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Washington, the same determination with

the same disregard of groat principles, and,

also, recklessness toward the people of

Hayti, who have never Injured ua.

In view of these things the first subject of

inquiry is not if the soil and climate pro

duced reverse or possibilities of wealth, out

the exceptional and abnormal proceedings

of our own government. Before condemn

ing the treaty or any question of acquisition,

we must at least put ourselves right as a

nation; nor do I see how this can De done

without retracing our steps and consenting

to act in subordination to abnormal law ana

the constitution of the United States; there

fore, on the question of acquisition I say

nothing to-day, only alluding to some ques

tions involved. Whether we will assume

ths bloody hazards involved in this busi

ness, as it has been pursued with alternative

expenditures for war ships, and trips caus

ing most painful anxieties, while the land

of Tousaaint L'Ouverture listens to the con

stant whisper independence, and there is still

that other question—debts and obligations,

acknowledged and unacknowledged within

the immense claim by Hayti, and the un

settled boundary, which I have already

called a blood law—suit these annexation

ists, I state, only. Meanwhile, to my mind,

there is something better than belligerent

intervention and acts. of war, with the

menace of absorption at a stated cost of

treasure; it is a sincere and humane effort

on our part, tn a spirit of peace, to reconcile

Hayti and Dominica, and establish tran

quillity throughout this island. Let this be

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New Orleans Republican. (1871). New Orleans, La, 1871-03-31. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016555/1871-03-31/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New Orleans Republican, 1871-03-31.