close
Of Lent md that it came and found the Baez plan de-
teced and his brothers prisoners. Gen. Cazneau only
states what every Dominican knows to be true, (nd
what every Hayten, and every partizan OF the allies
wished had succeeded the attempt to seize the heads of
the government and destroy the constitutional republic
Thsreare too many Domnicans present in this
try permit such atrocous attacks their country 70
pass uncontradicted while free and generous press
remains open to them. Whenever journal worthy OF
notice cmts false assertion against the island republic,
Dominican win always lie found ready for her de-
fence A. ANGCIO GURIN
October 90, 1855.