In the same spirit, and without any exaggeration, may it be said that by the acknowledgment of Hayti we shall provide a check to distant schemes of ambition, which have latterly menaced an undue predominance in the West Indies.
Sumner argues that recognizing Haiti's independence would counteract foreign ambitions in the West Indies.
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