The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-02
Spanish Demonstrates ut St. Domingo
Policy Of the Southern Cenfederacy In

Spom1sn REORGANIZATION NJ Sts Domtm&o-
Policy Of the Southern Cenfederacy In
regard 20 Csba.
II il impossible to over -es innate the import
ance Of the events now taking place In the
great tropical belt. We have already an
nounced the Spanish annexation OF San DO
mingo II appears that, during some time
past. process of colonization has been going
on. by the ntroduc ton of large bodies of emf
grants into the island, with the view of pro.
noting Spanish interests, and consequent dis
affection towards the Black Republican Gov
ernment and, at the first signs Of resistance
on the part of the native population, to in
woke the aid Of the Spanish Government.
This was accomplished on the 10th instant,
when the Spanish flag was hoisted, much to
the cons formation of the black and native in
habitants The Spanish frigate Blanca was
dispatched from Havana on the 23d, imme
diately on the receipt of the alb Owe news, full
ly armed and eq uipped, with a large number
of regular troops on board, to assist in this
Spanish prot &C torate, or, in other words, an
nexation The screw steam frigates Petroni-
la and Baringueios were to follow soon as
possible, with about 900 of the regular army.
A large additional naval and military force,
including some of the largest war vessels ana
about 10, 900 regular troops, is also reported as
on their way from Spain 10 Cuba and the
West Indies. by an arrangement with France,
already consummated 1t is said that Haytf is
to share the fate Of its sister Republic The
French so uadron on its way to the Western
archipelago, is believed to have reference to
the accomplishment of this latter object.
The grand triumph of Black Repu blica nism
in the election of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, has
proved the most destructive blow TO the cause
which brought it into power that ever was
struck. The grand element of power which
| was used by the politicians to secure LIN
| coins election was the an slavery sentiment
| in the North, and the result of that victory is
! the most disastrous defeat which the princi-
| pies of anti slavery ever suffered In our
| own country, seven slave States are beyond
| its reach forever, and those which remain,
remain only as 4 bulwark to those who have
| left, whilst abroad, the powerful moral sup
| port of England, who, for her own purposes,
has ceaselessly fed the fires of abolition agita-
| ton, has been alienated by the MORRILL, tariff,
| and she gives it to be distinctly understood
that she never sacrifices the in terests of trade
10 the sentiment OF philanthropy. And now.
| awaiting herself of the imbecility and distrac-
! tons in which this country has been invoked
| by the triumph of Black Repnblicanism,
| Spain has commenced aggressive movements
against the Black Republican Island of Hayti,
and the only spot on the nth where a mock
! ing semblance of the forms of liberty has been
| kept up among the African race is about to be
| wiped out from the map where it has so long
| been blur and an eye-sore.
| The Republic SO called, of Hayti occupies
the principal portion of the island of that
name, and San Domingo, Spanish settle
| inent forms q distinct Republic, on the same
| island, which is now to be annexed TO Spain.
| We certainly see no reason to regret this
movement on the part of the Spanish Gov
| eminent, and hope the rumor may be true
| that France is about to re-annex' Hayt.-
| The island has had a fair opportunity, since
| Its liberation by the most horrible massacre
| recorded in human annals, to test the ques-
| ton of the capacity of the African race for
| freedom. The result has been that the rich
| est island In the Western world has become
| comparative wilderness. Under these cir
| cumstances every real friend of humanity will
| rejoice to see it rescued from barbarism no
| matter by whose hand that desirable end is
| accomplished.
| We desire now to call attention to the hope
| less faulty and failure of an attempt on the
| part of the Republican Government at Wash
| iDgton to circum vent the Southern COnfede-
| racy at the Court of Spain, with reference to
| the alleged Southern policy of acquiring Cuba.
| We have always maintained that the South
| has never been the prime mover of Cuban
annexation, but that the main spring of that
| movement eXis ted in the Northern CONNER
| cial and manufac turing circles, and that ad-
| venturous young men at the South were made
| use of as mere cats-paws to carry out the
obi aofN No TnrYr
| Q. CALHOUN was always opposed to the an
nexation of Cuba, and, in 4 late number of the
| New York Herald, it appears that, SO far
| from meditating any design which would
| bring the Confederate Republic in collision
| with the Court of Spain, there is an excel
| lent erstanding between the two on that
subject, and that they much more likely
| to be found in joint occupation of Mexico than
| in collision upon the subject of Cuba. An
| other striking illustration of the short sight
edness of the Administration upon this sub
| ject, is the appointment it has made of Min
| lister TO Spain. If it were not doomed to de-
| struction, it would have sent to Spain the
| most acceptable person in every way it could
| lind in America; instead of which, &C ting
| almost as manifestly as PHARoAH under the
| hand OF destiny, it deputies to the Court of
Her Most Catholic Majesty, the Most Athe-
| istical of European Red and American Black
Republicans, CARL ScHuRz, whose appoint
| ment to an European mission has filled every
| foreign Ambassador with amaZement and in.
| dignation.