The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-29
ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM EUROPE.

[From the London News. Jan. 81
On The 18th of December, 1901, single watch
man sat on the steep promontory Of SANTANA, on the
war which came to invade the island. The Fint
Consul hat alf eady decreed the Of
slavery; and he now sent fftyfour ships Of war to
Seconquer the French part OF the island and reduce
the colCred population to bondage. Last month,
after lapse Of fifty three ears again critical
December at SANTANA. For some time past IL has
been known to all who were aware Of the import
ance Of the fact, and who therefore attended pro-
party to it, that the saveh lding party IN the United
Bates were resolved TO get possession OF st. Do
mingo, a. well az Cuba; and that the rem
nant Of President Pieroe's term Of Off 70
such annexation. The American slsveholders can
not be gnoi ant a. too many Europeans are, Of the
real cause Of the horrors of the st. Domingo war,
which they choose TO treat a. consequence q negro
was one Of rsce-between the whites and the null
astoesand that the slaves we're released only when
rhey we're wanted Q reinforce nent In the strug-
gle. That release gave the world the services and
the EXAMPLE of Tousssint L'Ouverture-a man, .
leader, and ruler-whom the llibussering Ameri-
car would find II hard 10 match from among thsir
seitators. He WAS the solitary wat,hman on tine
SANTANA heights on that December morning, ffsy-
three years ago. His place is not vacant, II
seems There are eyes vide wake ct Sauans,
and ears open to tidiDgs from the ffiends
and foes Of social and political freedom
proposed by the United States-the FIRST step -
wards aDnexstion-was rejected by toe Dominican
Congress, without diseentient vote. Aud why2
tion2 It YES the case Of Manuel Pereira, the sea-
man in the British service, whose imprisonment at
Cbarit account Of his color was brought be-
fore Parliament by Mr.. Monckton Mines, kept in
view by tee DGtls Mus, and made the subject of
NJ goiistion and gal proceedings between che Bri
tsn and American governments, and in Ihe courts OF
the United Statee rhe st. Domingo Legislators have
kept their eye upon that case, and have read the
A ~. a. E.As ALI -
third clause denied equal rights to them in the
Southern States Of the Union they without hesitation
refused their sanction to l.. They know the
quences. They have been watcnful enough to see
though numerically weak, has in fact determioed
the whole policy and ACTON Of the country, from
the time when the institution Of slavery was first
practically brought into question, rather more soan
twenty years ago. They have taken warning by
the annexation Of Texas-as high-hsnded theft as
the Gar or lis predecessors perpetrated fhey
understand, doubt, tie rue history Of the Semi
lcle war, and OF the Msxicon war-no less than Of
the repeal OF the Missouri COMPROMISE and its con-
sequen es-now becoming too purdensome for
the great republic 10 endure. They have
watched the Cuba business throughout, aud
no doubs have their own opinion Of Lord john Rus
ply. They all know about Manuel Pereira, We dad,
and the care taken Of bis person oy his Charles
Ten gaoles and of his rights by British statesmen.
they also know that their tempting promoa.
them such expeditions az Cuba has been vi
stted and threatened with; and indeed the Aue-
mean pleDipotent,sry on tie sp0s has made 40
sec ct Of the risk. He has thrown out hints that
Greytown s not the only place That the Americans
can lay in ashes, and that the city OF S. Do.
DiDgo 10 within their range. His countrymen i'm.
med ately picked quarrel In the roaos,eat OF
6t. Domingo, which speedily brought TO the spot
two Brilrh steam sloops, and French fd
gate aud two war briggs. It ia IN SANTANA, no T.
ever, that the Americans desire to effect lodg-
nent and thence will lookout be still kept tor the
approach Of invaders, These wide-awake Domini
cans ere probably aware siso tina; the invasion of
Their coasts viii be partly determined, as to time
and manner, the course Of the war 10 the Cfimsa
We have had occasion TO show, more than once
since he war began how tbs policy of the United
Ssat4s IL affected by the politics Of Europe through
the regular actice OF the Gears Of Russia to STIR
up o proslsvery sgitation in America whenever
liberal movements arc impending In Europe. The
Fugitive Slave Law and the Nebraska bl-which
may thus be garded the fruits Of the European
revolutions of lS48 and l849-are found to bs COO
bad, trough both are extolled BY one of the Cars
favored guests, Dr. COttman, and one-the Nebraska
hl%vas actually procured by another st. Petersburg
eouYter, Senator Douglas. The more intolerable
these found the more necessary Is It TO
have flesh ones Of the same tendency. We witness
aecorcr ely the perseverbg declaration of the Presi
dent that Cuba shall be obtaned the recent attempt
On the Dominican Congress, and che organization of
. new slave territory extending over AZ 100000 OF
acres, between the southern boundary OF Kansas
and the Red river. The bill for constituting this
Dew territory OF Neosbo was quietly brought H. just
before the rising OF Co 'gress IL Is plot Of the
savebolcing interest," az much Is the carrying on OF
the slave trade from the port Of New York, which
has recently been ed TO BE- than from
any other port in all those SEAS The Southern le.
gisators and citizens tamper with p li0sophy, and
Children knowing what is thought of slavery in the
foremost countries OF the world. There the lady
Who takes up Cowper TO read while she rests from
the heat finds trace in her copy of the passage,
- Ia
Of . good many others which women elsewhere are
wont 70 erj0y. Her son at college Is obliged to
take his moral and political philosophy all sliced
and hashed there being no edition OF any European
work on those subjects fit for hs study, ia COM
plete form. rhe little child, too young for church,
bot beginning TO keep Sunday BY learning Mrs.
Bsrbaulo's H. INNS, OF world vide fame, finds one
shorter than the rest. II is 30 from the cutting out
Negro woman, who sittest pining in captivity"
All this L. in fact the central idea Of every device
for preserving the peculiar domestic institution
OF the southern States from molestation-from what
the planters are pleased to call the mario wness Of
foreign opinion on that subject.
We repeat here the declaration we always make
10 prevent mistakes when treating Of American sf-
fairs that We are speaking Of the Southern States
and not Of the whole Union. But We must ais add
eur usual question How long does the entire nation
to allow the slsveholdng interes to represent
~ domestic policy and its foreign reletonsa or the
millions OF heads Of families in the United States,
only 347525 are slavenolders; and yet the slave
hoioers have been the guides and masters Of Amer.
can politics from the time that the nation entered
the re,rograde path OF foreign conquest and an
nexation. President Pierce coDjures us all 70 be.
heve that his nation has ambition, and explains
that oil its annexasions have happened merely
through manifest destiny. This destiny Is beeom
ing 30 extremely manifest nov, that even In this
crisis Of our war in the Crimes, the French
and We are fully placing our war ships in
the roadstead of St. Domingo; and we shall not
relax our watch over Cuba or any other lsnd.which
hes within ire boundary Of destiny" Meantime,
there are features OF American destiny which 1t
would be well for all the genuiae republicans to AZ,
tend 70 before II ~ too late. The destoy OF all tools
Of TIE Ru sian CzaIs Is the same they become
slaves polit cally and morally. While there Is negro
siavery in the United States the Car mas q handle
BY which be can guide the political machine whi IN
h. ~ red into MA hauda nv anohs nd man.