Frederick Douglass' paper

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necessary for me to advert to them. I m

hrdy incur in the view,* which they express,

and i r>.r ct that you trill he goto nod to/ ('urn

On arriving at Port au Prince, you will ac

cordingly se< k a conference upon Mr. Usher

and the consul of Franco, upon tho subject

of your mi -sion. and particularly w ith a view

of inducing the Emperor Boulouquo to con

sent to a lengthened truce, or a permanent

peace with tho Dominicans. As in co-oper

ating for this end the three Governments

are actuated by philanthropic views, to

which they believe any material interests

which all or either may have in the ques

tion are quite subordinate, you will en

deavor, in all your communications with

your colleagues, and with either the Domin

ican or the liaytien Governments, to k<. p

your mind freo from any prejudice resulting

from color or forms ot Government. You

will not deny justice to tho Emperor Souiou

<jue, because lie and Lis subjects are of Af

rican extraction, and his Government pro

fesses to he monarchical; and vou will not

he partial m your judgments in favor of tho

Dominican Government, because its officers

are supposed to he for the most part of the

uctihau rc.ce, and because it claims to be

republican in its form.

Tho material interests of the fhreo coun

tries, however, are largely involved in ti.e

restoration and preservation of peace be

tween tho contending parties in fSt. Domin

go. Franco is a creditor of the Govern

ment of the Emperor .Sottloitquo to a largo

amount. She cannot hope for a discharge

of her debt, when tho resources of his

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.