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tien Secretary of Foreign Affairs, assuring

him that Hayti had no disposition or desire

I to iulerlere with tbe free will ot the Domin

ι icans. As a further reply to Mr. Sumner, he

reminded tbe Senate, as evideuce, tbat the

administration bad not proposed to take any

immediate action upon annexation tb t me

commission had no power to ucgotiate a

treaty, and that no one weut with tbem who

could take a siugte step in tbat direction.

Tbe Haytieu government, in violation ot tbe

law* ot nations, bad given Ir e passage across

ils territory to Cabrai and turoished him with

war veasels to attack Dominica, and the

United State· bad mtrely notified Hayti tbat

wbile our negotiation· were pending with Do

tniuica we could not|alk>w her to make war ·η

tbe island. This tbe United Slaiet bad an

undoubted right to do, because our govern

ment bad information of organisations on

loot la Hayti to defeat annexation. Ko one

nerd tell tiim [MortonJ thai tbe Smator Iroru

Massachusetts was a trieod ol liberty or tbe

colored m tu, wbeu be 10 industriously spent

his time in an effort to put tbe Democratic

party in poarr. Tbe senator could not

strike a blow at 'he President witbcut at tbe

tame lime striking at tbe Republican party.

Mr. Howe cited vat ions historical iustances

In which public meu wLo bad been regarded

with universal esteem by their couuirymm,

bad by subsequent arts, mis;u'ded zeal and

passion, forfeited tbat coobdeoce and relaused

mi» oo-cuniy, or UMimrt positions at utter

variance with their former declarations. In

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The Portland daily press. (1871). Portland, Me., 1871-03-29. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016025/1871-03-29/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Portland daily press, 1871-03-29.