The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-09


to be heavy burden upon the treasury, Convrss
thinks that It may continue TO exist the best ec,n
m0sl measures being taken 10 balance the exDelss
ard the returns proceeding from the use of that
line.
The Congress Of the nation cannot but view with
great surprise The fact that ex President Baez
should have rendered decree, (and that mtnediate
~ previous TO his laying down bis mandate abroglt-
ing the laws in force, IN the ene OF inyalies and
usurping the jurisdiction OF the legislative body.
The latter viii not now dwell upon this vital qles
tion well knowing that you, Mr. President, viii
never violate the Institutions Of the country.
The measures OF the government In the Of the
iron lighthouse at Fort San Jose which cost the ma
tion nearly Zine thousand dollars, would not be- bad
II considered without reference 10 actual crcum-
stances; but, considering the situation OF nation
in its infancy, strug Cling In that has are ldy
lasted ten years considering too, many urgent ne
cesities which the exPresident himself - pointed
out to Congress as pressing in the extre ne,
Congress considers that this measure has been
predigs> expenditure which sound reason would have
postponed ~ future and more prosperous periods
The ex. Presnant refers in his message TO The de-
detailed account Shich, according to the funda-
mel tai pact, is the duty OF I'm Secretary OF State
to lay before Congress, and this he uses as the
foundation Of his message; but this body has al
ready had occasion to state to the country that it had
in vain waited for the required acsounts that the
Ministers had been silent to the acts OF tue past
administration during the of both houses, and
that to this fact was due the paralizadon of its peri
odical abors.
The ex-President solcits Congress to substitute,
for the uansitdry measures adopted by him.
others that may have more definite and
stable character This pretension, however, is
as dangerous es il is impossible. No, Mr.. President
Congress will never pass q law for the constant
elaboration Of paper money-it will not con.
tinue to vote imposts on the. people, aud devote
the proceeds first to barren accumulation, and then
to objects OF such inferior importance as to be al
most unnecessary, will not dissolve the army at
time when such alteration for the civil system might
prove to he dangerous frenzy, until it be justi
fed by defntive treaty of peace with Hay guar
anteed by the mediating powers; and when it seeks
foreign aid, it will do SO with the sparing economy
required by our policy and our finances. Such are
the reasons which prevent the legislative power from
sanctoning the acts whose progress has been point
&c out to the nation by ex-President Baez.
At the close of his message, he exhorts the Domini
cans to knock in spirit Of peace at the doors of
Spain, that magnanimous and generous nation, that
has SO many pOiAts of contact with us; and he con-
cludes by asking the nation to recognize, rs a
ti0nal debt the amount Of the damage sustained by
the Spanish residents Of Santa Domingo, in conse-
quence of the conscation of their property decreed
by the government OF the Haytens, reserving to
selves the right of exactng from the latter the proper
indemnity, upon the final establishment Of peace"
Here the surprise of Congress reaches its highest
point and It knows not to what to attribute such
iIsinuation.
In the first place. no one is better aware than the
ex President OF the perpetual and iuvarable desire
OF the government, and the nation at large, to bind
as firmly as possible the bonds of amity and con
tnual intercourse with its former metropolis; for
having been q member Of the commissions sent to
that court and others, he must be fully convinced
that we have long since knocked in spirit of peace
at the doors OF Spain, whose glory and reverses
come home to us as nearly as our own; 30 that any
suegestion on this point is wholly useless, as no
Dominican can ever fail to entertain the most
friendly sentiments towards his heroic brothers.
In the second place it is not decOrous to volunteer
to satisfy demands which have not as yet been made
on the part Of that government, nor would it be
fnTu at time tn md md
ourselves to tho Ieparatio9 Of damages caused BY
the ruler Of the West. Every man, ! Mr. n.esidcnt,
must answer for his own acts, nor can he be rea-
sonaby called to account for the deeds or msdeeds
OF others. Does it stand to reason then, that We.
whe have . just indemnity to demand of Hayti for
her odous war, and the strocity Of her conduct
towards ourselves should have aso to do SO for the
people Of the Pehinsnlar, and that We should take
the obligation Of doing them justice upon U.S. while
our own indemnity wsud be subject to nnumerable
contingencies?
The ex President deplores the bsd condition Of
the prisons, where he says, the individuals confined
mind that it has ever voted sums of money for re-
pairing public edifce6, and that even had not this
been the case, the exPresident might very well
have ordered the prisons to be repaired, with the
same authority as that with which he provided for
the acquisition and putting up Of the light houses.
The ex- President expresses regret that Congress
should not have put into execution the improvements
which he had pointed out in his former message and
useful measures might have been taken.
Congress, Mr. President, could not and should not
assent to the desires Of exPresdent Baez; for the
latter having recommended this body to lay aside
all timidty, even though lit were necessary In order
to carry INTO effect the ideas which he recommended
to touch the constitution, it was evident that he
sought to create an accomplish in the performance
of acts which would superinduce the nullty of every
measure, and leave only the mask Of disorsanizing
principle.
Congress, on the other hand, has sought to take
the most indispensable measures; and having no de-
sire to violate any laws, il has confined itself merely
TO providing for urgent necessities.
Separating at the same time, truth from exagge-
ration, and TO save your name aud your i'm
the money alleged to exist in the Golfers Of
the treasury Is chimera for those articles having
been counted as our own, upon which there
weigh heavy obligations, and money now on
follows that it is impossible to calculate the real
condition Of the public treasury. Niue thousand
dollars having been laid out in Lighthouse, and
forty thousand in supplies, &c, and five thousand
in mission to Europe, it is clear that the preserva
ton Of these sums was not possible, inasmuch as
these OUTLAWS had been foreseen and uathematically
calculated still, the measures recently adopted had
realized an economy Of over one hundred thousan
dollars, and your regular administration will have
annually reserve fund with which to face every
circumstance that may occur, as you left the trea-
sury at the expiration OF your first presidency, with
out contributions, and without indefinite emissions Of
paper money.
1t is painful, Mr. President, for the national rep
resentaion to enter into minute analysis; it is
very painful matter that il cannot render tribute
OF admiration, gratitude and respect to every funo
tionary passing from the agitited life Of the COVER
nor TO the private life OF the citzen-but public
men belong to history, and the legislative power
would render itself an accomplish Of the most disor
ganzing acts did it not frankly and seasonably ex-
press IFS opinion on the men and the things OF the
past administration.
AsSssa on the Vniue of Mexican Farms.
QUEENS PRIVATE HOTEL, QUEEN ROAD
BAYswATEB, LONDON, 18th July, 1868.
TO EDITOR op THE GLoUoEsrElt oNIcLg
Sir In your number of the 18th inst. in which
you have given an account of the Pavilion dinner
held in honor Of the Royal Agricultural Socety's
meeting, your readers will have remarked that Sir
Rodeiick Murchison, with reference to information