, 1861-04-06
HAYTI AND ST, DOMINGO.

HAYTI AND ST. DOMINGO. d.,
An 1naependeat opin1o
James Redpath, whose knowledge Of Ii
existing condition of Hayl and st. Donafna
"a rs comprehensive as ,thst of my other ma
In America, and who is outside of ali health
political organizations, addresses letter t
t9e New>1ork 11to.ese in relation to the a
i legged Spanish attempt upon the Independence
ofst. Domingo, from which letter we copy th
most Interesting and valuable part. Witht1
the last two years, Redpath has made frequen
voyages to Hayt, in connection with the col
ored emigration movement, and he had
ehahGe III know that whEre1t he anrf1s..- :
As the vast majority Of our citizens know
nothing about Hayti and the Dominican Re
public, excepting that both are inhabited b,
| people ef African dssse4t. i nay be necessa
aRan1sa ans ssz ea ~ Es.teSs teaspsa4
being known as the Dominican Republic. or
ofsener as St. Domingo, Or more frequently
the Spanish part /: and that ::ofl tie Eest (for
mery eaisd TIE french Ra being known
uh1c 1uI fwhieh ~ haa rr,a4; n me Dem1nlean G n @ e
pson1a ~ 80 - Shtts "
ish. and were formerly subjects Of spsfn
their ruler is President Santana, man dearly
white, whose sympathiea, ideas and tenlen.
eies haVea]l and always favored reunion Of
n 1n,, eoonlly 10 Inc 1nmotheriy Empire Of
epann: a;a1 " 1ayt! (Walch aas @ goPulation "
~ sana.en ~ lrom ooVMVto ~, f,aUo)
saega sao REut.e sPsaa tfeaca u lney are the DE-
wbn snccseded ~ i roan r ~ n,Te ~ rec people
% aGmlna.lons tnSr e M iniet Is resident Ge1ifard
WHO represeats = a1a nao9o4 me tnfee original
raees-lnaaan, lees. aie olaek ana ~n1te, and whose
dt satnts. al is ~ esapnsn poWerInl lnde'
1;ea5 ~ I'LL ~ H. ~ 5s Saslast'e1y com-
pThe eaatnrn no. cn ra-t NJ 1u ~ ~ oGsce nesa;.;
lin 1nos ennrnssad To- h,1 " h9pun
ha9;1n~ Lea,a J9 u4eeftufe,
Snain nnder tha fraafv pIu - paso9 ~ II atance oy
H., .,aS;1a-nd 10 es oasel, nRt never
est,,t ia - 80, Vset ~ 10y 4oWet 1ous-
when Te Ciera:' eYnedT;on arriEad ~ eunga1loa
talied him tn he Weet 'nn,n1r ,lNso' W ana re-
tween the Hay,ians and The FraE,t, bn1 maf oe-
loved the d;ssmha rl-mar4 - tI.n 49, "11en 1ol-
NonoiennIWha wera sant =. - @aese troops Of
h1aes1s .,d r.aro eHas ~ te-easlave the
"nu aeleated ID the
1sr the co,1ar ~ pass Has AGAIN put m
4s51 ~ 1san reToi4ta, aau " ta1s held I'LL
~ -. 49," 40 ao14o1-
~ n 1929 the eas+arn r,,+ u.. x4.,.., :.
twentv.+gH 1eara tSa 1tssIn1 1h1a boye5: For
edged his anthoritv Gn ia 1s,au n1aeths asano"l-
78t4 The nom;n;ca1s q Ia,aaea e selt4ro", t, ID
construction VIII etEar snai ~ s.Aa Mt; ~ r.
as vel been effaeted. >4A VI t10stl aas
Since the inIenendence of the nom;n;.,
Republic, two pafties hsye d dirjded tan nnd a1tar
nafe1v unvarneE II wbnes re,,,aaau.al eu auu Mser
are Santana and ksez ana ~ e. ~ nna .len
unfon and indenendence ;nd;cata ~ 4bo,n motus r
ive noi;ciea --s1ess'9 = eteo'i 1eepect-
Unlike Cazar. santana uon,d -ath., ~
little: man in rreat ronntr -"'4hs 4tan w
great man in iittle conntr1 ~ Tt1;oe
he has forma5lv nffsra1 ~ 1ao. t"ice .a
Dnninican mi % Rpnnh,,e onzren .3ndan 20 plaee the
Crown, and. failinr in these a+ten9n4s ogaaisn ha
auettea fnr s;,n;i.r .,,,r,,asa .t a.ttrgs, ne CO
then fnr cnnfada-ate n;'o1, mt.l ; ranee, ano
But none Of thesa Pove-a 'u 11en1a enezaeG ~:
proposals, France md sna;,' had hasn Us
once and we're satised ff thai erearia eeea 9lrten
and Venezueia did not want to he hiften st ii
His Last desperate effort was to ;nince Whits ata
emieratton rom he ITn;tta - statss hnt 11e II;
thonoh acondod ~ ~ Tnsa,ia*, n.a.ee, pnI, a.
longsr continnancs in of3oa Iii ~ h WHOSE
ful 70 our ReDnhliean Admin;atraf;o,p Saa;
nally failed to interest either our ea5alaIsfs
y so,ne to1v aasta eas - ~ ~ R19eeI gst ~.
FINN Hsvt;an 6f11cia1 sour..e icy nom $3.50 = ofaWn
royTaa n;11on ~ Jn1,ers sa,o 1oE
inr ~ rsna4 ~ aeaorS1na uu.9 Aun opaAl' raj
loan he nf}ened to 10 "a 4no oa telms ~ tne
Custnn Hnnse as snn,r -. ICY cgas5 " tue
small H,nI of snon;ords'N-nt sssavplu!ngly,
in ailNarr;vad = ~ non,ios :han eagnty i
Officials among O. ~ fhan 3 ;n,p ana tne thEee
on their dnfiea a. @ Gn11act a1s = H. ents1eo
rest wers mechnnics Tbat ~ ia III al *ha @ aae
rrat;on,i .bat - I,o..., a,t - ~ ane emil
Rsnnhiic hT s,a;n Ths,. . To- so .u 80 uo'heam
i an ron Saata ;a Amsflea bnt tbs tide,
nanaa,1on - ~ Gnaa;1 Is aS ~ as tne ihde~
lsrar tee y sns GolG4les 1or, when
adioinine countries nnmhers IL 81 ~ 4r tas :,
aai- hSx,, - - shatoi sn1osae - tne pauls1eo
Th;s no1;cv - ~ * ssn,sna sI Fasa;.ip ihspupnc. i
n, for cfsat;3g ~ af;aa.ita nrsa7 me matefi-
onnn5tion II iris EoTa,a un,tn q a1ao1g 1he
earIz ssss1"y a. e 1a emDnng 20 ne tctesf Even as
nroa,eat;e ~ ,ase l5solullonafy e15cuars
~ +ro mefe III type u Ut. Domln-
r., sa Ky ~ cgpx u re Rf3ols, + KNOW, were :
Rnt sn1~h " ,t nnoassaoor at Faris. /
Raey I u lt1i H. ~ W 9a npRsa @ u ne nud and
1nnosi,;on ~ nont;nn;-.o tne ;aor ntalgaes OF me
~ easioa IN a ald aneresang Santana
aas hs srretr; e,.en of az adnr IL Ii order to secure
~ 49, ~ ~ H.; omn government, and
'eIHHatT ~ ~ 5utnte nlM lolspay Lne ioan.-
j., ~, seh.a5e 70 say' Is ne sum total OF
~ e.. Wnole A1ueao tuAt we near ron Havana.
"a w c.AS Asefo tGka |
y w Assocta1sa g fress aaa tne t1naa cores
,ohaants, y Is not astonishing that they
'hoald s1s77,atse ltox it is given only as sup
3ositlonl tnaI france would next seaze Ha7ti, 7:
5 tney tmhk tnaG n SPAN mas seized the Domin-
can hepunAc;: Inc aohon tnas the Haytians
SutL4 WILL tnen :. pc IeenslaVea would be quite
'a4neue Il y was NOT quite absurd.
: 1aere are various reasons Why France will
'eyes St taIeaten haytl-among them, these:
ene has recognized the independence Of
1eyt1- e;y ..-~.-... r.'. !.
sAe ufa"s large revenue IRON Aayti, pay
aent e 1or recognizing that Independence.
ehe ls pound by treaty to defend Hayh
s5a1nst au lofelgn attacks; and-last]y
ehe could not attack Hayt1 without first de-
14tlng .war against England. /"
~ m1gnL aga 10 THESE reasons tWp others
u ilst2 mat the experience OF Napoleon, called
as as,S 9.eaI, eoaelasl7ely proves That France
= o91o not conquer Haytl u she were tp try;
az, seconaly, tnat Napoleon, called the Little,
! too ehfe~d 'statesman to voluntarily at
smpt e9 ae!y iao moral sentiment OF Chrlsten-
o1a ana the plyslca! power OF England COM +.
t1eoft Mhen, even 7 he were successful In ,
onqnefang both, the possession Of Haytl |
'onla noe pegln TO BALANCE the expenses Of |
o. osesnlng aasn T. ge1la, near at hand Madsgas-
il his ambition than Hayti, The cemetery Of
ae Aowerqf his unele's great est army. -.
7 ha7e also official authority fof stating that
st January England and France offered to be !
le msQiators Ct treaty Of alliance and OF, de-
rs .ase between Haya and the Dominfcan" Re-
'h coasntrbs agztast ~ foreign Foagers is guar
'1teed. ,ihe. proposition was accepted; COM
lissioneE named to conciude the treaty and IT,,
hen it is signed. France and EnpIand ,shoY.ld