The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-22
HAHTI.
Annexation 10 the United states Pro
~ posed bT the Inamrgents.


Late numbers OF the Moni eur, the official
organ OF the Haytien republic, contain some
strange disclosures on the subject OF annexa
tion to the United States.
On the 18th of January last. the Independence
GHdue, a paper which supports the present
rebellion against the Government OF President
Salnave, and which is published at Jacmel, a
town on the south coast held by the rebels,
spoke thus Of President Johnson's last message
TO CongIess:--"We have read, in spite of its
great length, the message OF President Johnson
10 the American Congress at the opening OF the
session. That document is altogether so inter
esiing that but for the pressure upon our space
it should appear in full in our columns.
1--WE contne ourselves therefore, to repro.
ducing that part of the message which relates
TO our country. Let President johnson and all
those who think with him know, however,
that the Hayden is prepared to bury himself
under the ruins OF his country rather than lose
bis nationality. There are but two men bearing
the name of Haytien who dream or who labor
to annex Hayti to foreign power These are
Salnave and Baez,"
of decree passed by the Council of State of
the Provisional Government, formed by the
Southern insurgents sitting at Aux Cages, fell
into the hands of President SaluaVe. and has
just been published in the MoRtteur. The fol-
loving is translation of the decree:-
-Equalily.-Southern State OF Hayti
Council OF fState.-In view ofthe extraordinary
state OF utter confusion, and the unparalleled
acts committed by President Salnaye, whom the
country had selected as its Chief, the Council
of State, now assembled, resolves as follows:-
Seeing that according to the notification
made by the Government, under date of the 7th
of October last, to foreign powers, the State of
the South was legally constituted, and that
nine months of incessant struggles for liberty
renders it a solemn duty for the Government to
employ every possible means for maintaining
itself and saving society from imminent perl:-
In the name of the people of which 1t is the
representative, and IN the name of humanity
And the nuhlic safety. it lis deCreed:-
Article l, The State OF the South solemnly
proclaims that it places itself under the Pro.ec-
torate Of the United States OF America as its
natural ally.
Article 2. Until the above-naned power shall
have transmitted its acceptance, its Consuls are
solicited to take proper measures for arrestng
the depredations OF General Salnave, and Ior
protecting the interests of their nationality.
Article 3. The State of the South promises
and engages itself to employ its good offices
with the Government of the North and Actibo-
mite to induce them 10 place under the Protec-
torate the other parts of the territory occupied
by the revolution.
Article 4. The present decree shall be promptly
carried out by the Executive power.
Made at the National House of the Council of
State, at Cages, 10Th of January, 1863, in the
66th year of Independence; Dupont, Jr., Vice.
President; 7. Chalyire nj. Arnoux, Secretaries:
Manuel j. Zee, L. vaval, r. V. Herne, Seveille,
The President Of the Southern State orders
that the present decree be duly sealed with the
State seal and executed with all diligence by
the Secretaries of State. DOMINIQUE.
In publishing this decree, the Moniteur ex-
presses astonisbment and indignation that the
men who had been accusing Salnaye of having
alienated Cape st. Nicholas, and of having con-
tracted engagements with the American Govern.
ment looking to the annexation of Hayd even
tually to the United States, should have taken
such step as the above decree reveals; but 1t
adds, "The American Government, which lives
10 good relations OF amity with the Cover nment
of the Republic properly informed upon the
real sentiments of our nation, will repel with
scorn this culpable overture" The Moai'euJ
insinuates that similar overtures have been
made 10 the Governments of France and Eng
land, but no positive proof OF this has yet peer
obtained.