Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-04-19

The New York Z aning Post has the ful-
lorirr account of tlf Dominican portion OF
the island of Havd. from which we have tide
ipgs of an ominous invasion ON the part of
SDani.b AGENTS. acting doubtless from govern
mept authority:
The isaui which is. next To- Cuba. Che
LARGEST. richest. and most important of thc
West India islands. has. since its indepcud-
encs. becn divided into two portions; Hayd.
the former French ,olony occupying about
two-ffths of 30. arca and the repubGcof Do
minica. once a Spanish colony. holding the
remaining threc-fnhs. The latter has popu-
lation of about 1876 900. of whom about one
tenth are whites. IL supports an army Of 90
600 men. and has navy consisting Of seven
small vessels. In 1852 the total exports OF
this part of heisland chiefly mahogany, eb.
onv and other precious woods amounted 90
one and half millions. and the imports in
great BART from the United States) to little
more
Tbo Rcpubic Of Dominica was Spanish
colon. uuti 17o5 when the French obtained
n...e..ion of tbe vbolo island In 1881 the
So,ri.b colonies declared Themselves indie
nl,5,,, or ttcir mother country slavery
had bser abolished To- 1SO9: and I'm 1922.
ro,.i,i.., epc,or,-e,,srt from, The colored in
.N o. rf
Fropri e,r,i,1 If tbe island. overthrew the
pro,i.i.nsl Government at ST. Domingo. and
m,de himself master Of the whole island. In
tstt .a-. MI. tbs fIl of Rover onc3ur-
,,sJ t.-o ..,,i,rds oocs n,ore Fl, assert ttoir
ipde,on1e9oo Tboy prooIaimed lbe Domini
..n r o,biic. Ssnt,ps their prcsiIent de-
G.atel tbe .ucccss,r of Rover. and amin de-
c,tod S,rlopouo in leio He was rc-cloct-
f,vorir., fl,o clerical r,rtv
InISt8 France ra,o,pizod tho Reno3Iic.
o,I c.r.lrl,l . ,~,.,, If ,roi.r c,rn,,.rr..
onI n,y,.,t;,n Gre,t Rritain jid the sano
i,1ete pa nor,n-,,l. l,. also r,c,.,,i,,J a..
i,Je,.ndsnco In185t President Pierce Son,
ont G.nora Cazne,u on a secret mission O.,
pro.iI.rt S,,t,no n. no.,ti,te5 trent,
l,. s,.,,t s,i,,,lsii,,s or which nrovilod r.
/, believed ror tbe co.sion of the bsv of Sa-
mana TO our government The treaty was
never ratie,8. ana tho Urnted States Govern
mept has never reeoea5v.t che independence
of tbe Repubjc.
Since 1851 Baez has onco more been Pre-
sidopt bnt was driven out In 1858 by San
t,na. whose CONGRATULATIONS Nn 1851 of Pre-
sident GeFrard. of thk nov Hayton Republic
led 10 the hone that at last the French and
Snapisb norGons Of fhe island would live
peacoablv together.
The Dominican Republic has not nearly the
commercial importanco of Hayd propor. ln
1875 the United State, exports TO the latter
amounted to over two and quarter million
dollars and our import, thence to nearly
canal sum Since the aiuht of Souiouque
the Uaytiens have been reorganizing their
,rovcrpment and have held out inducements
IN tbc frec colored neonlc from this country
( and Canada TO remove tbither. France which
has acknowIedred the indepcndence OF Hayu.
lin 1885 has mo- authority over her former
Colony 'noush " IS HAeP '"'l '.e oPI''.' u
government woolu prefer T." nave 'ue oon'e eu'
OF emperor N1P''e'n o1'''o @'''' P''''7 ''''
supI usa''on Oh tne negro 'pP"o'U
o. Hom,nBo mas away 'ou'
inor'el 10 SPAN Inc 's'a"u u
rom Caoa oy only n'ty-lou' n'''s' ~ aol,''l'''
ID 'a'"aoie ha'ur" p'ouuo's' uuu 'p".'