Frederick Douglass' paper

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officially to deplore the existence in a couu-

try so civilized as the United Ktates.”

R. M. Walcjl

Ills Excellency the .Minister of For. .lairs.

We hope when our Government shall again

send a special agent to Hayti it will take

cat e to select one who shall at least bo equal

in diplomatic* ta*'f arid gentlemanly bearing

to Monsieur L. Dufrcro.

But we have not vet reached the final m

of our indefensible conduct toward?

Hayti. As wo hare already said. lihd we re

cognised her independence, and exchanged

with her tbo usual international courtesies,

wo should have enjoyed the largest portion

of her valuahh trade, and obraim d an in

fluence otf r her, beneficial to her inti rnal in

tere'?s. and protective agum-t -foreign ag

gression. In obedienco to a blind and bigot

ed sectional Interest, we have pursued an

opposite policy, and now retribution is af*out

to overtake us. Wo have interfered imper

tientlv in iier domestic atf-iin®, we have united

with foreign Governments in bullying her—

and now, one of tin so Governments, if the

latest intelligence bo correct has taken j

session of a most important station on the

island, on prete nce of making its interv* n

tion for Dominion more liective, hut in re

alitv with a view to secure a most important

naval station, close upon our shej s.--

S tntuna has been taken po- -*n of by the

French, bv whom, it is stated, it is to bo

held as a naval station. And its {position is

such, tiiat it will enable France to keep an

eye upon our commerce, and. in the event <<f

war, facilitate hostile movements against our

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Frederick Douglass' paper. (1852). Rochester, N.Y., 1852-12-31. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026366/1852-12-31/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Frederick Douglass' paper, 1852-12-31.