The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1856-10-09


The last steamer from the nited States re-
eeived, on the very moment Of sailing from Boz
ton, the following dispatch from New York /;
a formidable revolution has broken out in
ST. Domingo
A il sometimes occurs that the Americans
give the name OF ~ Domingo to the whole Is
land OF Huyti instead of, IA il should b., to
the eastern part Of the island, which belongs to
the Dominican republic, We have onc doubts
az TO the theatre OF THAT formidable revo-
luton" Is il Soulouques empire which N
threatened with subversion, or Is It merely the
/ Presidential chair Of Santana. who. installed
by intrigue. has been overthrown by riot
! We shall not know positively before the arri-
val OF the next steamer from the West Indies.
We believe, however, that il relates TO San
tana The following reasons induce us 20 be-
lieye this
Santana, who has. either legally or illegally,
succeeded Senior Baez in the Presidency OF the
republic VI st. Domingo, has excited violent
opposition to his administration. The opposi-
ton is cansed by the exorbitant concessions
which he has made to the United States,
I la fact. some months ago, they obtained
through their commercial agent, Mr.. Jonathan
Elliott. an extremely advantageous treaty from
i Santana, although he had not complied with
the wise provisions of the constitution of st,
Domingo, which required that no law should
be passed without having been submitted to
three preliminary readiagg- The American
treaty has been sanctioned. Us urgent. after ii
single reading
1'hetext OF this treaty has no, been Published;
what il, however, known Of It, is sufficient TO
show that the interests Of the dominican Re
public have been completely sacrificed.
BY u strange coincidence. which has been
much remarked while the treaty with the Uni
ted States was being negotiated at st. D0min-
go, the Council Of State composed of the
rniuions Of Santana conceded TO the latter,
for the term of ffty years. the enjoyment and
the free disposal of the Soanc Island. Now, it
Il believed that this Island contains rich dep0s-
its of guano, and il is well known how desi-
rous the Yankees are for that article indeed,
they are 50 much SO that q recent resolution OF
Congress declares that every guano island dis
covered by an American shall belong to the
| United States. IL is evident. il the SOane Is
land contains guaDo. Santana, who has become
the proprietor OF those deposits, has great in
terest in securing the trade with the Ameri-
cans who will pay him for that manure with
clear ringing dollars.
| The Yankees, on their part, attach the great
est Importance TO securing II ioothold upon one
of the Antilles But what better strategical
position could there be than that of San,ana,
which Us separated from Porto Rico by an
arm OF the sea only eighteen marine leagues in
| length? The Americans could wait there TO
take a like position at the mole Of st. Nicholas
either by or without the consent OF Soulouque
and this position would place them at fourteen
marine leagues OF Cuba.
| An these plots have not been unknown Ia
the population of st. Domingo. A violent re
action took place against the Administration
of Santana BY the last news the ministry
had resigned yielding before public reproha
ton.
There was even talk of imleaching Santana
in order TO bring him to account for the blood
shed by his orders, aud allo for the eytor'ions
(eonol0ions) committed under the shelter o
his absolute power.
i Az Ei.oquENr TRIBUTE The following trib
ate from "A neutral paper the New Iorh Sun
IA well deserved and truthful We commend il
especially to the attention Of young msu.
The present position OF the Democratic
|, party is a proud one Whatever of mora
power has marked its past history and brilliant
triumphs, il has been reserved tor the present
period to iryest It's sublime principles with every
combination oi beauty and cVctllcncr lIith
. crto opposed by natural and powerful antag
onism. embotying an elevated and jigniiie,
hostility well organized and le,l by exalted tai
cnt and patriotism, II is now virtually, even b,
this old enemy, regarded as the part Of th,
country against which they can no longer wag'
conscientious warfare. There is no longer
Whig party This il, indeed u tribute 10 th,
Democratic party which the most enthusiast,
of i,s disciples could never have anticipated
II is, in truth. wonderful admission of th,
purity ot its creed and the blessings OF its ten
denotes by that powerful body that long com
battci both its men and measures
TINS COLLINS II>s--Wc learn that since IN,
! goverumen, has decided to reduce the pay I,
the Collins line on account of the mail con
tracts, the company have resolved to reduce
their rate OF spccd. thereby avoiding an in
! crasel ratio OF wear and tear. diminishing III,
! consumption Of fuel and lessening the size o.
the crews arguing that If the government
cannot aforl TO pay for great speed. privat,
individuals cannot do il. The greater ccono
my of the new arrangement ia apparent from
tho hct that the average consumption Of Goa
per day at high speed, is eighty6ve tons At
low sped hNy-tive tons. This isa difference
equal TO $1,000 PER voyage. and il Is calcula,ed
that the saving IN the wear and tear OF machin
cry will equal this amount so that the tota
saving on twentysix round trips. as required by
contract, will exceed $500 900 pr annum, or
morc than compensate for the loSs or pay. II
is claimed that there is nothing IN the contract
binding as to spsed, but simply that the YES
scls " shall be built for high speed"
The London correspondent Of ihc v York
SparI IF the Iimc says
Il Mr.. James Anderson the tragedian, CON
n'ceccs a farewell engagement in London tpri
oe to his visit TO the United Statcsl At the Ma
tional standard, early next month. y,sier
DAY saw several new dreSss just completed ior
Mr.. Anderson, which were the most uiagnis
cent and costly ever made. one alone. va,
told, wss valued at $3.50. and others were eGas
IN elegance In producing tragedy at the pres
cnt time with wonderful scenery anil effects, il
becomes neccssary 10 dress the character with
equal pomp and Mr.. Anderson has iarnishes
hlmsh With wardrobe unsurpassed even BY
Mr. Charles Mean. puriug Mr.. Anderson
performance al the National Standard. two OF
thrs Shakspesrian works viii bc vvirrd a
moug which will be the Winters Tab.