Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-01

| all without the sanction of Congress, to
| which is committed the war-making
| power Sailing into the harbor of Port
au Prince with our most powerful mont
tor the Dictator" (properly named for
the service), also the frigate Severn as
cOnsOrt, and other monitors in their
train, the Admiral, acting under instruc-
| tons from Washington, proceeded to
| the executive mansion, accompanied by
| the officers of his squadron, and then.
| pointing to the great war ships IN sight
| from the windows, dealt his menace of
war, threatening to sink or capture the
| Haytien ships. The President was
black, not white. The Admiral would
have done no such thing to any white
ruler, nor would our country have tOler-
| ated as much from any government in
| the world. Here is an indignity, not
OnlytO the black republic, with its pop
ulatiOn of 100000, but to the African
| race everywhere, especially in our own
| country Nor did it end here For
months the navy of the United States
was lowering on the cast. Keeping that
insulted people in constant anxiety,
while President Grant was like a hawk
,2iling in air ready to swoOp upon his
nrey. This hcartless, cruel proceeding
found a victim among our white fellow
citizens. An excellent meIchant Of
Connecticut, priced by all who knew
him, was plunged into prison by Bacz,
where he was immured because it was
feared he would write against the treaty
of annexation and this captivity was
prolonged with the cOnnivance of the
two agents of the president, one Of
whom is found constantly with him and
IS a part of the military ring Immediate
ly about him. That such an outrage
should 20 unpublished, shows the little
regard the President has for human
rights, whether in white or black
I confess my trial, as was called to
witness these things. Always a sup
porter of theadministration. and sincere.
" desiring to labor with it. | had never
in kindness. My early opposition to
the treaty of annexation was reserved,
so that for some time my opinions We're
unknown. It was only when | saw the
breach Of all law. human and divine.
that I was aroused. and then began the
anger Of the President AMI his rings
Devoted to the African race. I fnI- for
them. besides being troubled that tn"
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Iomonta1 nrincinIa of international law
IarIar;nlr The oora1ffv Of nation. ~ our
declaration of in1ane0Iencp declares fine
oonoIitv of men,
This terrible transaction, which mo-
l.o1,, con defend is omonr fine artncaI.
,,+s If President Cant from which
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,aca o5,, Wv on his l.bnartflt .,.o,,,2-
t.,-~
Nor l.2o It ba forr,t+an that shortly
oft.rv-or1 ~, tha return of five commits
s;1, from, az islond +ho Hon Fr.I,r-
il. Da,,aIa.. 4i,a nll,rn.1 o.a4..r ao.,r,
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+',~n.+ .,i W. -, fra,, tho cn,,,ao,, of th.
=. ,-,,,,Sein1.rs at I'm. c,r,o,q t,5r, of
tS. mail 9acI,at on fine P1t,.,4c almost
v'-I;n ~ighr Of the cVar1tiv. 'ru+f,n
-'mn'v on account of his crlor n1'
tlo President. nj who's. i~vt,a,foa hr
hl.l ioiuod the commission. r~ar u't.~.l
q word IN condemnation cf thi, ov~,u-
SION. and. when pEtNTtalWIugt Nr r'tu"n'|
commissioners at dinucr. carafu''v omit
trd Nr Dnpr'ass. who was in W2s1'nr-
tan at tl. tino. and tAus r,,a2to1 th"
i0G'raitv.
O.hnr things might ha 9o9 'a-e' ~
Slnv;nr the evmpathia~ of t'gs ,'..-.1 .nt
}.:r' ranrt forget th, r',;' II '.'- '."'
,r':rh /. tla rao-too" .,f 'A.. .H-'''r
u. fore rIIn law to which AL o.. ."tit'r1
,.:.l,oot distinction or r.,'e~ P..i'".'
Crent. who could lobby sr a~~i',nr-1v
for his san nomjnrr srN-m. "aN Of
wrong to the co,orod rlcr. conI 1o
nothing for thom at home N..,~,nr
lone session o. Copr~,e-. il ,sr.rs"oor-
qrad constantly. and co'o~' o-on'a
prn~vvhoro hing upon tAn 1hq'o. 1,1t
thoro was no wor1 If '.No2rtt IL sv.0-
na.hv" from the President. \, last,
inst before tho noaa}in. of tlfr .,~y .o-