Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-01-10
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The treaty of friendship, commerce and
navigation. recently concluded by w. L.
Cazneau, Esq, on the part of the United
States. with the Republic Of Domini-
cha. has terribly excited the English
fish and French Consuls there, and it is
said they have made strong verbal pro-
test against it. 1t is further stated that
the British Consul has addressed the Do
rninician government an insolent note, in
which he states that the said government
cannot negotiate such treaty without
the consent Of England and France. Two
Dominican journals had also been sup
pressed, at the instance Of the French
Consul, for expressing sentiments favor
able to the United States. The Ameri
can Commissioner has made the following
protest against the action of the French
and English Consuls:
ST.. DOMINGO, Nov. II, 1854.
The undersigned, Commissioner Pleni-
potentiary of the United States of Ame-
RIGA near this government, having good
reason to know that the agents Of France
and England have. by various means, al
ded by menacing display of an armed
force before this capital, overawed and
controlled the free action of the Dcminl-
clan Republic in its relations with the
United States, hereby protests. in the
nHme OF his country, against this breach
of honorable faith towards his Govern
ment, and against this unwarrantable en-
Groachment upon the sovereign rights OF
an independent American power.
Every enlightened government in ami
ty with the United States, is perfectly in
formed Of their determined purpose as a
nation, to oppose whatever measure may
be intended to subject the independent
nationality of an American people to the
arbitrary will of a foreign power, or make
its action, and even existence, dependen
on the ditch of a foreign policy; and none
of those nations have taken exceptions to
this immutable principle of the American
system.
The United States nuke no difference
in the application of this rule between the
strong and weak Of their sister republics !,
and they have just right to expect the
powerful and magnanlmous nations Of
Europe will follow their example.
These facts being so well understood,
Unjust call your particular attention, sir.
to this inconsiderate violation Of the rela-
tons of amity and commerce now subsis-
ting between our respective countries, in
the trust that you. as the responsible rep
resentative Of your government at this ca
pital, will use the necessary precautions
to guard those relations from further dis
turbauce.
Ifthis due care should be omitted. the 60
Ternment and people of the United States
may conceive they have just cause to dis
trust the sincerity and good faith Of any
government whose agents in these waters
are permitted to interfere in affairs and
negotiations belonging entirely and ex-
clusively TO the interests Of the United
States and the Dominican Republic aud
am confident that you, sir, would re-
greet equally with myself the consequent
ces which might result from this unau-
thorized intermeddling with the sanci!y
and freedom Of inter- American relations.
Yours, respectfully,
WIN. L. CAzNEAU.
| The action of the two consuls has, so
far, prevented the ratification Of the trca-
ty by the Dominican Legislature ? The
treaty embraces thirty articles, and is
merely one of amity, commerce and na-
Vigation guarantees freedom of consci-
OuCC PIOfluCS III IuC IGuuILIOu VI III
gitives from justice recognizes the prin-
oiplo that in time of war the " flag covers
the goods :" declares that citizens eff the
one republic, residing in the other, shall
not be subject to military service allows
the citizens of tho one to pass through, or
reside and do business within the territory
Of the other and in case of war between
the two Republics, the temporary resi-
dents to have six months within which to
return to their own country, with their
goods and merchandise gives free access
to our vessels Of war and small steamers
in the ports Of Dominica; comedies the
. right to appoint consuls. &c, at all ports
except where their admission and resi-
dence may not appear convenient and
guarantees 10 citizens Of Dominica NEAR
all of them mulattoes) the legal (not pc,
litical rights of citizens but this clause
the Dominican Legislature deems too
vague and equivocal to secure the end it
mediates. and proposes an amendment,
according to mulattoes expressiveIy the
rights thus assured in general terms
This our commissioner will not agree TO.
We see it stated that there are now four
French vessels of war in the port Of St.
Domingo, and an English fleet is shortly
expected there. with the view, it is sup
posed, of preventing the final ratification
Of the treaty.
! The LATE GOVERNOR DoRR. -
Thomas Wilson Dorr, Esq, whose death
at Providence, R. l., has been announced,
graduated at Harvard College in 328, and