Weekly national intelligencer

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flected dishonor on the Government whose accredited agent

he waa."

Unwilling to anticipate the action of the Executive, which

hai not yet made public the result of my mission to Hayti,

I have heretofore avoided making any communication to the

press in relation to tha state of things in that island, although

I deem it very important that public attention ahould be call

ed to it.

But the above attack upon me, circulated by journals of

respectability, makes it proper that I should request you to

publish this letter, denying that there waa any thing in my

deportment to the Emperor at which he or his friends coold

rightfully take offence. On the contrary, I treated all the

authoritiea of the Island with marked courtesy and respect,

hoping thereby to produce a better feeling towards our citi

zens who trade there, and to remove some portion of that ill

will towards all white men, and especially to Americans,

which has given rise to outrages on American citizena, to

demand indemnity for which was one of the chitf objects of

my visit to Port au Prince. That indemnity I demanded, as

required by my instructions; but not in a manner to give

anv cause of offence, or to reflect any dishonor on my Govern

ment. I have the satisfaction of knowing that my conduct

received the hearty approbation of those who selected me for

this very dtlicatt business, and that the results of my miaaion,

in arranging tor the recognition of our commercial agenta and

in procuring the ramisaion of the ten per cent, additional

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Weekly national intelligencer. (1850). Washington [D.C.], 1850-11-02. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045784/1850-11-02/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Weekly national intelligencer, 1850-11-02.