Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-04-12
The News from St. Domingo.

of St. Domingo, and the supposed intcn-
ton of France and Spain to divide the
island between them:
HAYTIAN BUREAU OF EMIGRA-
TIoN BosToN, April !, 1861.
To tie Editor of the Boston Journal:
AS the vast majority Of our citizens
know nothing about Hayti and the DOM
inican Republic, excepting that both are
inhabited by people Of African descent,
it may be necessary 10 state that the
Island of ST. Domingo, or Hispaniola,
or Hayti, is held by two independent
nationalities--that of the eastern part
being known as the Dominican Republic,
or, oftener, ST. Domingo or, more fire.
quenlly, the Spanish Part, and that of
the west (formerly called the French
Part) being known as the Republic of
Hayti. In the Dominican Republic,
which has population Of 10000, the
people, who are chiefly mulattoes, talk
Spanish, and were formerly subjects of
Spain; their ruler is President Santana,
a man nearly white, whose sympathies,
ideas, and tendencies have all and always
favored a reunion Of his country with the
un.motherly Empire of Spain. In Hayti
which has population yariously estima-
ted at from 100000 to 10000, the peo-
/ pie speak French they are descendants
of slaves, and free colored people, who
succeeded in throwing off the French
domination; their ruler is President
Geffrard, who represents in his blood the
three original races-Indian, Black, aAd
White-and whose earnest aim is 20 es-
tablish powerful Independent National
iiy, to be exclusively composed Of men
Of African descent.
The Eastern Part, or the Dominican
Republic was conquered by Toussaint
LOuverture, having been previously
ceded to France by Spain, under tic
treaty of Basic, butncyer formally deliy-
cred over to that power. Toussaint had
not quite completed is subjugatiou, when
lie Clera's expedition arrived, and recall
ed him to the West. During the war
between the Haytan5 and The French,
which followed the Decentralization Of
those troops Of Napoleon, (who were
sent to re-iuslayc the blacks ard were
ANONYMOUSLY defeated in the auempt)
the Eastern Part was again put under
the power Of Spain, and was thus held
| ill 1921, when the popular revolution
overthrow lis authority.
In 1922 the Eastern Part was united
to Hayti, then governed by President
Boyer. For y years tie whole island
acknowledged hi, authority On his
overthrow, in 1914, the Dominicaus "sc-
oeded and no reconciliation with
Spain or Hayt has as yet been effected.
Since the independence of the Dom
inican Republic, two parties have divided
and alternately governed it, whose rep
resentative men are Santana aud Baez,
as the words Reunion and Independence
indicate their respective policies.
/ Unlike Caesar, Santana would rather
be little man in a great country, than
a great man in a lille country. Twice
he has formally offered 10 place the Dom
inican Republic under the Spanish crown,
and, failing in these attempts, he coquet-
ted for a similar purpose with France,
and then for confederate union with
Venezuela. But none Of these powers
would accept his proposals. France and
Spain had been bitten once, and were
satisfied with the experience; and Vcue-
zuea did not want to be bitten at ALL
His last desperate ctfor, was 10 induce a
white emigration from the United States;
but, although seconded by our Consuls
there, he signaIIy failed to interest either
our capitalists or laborers in the project
Some years ago--what say now is
drawn from Haytian official sources
Santana borrowed a million Of dollars
from Spain. Failing 70 repay it accord
ing to the terms Of the loan, be offered
to give a mortgage on the custom houses.
Last summer, accordingly, a small band
Of Spaniards, not more than eighty in all,
arrived at ST. Domingo, and the three
officials among them Immediately enter
ed on their duties as collectors at the ports
The rest were mechanics. This is all
the "emigration" that has been sent to
the Dominican Republic by Spain. There
has been a small emigration from South
America but this tide, with lis hux and
refux, is as old as the independence of
the Spanish colonies for, whenever
there is revolution.in Venezuela or the
surrounding countries, numbers of the
banished seek home in the Dominican
Republic