New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-24
TIE UNITED STATEs AND HAYTI.
NOT MANY REASONS FOR GRATITUDE on THE
PART OF THE SMALLER RFrUBTIC.

NOT MANY REASONS FOR GRATITUDE on TIE
PART OF THE SMALLER RFrUDLIC
To tho Editor OF Tho Tribune
Sir: some OF the friends OF Hayti In this city, who
were absent from homo the occasion OF the le'ture
o, Frederick Douglass, Mt Cooper Union. Monday
evening Inst were disappointed not finding In The
Tribune Of the following day fuller account of what
Wy, said BY Mr.. Douglass concerning that singular
yet interesting country.
,rruo II IS that llttlc or nothing Is known OF iayu
or her people by Americans generally, who have not
concerned themselves abont the Black Republic
government manners and customs. products, moral
and Intellectual condition. and needs Of general welfare
n. a nation-exccpt when have wanted something.
IA I'm On. case Of tho Mole -. Nicholas. Then Ha'u
WIS cajolcd and battered and our warShips sent
into the harbor 81 Port au- Prince and contlnenul
sslute lep, NJ and every effort put forth 10 make
II appcar that We greatly concerned over her
interests onr real motive being To outrap the present
,,o- and osscmblco into a sale OF the Mole 10 the
United sfnte.; notwithstanding the constitution of
the republic and all tradition expressly forhdN the
sao OF any portion Of tho country TO allen Govern
mcnt,. Hence IT l. that no foreigner can own
foot OF the land Of Iiayt fact we'll known by our
Government AT the time of the negotiations In l7-o
which makes the proposed bargain ui'o''"i''o'c 10
us as Christian nation.
Look also NJ tho case OF the liaytien Republic. In
1s-- when Iayli bulllcd into surrender Of mat
local prizc by orr Government. on no other principle
than that ~ Might makes right" Give up that
shin or Won blow you to pieccS!' was the com
mand OF Admiral Luce and the little republic had to
submit TO the logic OF force.
Hayt Is a sister republic. She lies under our very
shadow Her people belong T. n race mat has been
dowutrdden for centuries She Is only Just emerging
Ike science from the darkness OF the past. Her
claims upon rs, by reason Of her weakness ana our
strength have been pressing for year. But Wat has
America done for her, Alas! we haze Kept the
back man within oar gates In chains. and inyt may
we'll point 10 the dark passages in our history. she
still needs our cooperation and tile influence OF our
better civilization Of to-day.
Mr. Douglass Is humane in pleading earnestly Tor
tho social recognition Of layt. No man knows better
thah he the needs Of the country. Her people nave
bcen ,Ocially o,trac,cd In the United states Tor
hundred years Her youths, thrsting for knowledge
h,v. hnen compelled to pass our inh0Spablc shores,
going from this port Ia France for education wieic
ry have lmhibed anarcical and ,OcihNllc tendencies
and Learned that the only WAY To change thc GOVERN
nent WA. by revolution. Ii II not therefore dlihcut
IN trace The origin of the frequent revolutions IN iiaN
America Is largely responsible for much of the hio"I
onsvr for I'm our neglect countries contiguous VINO
are without our civilization. a.,
Tho appointment al Mr. Douglass as our Minister To
Eayti wa, most providcntial at the time, aud has
am pcr,uadcd been productive oi much good 10 us
Int especially Has Il. political geograilcal edn-
cational and religious. JoiiN d. hLiCh'M W.
Kew York. March Is l70=