The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-11

there was in this city advised With Gen. "a
trsst and To the Haytans enter the capi,a whica
having to the knowledge of this corporation we'll
his nsriscnnent which lasted for sas asss, ana to
get Linn clear obliged TO give to the government
own security bringing myself the disapprobatioa and
annosity OF many patriots who considered aim
bi,tereet enemy of Che D0mlni That was
the same Buensveatura Baeg.
When WAS takiny Inter est In This behalf wa under
the impression that those acts Of his public life
produced by tho inexperience and ignorance common
TO youth by the difference and unsouudusss Of OPT
nienB which always prevail in moments oil political
changes, and not BY ambition Or want Of these civic
virtues which constitute patriotism But mistaken
Time taught me how great my error was on this subject
and how important for the republic might become tbs
Of want Of PATRIOTISM the part of that
man whose defence had taken 10 my chsrgs, aad who
WAS then completely unknOgn to nae.
Later, tbs same EAez kept capdbsGne correspondence
with the Hay tan General Pradsre and with other Hay
taDs, from whom he received in 1S4s, provisions aud
uniforms lie made understand that they vera SOM By
the merchants OF st Thomas for the bsrang Amy and
Afterwards, being President Of the republic he ordered
payment for ne said gccds keeping always that subject
involved in the eaest nystery, with the msmssrs
Of the government wao were not cosazant Of the ap
preparation mRd8 OF this moneys thus AD5tracted from
the rational treasury.
Some time after having taken into his hands the reins
Of the State heintroducd and kept secreed in this capital
the General PruGere, with the view to conc0ct
Win him the plan for the attack OF Cape HsYtieA
make it seesendsrt Of the rest Of the asighboricg EN-
pre- tsr which object the .aerai asksa Two thou.
saNs OF cur troops. After the departure OF oAsz
called ME from Scybo to communicate that in.
polite and extrsvsgant project and ii this was not
Carried INTO eject It was because openly and decidedly
brothers she'd thsr blood in the defence of the political
interest Of our biserest enemies Therefore, with this
idea, the realization Of which would have committed the
security Of the Republic in any ccuustA
by the dninu'on and disintegrAton of forces and
as Mr. Beez was desirous to open the country to the
Hayten General, Bobe. he gave orders to the COM
nander chief the northeastern frontiers to receive
him. This order the that Colonel Fr4aciso
Tcp comEandaut ef the cantons OF Medic Arrolo
sLd SavarA'a having informed the comnar er in chief
that column OF the enemy penetrating into our
territory, he was answered, in compliance with supe
nsr ORDERS that the troops coming in good faith
Had it not been for the energetic decision Of the said
Colonel Who dscbeying the orders of his superior op
posed himself 10 the march of the enemy, who knows
what evil consequences would have been brought
by such mprudeAt disposition, as it discovered
afterwards that those troops we're coming with the
Bnt If those facts were not perhaps enough to es
tabiifh reputation Of bad patriotism ana NJ Baez
sspytd TO aorify himself with It, in April 1851 he fegued
invasion Of the enemy to make put in motion the
t-oops Of the province OF Sab0 and WITH them to
thi capital but the real OBJECT Of That movement WAS to
propose TO TO overthrow tbs constitution and to
div de between two the absolute goyernmsatthns
destroy at blow the hopes for liberty and
cencs which fne Dominican people conceived when they
destroyed the despotism o! Hayti
My country Den, when heard such an astounding and
criminal p.osSt sprIgins from the most soda aaa
will to rep'ess The indignation which felt aud sho wing
ap aren't seIe1it rejected it with al the energy Of
ny soul.
When President Basz saw all his insdious ptars 50
completely overthrown he conented himself with giving
the grand which took place outside OF the gate
Del Condo and which undoubtedly had crdessd for
the coup detot, which he haa propDed,
However stuSoors in bis prceaa AID ;eriuased taas
soud never ccnen TO hi propositions on tho 10th o.
May 1901, when was returning to tbs say DO, IA az
ten pied to surprise and told me that the clergy },
the republic bad represented to him that they were
highly satisfied with his administration and that
through their influence, the people would make him
President FOR life; and he added that wss the nan
aoe to move the masses Of the people If would consent
a cefpv have hat Dir
Such a plan shocked me-, because understood that
its could be other than civil and
the ruiz o. the republic even though the people, in this
to rshe them afterwards, though they might rise
inn eeiatey FOR the defence OF public liberty aud
to eiude him, answered IL very evssiye manner,
10 stop him IL the march of bis usurpation,
but determined, at the sane time, as | was to use
the eIea'est energy md the most speedy Ways as cir
cumssances might Iequire-and if ny this mi 3uitous
project torrents Dominican blood have not been she'd
must tn ark The entire want OF influence Of that
nnfaithfu servant o. the country.
Since then my and troubles doubled since
then not only obliged to look for the safety of the
county nenaced ON the frontiers hut also to watch the
movements of our own government, as even from that
qrar,er We had rs much or to fear rs from the
marches of the enemies
lAtteIy, in January Of last year. being in the
province Of Citao, where l was at the head of our
in that part the same Baez sent me Brigader Roca
whom met OF my return TO the saybo aud ne told me,
en- the part Of his constituents, that should By
20 to the capitol Because there outbreak
ready al hand in my behalf ana he taking all TIE
steps TO put the city in state Of siege.
than credible asked General Rosa If during his etsy
in the capitol he hsd ever heard anything about this
conspiracy, TO which be answered in the negative and
said that the only topic OF conversation was the elections
lust concluded, Ia which the candidates CT the govern
mt had been defeated Then tDe General going
10 the Cbso. where such rumors might have eau 90
some disturbance among those peaceabe Inhabitants /
recommended him not TO mention such stories, every
thing was mere forgery OF the same sovernment tor
its palj icular purposes
Bsz having sided to bring to perfection the plan OF
his onspiraces thought 10 find pices among the
representatives Of the people, and resolved
them Ia the very hall OF Cong in The
time e bring TO his party through the Secretary of War
Mir s. a. bar the worthy General OF the Navy Alex
apder Acosta aad other superior officers to whom he said
he youio indicate the day when they should tc
summase nat horrible crime, together with other
his nhderce epd in his secrst aud ne appointed
also individual STONED to give the signal for the
proposed butcbeIy Then the ms jority the repre-
sentstiyes were nfo mec of tat project, through de
Annexation made by some OF the officers, and fear
IL that II night be realized, they express
inform Ing q thing, and beseechipg me to
with all possible speed t. the pito for tsr own pro-
.cttn. Such deeds Dompicans, the motive of that
urgent request o who raised their voices for the
6eitIce of your most vital interest need comments
to show sl ire horrible importance which they lnvove
edatey receiving that notice. hasteDod TO this
spiro where was info med Of every thing BY the
General Acoata; snd Back insisted in his enieavors
10 make believe that inns ginary conspiracy actual
" existed, which caused long and animated discussion
between us to put stop 70 Il and TO avoid The repet
ton Of suoh extEvagvt Storiea obliged to tell aim
that would guarantee with my life mis- security
during all his presidential term certain that
piracy impossible the part Of those persons
who had elected me He did not conform With iris pro-
mice by ssqusscng he would hare given up.ns high
aspirations but 10 entice some influential
members of the clergy, Who either willingly deceived
by his ntryues and false representations took upon
themselves to allure the # the people In his
favor.
The memory Of the scene which took place on Good
Friday of last yesI is stin lively in our minds You
know my counIrymen az well as 90 ms self that that
day the chair Of Christ changed into political til
bune, from which, probably with good Intentions
and by force of those malicious suggestions She greatest
eulogies spread with full hands in favor Of the
goverpne and the most terrible anathemas were Ut
tered against the supposed conspii ators This il
to be expected caused great alarm among pee ole
large and especially among the individuals grated
public haed-they al came to invoke my assistance in
the house which then occupied outside OF The city and
entreateo me to take steps to them from the
ger which st hand.
The blow had been struck and its ects became soon
known sLd It's repetition would certainly have been tns
OF popular csrmotion, especially in a country
ke where the people are submissive and obed
ent to the ministers Of the Lord. Certainly il ~as tas
sbonipabe plot they might ~ sort tn under such
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