The liberator

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was to be done.

Commodore Chauncey was sent out to negotiate.

He represented that the fears and prejudices of the

Slave States tied the hands of the General Govern

ment, and compelled it to adopt a course which it

would gladly depart from if possible—in other words,

that the Slave prejudices of Slave States alone stood

in the way of the recognition of Haytien independ

ence. The Commodore accomplished but little, on

ly securing the privilege to new commercial agents

ofhaving the registers of ships left in their keeping.

Matters thus passed along till 1843, when the

new Haytien Constitution was promulgated, which,

following the example of the United States, guar

antied liberty and equal rights to all denominations

of religion. The inhabitants of the Eastern part of

the island, or the Dominicans,’ were Spanish and

Roman Catholics, and this part of the Constitution

being offensive, they entered their protests and de

clared themselves separate and independent of Hay

ti. We pass over the Tribune’s charge that Mr.

Calhoun, then Secretary of State, sent out an agent

to confirm the split thus commenced, and the fur

ther charge that while this agent was there, a pro

position was made by him, to admit to the island

10,000 American colonists, with the object really

of subverting the black government, and annexing

the island to the Union. We pass it over, howev-

VOL, XXL NO. 28.

er, more because it is n long story, than because it

is not authenticated. The colonizing proposition

was made in form by the nuent, (who was the son

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The liberator. (1851). Boston, Mass., 1851-07-11. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84031524/1851-07-11/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The liberator, 1851-07-11.