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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
1855-01-04 · Washington [D.C.] · 1844-1861 Independence, recognition, Samana schemes

THE TWO-HORSE MISSION TO ST. DOMINGO.

SourceFuente: The national era, Washington [D.C.], 1855-01-04
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The Tribune professes to have news of what the "Two-horse Mission," as it calls it, to St. Domingo, up to the 20th. It says that Mr. Cazneau has failed in his mission, and, it is understood, is to be withdrawn, because, upon examination, it has been found that the present Government of St. Domingo shall have the same political and physical relations to the United States that the rest of the world has, namely, foreign, in consideration of the Americans being mostly white, and most of the Dominicans being mostly black.

The Tribune's cause of this "step backward" is reported to be the fact that "the Dominicans are mostly of African descent. It seems that the Government was entirely satisfied with Mr. Cazneau's standard of a white man; but it now turns out that, to speak correct, the President has become cognizant of the color of the nation, only some months since, that there is not a single man connected with the Dominican Government, from the highest to the lowest, who, if brought into United States, would not, by the rule of the State Department, be entitled to a passport, and, strictly speaking, incapable of holding office in a foreign country. It seems our neighbors have got their eyes open, and our Administration is not yet prepared to recognize the nationality of Hayti or St. Domingo, or to exchange with them the international courtesies of independent nations. The Administration, they say, are—they have perceived, though too late for their credit, that they can have no dealings with the Dominicans as an independent nationality. Now, as the Administration have been pleased to avail themselves thus far of our advice in this business, they will pardon us for making one more suggestion. There is but one honest way of acquiring title to any real estate on the Bay of Samana, and that is by negotiations with the Emperor of Hayti, for he is the sovereign of the whole island—the Dominican Government being revolutionary and properly non-extant. The negotiations would be very simple, and the terms very favorable; for all that would be the first step to be taken would be to acknowledge the nationality of the empire—a position so compunctious about which so much pother was made, when it was proposed to acknowledge Hayti, or send a Consul or Commercial Agent. The Emperor of Hayti would, no doubt, gladly send Ministers, or Charges, or Consuls, to the United States, to set off against our Minister, President Pierce, or any of his Cabinet. He is too chivalrous to insist on any difference of color of his representatives here or elsewhere.

It will be a hard case, we own, for the United States for commercial advantages, if we could have no treaty of reciprocity or of alliance or commerce with the island, now some fifty years known as the Empire of Hayti. It makes it worth our while to cultivate friendly relations with them, and there is nothing in the way of it but the foolish fear of offending the Dominicans; which, it seems, is now pretty much over, the nation becoming daily more and more ashamed.

Though the Tribune does not give the source of its information about the results of the "two-horse mission" to St. Domingo, we presume it is derived from one of the span, as we learn that they have recently returned to the United States, and their dissatisfaction with the reception of their bargain is now naturally finding its way into the public journals. Is it possible that one of these gentlemen, to wake up his resolution about the acknowledgment of the nationality of St. Domingo, which he offered, it is promised to wake it up the next day, and yet it has already slept nine months—an ominous number. Surely it is time something came of it.

From the original pageDe la página original

The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

heir credit, that they can have no dealings

with the Dominicans as an independent nationility.

Now, as the Administration have been

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in this business, thev will pardon u? for

naking one more suggestion.

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island?the Dominican Government being revoutionary,

and probably transient. Those negoiations

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rery favorable, if properly solicited. The first

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punotilio about which so much pother is made,

Mid which amounts to nothing more than calling

a Consul a Commercial Agent. The Emperor

of Hayti could, and would, if required,

send Ministers, or Charges, or Consuls, to the

United States, as white and as pure-blooded as

President Pierce, or any of his Cabinet. He is

not tenacious, we venture to say, about the

color of his representatives here or elsewhere,

and would be glad to treat with the United

States for reciprocal advantages, if he could

be permitted to do so upon equal terms. Our

commerce with the island, now seventh in magnitude

among all the nations of the earth,

makes it worth our while to cultivate friendly

relations with its rulers and there is nothing

in the way of it but the foolish fear of offending

a narrow prejudice at the South, of which

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