Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-05
Morning Edition.

lean sister republic The United States
did not acknowledge Dominica as a State,
and she has remained out of her relati ons
with the United States until the present time
our own anti-slavery people OF all classes,
with great labor and great cost, many years
ago established Republic on the coast of
Africa, Liberia, intended to operate success
fully for the suppression ofthe African slave
trade. The founders of Liberia-were Amer
lean citizens, the settlers Of Liberia were a
portion of American people, but the slave
holding policy prevailed in the councils of
the United States, and the United States did
not recognize Liberia, though virtually
creation of its own, until 1861, when the
slave holding policy of the United States
was for the first time effectually reversed,
not without necessary cost of suppressing
the attempted dismemberment so long
menaced Of how great that cost has
| been, am now TO speak, but it is a
source Of satisfaction that the reversal of the
| Objectionable policy is complete and radi-
ical. We have no slavesin the United States
Simultaneously with declaring the doom of
| slavery at home, the President recon-
mended 70 Congress a recognition of the Re-
publics of Hayti and Liberia, and Congress
promptly and with great unanimity ex-
pressed its concurrence. The hand which
by the command of the President wrote
those acts was equally prepared and anxious
to recognize the Republic of Dominica, but
unfortunately just at that moment the Re-
public had gone down in Dominica, and
this fair and beautiful land had become,
with the apparent consent of its people, q
portion Of the kingdom of Spain. We could
not leny to the people of Dominica the right
to be a subject Of Spain, if such was their
choice. We could not interfere by force to |
prevent their exercise of that choice, or to |
compel them to reconsider or intervene to |
establish republican institutions by force. |
We deny the right of any State to intervene |
by force to establish a monarehial, imperial |
or any other form of government in our own |
country. Foreign Intervention by force is |
always ruinous to s State, no matter under
what pretence effected or by what agency /
involved. No foreign State can establish or
guarantee republican institutions in any
State by force. A State that will permit
and induce successful Intervention it its
political affairs is unworthy and therefore
incapable of being free. A brave people
need no Intervention of timid or cowardly
nation. Foreign Intervention though in a
friendly guise is no blessing.
President Baez said That is true, but
the people Of Dominica have arightthatwhen
they have re- established their republican
system, they shall be acknowledged, and if
could only give to our Congress when it
assemblies the assurance that we would be
recognised by the United States, all our
troubles would be passed.
Mr.. Seward replied:
Out of the capital, out Of my own country,
without the authority Of Congress or the
President, can say nothing official, there
fore nothing that can guarantee action of
the American republic.
President Baez-Certainly understand
that your visit is personal and unofficial.
Mr.. Seward-Yes it is so.e eNevertheless,
l feel assured that shall speak in
harmony with and the sentiments
of the entire Americas Government
when say that the condition Of Dominica
you have explained to me is all that it
seems to require. Wo have built up in the
northern part of the American continent
republic. We have laid for it broad foun-
dation. Ithas grown upon our hands to be
an imposing, possibly a majestic empire.
Its stability and permanence are essential
to its prosperity, liberty, peace and happi-
ness. Like every other structure of large
it requires outward buttresses.
These buttresses will arise in this hemis-
phere They will consist of the re-
publics founded like our own on
adjacent countries and islands, upon
the principle Of the equal rights Of men. It |
matters not of what race or lineage these
Republics shall be; they are necessary for
our security against the oppression of ex-
ternal forces, and perhaps for the security I
Of our internal peace We desire these hut
$1,000 20 rs.-IefpIy and strengthen as fast
as it can be done without the exercise of
fraud upon our own part. You are quick to
perceive the use of the main edifee in pro-
tecting the buttresses you have established {
here, and thus it happens the Republics {
around the United States only impart to us
the strength which we extend to them. {
We have, therefore, no choice but to recog- !
niEe the Republic of Dominica as soon as it
shall afford to US the necessary guarantees
If its own stability. We have only been
waiting at Washington for the report of our .
Consul giving US satisfactory evidence Of ,
his stability and permanence.
President Baez-It is desirable for Domi- !
MICA that the United States should enter
INTO a permanent commercial treaty with :
is, but it is question whether we should
.end o Minister by executive authority !
alone O. swat until the assembling of our :
Congress to give the necessary
authority. l should like to know if you ,
ire at liberty to give me your opinion on
hat question.
Mr.. seward-It is not competent for me
o advise in regard to your country. can
,nly say that whenever Minister is sent
rom the Dominican republic to Washing
on, either by the President acting alone or
lcting with the concurrence of the Congress
If Dominica, that Minister, have every
'eason to believe will be received with all
he attention and consideration which are
awarded by the government of ]
he United States to representatives of l
riendly powers. Whatever negotiations he |
nay open, will be conducted on our part
With reference to the best interests of the !
United States and the cordial friendship to j
he republic of Dominica, and nothing will |
,e offered or exacted on the part Of the t
inited States that is not in conformity with i
he laws and usages of civilized nations.
Since the return of Secretary Seward to
the Government, as is already
,nown, has recognised the independence Of
Dominica, and the President has nominated
o the Senate Geo. Corona as Minister to !
hat republic. He is there engaged as a
merchant. -.
Correction.
1t was recently stated in some newspapers !
hat after Governor Aiken had made I
peech to the House Committee on Freed !
mems Affairs he was taken by surprise by {
negro being brought forward to answer it. r
Governor Aiken says he made no speech !
yhen he appeared before that committee @
With Messrs. Prescott and Whsley, and fur (
her that he saw no negro there. 1t is be-
ieved, however, that the next day colored i
nan named Ranzier, from South Carolina, I
made some statements on the same subject.
\ number of colQred delegates are still in
he city looking afer their political and q
ther interests. They have been reinforced
" Fred. Douglass.
~ Exhumed.
The remains of Col. Dwight A Woodbury., :
Who was killed at Malvern Hill, July lst, .
se2, have been exhumed by commission !
rom Adrian, Mich, for that purpose, and (;
re on the way to his former home.
General News j
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 4.-The owners eff the I
nail boat United States, have withdrawn 1
Ter from the line to substitute and a single
lued boiler for her present tube boilers T