The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-03

you ever arriving here at monopoly Of their COM
merce, that constant aim of all your efforts, that OBJ
ject which you have never ceased TO caress.
Whether the Haytiens continue to enjoy credit in
the United States, whether that credit will be
shut against them by your intrigues. they will not
the less continue-ther intelligence and their CAPT
tai united and fortified by benevolent and powerful
protecton-to offer you the most determined compe-
titon; that competition that you fear much, and
that you have constantly endeavored to free your
self from by all the means in your power, since
April, 1s4S, up to the present time.
You have not, perhaps, forgotten with what
sombre coors your pencils were charged at the
fortunate epoch above mentioned in order TO pro-
duce picture sufficiently fearful, sufficiently hideous
for it's aspect alone to bring about the accomplish
ment of your most ardent desires the realization of
that dream of your every moment-the ruin of Hay
ten credit. You recoect without doubt, with what
perseverance, with what feverish ardor, you have
constantly prosecuted the execution of your Internal
conspiracy Nothing has ever been able to arrest
you in this purposenether the generous hospitality
exercised towards you nor the frank cordially that
has been increasingly testified towards you. You
have constantly exploited in an odous manner all
the unfortunate events which have afflicted the
try. The failure of the campaign OF the East, the
cODfagraton of the 18th June, the Reimbaud bank
uptcy have been for you circumstances that you
have welcomed with joy, as favorable to the success
of your infamous projects. After the example of
those islanders Of lnagua, who rejoice when the tenn
pest bursts forth and ashes the ocean, in the hope
that few shipwrecked vessels will be cast upon
COdSI, you dIc ucNRHttu al
with which the country has been stricken and which
have been Of nature to shake the credit Of Hayti.
Why SO much persistence in evil? Why so much
blackness in an American souli What ia the cause
of this psychological phenomenon? The reason is
that amongst all nations the influence of climate
united to education causes to predominant
certain ideas, certain sentiments which
form the destructive Characters of tho
nations. Thus, in the English the dominant
sentiment is the duty and the love of JUS
tice; in the French honor generous and elevated
sentiments, and devotion to humanity generally; in
the Haytens, If we be permitted to class ourselves
in this moral order, love of neighbors goodness
of heart and sensibty developed to an extreme;
of gold, and the contempt of humanty-hence ego
tism, narrow and exclusive ideas and absurd preju
dices. This hatred of the American against Us is
the result, therefore, of his education and OF his
ture. 1t il his manner of being.
But, Messrs. Yankee merchants, you who show
yourselves malevolent hostile to those amongst
whom you have found convenient asylum, and the
bread which you perhaps could not obtain at home,
do you not fear that we may be tempted to initiate
you? Do you not apprehend that this freedom of
commerce which is annually accorded to you by the
kindness of government may be withdrawn from
you--from you who pay this benevolence by so in
tally which is granted to you Tin virtue of nterna-
tiOnal obligations you will sayD may be some day
refused to you, miserable intriguers, who, by
Of your detestable prejudices, should have already
been placed by all civilized nations under the ban Of
this same international law? Well, tremble hence
FORTH wretches! Quail we say, for you have thrown
down the gauntlet to MS, and we pick it up. You
have unustly attacked us, and rest assured we are
now about to take you seriously in hand.