New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-21
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

We reported recently the discovery of plot or the
siDrton Of Gen Sautars tie President OF tho kepaO
lie We learn from St Domingo, under date OF the sd OF
February that the Government has proceeded win great
enency TOW ard the guilty come have been exiied and
oihers bansled TO places in The interior
correspondent of London journal writing under the
Move date, says: " . .
been discovered in Santiago the principal town OF the
northern Provinces of the Republic There Is perhaps no
county inhabited by mixed population where a. IN st.
Domingo the negroes enjoy III such general Iegect the
same liberties aud privileges like the rest all Govern
net Offices are open them and great portion OF The
highest military grades are III their atuai possession
Nevertheless few Of the designing and disashed OF ths
race conceived revolt for the massacre OF e whites ana
Coored sparng only the young Of the female sex Tor their
luss ana after having paged and burnt SSnIago uey
proposed TO carry flame and sword to the neighOorng
ilaces il being their ultimate intentions 70 iraernse with
The Haytians and proclaim Emperor sououlie Their
chief The pot, which had already far G1yanced was
rroyidentaly revealed by woman in whose house some
of the constructors used meet Martial law has been
declared in Santiago and five Of the ring leaders are now
before the the finding not being as yet known 10
St Domingo There upward Of forty persons Thai are
implicated under arrest. -
The revision OF the Dominican Constitution, for which
an extraordinary session Of had been convokci
Is now COMPLETED and II be promulg aed the 9th OF
February the tenth anniversary of the Dominican nle
pendonce. 1t is conceived in liberal spirit and rs dts
unguislDg features are considerable increase IN tle
Of The ReUresentavCs and Senators and IN the
creation of Vice President eligible like the President
who in the absence death Of toe latter 10 10 act III h
If report speaks true the British Consul a. IS. Do
uingo used every influence he legtmsely could eIer
Csc TO nsil liberal spirit toward foreigners ana 10
smeliorste sore Of the dauses that referred 10 them
h. nee the term which foreigners, after natursz alton
become eligible Representatives and Senators has been
ohana ed to three years IN the nst case and rom
fifteen to five with gard TO the latter.
THE period that the President and Vice President re-
main in Office il four years but General santana Tue
,ctual President as proof Of the confidence the nation
ha. in him. is to enjoy two terms of oce AMI leaves the
Presidential chair in February 1861. Great preparations
ave heipe made 10 celebrate tie coming 2th OF February
with al soemnities The Dominican Republic IL now
recognized by treaties with Great Britain France Den
mark and Holland and in negotiations for similar com
pscts with Sardinia and the Hanseatic IoSns General
Casneau parsonage who said played an important
p in the Texan annexation affair, is here from the
United States but whether he arrived only private At
fairs or o. an especial agent Of the United States s not
known lie is probably 10 watch coming events ~
Domingo remains healthy but it, quarantine regn asons
are very burdensome 10 commerce. The commune ihon
with ST Thomas the packet port OF this city u still In
tsrrurd and very few vessels loading on the cost
Tie fine British vessel Medora was lost while eating the
hsrbor OF Porto Plata. Tie cargo has beer saved