Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-26
THE DOMINICAN TREATY.

FRIDAYS Washington Union contained q letter q
| some length from Gen. William l.. Cazncau relative
10 the abor;ive treaty with 81. Domingo, concernn!
which We have already given the official correspon
dence. lie says plainly that England aud France
by their intervention i'll this instance, deprived the
republic Of St. Domingo, the advantages which woul
have resulted from recognition By other American
powers, and declared kind Of Mosquito proecto
rate which would exclude it from entering INTO any
treaty relations independent Of their policy In sup
port of this, he goes to make the following
ing statements:
81, "a mn, denied that their agents employed
,brcnts. PROMISES and, finally, IN open display W
:rre m d.,tr the Dominican government rom co!''
Ia,;no n, ,renty it desired 10 enter INTO VIII the
1877 States The members ofthe Dominican Con-
,,,ss who gave me tho most conclusive evidence Oh
~ Interference, declared to me they considered both
;hc Legislative and executive powers under European
dur,ss and asked me 10 say, Ill GOOD tath' wnc'ne1
I believed the United States government would de-
fend the honor and freedom Of their negotiations
from European dlctai"n.
"it wa, a moncntous question with the Dominican
ucoplc for, as nf their ministers truly observed
TO me- If the powerful American mon submits To
IN, dcta,jun of the uilet il cannot expect the feeble
and unsupported Dominican republic 10 resist their
we or 10 sacrifice, perhaps, lis very existence III
supper; of interests which the Americans will not de-
frnd for themselves.
Whatever NAV be the requirements of European
Diplomacy, know OF nothing IN ours which makes II
necessary tor representative ~ the nteu States 10
sacrifice truth aud honor; and | replied candidy !"
this appeal that had full confidence in the patriotic
attentions Of the American Executive and that Con-
yress had in various forms asserted that rm resist
ancc to European cucroacnncnt On American soil
was fundamental doctrine of the American system;
but was obliged To acknowledges il had permitted
baretaced valuations q" this principle by England II:
Nicaragua aud Honduras. and II IN -ht, therefore,
continue passive while France cooniz-i the Bay ul
Samana.
Il did all in my power to induce The Dominican
government to resist these assumptions; but justice
compel. me To admit that pressed hr II Wa on every
side by France and England, and iayti, and III doubt
whit Their the United States would sustain the common
cause il had no alternative but {" submit to the de-
ans Of the Allies, and rccede from the treaty they
and invited from the United States.
Concerning the character oil tho treaty itself, IL
tells Us that it contained no new or unusual provi
sion. respecting the citizens OF either country, no
thing more or less ;hG.. England and France have
agreed to in relation To their owa subjects {" what
ever race or Color resident in the United Siae4 a'rI
other countries il reciprocnlly guaranteed ell iii
rights OF trade travel aud residence conceded to the
citizens of the most favored nations under the SANE
universally applicable conditions Of Obedience I" TN
laws of tho country, Will" within their Jurisdiction
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SALES OF'PUBLlC LANDS.
The f,lowim; table, from the Washington CORES
pondcn, OF the New York Courier and Enquire
shows the amount of public lands sold during the las