The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-29
Tho Dominican Question,


The Dominican Question.
ENGLISH OPINIONS ON ANNEX ALTON k,D SLAVERY
LORD bhou6HAh REyUDIATEs THE GRKSLEY AMI
CHKEvbR ABoLITIoNIsTs
In The House or Lords on the 14th Of May, Lord
Brougham wished 70 put question to his noble friend
the hcer secretary for Foreign Affairs, relative TO the
Be wished to know whether that cesson Hsd received
the sanction OF the British and French tournaments and
above Adj whether due precautions bad been taken 70
prevent the possibility OF the introduction OF spanish
savey-that accursed system which degraded Cuba and
esewhere-into the island Of Domingo He thought
this would Dc favorable opportunity 70 call for the
payment py spain OF that money which she received
from ~ ON the undertaking abolish her own slave
trade her slave trade not having been abolished, she
instantly 70 give liberty 70 her captives. 1t was
most painful to consider that at this moment there
wss very great great chance, from many circum-
slave trade receiving an additional impetus Sixty years
since he had proclaimed his opinion that there very
great difference between aboshng the slave traffic and
giving freedom to the slave He laid down then that
although their rst sympathy oas Tie sLapc their
neat flo fes'g oas due to his master ,co possessed
of slaves ty cranes not Of his cOxsmitg they haun2
descended to ha from Other hands He repeated the
doctrine now There were meetings being held in this
ought be held-meetings at one or which six or
weeks ago he had himself promised preside but
when he found after what had taken PLACE in the United
States that u was called nsea~g SLAVERY
he said dcouft phdteuer ,Uoaid he har
Anything TO do nth holding presiding or dt.dinga
whom his voice might reach to abstain from holding such
meetings At the present moment II could not fail TO do
great mischief In our relations to america anything like
agitation took place on question whereupon the Anne
rcanp OF the South and almost all Americans pecu
liarly sensitive and jealous 1t would be the worst pos
sible calamity, and might endanger the peace OF I he
ny without serving the slave but rather postponng
indefinitely his liberation. (Hear, hear
Lord WoDEHoUsE, who indistinctly heard, Was un
derstood to say that the Spanish had yet
taken any dentve resolution with regard the cession
of San Domingo to the spanish crown There was
son, however, TO believe that II the offered cesson met
with the concurrence generally Of the population the
Spanish would accept the annexation Of that
part OF the island. Whether that would be ~ the ad
vantage OF Spain or not entirely matter for the
Spanish government TO decide; but the House would
turally feel great interest in the question which
had been put by his noble aud learned friend,
coded territory. He glad, therefore, to inform
their lordships that the Spanish government had
sured her Majesty's government that was not
their intention 10 allow slavery TO be introduced into san
Domingo. He might add that even II slavery were to be
introduced into the eastern part Of the island of San Do
ming0 would be exceedingly difficult TO maintain it as
long as the western part was free.
The Madrid Gazette OF the 9th Of May publishes series
of acs" signed by the principal inhabitants of st Do
mingo, Cebcos San Jose de Ocos and numerous other
places In the Dominican republic declaring that they
cept the annexation OF their country to Spain. The
EJcd declares that the United States have made any
protest against the measure and expresses the opinion
that they will not do So
The Epoca or Madrid states positively that the En-
peror Napoleon has congratulated Queen Isabella the
expression of the will Of the peope OF San Domingo for
annexation which is $50 tatteriug TO her country"