The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-07

these two medatng powe claim The credit OF keeping the
French negroes from DISCRIMINATING the Spanish negroes
the other end and they have been there ia that charae
for considerable time San Domingo once belonged
France AZ evil day she surrendered a to the AM
can race who at the time her slaves bat who had
succeeded IN revolt What has been the consequence
After the whites expelled from the island the negroes
respsed into Of absolute savagesm which is pars
eed only by the the coast OF Africa ffom
whence they and the only yestge as far as aa M
formed Of civilization, Of progress Of capabiy 10 take
Of themselves which Is evnced by any portion OF the
African that island At the Dominican end where
the is in the hands Of the whites al their sur
render, aud by whom they controlled.
Sir strongly said by the honorable senator from
Michigan the European powers are In possession Of every
island usl the Windward islands the islands OF
the Caribbean sea, extending by the English Bahamian
possessions State Of Florida They have been
Ia possession Of them from early day asserting no
right and intending purpose 10 interfere with that pos
session notwithstanding the great interests OF this coun-
Try in protecting commerce which is increasing every
day in importance and In value along the whole coast Of
Central America the isthmns to possessions
the Pacific coast without right TO even anchorage
ground ia those for unable 10 get H.
all being in possession Of those European powers Al
though this is the case when effort was made openly
and ayowedy, obtain simple advantage as a de
pot for coal these two European powers by their repre-
sentaye nterposed TO prevent H. and successfully frus-
trated it,
There is shutting eyes these facts We should
be reereant the imposed by the American
people they exposed in order that the public
mind may prepare for the events that may occur il they
persevercd have every to believe they
extraordinary paperone presented by the eonsus OF
France and England to the President of the republic OF
Dominica which have obtained and upon the truth and
verify of which reya paper presented by the consuls
Of England and France in December, 1854 in which they
inquired OF the Dominican whether IL the two
mediatng powers guaranteed truce with the empire Of
Haytithe French sidethe Dominican power would, as
party thereto, make certain guarantees Now, ask the
Senate to listen TO those proposed engagements Mark
England and France proposed through their representa-
tveand when speak OF those countries speak OF the
acts OF their authorized diplomatic functionarieso the
President of the republic Of Dominica to guaranty
with their enemy Faustin provided the President Of Do
mniea would as part of that guarantee enter into the
following stpulatons with those powers:
.slst Never to se TO lease to mortgage or give away
either absolutely temporarily portion OF the Domni-
territory particularly on the bay OF SANTANA to
I'd. Never financial engagement with any
foreign state nor accept any subsidy from such or mort
hypothecate to branch of the OF the
/ State of ST. Domingo.
3D. Never 10 to any alienation OF the sovereign
national jurisdiction in favor of any foreign State.
ith Never to permit government whatever To found
occupy Dominican territory any maritime estab
/ lishment, any factories depots whatever.
5th Never to permit the landing Of troops of adven
turers, whether armed not at point in the
9Th Never conclude any treaty with any power what
according than has been accorded other pow
by previous conventions but, above ALL treaty in
which such will not guaranty the treatment,
the rights the advantages and the prvi
leges to all Domnicsns without distinction OF origin or
color"
Upon those conditions the unctionaries of France aud
England offered TO guaranty with their enemies
the other side of the island The paper containing them
placed in my hands from which satisfies me
that il is genuine paper and that these propositions
made to the President Of the Dominican republic under
the sanction and by the authority of those whose
signed to 1.-THE consuls of England and France at St
Domingo hat is the meaning ofit2 In the first place
knowing, they do know the unfortunate differences
say dissenons of domestic character at home arising
of institution of African slavery they avail them
selves of it 20 alternate forever any portion Of
that island from American possession if they to that
tent have we not right to infer tha'not avowediy not
in the form of official despatch but quietly and
yhe authorities of that island persuaded the
attempt made TO persuade those at Honolulu that the
consequence OF any connexon with this would
be TO reduce them state of slavery? That however is
a matter of inference only. H
have Mr.. President given the proofs. Taken by them
selves, detached from the other, they might
amount to much to impress the public mind but collect
them and colae them, and who shut his eyes the
fact that from reases@ undiscosed, but which have
right 10 conjecintwhile they nndiscosed the
great maritime powers OF Europe consider themselves
titled of right 10 interfere here upon and
borders with matters purely of American pocy2 Why,
sir all the countries OF Europe with the exception OF
England under the absolute sway of despotsm The
rulers look upon their countries their domaintheir
private property They look upon their people also as
property belonging Them with a right govern and
control them at pleasure to parcel them out and divide
and sub-divide them to add little here aud take off a
little there in order, they express il, TO maintain
equilibrium in the balance of power What is the pres
emf about2 In relation to it shall express opn-
ion whatever for am entitled to none but as q mere
observer let ask what is the present abou7 The
western European powers declare that II is to prevent the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Russia at the expense of Turkey For
what purpose the Intervention of Russia in the conflict
between Hungary and Austria but to prevent disturb
ance OF the balance of power and especially dis
tubance Of the great principle of the divine right gov
ern men? So, it is matter OF European policy. They
and exercise the right by curbng here and etrenc
ing there to take that doesAot grow
too strong for another And here if capable Of read
ing the Signs Of the tmesdisavowed admitted dis
claimed unoffciallywc find that for undiscosed
purpose they at their work this continent; and
they have done it eecnay seriously to the detrment
the maritime interests of this country in the of St
\ Domingo and Eeua1or if not at the Sandwich islands
We shut eyes the fact that they have such
i policy Is it TO be submitted TOT
Il should not have gone into this discussion,
the Senate but that the occasion seemed proper
part from the ground which occupied BY the hon
orabe senator from Michigan. At last sir this question is
but abstract with Congress in matters
nected with foreign relations unless the recommend
alton of the Executive But sir, have doubtknow-
/ ing, as do, and coniidng fully confde 10 the ex-
the government the foreign policy of the country
mitted-that measures, IL not in progress viii Ice
speedily taken 10 bring this matter OF European interior
in questions purely IT American and domestic
sst TO an issue that may know the meaning of H.
far goes aud TO what it tends. When that issue pre-
standing the hearts Of my coun,rymen there will be bu
I voice
Sir, not Of instance in which this govern
ment attempted to interfere in yhng the other
side of the Atlantic We have seen the there
interfering with each other and parceing themselves out
at pleasure We have France taking possession OF
part OF the African Algeria but we never ex-
We have England recently obtaining complies
of the overland India by