The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-03
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1916

WASHINGTON, Dec 81, 1915.
City quiet Assembly tonight at Carusi's Sa-
loon. Fashionable congregation. Sundry private
parties McNulty abroad, clear the law can
make him. The whole deficit COMING forward in
the proper time Can't say exactly when. Gene
raj Cass flat on his back-Cahoun caught his Jack
-Hannegan indignant-Allen muttering harsh
thunder-The President cool as Joshua-Buchanan
still winking at the line OF forty-nine-Penton nod
ding at him-Bagby standing behind Benton Gave
Johnson shaking his Misunderstanding his.
Father Richie walking the tight-rope-the U. s.
Journal basting the administration and Congress
the National InteHigencer apparently dumb with
Joy. Hot punches in demand-oysters going down
watch meetings of the Methodists to that the old
year goes out respectfully, and that the new one
comes in with halleluah! Captain Goddard on
the look out for rogues. Strangers not many
Look out tor the new year, and we wish you all the
tavors of the season, and all the readers OF the
Herald.
WASHINGTON, Dec 81, 1916
More ofAhe Dominican Mission EFFORTS to smother
its Reports-Fremont's Erpedition-7he Appoint
nent Of Judge Woodward, &c.
The sensation which the publication Of your ST.
Domingo correspondence In Mondays Herald, has
created throughout this community, has increased
fourtold since Its appearance here yesterday. Every
copy OF the Herald that contains it Is worth SO
and even at that price copies are not to be had The
President and Cabinet fiat on their backs, for
since the appearance Of these important letters,
every body says their intention smother it,
and make no report OF It to Congress. THIS is the
universal opinion. What Mr. Buchanan may do
now, under the circumstances OF your timely and
provdent expose Of the valuable piece Of diplomacy
which II was his Intention should die aud be for
gotten, no one but himself can determine Be his
course what it may, the country will have the whole
of this business before them, tor have heard that
call will be made upon the President in the course
of this or next week, for the whole OF the papers
connected with Mr. Hogans mission to St Domingo.
lf this call be not complied WITH hope your cor
respondents in that island may furnish you with all
the information in relation to 1t, ii they have not
done already.
But the great and important considerations IN
volved in this mission must not be lightly over
ooked by the country. What are they? They are
Firs-One Of the most beautiful and fertile islands
in the West India seas, is occupied by barbarous
and savage race Of blacks, without morals, religion
civil order, prey to every species OF centious-
ness and crime, the very details Of which would be
as monstrous to our sober thinking citizens as Gull
livers travels or the flights of Baron Munchausen
yet, as true as God is IN Heaven. They have set
aside the ceremonial OF marriage, and look upon
religion as farce and so tar have they carried
their obscenity, that majority of the black
population both male and female, go entirely naked
and have not the decency to cover themselves
with fig leaves, as our first parents are represented
to have done in paradise, after their fall Can any
thing the order OF nature be more disgusting than
this, any one pretending TO the least respect
for human nature countenance such state Of i'm
morality at our very doors Surely not.
Secondly-The white inhabitants of Dominica
have, by their valor, and impeed by the hatred OF
the horrible condition IN which these savages have
50 long kept them in the vllest OF bondage, really
emancipated themselves from this oppression, and
are now calling upon the United States, with out
stretched arms protect them, at least by their SYM
pathy, from the determination with which the ne
groes now threaten them, IN case they reconquer
the Spanish part OF the island.
In addition to their calls on humanity in behalf OF
suffering thousands Of our own race and religion,
there is another important consideration that enters
into the subject, and with which our government
has every thing to do, as well as the French govern
ment, which Is seeking redress from the Haytens
for spoliaons OF the property Of French subjects.
II is this. At the breaking out OF the revolution in
ST. Domingo, thousands OF French subjects fled to
the United States for protection and having settled
and,become citizens, They their offspring equally
entitled to all the encouragement that country and
government may afford them, with other classes OF
citizens. II is proposed by the Dominican govern
ment, in the event OF conquering the Hayden part
of the island restore TO those French citizens oil
the United States, or their descendants, the whole
Of the property OF which they were plundered by
operation Of just reverson OF immense quantities
OF public domain to our citizens and the consequent
infusion OF American principles OF government,
time, Of similar tree institutions to ours, the island
OF St. Domingo must, in fact, IN a few years, be-
come thoroughly American, in the broadcast sense
oil the term Are not these reasons, independent OF
many others, equally strong, that might be adduced
in support of giving the Domncans our aid, at this
conuncture their affairs, sufficient to induce our
government to recognisetheir independence at once,
and open commercial and diplomatic intercourse
with the white government there. i hope Con-
gress will permit this important business to slip
through their hands, while their time is taken up
with less important matters. We must have the
whole Of the papers connected with this business
and Congress must act In time upon IT, before
foreign nations step in and take the prize from us.
motion was made to-day in the House, TO print
5000 copies Of Lieutenant Fremonts report, for the
use OF the new members, and at the time Of the adj
jeurnment the debate which il gave rise to was not
terminated Was there ever seen or heard such
barefaced piece OF favorlteism as this motion con-
tempated. During the last session OF Congress
10000 copies OF this work, at cost OF 81 copy,
was ordered for the use OF both branches, and dis
trlbuted equally among the members and boards OF
departments and bureaux. Yet not satisfied with
thus spending $4,000 Of the public money. mem
Der proposes Tor the benefit Of the public printer to
spend $40 1000 more. This is not the only oblec-
ionable feature in the proposition. There 10 ano-
ther, if this proposition should pass It will give
double the amount OF these books to some Con-
gressiona districts, whose old members have already
received their quotas, while others which have re-
turned their members to this Congress would
get none. The people Will not suffer such
profigate expenditures Of the public money as
this, nor will they thank any member who will vote
to put books on his shelf, and money in the printers
pocket, to sustain partlzan press
The President has at last discovered hmse TO be
In rather bad box on account OF Woodward's mo-
minatlon for the Judgeship. He is mortified to the
quick that he should have made such a mistake, and
gwen offence to so large number OF his best friends
and supporters. The White House and the Senate,
within the last two days, have been literally overrnn
with protests from Philadelphia, New York, Bat-
more and other cities, against his confirmation, and
this 10 nothing to what will yet follow from every
part Of the country, whether he be confirmed or not
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