Centre Hall reporter

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fyrt the rear administration hold the

Haytien President, if any *nil unorr

the Haytien or nny other flag* were

found in Dominican waters, he would!

sink or capture them.

Uecorcludfg with the exclamation

of the Duke of Wellington. "'I here

can he no such a thing my Ix>rd* as a

little wnr."

The M -nator na tested that there may i

be war without a bnttie, nnd so our

navy has conquered without firing a

rih.t, hut its presence in Hayti and

Han Domingo was var. He then min

utely reviewed the testimony to this

cfleet. furnished by the State und Nu

vy Department*, from which it apnears

that I lie vrj)- agent who signed the

treaties officially reported that the

usurper wa* maintained in power by

our guns.

But iult rventiod in Domiuicu i oit-i

ly one put t of the story, even according

to the confession of thu Navy Depart

ment. In the eflort to secure the much

coveted territory our Government was

not content u illi majntnipg t}te usurper

Baez in power, occupying the liar! orsj

of Domiuica with war ship The I

United .States sent other ships, being

none other tluin our powerful

monitor dictator, with the frigate Sev

ern as Consort, ami with yet other moni

tors ill their train to menace the Black

Republic, Hayti, hy an act nf war.

An American Admiral was found to

do this thirg, and au American minis

ter, himself of American blood, was

found to aid the Admiral.

The dispatches of the Secretary ol

State instituting the act of war is not

eoiuiiiinricntid to the Senate, hut we

arc Miflicicnlly i nlighlcued hy that ol

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Centre Hall reporter. (1871). Centre Hall, Pa., 1871-04-07. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85054524/1871-04-07/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Centre Hall reporter, 1871-04-07.