Worcester daily spy

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great disobedience has for its object the acquisi

tion of an outlying tropical island, with large

promise of wealth, and that, in carrying out

this scheme, our republic has forcibly main

tained a usurper in power that he might sell his

country, and has dealt a blow at the independ

ence of the black republic of Hayti, which, be

sides being a wrong to that republic, was an in

sult to the African race. And all this has been

done by prerogative alone, without the authori

ty of an act of congress. If such a transaction,

many-headed in w rong, can escape judgment, it

is difficult to see what securities remain. What

other sacred rule of international law may not

be violated? What other foreign nation may

not be struck at? What other belligerent men

ace may not be hurled? What other kingly

prerogative may not be seized

On another occasion I showed how these

wrongful proceedings had been sustained by the

president beyond all example, but in a corre

sponding spirit. Never lieforc has there been

such presidential intervention in the senate as

we have been constrained to witness. Presi

dentul visits to the capitol, with appeals to sen

ators, have been followed by assemblies at the

executive mansion, also with appeals to sena

tors; and who can measure the pressure of all

kinds by himself or agents, especially through

the appointing power, all to secure the con

summation of this scheme? In harmony with

this effort was the presidential message, where,

while taxing the senate with “folly” in rejecting

the treaty, we are gravely assured that by the

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Worcester daily spy. (1871). Worcester [Mass.], 1871-03-28. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83021205/1871-03-28/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Worcester daily spy, 1871-03-28.