The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-08
The AngIo-French Protectorate of st. Domin.
go-Important and Rather Startling ON
cial Correspondence.

The Angl0-French PrOtectOrnte of St. DOmin.
go-Important and Rather Startling ON
cial Correspondence.
The official correspondence on the affairs of
the republic of Dominica, which will be found
embodied in letter from Washington, which
we publish to-day, is well worthy deliberate
perusal by our readers of all classes and par
ties. We would, however, especially COM
mend this correspondence to the attention of
our Custom House democracy, who were bold
enough to venture the endorsement of the ad-
ministration, at Syracuse, for the mastery
manner in which it has sustained American
rights and interests in foreign countries.
Gen. Cazneau, our late Ambassador to the
republic Of Dominica, was sent there, as we
understand, for the express purpose of making
treaty for the establishment of more init
mate and commercial relations between the
two countries than those already in existence.
He undertook, accordingly, on his arrival out,
the fulilment of the task assigned him-he
framed q treaty, and had secured the consent
of the Dominican government thereto-in
short the treaty had become substantially q
compact between the contracting parties, when
Schomburgh, the English Consul, getting wind
of it, proceeded at once with his ally, the
French Consul, Darass TO quash the whole
business, and to send Gen. Cazneau back to
Washington with q flea in his ear. The CORES
pondence Of these allied Consuls in the very
outset, confirms all that has been alleged of
the wide scope Of Lord Clarendon's "balance
of power" in both hemispheres. The proof is
baro fhoft nd I'm 1s oil -,
wolves particularly policy of active hostility
to the North American policy Of the United
States, which is the Monroe policy of non-in-
tervention on the part of .he European Powers
in the domestic affairs of the Independent ma
tions of this continent
Mr.. President Pierce, in his inaugural mes
sage, gave the world very distinctly to un-
derstand that thenceforth the Monroe doctrine
was to be the living law of American diplo-
macy. The American people hailed the de-
claration with pleasure as the announcement
Of new epoch in the progress Of American
opinions, institutions and commercial recipro-
cities, from Cuba at least as far down as the
Isthmus Of Panama. But, alas! though Mr.
Pierce has fallen short of all his fine promises,
in none of them have we been more egregious-
ly humbugged than in his high sounding re-
production of this Monroe doctrine. His Cen
trail American diplomacy dispelled the illusion
of the inaugural before the lapse Of year. 1t
prepared us for almost any degree of submits
sion to British pretensions, though we confess
that these st. Domingo revelations do some
what exceed in passive resignation our ex-
tremest estimates of Mr.. Picrce's amiability.
What is the result Of Gen. Cazneaus mis-
sion to Dominica He was authorized to
make new and enlarged treaty of amity and
commerce with the republic. He framed such
treaty it was accepted by the other
side; but being confronted by the
threats of England and France, the
poor Dominicans were compelled to rctract it,
The worst of it is, that on being informed Of
the proceedings Of his ambassador, our Secre-
tary of State becomes alarmed at his presump-
ton, and without delay undertakes the delight
full task of appeasing the rising wrath of the
allied Powers Thus, at liberty to dictate
their own terms, the English Consul Schom.
burgh, and the French Consul Durass, put their
heads together, and lay down the fundamental
law Of the Dominican republic. Their requsi-
tons make her, to all practical intents and pur-
poses, dependency Of the allied Powers; and
the cream of the matter lies in those stipula-
tions extorted from the Dominicans, that in oil
their diplomatic engagements hereafter there
shall be no distinctions of caste or color con.
coded to any foreign Power, and no admission
Of any colonizing adventures from other conn
tries, armed or unarmcd
II is manifest that these exactions can refer
to no other country than the United States.
and to nothing else than onr Southern institu
tion Of slavery. II was the policy Of Mr.. Cal