The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-04 00:00:00

for the lease of Samana Bay, as well as by the,
ruinous iu eircul ttion pointe.g to an annexation 0;
the whole Republic. In the latter case i. is as:aunt-a
the obi,gadoe, of Eh,. 6 per Gee. Loan would be
undertaken by the United States' Govr.rnment•
Since the loan was issued Messrs. Spofford, Tilestoni
and Co., a highly respectable mercantile firm 10
New York, have been appointed (through their
agency at an Domingo) receivers of the Custom!
hypothecated for the payment of the interest and
sinking fund." What interest the limes may have
in the matter we fail to see; but what the Tribune.
letter asserts is true; that the Times has supported
the annexation of San Domingo to the United Sta.tes.•
Lde:
We recommend. to the attention of the City
for this letter of the New York. Tribune, dated
January 10, headed.", San Domingo." The treaty
of annexation was negotiated by President Baez,
and the U.S. commercial agent,. Mr. Perry, and !t
was submitted with a secret message of the Presi-
dent to the Senate, Jan. 10. It is known to containa
the fat) wing propositions :—" First--The United
States stipulate to pay the sum of $1,500,000.
Second—This money is to be devoted to the liquidit-
tion of all the obligations of the Republic of S:111
Domingo, including the redemption of its currency;
which is represented to be of comparatively smallamount. Third—ln case the obligations to be a.-
sumed by the United States shall exceed the before-
mentioned sum of $1,500,000 the public lands of
San Domingo are pledged as security for the Oxon'
Fourth—The liquidation of the obligations is to be
intrusted to commissioners, one to be appointed b 7
each of the contracting parties. Fifth—ln CO
deration of the discharge of these obligations, 5513
Domingo cedes to the United States all forts,
dockol
custom-houses, and all other public buildings,
.arse'
Dais, &e., and complete jurisdiction over the territorl.
Sixth—San Domingo to be annexed or acquired 8s
a Territory, and not as a State, and subject to the
'Territories
of Congress, in the same manner as t,b, a
of the United States. Seventh-I°3
treaty to be valid to all intents and purposes wheal
ratified by the Senate of the United States, an
confirmed by the vote of a majority of the citizens
of San Domingo. There is another letter in the
same paper bearing on the lease from a person w." 1,"
describes himself as intimately acquainted wit
Haytian affairs. He declares that the $150,005
already paid by the United States have been throwoi.
away, " because in spite of the partisan strife which
appears to divide Haytian society, the whole. na-
tive population of the island of Hayti constant!'
one nation whose foreign and domestic policy. 18
based upon three. cardinal principles—territorial to
tegrity, political unity, exclusion of all persons II?'
of the African or Indian race from membership 1u
..
the body politic. The first of these principles ha:
become so deeply rooted in the popular mind the:
the mass of the Haytian people would sooner shel
their last drop of blood than permit one inch
Haytian soil to be under foreign domination
and because General Baez has no power " to lease,
sell, or otherwise alienate any portion of the P°:
minican soil. Whatever powers he possesses eryt
conferred by the • Dominican Constitution ;
Art. 3 of that Constitution declares that " no pev(t
nor authority shall be able to alienate the terril
either in whole or in part. Furthermore, Art. 6.s
provides that " in no case shall the operation of th/0
Consi itution be suspended either in part or in whele.'
The letter thus closes For these reasons I a'„
led to conclude that, if your correspondent's stoic,
~
ment prove true, either the United States Govern'
went has been shamefully swindled, or else is ab°ll
to become particeps criminis in the spoliation of
weak and apparently defenceless nation." Severn
protests come from San Domingo, all emplattlealt,3l
denying the right of President Baez to sell
country. One asserts that he has by turns tree
Spain, France, and England, before he was sue,
cessful at Washington, and that the tyrant
only been upheld by the assistance of the IThiveds
States, or he would long since have been driven
of the island. On the whole, we would strongla
recommend the readers of the 7 inzes to wait awhi:
before investing in the loan of the Messrs. Lawson
under the impression that it will be paid by the
United States.