Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-23

guaranteed all the rights of trade, travel, and
residence conceded to the citizens of the most
favored nations, under the same universally
applicable conditions of obedience to the laws
OF the country while within their jurisdiction
The wise liberality of the Dominican laws
enabled me to engraft in the permanent con-
dtions of amity perfect freedom and security
OF conscience, worship, and property; and
this, with its eminent advantages of soil and
climate was too well calculated to invite Anne.
rican industry and capital to settle in the
country and enhance its prosperity, not TO ex-
cite the active opposition of the allies.
The governments of France and England
injure their own people in obstructing the
prosperity of the American republics, for we
are their best customers. The richer we are,
the more largely we shall buy of their fabrics,
uniess they drice us into tariffs of exclusion
By oay Of reprisal for their attacks on our in
teress.
In this jealous dread of American progress,
the agents of France and England conspired
with the negro party, headed by Baez, the Sc
cret ally of Solouque, to excite war of races.
Their prospect was to murder the heads OF the
government, overthrow the constitutional re-
public, and establish negro despotism on the
ashes Of the white race. was told weeks be-
English squadron was promised, and it actu-
ally presented itself at the appointed time be-
fore the city OF Santo Domingo and at certain
indicated points in the vicinity. But when
the squadron arrived it found the Dominican
government had already discovered and crush
ed the plan OF revolution and massacre, and
the French and English consuls had to con
tent themselves for the present with using the
squadron and their diplomatic flags to protect
the conspirators from punishment Their con
sulates were made the rendezvous and asylum
Of the negro leaders of the frustrated plot !;
and when the Dominican authorities demanded
these notorious criminals for trial, the consuls
replied with the same insolent contempt of the
sovereign rights of the Dominican republic
which they had displayed in the American me-
gotatons-that the rebels we're under the
protection of France and England, and none
of them should be land none of them were)
punished"
Every intelligent observer is aware that not
only in Santo Domingo, but at all the points
commanding our coast and isthmus trade
these powers are usurping territory and ex-
tending their semicolonies and contraband
protectorates but no President can put an
end to European encroachment on our side of
the Atlantic until he is sustained by Congress
that has the nerve and patriotism to plant it
self on American principles.
England and France have violated the laws
of neutrality towards us, and it would be no
more than just act of seIf-protecton if Con-
gress were to repeal the neutrality laws of 1918,
so far as they apply to the encroaching powers,
but not in any form to endanger the safety Of
unofiending neighbors suspend them until
the allies shall have evacuated their uslrpa-
tons on American soil and sovereignty, and
shall give better guarantee for the future than
evasive diplomatic explanations.
WILLIAM l.. CAZNEAU.